Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 11, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Korea Byways uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
Our website address is: https://koreabyways.com
For information about how we collect, use, and protect personal information, please also see our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies can be used to support essential website functions, remember preferences, improve security, and help websites operate efficiently.
Cookies may be set directly by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by external services used by that website (“third-party cookies”).
How Korea Byways Uses Cookies
Korea Byways may use cookies and similar technologies when they are necessary for:
- Operating and maintaining the website
- Providing essential website functionality
- Protecting the website from spam, bots, and security threats
- Remembering certain website or browser preferences
- Supporting third-party content or services used on the website
We aim to use only the technologies reasonably necessary for the operation and security of Korea Byways.
Korea Byways uses CookieYes to provide a cookie consent banner and preference centre that allows visitors to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies.
We also use WP Consent API and Google Consent Mode, enabled through Google Site Kit, to help communicate and respect visitors’ consent choices.
Essential Cookies and Technologies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be necessary for the website to function correctly and securely.
These technologies may support features such as website security, form submission, session management, or other basic site functions.
Because these technologies are used to provide essential website functionality, blocking them may cause certain parts of the website to work incorrectly.
Essential cookies may include cookies used by CookieYes and WP Consent API to store and apply your consent preferences. These cookies are necessary for the consent system and other basic website functions to operate correctly.
Cloudflare Turnstile
Korea Byways uses Cloudflare Turnstile on our Contact page to help protect our contact form from spam, bots, and automated submissions.
Turnstile performs security checks in the visitor’s browser and may process technical information about the browser and device in order to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic.
Turnstile may use cookies or similar security technologies where necessary to provide its security functions.
Information processed through Turnstile is subject to Cloudflare’s applicable privacy policies and terms.
Contact Forms
Korea Byways uses Contact Form 7 to provide its contact form.
Information submitted through the form is processed by Korea Byways for the purpose of responding to inquiries.
For more information about how information submitted through the contact form is handled, please see our Privacy Policy.
Analytics Cookies and Google Analytics
Korea Byways uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to help improve our content, navigation, and overall user experience.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, traffic sources, device and browser information, approximate location, and interactions with the website.
Google Analytics may use cookies including:
- _ga — used to distinguish visitors and measure website usage
- ga* — used to maintain and count session and page-view information
These are non-essential analytics cookies and are controlled by your consent choices.
When you first visit Korea Byways, you can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage individual categories through the cookie preference centre.
Korea Byways uses Google Consent Mode, enabled through Google Site Kit, together with WP Consent API and CookieYes to help ensure that your analytics consent choices are respected.
Information collected through Google Analytics is subject to Google’s own privacy policies and applicable terms.
Advertising Cookies
Korea Byways currently does not use Google AdSense or personalized advertising cookies.
If advertising services are introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy and our consent settings will be updated to explain how advertising cookies and related technologies are used.
Third-Party and Embedded Content
Articles on Korea Byways may include content from third-party websites, such as videos, maps, images, or other embedded media.
When you interact with embedded content, the third-party provider may set its own cookies or use similar technologies.
These third parties may collect information about your device or browser, monitor your interaction with the embedded content, or associate that interaction with your account if you are logged in to their service.
Korea Byways does not control cookies or tracking technologies used by third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party services you use.
Managing Cookies
When you first visit Korea Byways, you may see a CookieYes consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize your cookie preferences
Necessary cookies are always active because they are required for essential website functions and consent management.
Analytics and other non-essential cookie categories are controlled according to your consent choices.
You can change your preferences later by reopening the cookie preference centre on the website.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of Korea Byways.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use, or applicable privacy practices.
When this policy is updated, the Last updated date at the top of this page will be revised.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on Korea Byways, please contact us through our Contact page.
Contact: Contact Korea Byways