Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-01-01

This Privacy Policy explains how Marado.net ("we", "our", "the site") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We do not directly collect personal information. However, third-party services we use may collect data automatically:

Log data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamps (collected by the web host).
Cookies: Small text files stored in your browser by third-party services (see Section 3).

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

Analyse website traffic and improve content
Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
Provide real-time ferry and weather data via public APIs

3. Cookies and Advertising

Google AdSense is used to display advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data, please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

4. Third-Party APIs

This site uses the following third-party services:

Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) API — weather and alert data
OpenStreetMap / Leaflet — interactive maps
Windy.com — ocean and wind visualisation (embedded iframe)
Google Maps Embed API — street view

Each service is subject to its own privacy policy.

5. Data Retention

We do not store personal data on our servers beyond standard server access logs, which are retained for a maximum of 30 days.

6. Children's Privacy

Our site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last Updated" date at the bottom of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

8. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the website or email: marado.kr@gmail.com