Privacy Policy for HanGuk Eats Co.
HanGuk Eats Co. ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our site, our cooking classes, culinary workshops, catering services, online recipe platform, and food product development services (collectively, "this service"). This policy is effective immediately.
Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, address, phone number, and email address. We collect this information when you register for our classes or workshops, use our catering services, create an account on our online recipe platform, or contact us.
- Payment Information: When you make a purchase on our site or through our services, we collect payment information, such as your credit card number or other payment details. This information is processed securely by our payment processors. We do not directly store your full credit card information on our servers.
- Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our site and services, such as the pages you visit, the recipes you view, the classes you attend, and the features you use. This information helps us improve our services and personalize your experience.
- Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our site or services, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- Communications: We retain records of any communications you send to us or receive from us. This includes emails, phone calls, and other forms of correspondence.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- Providing and Improving Services: To provide you with the services you request, such as cooking classes, catering, and access to our online recipe platform. We also use your information to improve our services and develop new features.
- Personalization: To personalize your experience on our site and tailor our services to your interests.
- Communication: To communicate with you about your account, our services, promotions, and other updates.
- Payment Processing: To process payments for our services.
- Marketing: With your consent, we may use your information to send you marketing communications about our services and promotions. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your information to the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with providing our services, such as payment processors, email marketing providers, and web hosting providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or if we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with other parties with your consent.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include using encryption, firewalls, and other security technologies. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal information corrected.
- Erasure: You have the right to have your personal information erased under certain circumstances.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address provided below.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws than your country. We will take appropriate measures to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address provided below.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and update the effective date. Your continued use of our services after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
HanGuk Eats Co.
27 Sejongno Street, 8th Floor,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, Seoul, 03172
South Korea