Effective date: September 22, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Pastor Study Blog (https://www.pastorstudyblog.com, “the site”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit. The site is operated by an individual pastor based in South Korea.
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us. When you use the contact form, subscribe to the newsletter, or leave a comment, we collect what you enter, such as your name, email address, and message.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our server and third-party services automatically record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. Some of this is collected through cookies, described below.
2. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use cookies to keep the site working (for example, remembering comment details), to understand how visitors use the site, and to show advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work properly without them.
3. Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites on the internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
- You may also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
To learn more, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
4. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the site, such as which pages are read and from which countries. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information in aggregated form. You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. How We Use Information
- To respond to your messages
- To send the newsletter, if you subscribed
- To display and moderate comments
- To understand which content is helpful and improve the site
- To display advertising that supports the site
- To protect the site against spam and abuse
We do not sell your personal information.
6. Sharing
We share information only with service providers that help run the site, such as our hosting provider, Google (advertising and analytics), and the form and newsletter tools built into the site, or when required by law.
7. Where Your Information Is Stored
The site is hosted on servers located in the United States, and the operator is based in South Korea. By using the site, you understand that your information may be processed in these countries.
8. How Long We Keep Information
Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to respond and follow up. Newsletter information is kept until you unsubscribe. Published comments remain on the site unless you ask us to remove them.
9. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to object to certain uses of it. To make a request, contact us through the contact page. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in any email.
10. Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
12. Contact
If you have questions about this policy, please reach us through the contact page.