Last updated: October 2026
KoreaOz respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how KoreaOz collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit or interact with this website.
Who We Are
KoreaOz is an independent blog operated from Queensland, Australia, sharing practical information and personal experiences for Korean-speaking people living in or moving to Australia.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us through our 👉Contact Us page.
Information We Collect
KoreaOz may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as:
- your name;
- email address; and
- any information you include when contacting us.
We may also collect limited technical information automatically when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you use the website.
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for operating and improving the website and responding to enquiries.
Please do not send sensitive information, such as medical details, through the contact form.
How We Collect and Use Information
We may collect information when you:
- contact us through the website;
- leave a comment, if comments are enabled; or
- browse or interact with the website.
Information may be used to:
- respond to enquiries and messages;
- manage comments and prevent spam;
- improve the content and functionality of KoreaOz;
- understand how visitors use the website; and
- maintain the security and proper operation of the website.
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
Comments
If comments are enabled on KoreaOz, information submitted through the comment form may include your name, email address, website address, IP address and browser information.
This information may be used to help detect and prevent spam.
If you leave a comment, your comment and associated information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for website administration and comment management.
Cookies
KoreaOz may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the website.
Some cookies may be set by WordPress or third-party services used on the website.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
Advertising and Google AdSense
KoreaOz may display advertisements served by Google AdSense and other third-party advertising partners.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting 👉Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting 👉www.aboutads.info.
For more information on how Google uses data, please see 👉How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Analytics
KoreaOz uses Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how long visitors stay. This information is collected in aggregate form and helps us improve the content of the website. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the 👉Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Affiliate Links
Some articles on KoreaOz may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, KoreaOz may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners (such as Commission Factory) may use cookies to track referrals.
Embedded Content
Articles on KoreaOz may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images or other media.
Embedded content from other websites may behave in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect information about you, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you access through KoreaOz.
How We Share Your Information
KoreaOz does not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share personal information with third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries, provide website functionality or prevent spam.
For example, if comments are enabled, comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service.
Where third-party services process personal information, their own privacy policies may also apply.
Overseas Disclosure
Some of the service providers we use, such as Google and our web hosting provider, may store or process information outside Australia, including in the United States.
Where personal information is disclosed to overseas recipients, we will take reasonable steps to manage this in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
The location of third-party service providers may change from time to time as website services are added or updated.
How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
However, no method of storing or transmitting information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to operate the website, or where we are required or permitted to keep it for legal or administrative purposes.
Comments, if enabled, may be retained for as long as necessary for website administration and comment management.
Access and Correction
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
Please contact us through our 👉Contact Us page if you would like to make such a request.
Privacy Complaints
If you believe that KoreaOz has mishandled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can investigate and respond to your concern.
We will consider your complaint and take reasonable steps to resolve it.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) for information about making a privacy complaint.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use, or applicable privacy requirements.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Last updated: October 2026