Privacy policy
**Last updated: February 4, 2026**
**Effective date: February 4, 2026**
`[kstarad.com]` (hereinafter referred to as "this site") values its users' personal information and complies with relevant laws. This policy explains what information this site collects, how it uses it, and how it is protected.
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## 1. Information Collected
### 1.1 Information Directly Provided by Users
This site may collect personal information in the following cases:
- When submitting a **contact form**: name, email address, message content
- When leaving a **comment**: name (or nickname), email address (not public), comment content
- When subscribing to a **newsletter**: email address
### 1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit this site, the following information may be automatically collected:
- Information through **cookies and similar technologies** (see Article 3 below)
- **log data**: IP address, browser type, operating system, visited page, time of visit, referrer URL
- **device information**: device type, screen resolution
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## 2. Purpose of Use of Information
The collected information is used only for the following purposes:
- Site operation and management
- Responding to inquiries and requests
- Comment management and spam prevention
- Site visit statistics analysis and content improvement
- Legal obligations Implementation and Enforcement of Terms of Use
- **Providing Personalized Advertising** (see Section 3 below)
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## 3. Cookies and Advertising Information
### 3.1 What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your browser and are used to provide site features and improve your user experience.
### 3.2 Cookie Use on This Site
This site uses cookies for the following purposes:
- **Essential Cookies**: Providing basic site functionality (keeping you logged in, security, etc.)
- **Analytical Cookies**: Visitor statistics and traffic analysis (e.g., Google Analytics)
- **Advertising Cookies**: Providing personalized advertising (see below)
### 3.3 Google and Third-Party Advertising Cookies
This site uses third-party advertising networks, including **Google AdSense**, to serve ads.
**Important:**
- **Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on information about your visits to this site and other websites. - **Google uses advertising cookies** to provide **personalized advertising** based on your visits to this and other sites.
- These cookies do not personally identify you, but are used to deliver advertising tailored to your interests.
### 3.4 How to Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising
You can opt out of receiving personalized advertising at any time:
**Google Ads Settings:**
- **Google Ads Settings**: [https://www.google.com/settings/ads](https://www.google.com/settings/ads)
→ Sign in to your Google Account and turn off "Ads Personalization"
**General Ad Network Opt-Out:**
- **Your Online Choices (Europe)**: [http://www.youronlinechoices.com/](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/)
- **DAA Opt-Out (USA)**: [http://optout.aboutads.info/](http://optout.aboutads.info/)
- **NAI Opt-Out**: [http://optout.networkadvertising.org/](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/)
**Blocking Browser Cookies:**
- Most You can block or delete cookies through your web browser settings.
- However, blocking cookies may prevent some site features from functioning properly.
### 3.5 Other Third-Party Services
This site may use the following third-party services, each with its own privacy policy:
- **Google Analytics**: Website traffic analysis
→ [Google Analytics Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
- **Google Fonts**: Web fonts provided
- **YouTube Embed**: Video playback (cookies may be used)
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## 4. Information Sharing and Provision
This site does not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except in the following cases:
- **Legal Requirements**: Legal obligations such as court orders or requests from investigative agencies
- **Service Providers**: Service providers necessary for site operation (hosting, email services, etc.)
→ These third-party services are contractually obligated to protect your personal information. - **Consent**: If you have explicitly consented
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## 5. Information Retention and Protection
### 5.1 Retention Period
- **Inquiry Content**: 1 year after inquiry processing
- **Comments**: Until deletion request or site termination
- **Cookies**: Upon session termination or up to 2 years, depending on cookie type
### 5.2 Security Measures
This site takes the following measures to protect personal information:
- HTTPS (SSL/TLS) encrypted communication
- Access restrictions
- Regular security checks
However, complete security of Internet transmission cannot be guaranteed, so please exercise caution when transmitting sensitive information.
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## 6. User Rights
You may exercise the following rights at any time:
- **Access**: View your personal information held by this site.
- **Correction**: Request correction of inaccurate information.
- **Deletion**: Request deletion of personal information (except where legal retention obligations exist).
- **Suspension of Processing**: Request suspension of personal information processing.
- **Objection**: Object to the processing of personal information.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at the following address:
- **Email**: `[akmakmakm@gmail.com]`
- **Response Deadline**: Within 14 days of receiving your request.
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## 7. Protection of Children's Personal Information
This site does not intentionally collect personal information from children under the age of 14. If we discover that personal information from a child under the age of 14 has been collected, we will immediately delete such information.
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## 8. Additional Information for Users in the European Economic Area (EEA)
### 8.1 Legal Basis
This site processes personal data based on the following legal bases:
- **Consent**: Cookie consent, newsletter subscriptions, etc.
- **Legitimate Interests**: Site analytics, security, anti-spam
- **Contract Performance**: Responding to inquiries, providing services
### 8.2 International Transfers
This site uses US-based services, such as Google. Your information may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), where these service providers provide appropriate safeguards (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses).
### 8.3 Complaints to the Supervisory Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your country of residence.
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## 9. Additional Information for California Residents (CCPA)
Under the **California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)**, California residents have the following rights:
- The right to know the categories of personal information collected and how it is used
- The right to request deletion of personal information
- The right to opt out of the sale of personal information
**This site does not sell personal information.**
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 6 above.
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## 10. Changes to the Privacy Policy
This policy may be revised in accordance with changes in laws, services, etc. We will notify you of any significant changes via a notice on the site or by email.
**Change History:**
- February 4, 2026: Originally written
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## 11. Contact Information
Inquiries regarding privacy or requests to exercise your rights:
**Site Operator**: `[kstarad.com]`
**Email**: `[akmakmakm@gmail.com]`
**Response Deadline**: Within 14 days of receiving your request
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## 12. Consent
By continuing to use this site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
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**Reference Links:**
- Google Privacy Policy: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
- How Google Uses Advertising Cookies: [https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads](https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads)
- Google Ads Settings: [https://www.google.com/settings/ads](https://www.google.com/settings/ads)