Horang Studio ("the Company," "we," "us") values the privacy of all individuals who visit our website or engage our services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information in accordance with the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection Act (개인정보 보호법, "PIPA") and related regulations.
We collect personal information only to the extent necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. The categories of information we may collect are as follows:
| Category | Items Collected | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Form Submissions | Name, email address, company name, service interest, message content | Responding to inquiries, providing service information |
| Automatically Collected Data | IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, referral source | Website analytics, security, performance improvement |
| Engagement & Contract Data | Name, email, company, project details, billing information | Service delivery, invoicing, contractual obligations |
Personal information is collected through the following methods:
We use collected personal information strictly for the following purposes:
We do not use personal information for marketing purposes without prior explicit consent.
We use the following third-party services in the operation of our website and business. Each service may process personal data as described:
We do not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for functional and analytical purposes. These include:
You may configure your browser to reject cookies. Doing so may limit certain functionality of the website.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:
Upon expiry of the retention period, personal information is securely deleted or anonymized.
Under PIPA, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address listed below. We will respond without delay and within 10 days of receiving a valid request, in accordance with PIPA.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. These include:
Our third-party service providers may process data in jurisdictions outside of the Republic of Korea, including the United States. In such cases, personal information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with PIPA requirements for overseas data transfers.
Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 14 (만 14세 미만). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will promptly delete it.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable regulations. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Horang Studio
Personal Information Protection Officer (개인정보 보호책임자): Hokwang Choi
Email: horang.studios@gmail.com
Ulsan, Republic of Korea
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the Personal Information Protection Commission (개인정보보호위원회) or contact the Korea Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (개인정보분쟁조정위원회).