Privacy Policy

Who we are

GRYNDHAUS (gryndhaus.com) is an independent career blog about working at Korean companies in the United States. In this policy, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to GRYNDHAUS.

Information we collect

Information you give us:

• Your email address when you sign up for our newsletter or request a free download.
• Your name, email address and message when you use our contact form.
• Answers you choose to submit through quizzes, surveys or anonymous salary submissions. Please don’t include your name or any confidential employer information in these submissions.

Information collected automatically: like most websites, we and our service providers collect basic technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring pages and the time of your visit. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies.

How we use information

• To send the newsletter or download you asked for. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.
• To reply to your messages.
• To understand which articles are useful and improve the site.
• To show advertising that helps keep the site free.
• To keep the site secure and prevent spam or abuse.

We do not sell your personal information for money.

Cookies, advertising and analytics

Google AdSense. We may use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. 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 on the internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Managing cookies. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Some parts of the site may not work as intended if you do.

How information is shared

We share information only with service providers that help us run the site, such as our web host, email newsletter provider, analytics and advertising partners, and only as needed for them to provide their services. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of GRYNDHAUS and its readers.

Anonymous salary or survey information may be published only in grouped form so that no individual can be identified.

Affiliate links

Some articles contain affiliate links. If you click one, the merchant may use cookies to record that you came from GRYNDHAUS. See our Affiliate Disclaimer for details.

Data retention and security

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above, for example until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We use reasonable safeguards, but no website or internet transmission is completely secure.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, including California and other U.S. states with privacy laws, you may have the right to:

• Know what personal information we have about you and request a copy.
• Ask us to correct or delete your personal information.
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information or its use for targeted advertising.
• Not be treated differently for exercising these rights.

To make a request, contact us using the form below. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on the request.

Children’s privacy

GRYNDHAUS is intended for adults who are building their careers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Links to other websites

Our articles link to other websites. We aren’t responsible for their content or privacy practices, so please review their policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it last changed.

Contact us

For questions or privacy requests, please use our contact page and include “Privacy request” in the subject.