Privacy Policy
Effective September 8, 2023
Linguisting is an independent personal blog hosted on a server physically located in South Korea and maintained by Kakao Corp. We at Linguisting understand the big responsibility of dealing with your information as provided while you use our service. We are dedicated to protecting your information, and we put you in control. In the Privacy Policy, we explain how we collect, use, share, retain and transfer information. We also let you know your rights.
Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- What are your GDPR Data Protection Rights?
- What are your CCPA Privacy Rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?
We record the IP addresses of all visitors, which may indicate the geolocation of your connection. We may also collect information about your web behaviour through cookies. Personally identifiable information (name, telephone number, email address, etc.) will not be collected unless you explicitly provide it.
How do we collect your data?
IP addresses are collected and stored through a web traffic analysis solution developed by https://statcounter.com/. You may also explicitly provide us with most of the data we collect. Those data will be collected when you:
- Use or view Linguisting via your browser's cookies
- Leave a comment on a post
- Write a post on the guest book
How will we use your data?
We collect your data so that we can:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Send you emails
- Find and prevent fraud
If you agree, we will share your data with our advertising partners so that they may:
- Provide targeted advertisements relevant to the user
How do we store your data?
Your web behaviour information will be stored on a server which is maintained by Kakao Corp and physically located in South Korea. We also keep the log of your IP addresses for a maximum of fourteen (14) days. Once this time period has expired, we delete your data. The log is maintained by StatCounter, whose servers are physically located in Dublin, Ireland.
What are your GDPR Data Protection Rights?
We would like to make sure that you are fully aware of all you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access: You have the right to request us for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, you may contact us using the guest book function on this blog.
What are your CCPA Privacy Rights?
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
- Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
- Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
- Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
- Providing advertisements that are relevant to you
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies; however, our website uses:
- Functionality: We use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising: We use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Our Company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
How to manage your cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
Linguisting may contain links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to Linguisting, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. See the 'Effective date' at the top for when it was last updated.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a comment or posting on the guest book.