K- Contents

K-contents is an AI-powered platform dedicated to helping global audiences discover Korean entertainment and food culture. We bridge the gap between your personal taste and the vast world of K-Dramas, K-Movies, and K-Food.

Our Mission

We believe everyone deserves personalized content recommendations that truly match their preferences. Instead of generic lists, K-contents uses AI taste analysis to understand your unique viewing profile across six dimensions: pacing, tone, suspense, romance, humor, and intensity.

What We Offer

• Quick Balance Game — A free, 8-question quiz that builds your taste profile through fun "Would you rather" comparisons using familiar Western references, then matches you with K-Drama recommendations.
• AI-Personalized Analysis — Share titles you've watched, favorite actors, and genre preferences. Our AI generates custom questions tailored to your history and produces a detailed taste report with match percentages and evidence-based reasoning.
• K-Taste Cup — An interactive Korean Food tournament featuring 24 iconic dishes. Discover your K-Food personality type through bracket-style matchups with country-specific food analogies.
• K-Contents News — Curated headlines covering Korean drama releases, streaming platform investments, awards, and industry trends.

Languages

K-contents supports 7 languages: English, Korean (한국어), Japanese (日本語), Chinese (中文), Spanish (Español), French (Français), and Portuguese (Português). The interface is available in 4 languages, while AI-generated analysis results are available in all 7 languages.

Technology

Our recommendation engine is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini model with structured JSON output, ensuring consistent and high-quality results. Every recommendation comes with transparent reasoning: match percentages, taste vectors, and evidence-based "proof" so you understand exactly why each title was picked for you.

This Privacy Policy describes how K-contents ("we," "us," or "our"), operated at kcontents.news, collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website and services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

• K-Drama/movie titles you have watched (up to 5)
• Favorite actor names (up to 3)
• Genre preferences (up to 3 from 16 categories)
• Mood preferences (up to 3 from 15 tags)
• Your answers to balance game quiz questions (8 per session)
• Country selection for K-Taste Cup food tournament
• Language preference for UI and AI analysis results

1.2 Information We Do NOT Collect

• We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any personal identification information through our quiz or game features.
• We do not create user accounts or require registration.
• We do not use cookies or local storage for user tracking.

1.3 Payment Information

When you purchase the AI-Personalized Analysis ($4.99), all payment information (credit card, billing address, etc.) is collected and processed exclusively by Polar, our Merchant of Record. K-contents never receives, stores, or has access to your payment card details.

1.4 Automatically Collected Information

• Google Analytics collects anonymous usage data (page views, session duration, device type, approximate location) via cookies set by Google. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.
• Google AdSense may set cookies to serve relevant advertisements. Ad personalization is managed by Google.
• Cloudflare (our hosting provider) may collect IP addresses and basic request data for security and performance purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information

• AI Recommendation Generation: Your quiz answers, title/actor/genre/mood inputs are sent to our server and forwarded to OpenAI's API to generate your personalized taste profile and content recommendations.
• K-Taste Cup: Your country selection is used to display country-specific food analogies. Your tournament picks are processed locally in your browser.
• Payment Verification: Your checkout ID (a transaction reference, not payment details) is used to verify successful payment with Polar before generating premium results.
• Service Improvement: Aggregated, anonymous analytics data helps us understand usage patterns.

3. Data Retention

• Quiz and game data: Exists only during your active browser session. It is sent to our API server to generate results, processed in real-time, and not stored on our servers after the response is returned.
• Checkout IDs: Temporarily stored in your browser's sessionStorage during the payment flow and automatically cleared once your report is displayed.
• Payment records: Maintained by Polar as the Merchant of Record in accordance with their data retention policies and applicable tax/legal requirements.
• Analytics data: Retained by Google Analytics per Google's data retention settings.

4. Third-Party Services

We integrate with the following third-party services, each with their own privacy practices:

Service	Purpose	Data Shared
Polar	Merchant of Record — payment processing, tax handling, refunds	Payment details (collected directly by Polar)
OpenAI	AI model for quiz generation and taste analysis	Quiz answers, title/actor/genre inputs (no personal identifiers)
Cloudflare	Hosting, CDN, and API infrastructure	IP address, request metadata
Google Analytics	Anonymous usage analytics	Page views, device info, approximate location
Google AdSense	Advertisement serving	Browsing data (managed by Google)
Google Fonts	Web font delivery	IP address, browser info
Resend	Transactional email delivery for AI reports	Email address (from Polar checkout), report content

Relevant privacy policies:

• Polar Privacy Policy  |  Polar Terms of Service
• OpenAI Privacy Policy
• Google Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare Privacy Policy

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

For users in the EU/EEA, we process data under the following legal bases:

Processing Activity	Legal Basis
Quiz data processing for AI recommendations	Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)) — required to deliver the service you requested
Payment processing via Polar	Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)) — required to fulfill your purchase
Google Analytics	Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — understanding aggregate usage to improve the service
Google AdSense	Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — ads load only after consent via cookie banner
Cloudflare security & hosting	Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — infrastructure security and DDoS protection
Google Fonts delivery	Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — consistent UI rendering

For users in Brazil (LGPD), equivalent legal bases apply under LGPD Art. 7. For users in South Korea (PIPA), processing is based on the user's voluntary provision of data for service delivery.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

K-contents itself does not set first-party cookies. Third-party services embedded on our site set the following cookies:

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguish unique users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguish unique users	24 hours
Various	Google AdSense	Ad personalization	Varies

sessionStorage (not a cookie): We temporarily store your checkout transaction ID in your browser's sessionStorage during the payment flow. This is automatically cleared when your report is displayed or when you close the browser tab. It is not used for tracking.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or via our cookie consent banner. Disabling cookies will not affect the core functionality of K-contents (quiz, recommendations, K-Taste Cup). Under the EU ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require your prior consent before being set.

7. Data Security

• All communications between your browser and our servers use HTTPS/TLS encryption.
• Our API runs on Cloudflare Workers with built-in DDoS protection.
• API keys and payment tokens are stored as Cloudflare Worker Secrets, never exposed to the client.
• Payment checkout verification uses server-side validation — the client cannot bypass payment.

8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your jurisdiction:

• OpenAI — Servers located in the United States. Quiz answers and content preferences are sent to OpenAI for AI processing. OpenAI processes data under their data processing terms. Data sent to the API is not used to train models.
• Polar — Payment data is processed by Polar in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.
• Cloudflare — Infrastructure services may route requests through global data centers.

For EU/EEA users: These transfers are based on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions where available, as maintained by each third-party provider. By using K-contents, you acknowledge these transfers as described.

9. Children's Privacy (COPPA / GDPR Art. 8 / PIPA)

K-contents is not directed at children under 13 (or 16 in certain EU jurisdictions, or the applicable minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided data to K-contents, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it. The paid service requires a valid payment method, which acts as a practical age verification barrier.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Because K-contents does not store personal data beyond your active browser session, there is generally no persistent personal data on our servers to access, correct, or delete. However, you have the following rights depending on your jurisdiction:

10.1 EU/EEA Residents (GDPR)

• Right of access (Art. 15) — Request confirmation of whether we process your data and obtain a copy.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16) — Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17) — Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing (Art. 18) — Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20) — Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object (Art. 21) — Object to processing based on legitimate interests (e.g., analytics).
• Right to withdraw consent — Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
• Right to lodge a complaint — You may file a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (DPA).

10.2 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

• Right to know — Request disclosure of categories and specific pieces of personal information collected.
• Right to delete — Request deletion of personal information.
• Right to correct — Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt-out — K-contents does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. No opt-out is necessary.
• Right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

Categories of personal information collected (per CCPA): Internet or electronic network activity information (quiz answers, page views via analytics). We do not collect identifiers, commercial information, biometric data, geolocation, audio/visual data, professional/employment information, or education information.

10.3 Brazil Residents (LGPD)

You have rights under LGPD Art. 18 including: confirmation of processing, access, correction, anonymization, portability, deletion, information about shared data, and consent withdrawal. Contact us to exercise these rights.

10.4 South Korea Residents (PIPA)

Under the Personal Information Protection Act, you have the right to access, correct, delete, and suspend processing of your personal information. K-contents processes data based on your voluntary provision for service delivery. Contact us to exercise these rights.

10.5 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any privacy right, email [email protected] with subject line "Privacy Rights Request." We will respond within 30 days (or sooner if required by applicable law). For payment-related data held by Polar, you may also contact Polar directly.

11. Automated Decision-Making (GDPR Art. 22)

K-contents uses AI (OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini) to generate recommendations based on your quiz answers. This processing is automated but does not produce legal or similarly significant effects. It generates entertainment recommendations only. You are not subject to decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal effects concerning you.

12. Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control

K-contents respects Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. When we detect a GPC or DNT signal from your browser, we will treat it as a valid opt-out request for non-essential data collection where technically feasible.

13. Data Controller Information

Data Controller: K-contents
Website: kcontents.news
Contact Email: [email protected]
Privacy Inquiries: [email protected] (subject: "Privacy Inquiry")
K-contents is operated as an independent digital service. We do not currently have a designated Data Protection Officer (DPO). For privacy matters, contact us at the email address above.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date. If changes are significant, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users (e.g., a notice on our homepage). Continued use of K-contents after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

15. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or rights requests regarding this Privacy Policy:
Email: [email protected]
Response time: Within 30 days of receipt

By accessing or using K-contents (the "Service") at kcontents.news, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Service Description

K-contents is an AI-powered Korean content discovery platform that provides:

• Quick Balance Game (Free) — 8 "Would you rather" questions generating a taste profile with 3 movie and 3 series recommendations.
• AI-Personalized Analysis ($4.99 USD per play) — Custom AI-generated quiz based on your viewing history, detailed 6-axis taste profiling, personalized recommendations with match percentages, tune controls, and premium export tools (email report, summary/full report images).
• K-Taste Cup (Free) — Korean food tournament with 24 dishes in bracket-style matchups, producing one of 12 food personality types.
• K-Contents News (Free) — Curated Korean entertainment headlines.

2. Merchant of Record & Payment Processing

All paid transactions on K-contents are processed by Polar (polar.sh), which acts as the Merchant of Record (MoR). This means:

• Polar is the legal seller of the digital service for payment and tax purposes.
• Polar handles all payment processing, tax calculation, invoicing, and compliance with local tax regulations.
• Your payment information is collected and processed exclusively by Polar. K-contents never receives or stores your payment card details.
• By making a purchase, you also agree to Polar's Terms of Service.

3. Pricing & Payment

• The AI-Personalized Analysis is a one-time purchase of $4.99 USD per play. There are no subscriptions, recurring charges, or hidden fees.
• Applicable taxes (VAT, sales tax, etc.) are calculated and collected by Polar based on your location.
• Payment is required before the AI-Personalized Analysis begins. The payment is verified server-side before generating results.
• The Quick Balance Game, K-Taste Cup, and K-Contents News are free and require no payment.

4. Digital Product & Delivery

• The AI-Personalized Analysis is a digital service delivered immediately after payment verification.
• Delivery consists of: (a) AI-generated custom quiz questions, (b) a 6-axis taste profile analysis, (c) 3 movie + 3 series personalized recommendations with detailed match reasoning, (d) one-time taste tuning capability, and (e) premium export tools.
• Delivery is fully automated. Results are generated in real-time (typically within 30 seconds) and displayed in your browser.
• Each purchase generates one set of results. Results are not stored on our servers and exist only in your current browser session. You are responsible for saving your results (via the provided email, image download, or share features) before closing the page.

4A. Right of Withdrawal & Digital Content Waiver (EU/EEA)

Under the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) and the EU Directive on Digital Content (2019/770), EU/EEA consumers have a 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases. However, because the AI-Personalized Analysis is digital content that is not supplied on a tangible medium and performance begins immediately upon purchase:

• By completing your purchase, you expressly consent to the immediate performance of the digital service.
• You acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once the digital content has been fully provided (i.e., once your AI-generated report is delivered), in accordance with Art. 16(m) of the Consumer Rights Directive.
• If the service fails to deliver (AI generation error, service outage), the withdrawal exception does not apply and you are entitled to a full refund as described in our Refund Policy.

This waiver is presented during the checkout flow. Proceeding with payment constitutes your explicit consent.

5. Refund Policy

Please see our separate Refund Policy page for complete details. Key points:

• Automatic refund if the AI fails to generate your report after payment.
• Automatic refund if a retry also fails — no action required from you.
• For other refund requests, contact [email protected].
• Refunds are processed by Polar as the Merchant of Record.

6. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

• All recommendations, taste profiles, blurbs, editorial notes, and match percentages are generated by artificial intelligence (OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini).
• AI-generated content is provided for entertainment and discovery purposes. It should not be considered definitive assessments of content quality.
• Results may vary between sessions even with identical inputs, as AI generation is inherently non-deterministic.
• Match percentages are algorithmically constrained (maximum 86%–96% depending on input volume) and represent estimated compatibility, not guaranteed satisfaction.
• We do not guarantee the accuracy of titles, release years, Netflix availability, or any factual claims in AI-generated content.
• Content recommendations are limited to Korean productions (Korean movies and series only).

7. Acceptable Use

You agree to:

• Use K-contents for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes only.
• Not use automated bots, scrapers, or scripts to access the Service.
• Not attempt to bypass payment verification or access paid features without valid payment.
• Not resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit AI-generated results.
• Not attempt to reverse-engineer our recommendation algorithms or AI prompts.
• Not submit harmful, offensive, or illegal content as input.

8. Intellectual Property

• The K-contents brand, website design, quiz questions, and recommendation algorithms are the property of K-contents.
• AI-generated results (taste profiles, recommendations, blurbs) are provided to you for personal use. You may share them via the provided share features.
• Movie and series titles, images, and descriptions referenced in recommendations belong to their respective rights holders.

9. Service Availability

• K-contents is provided "as is" without warranties of uninterrupted availability.
• We depend on third-party services (OpenAI, Polar, Cloudflare). Outages of these services may temporarily affect K-contents functionality.
• We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, K-contents and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim related to the paid service shall not exceed the amount you paid ($4.99).

Consumer rights preservation: Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including but not limited to: (a) liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (b) statutory consumer rights under EU/EEA consumer protection law, including the EU Directive on Digital Content (2019/770); (c) Australian Consumer Law guarantees; (d) New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993; or (e) any other mandatory consumer protection provisions in your jurisdiction.

11. Age Requirement

K-contents is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). By using the paid service, you confirm that you meet the minimum age requirement and have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement.

12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. For payment-related disputes, Polar's dispute resolution process applies as the Merchant of Record.

• EU/EEA consumers: You retain all mandatory consumer rights under the laws of your country of residence. Nothing in these Terms affects your right to rely on mandatory local consumer protection provisions. You may also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform for alternative dispute resolution.
• All other users: For service-related concerns, please contact us first at [email protected]. We will attempt to resolve disputes in good faith before any formal proceedings.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date. If changes are significant, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users (e.g., a notice on our homepage). For EU/EEA consumers, material changes to terms that affect your rights will not apply retroactively to purchases already made. Continued use of K-contents after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and K-contents regarding the Service. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and mandatory local consumer protection laws, the local laws prevail.

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service:
[email protected]

This Refund Policy applies to the paid AI-Personalized Analysis ($4.99 USD) on K-contents. Free features (Quick Balance Game, K-Taste Cup, K-Contents News) do not involve payment and are not subject to this policy.

1. Automatic Refunds (No Action Required)

K-contents automatically initiates a full refund in the following situations:

When an automatic refund is triggered, you will see a notification on screen confirming the refund. The refund is processed by Polar and typically appears on your statement within 5–10 business days, depending on your bank or payment provider.

2. Automatic Email Delivery

3. How Automatic Refunds Work (Technical Process)

1. You complete payment via Polar's embedded checkout.
2. Our server verifies the payment with Polar's API (checkout status = "succeeded" and product ID match).
3. The AI generates your personalized report.
4. If step 3 fails, the system retries once.
5. If the retry also fails, our server calls Polar's Refund API with reason "service_disruption."
6. Polar processes the full refund to your original payment method.

This entire process is automated. You do not need to contact us or fill out a form.

4. Refund Requests (Manual)

If you believe you are entitled to a refund that was not automatically issued, you may request one by contacting:

• Email: [email protected]

Please include:

• The approximate date and time of your purchase
• A description of the issue you experienced
• Any error messages you saw on screen

We aim to respond to refund requests within 48 hours.

5. Refund Eligibility

Scenario	Refund?
AI failed to generate results	Automatic full refund
Service was down during your session	Automatic full refund
Page was closed/refreshed before seeing results	Contact us — evaluated case-by-case
Dissatisfied with recommendation quality	Contact us — evaluated case-by-case
Report emailed and delivered successfully	Not eligible — digital content fully delivered
Results were successfully delivered and viewed	Generally not eligible (digital service was delivered)
Accidental or duplicate purchase	Contact us — we will assist

6. Refund Processing

• All refunds are processed by Polar (our Merchant of Record) to your original payment method.
• Refund processing time: typically 5–10 business days depending on your bank/card provider.
• Refunds are issued in the original currency of the transaction.
• Applicable taxes collected by Polar are also refunded.

7. Duplicate Refund Prevention

Our system prevents duplicate refunds. If a refund has already been issued for your transaction, additional refund requests for the same transaction will be recognized and no duplicate charge will occur.

8. Disputes

If you are unsatisfied with a refund decision, you may:

• Contact us at [email protected] to discuss further.
• Contact Polar's support team, as they are the Merchant of Record and handle payment disputes.
• EU/EEA consumers: Use the EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform for alternative dispute resolution.
• Initiate a dispute through your payment provider or bank as a last resort.

9. Consumer Rights Preservation

Nothing in this Refund Policy limits or excludes your statutory consumer rights:

• EU/EEA: Your rights under the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) and the Digital Content Directive (2019/770) are fully preserved.
• Australia: Our services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a refund for a major failure.
• New Zealand: Your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 are not affected by this policy.
• South Korea: Your rights under the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce are preserved.
• Brazil: Your rights under the Consumer Defense Code (CDC) are preserved.

10. Contact

For refund-related questions:
[email protected]

We'd love to hear from you. Whether you have feedback, partnership inquiries, or questions about K-contents, feel free to reach out.