Privacy Policy
Effective 1 October 2026
Hands of the Market is a student-run archive of Gwangjang Market. This page explains what personal information reaches us, what we use it for, and how you can ask us to change or delete it.
What we collect
We only receive personal information when you write to us. The site has no sign-up, no login and no comment box.
- Email inquiries: your email address, your name if you give it, and what you write.
- The contact form does not send anything to us by itself. It opens the mail app on your device with your message filled in, and nothing is sent until you press send there.
What we use it for
- To reply to your question, shop suggestion or partnership idea.
- To correct or remove a shop listing when a merchant asks.
We do not sell your information, use it for advertising or pass it to anyone else, unless the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep your emails only as long as we need them to reply and follow up. If you ask, we delete them.
Services that run this site
A few outside services are involved when you visit. Each one handles data under its own privacy policy.
- Vercel hosts the site. Like most web servers, it can record technical access logs such as your IP address, browser type and the time of your visit.
- Google Fonts supplies the typefaces, so your browser connects to Google to load them.
- The About page shows an embedded Google Map. Loading it connects your browser to Google, which may set its own cookies.
- Emails to handsofmarket@gmail.com are received through Gmail, run by Google.
- Links to Instagram, Google Maps and other sites take you to services with their own policies.
Cookies and analytics
This site sets no cookies of its own and uses no analytics or advertising trackers.
For merchants
Shop listings show business details such as the shop name, phone number, address and opening hours. If anything is wrong, or you would like your listing changed or removed, email us and we will update it.
Your requests
You can ask us at any time to show, correct or delete the emails and information you have sent us.
Contact
Person responsible for personal information: Jackson Park (박하람), founder of Hands of the Market.
Email: handsofmarket@gmail.com
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update this page and the effective date at the top.