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Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

Kakao Entertainment Global Newsroom (“KE Global Newsroom”), provided by Kakao Entertainment Corp. (“KE”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses tracking technologies such as cookies (collectively “The Cookie”, “The Cookies”. “the Cookie”, or “the Cookies”) to support our services and provide better and customized services to you.

By clicking on “Allow” button of the banner, you will consent to cookies installation and use under the conditions described in this Cookies Policy. The consent you give for cookies from the domain https://newsroom.kakaoent.com is also valid for all of its secondary domains.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you access to the website and have the following types:

  • Session Cookies : Session cookies are created to make it easier for you to navigate while using our services and disappear when you close the web browser.
  • Tracking Cookies : Tracking cookies provides information about your activities while using the services. The information may include, but is not limited to your browsing history, activities on the website, purchase trends, and etc. The data collected from the tracking cookies is accumulated even when you close the web browser so that we enable you to delete or opt-out tracking data collected from such cookies.

We may use one or more of these cookies when you use Kakao Entertainment Global Newsroom services directly or indirectly provided by us. The cookies enable us to identify preferences and tastes of our users by analyzing the frequency of access, and the time spent on our services.

You can modify cookie settings in your browser but some of our services may not work properly.

3. What types of cookies are used for what purposes?

We have following types of cookies as below:

Type of CookieCookie NamePurposesDuration
Necessarycookieyes-consentCookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on their subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information of the site visitors.1 year
Functional__cf_bmThis cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.30 minutes
Analysis_gaThe _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.2 years
_gidInstalled by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.1 day
_gat_gtag_UA_248134822_1Set by Google to distinguish users.1 minute

4. What types of tracking technologies are used?

Other than cookies, we may use other tracking technologies described below:

Tracking Pixel (Web Beacons)

Web beacons are small image files, also known as “Internet tags” or “clear gifs”, embedded in web pages and email messages. Web beacons may be used to count the number of visitors to the Services, to monitor how users navigate the Services, and to count content view. 

In-app Tracking Methods

There are a variety of tracking technologies that may be included in mobile apps, and these are not browser-based like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings. Some uses a device identifier, or other identifiers such as “Ad IDs” to associate app user activity to a particular app and to track user activity across the apps. 

5. With whom the data is shared?

We may share the data collected from cookies and tracking technologies with third parties described in our Privacy Policy.

6. How to modify cookies settings?

Settings of the Cookies may be modified or you may revoke your consent via your browser whenever you want. We remind you that cookies you previously accepted might remain stored in your browser. If you wish to remove all the cookies already placed, you can do this by deleting these cookies via your browser.


You may also adjust your browser settings to prevent websites from setting cookies or third-party cookies altogether. If you do this, some functions of our website and services may not be available or not functional properly.


Modifying the settings in your browser or device varies by browser. You can find additional information about settings at the links below:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

7. Last updated

November 8, 2022