Privacy policy
Effective date: October 13, 2026
Bicycle Atlas (the ‘Site’) values the privacy of its users and complies with Korea's Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable laws. This policy explains what information the Site processes and for what purposes.
1. Information we collect
The Site has no account registration and does not collect personal information that users enter themselves, such as names or contact details. However, the following information may be generated and collected automatically as you use the Site.
- Server log information such as access records, IP address, browser type, operating system, time of visit and referring URL (processed by our hosting provider, Cloudflare)
- Advertising and usage statistics collected through cookies and similar technologies
- If you send us an inquiry by email, your email address and the content of your message
2. Browser storage (localStorage)
The state of convenience features, such as your dark mode setting or the checked items on a tool checklist, is stored only in your browser's local storage and is never sent to our server. You can delete it at any time in your browser settings.
3. Cookies and advertising
The Site may display ads through Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it to serve personalized ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
- You can learn how Google uses information from partner sites in Google's policies.
You can refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that refusing cookies may limit some features.
4. Purposes of use
Collected information is used only to operate and secure the Site, improve content through usage statistics, display ads and respond to inquiries.
5. Retention and deletion
Inquiry emails are kept for one year after we have responded and then deleted; server logs are retained and deleted in accordance with our hosting provider's policies. Where applicable law requires information to be preserved, it is kept for the required period.
6. Disclosure to third parties and outsourced processing
The Site does not sell or provide users' personal information to third parties. However, the following service providers may process information for Site hosting (Cloudflare, Inc.) and ad serving (Google LLC).
7. Your rights
You may at any time request access to, correction or deletion of, or suspension of processing of your personal information. Please send requests to the email address listed on our Contact page, and we will handle them without delay.
8. Children's personal information
The Site does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14.
9. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page together with its effective date.