This Privacy Policy explains what information is processed when you visit Maochaedung’s Korea Stock Notes (https://mao-chaedung.com), and the choices you have.
Who runs this site
This site is run by an individual author, Maochaedung. For any privacy question, see the Contact page.
Information processed automatically
Like most websites, the server that hosts this site records technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you request and the time of the request. This is used to run and secure the site and is not used to identify you.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Site functions: WordPress sets cookies when you leave a comment (to remember your name and email for next time, if you choose) and when an administrator logs in.
- Advertising: this site uses Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Analytics: this site may use Google Analytics to understand which pages are read. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as pages visited and approximate location, in aggregated form.
You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings, and learn more at How Google uses cookies in advertising and How Google uses information from sites that use its services. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you are asked for consent before personalized advertising cookies are used, through a consent message provided by Google. You can change your choice at any time from the privacy settings link shown on the site.
Comments
When you leave a comment, the name, email address, website (optional) and comment text you enter are stored, together with your IP address and browser information to help detect spam. Your name and comment are shown publicly; your email address is never published. Comments may be checked by an automated spam-detection service.
If you email the author, your email address and message are used only to reply and are not shared.
What this site does not do
This site does not sell personal information and does not ask for any information beyond what is described above.
How long information is kept
Comments and their metadata are kept as long as the comment stays on the site. Server logs are kept for a limited period by the hosting provider. You can ask for your comment to be removed through the Contact page.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Last updated: October 12, 2026