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Privacy Policy

SEOART Privacy Policy

SEOART ("we", "us", or "the Company") operates an online gallery and shop at seoartgallery.com. We are committed to protecting your personal information and handling it transparently. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and how we protect it.

Effective: 11 July 2016

Last revised: 24 March 2026

1. General Principles

1. We treat the protection of your personal data as a fundamental obligation and comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulatory guidelines.

2. This policy is published at the bottom of our website and is accessible at all times.

3. When this policy is updated, we will announce the changes and the new effective date via a site notice before they take effect.

4. Our services are intended for users aged 14 and above. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 14.

2. Data We Collect and How

We collect only the minimum personal data necessary for the following purposes.

Account Registration & Management

Purpose: identity verification, member services, fraud prevention, customer support

Data collected: name, email address, password, phone number; for social login — provider-issued identifier, email, display name

How: registration form, social login flow

Orders, Payments & Delivery

Purpose: order processing, payment handling, delivery and tracking, order history

Orderer: name, email, phone number

Shipping: recipient name, delivery address, recipient phone number

Payment: authorization number, payment method type, amount, timestamp. Card and payment credentials are processed directly by our payment processors (PortOne / KG Inicis) and are not stored by us.

Contact & Support Inquiries

Purpose: responding to service and order questions, maintaining support records

Data collected: name (or display name), email address, phone number (optional), inquiry subject and content

Custom Commission Requests

Purpose: consultation and production of commissioned works

Required: name, contact (phone or email), commission details. Optional: reference photos uploaded by the requester

Automatically Collected Data

Purpose: usage analytics, UX improvement, security, service quality

Data collected: IP address, cookies, visit timestamps, usage logs, browser and OS info

Tools used: Google Analytics 4, GTM, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, and others

3. Third-Party Processing (Sub-Processors)

We share personal data with the following trusted partners solely to deliver our services.

PartnerPurposeData sharedRetention
CJ LogisticsShipping & trackingName, address, phone, tracking number6 months post-delivery
PortOne / KG InicisPayment processingPayment info, authorization numberAs required by law
GreenCloud (Japan)Server hosting & infrastructureAll service operating dataUntil end of service agreement

4. International Data Transfers

GreenCloud VPS — Japan

• Data transferred: account information, order/payment/delivery data, support inquiries, service logs

• Destination: Japan (GreenCloud data center)

• Purpose: service operation, maintenance, and data backup

Analytics tools (Google, Hotjar, Microsoft, etc.)

We use third-party analytics tools for traffic measurement and UX analysis. In the course of this, online identifiers (cookie IDs, IP addresses) and behavioral data may be transmitted to servers outside Korea. This data is collected for service optimization purposes. Where possible it is processed in pseudonymous form, but some tools may collect identifiable behavioral data. Contact us for details.

5. Retention Periods

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Once that purpose is met, data is deleted without delay.

The following categories are retained for the periods below.

Account data

• Retained until account deletion

• May be retained for up to 1 year post-deletion for fraud prevention purposes

Statutory retention

• Contract / withdrawal records: 5 years

• Payment / fulfillment records: 5 years

• Dispute / complaint records: 3 years

6. Your Rights

You may exercise the following rights with respect to your personal data at any time.

Access

Correction / Deletion

Restriction of Processing

Withdrawal of Consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Privacy Officer at the address below.

7. Privacy Officer

Privacy Officer
Junuk Seo
Email
info@seoartgallery.com

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