Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 31, 2026

Health Decoded (“Health Decoded,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://inform-often.co.kr/ (the “Website”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with the Website, why we may use it, how it may be shared, and what choices may be available to you.

Health Decoded is an informational health and wellness website. Our content covers topics including healthy aging, healthy habits, mental health, sleep, lifestyle, and general health information.

This Privacy Policy is primarily based on the privacy laws of the Republic of Korea and is also intended to address applicable privacy requirements that may apply to visitors from other jurisdictions.

1. Data Controller

The entity responsible for the processing of personal information through this Website is:

Website: Health Decoded
Website URL: https://inform-often.co.kr/
Data Controller / Operator: GONG, DAEEUN
Email: daeeun361@gmail.com

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us using the information above.

2. Information We Collect

You may generally browse and read Health Decoded without creating an account or directly providing personal information.

We aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for operating, securing, improving, and communicating through the Website.

2.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

If you voluntarily contact us, submit a comment, or otherwise communicate with us, we may receive information such as:

  • Name or display name
  • Email address
  • Website address
  • The content of your message or comment
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through public comments or contact forms unless it is necessary and specifically requested.

In particular, please do not submit medical records, diagnoses, prescription information, insurance information, financial account information, government identification numbers, or other confidential information.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be automatically collected by the Website, hosting provider, security tools, analytics services, advertising services, or other technologies.

Depending on the services currently enabled, this information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring URL
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address
  • Website usage information
  • Cookie identifiers or similar online identifiers

This information may be used to operate, maintain, secure, analyze, and improve the Website.

3. Purposes of Processing Personal Information

We may process information for the following purposes:

  • Operating and maintaining the Website
  • Providing access to health and wellness content
  • Responding to inquiries and communications
  • Managing comments and user-submitted content
  • Preventing spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
  • Monitoring and improving Website performance
  • Understanding general Website traffic and usage
  • Measuring advertising performance
  • Displaying advertisements, where applicable
  • Complying with applicable legal obligations
  • Protecting our rights and the security of the Website

We do not intentionally collect personal health information from visitors for the purpose of providing medical diagnosis or treatment.

4. Health and Sensitive Personal Information

Health Decoded provides general educational information about health, wellness, mental health, healthy habits, sleep, aging, and related subjects.

The Website is not intended to collect visitors’ individual medical information.

We do not require visitors to provide information about their:

  • Medical conditions
  • Diagnoses
  • Medications
  • Medical history
  • Health insurance
  • Medical records
  • Genetic information
  • Mental health conditions

Please do not voluntarily submit such information through public comments or other Website features.

If you voluntarily provide health-related information to us, we will handle it in accordance with applicable law. Where applicable law treats health information as sensitive or special-category personal data, we will process such information only where an appropriate legal basis or other legally permitted condition exists.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may allow a website or third-party service to recognize a browser, remember preferences, measure website activity, provide security, or support advertising.

Depending on the services enabled on the Website, cookies may be used for:

Essential Functions

These technologies may be necessary for Website operation, security, and basic functionality.

Analytics

Analytics technologies may help us understand how visitors use the Website, including which pages are viewed and how visitors navigate the Website.

Advertising

If Google AdSense or another advertising service is enabled, advertising technologies may be used to serve, measure, and improve advertisements.

Some third parties may place and read cookies or use web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies when advertisements are displayed on the Website.

You may control cookies through your browser settings and, where applicable, through the consent or privacy tools provided on the Website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality or advertising preferences.

6. Google AdSense and Advertising

Health Decoded may use Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements.

When AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies in connection with advertising.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Deliver advertisements
  • Measure advertisement performance
  • Detect invalid traffic and fraud
  • Limit repetitive advertisements
  • Provide advertisements based on applicable advertising settings and user choices

Google states that publishers using its products must maintain a privacy policy that discloses relevant data collection, sharing, and usage associated with Google products, including technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and IP addresses.

For additional information about how Google uses information when you use websites or apps that use its services, visitors may review Google’s applicable privacy information.

Google may also provide users with controls for managing advertising personalization and related privacy choices.

7. Advertising Personalization and Health Information

Health Decoded is a health information website.

We do not intentionally provide visitors’ individual medical conditions, diagnoses, or other personal health information to advertising providers for the purpose of creating personalized advertisements.

Google states that it does not use sensitive information such as health information to personalize advertisements.

Advertising displayed on the Website may therefore depend on factors such as the user’s general browsing context, advertising settings, location, device, and applicable consent or privacy choices.

8. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

If you access the Website from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, additional privacy and consent requirements may apply.

Where applicable, Health Decoded will provide information about relevant cookies, local storage, personal data processing, and advertising purposes and will obtain consent where legally required.

If Google AdSense is used to serve personalized advertisements to users in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, Google requires publishers to use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) integrated with the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), subject to the applicable Google requirements and available ad-serving configurations.

You may be provided with choices regarding:

  • Personalized advertising
  • Non-personalized advertising
  • Cookies and similar technologies
  • Advertising partners
  • Other applicable processing purposes

You may also be able to withdraw or modify your consent through the privacy or consent controls provided on the Website.

9. Privacy Rights for European Visitors

Where the GDPR or other applicable European privacy laws apply, you may have rights including:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to correct inaccurate personal data
  • The right to request deletion of personal data
  • The right to restrict certain processing
  • The right to object to certain processing
  • The right to data portability, where applicable
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

To exercise an applicable privacy right, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 1.

Where required by applicable law, we will respond within the applicable statutory period.

10. United States Privacy Rights

Health Decoded may be accessible to visitors throughout the United States.

Certain U.S. states have privacy laws that provide residents with specific privacy rights. Whether a particular law applies depends on factors such as the nature of the business, the amount and type of information processed, the number of consumers involved, and other legal thresholds.

Where applicable, we will honor rights required by relevant U.S. privacy laws.

Depending on the applicable law, these rights may include:

  • The right to know or access personal information
  • The right to request deletion
  • The right to correct inaccurate information
  • The right to opt out of certain sale or sharing activities
  • The right to opt out of certain targeted advertising
  • The right to limit certain uses of sensitive personal information
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising applicable privacy rights

Health Decoded does not intentionally sell visitors’ personal health information.

If a U.S. privacy law applies to your request, we may ask for information reasonably necessary to verify your identity before completing the request.

11. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), where the law applies to Health Decoded.

Depending on applicability and the circumstances, California residents may have rights concerning:

  • Access to personal information
  • Deletion of personal information
  • Correction of inaccurate personal information
  • Opting out of the sale or sharing of personal information
  • Limiting certain uses of sensitive personal information
  • Non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

Health Decoded does not knowingly sell personal information for monetary consideration.

If applicable California law provides you with a specific right to opt out of certain sharing or targeted advertising, we will provide an appropriate mechanism for exercising that right.

12. Third-Party Service ProvidersWe may rely on third-party service providers to operate and improve the Website.

Depending on the features currently enabled, these providers may include:

  • Website hosting providers
  • WordPress-related services
  • Analytics providers
  • Advertising providers
  • Spam prevention services
  • Security providers
  • Email or communication service providers

These providers may process certain information on our behalf or independently according to their own privacy policies and applicable legal requirements.

We do not authorize third parties to use personal information for purposes unrelated to the services they provide to us, except where otherwise permitted or required by law.

13. Google and Other Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to external websites, including government agencies, universities, medical organizations, research institutions, product websites, and other third-party resources.

When you click an external link, you leave Health Decoded and become subject to the privacy practices of the external website.

We are not responsible for the privacy policies, security practices, or content of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

The retention period may depend on:

  • The purpose for which the information was collected
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • Security and fraud-prevention needs
  • Dispute resolution
  • The nature of the relationship with the individual
  • The requirements of third-party service providers

When personal information is no longer necessary, we may delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable law.

15. Destruction of Personal Information

When personal information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or when the applicable retention period expires, it will be securely deleted or destroyed where required.

Electronic information may be permanently deleted using appropriate technical methods.

Physical records, if any, may be destroyed through methods designed to prevent recovery.

Information that must be retained under applicable law may be stored separately and protected from unnecessary use.

16. Security Measures

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These measures may include:

  • Access controls
  • Website security measures
  • Secure hosting practices
  • Software and security updates
  • Spam and abuse prevention
  • Monitoring for suspicious activity

However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

17. Children’s Privacy

Health Decoded is intended for a general audience.

The Website is not specifically directed toward children, and we do not knowingly request personal information from children for the purpose of creating accounts or profiles.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

18. International Data Transfers

Because Health Decoded uses third-party service providers that may operate internationally, information processed through the Website may be transferred to or processed in countries other than the country in which you are located.

Where applicable, we will take reasonable measures to ensure that international transfers of personal information are handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

For European visitors, where the GDPR applies, applicable safeguards will be used where required for international transfers.

19. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have choices regarding cookies, advertising, analytics, and personal information.

You may:

  • Adjust your browser’s cookie settings
  • Use available Website privacy or consent controls
  • Change applicable advertising personalization settings
  • Request access to or deletion of personal information where legally available
  • Contact us regarding applicable privacy rights

For European users, applicable consent choices may also be managed through the Website’s consent management interface.

20. How to Submit a Privacy Request

To submit a privacy-related request, please contact:

Data Controller / Operator: GONG, DAEEUN

Email: daeeun361@gmail.com

Website: https://inform-often.co.kr/

Please describe your request clearly and provide enough information for us to understand and process it.

Where required by law, we may request additional information to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

21. Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy is primarily based on the laws of the Republic of Korea, including applicable provisions of the Personal Information Protection Act.

However, nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to exclude or limit mandatory privacy rights or protections that may apply to individuals under the laws of their jurisdiction.

Where applicable, we will comply with mandatory privacy and data protection requirements that apply to the processing of personal information.

22. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to the Website
  • Changes to our services
  • Changes to third-party services
  • Changes to advertising or analytics technologies
  • Changes to applicable laws or regulations
  • Changes to our privacy practices

When we make material changes, we will update the effective date shown at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

23. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Health Decoded

Website: https://inform-often.co.kr/

Data Controller / Operator: GONG, DAEEUN

Privacy Email: daeeun361@gmail.com

Effective Date: August 31, 2026

Health Information Disclaimer

The information published on Health Decoded is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.

The Website does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or personalized medical advice.

Information on this Website should not be considered a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Health information can vary depending on an individual’s medical history, age, medications, health conditions, and other circumstances.

If you have a medical concern, persistent symptoms, an emergency, or questions about your individual health, consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

Do not rely solely on information provided on this Website to make decisions regarding diagnosis, treatment, medication, or other medical care.