This English version is provided for convenience. If it differs from the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.
In accordance with Article 30 of the Korean Personal Information Protection Act, Hello Shogi (the "Site") publishes this policy to protect visitors' personal data and to handle related concerns promptly.
1. What we process and why
The Site can be used without an account. We process personal data only when you use the contact form (sealed move).
- Purpose: reading and replying to your enquiry
- Required: name or nickname, email address, enquiry type, message
- Optional: subject
- Processed automatically: your IP address — to prevent abuse such as repeated sending, an irreversible hash of it is kept for up to 10 minutes and then deleted automatically.
- Visit statistics: to count daily visitors, page views and where visits come from, a one-way hash of the IP address and browser information is kept for at most 2 days and then deleted automatically. The totals contain nothing that identifies a person.
- Game records and comments: nickname, optional rank, title and note, the game record, a deletion password (stored as an irreversible hash) and comment text — processed to publish them on the Games page, where anyone can read them. To stop repeated posts and double applause, a hash of the IP address is kept for at most 2 days.
2. Retention
Data from enquiries is kept for one year from receipt and then deleted without delay. If you ask us to delete it, we do so immediately regardless of that period.
Game records and comments are kept while they are published and are deleted without delay when the author removes them with the deletion password or asks for deletion.
3. How data is destroyed
When the retention period ends or the purpose is fulfilled, data is destroyed without delay; electronic files are permanently deleted so that they cannot be recovered.
4. Disclosure to third parties
We do not provide your personal data to third parties, except where the law specifically requires it.
5. Processors and transfer abroad
To receive and answer enquiries we use the processors below, which involves transferring data abroad. You give separate consent to this transfer when submitting the form; if you do not consent, you may choose not to submit it (in which case the contact form cannot be used).
- Cloudflare, Inc. (USA, [email protected]) — website hosting, transmission of the form, storing game records and comments and checking them automatically for inappropriate words / items: the whole form / when and how: sent over the network on submission / retention: not stored after transmission
- Google LLC (USA, support.google.com/policies) — delivering and keeping enquiries by email (Gmail, Google Apps Script) / items: the whole form / when and how: sent over the network on submission / retention: as in section 2
6. Your rights
You may at any time ask to access, correct, delete or stop the processing of your personal data. Email the privacy officer below and we will act without delay.
Children under 14 may not use the contact form.
7. Security measures
- All connections encrypted (HTTPS)
- Access to personal data limited to the site operator alone
- Enquiries are not stored separately on the Site's servers
8. Cookies
The site does not use cookies or third-party analytics tools. Visit statistics are counted by the site itself as described in section 1. If you play an embedded YouTube video, YouTube (Google)'s privacy policy applies.
9. Privacy officer
10. Remedies
For help with a privacy infringement you may contact the following Korean bodies.
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972 · www.kopico.go.kr
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center: 118 · privacy.kisa.or.kr
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office: 1301 · www.spo.go.kr
- Korean National Police Agency: 182 · ecrm.police.go.kr
11. Changes
This policy applies from 27 October 2026. Any changes will be announced on this page.