Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 2026-11-11
Last Updated: 2026-11-11
Version: 1.4
This Cookie Policy explains how A Piece of Map Inc. (어피스오브맵(주), "APiM", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on apieceofmap.com (the "Website"). It supplements our Privacy Policy and forms part of our Terms of Service.
By using the Website you can choose, at the cookie banner, whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time via the "Cookie preferences" link in the Website footer.
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet, phone) to remember information about your visit. Local storage and session storage are browser features that perform a similar role without using cookie files. Pixels and tags are small image or script requests used to register that a page or email was viewed.
This Policy uses the term "cookies" to cover all of these technologies. Where we use a non-cookie technology (such as the browser localStorage for your consent choice), this Policy makes that clear.
2. Who we are
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | A Piece of Map Inc. (어피스오브맵(주)) |
| Address | 4,5F Greits Pangyo, 117 Bundangnaegok-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13529, Republic of Korea |
| Contact | navigate@apieceofmap.com |
For full details on how we handle personal data, see the Privacy Policy.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We group cookies and similar storage into three categories.
3.1 Essential (always on)
Essential storage is required for the Website to function. It does not require consent under PIPA because it is necessary to operate and secure the Website (PIPA Article 15 §1.6; see Privacy Policy §4).
Essential storage covers three roles on apieceofmap.com:
- Consent record — a single browser storage entry remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so the banner does not re-appear on every page. Retained for up to 12 months.
- Hosting and routing — short-lived cookies and HTTP headers set by our hosting provider for edge routing, cache, and security headers.
- Staff CMS sign-in — a session cookie set by our content management system only when an APiM staff member signs into the admin interface. Regular visitors do not receive this cookie.
Our authoritative DNS provider does not set cookies on visitors. We currently signal the language preference through the URL path (e.g., /ko/ for Korean) rather than a cookie.
3.2 Analytics (consent required)
Analytics help us understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve it. Data is aggregated and is not used to identify individuals.
With your consent, we use an analytics provider hosted in the European Union to record anonymized pageviews and route changes. Our configuration minimizes collection: no persistent cookies, no session replay, no automatic capture of clicks or form fills, and no anonymous person profiles. If you reject analytics, the analytics client is not initialized and no events are sent.
3.3 Maps (consent required)
The Contact page can display our office location using a third-party embedded map. When loaded, the map provider may set cookies and process your IP address under its own privacy notice. If you reject the Maps category, the embed is not loaded and no map cookies are set on your visit. The fallback shows the office address in text form.
Note on anti-spam: We use a third-party anti-spam service on our Contact, Sourcing Desk and newsletter forms. It processes browser and interaction signals for spam prevention and is treated as a security technology rather than analytics.
3.4 Marketing / advertising
We do not use marketing or advertising cookies. We do not run retargeting campaigns, and we do not share Website data with ad networks. If this changes, we will update this Policy, refresh the cookie banner, and request renewed consent before activating any such cookies.
4. How We Ask for Consent
When you visit apieceofmap.com for the first time (or after clearing your consent), a Cookie Banner appears with two equally-prominent buttons:
- Reject all — only essential storage is used;
- Accept all — essential, analytics, and maps are enabled.
The banner links to this Cookie Policy. It does not use pre-ticked boxes, dark patterns, or cookie walls. You can read every part of the Website with all non-essential storage rejected.
Your choice is recorded in your browser's local storage together with the date. You can re-open the banner and change your choice at any time using the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.
We treat closing the banner without making a choice as rejection: analytics and maps stay off until you affirmatively accept.
5. Third-Party Services and Their Notices
Some essential and consent-gated cookies described above are set by service providers. Service providers that process personal data on our behalf are listed, with their legal names, contacts and countries, in Privacy Policy §7. The embedded map provider processes the data it collects under its own privacy notice (§3.3).
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Browser settings apply across all websites; our consent banner applies only to apieceofmap.com.
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Apple Safari: Settings → Privacy
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Note: Blocking all cookies — including essential ones — may prevent parts of the Website from working as expected.
7. Do Not Track
Because there is no universally adopted standard for the Do Not Track (DNT) header, we do not respond automatically to DNT signals. Your explicit choice in the Cookie Banner governs our use of analytics and maps.
8. Overseas Transfers
Where personal data collected through cookies or similar technologies is processed outside the Republic of Korea on our behalf, the recipients, countries, and transfer methods are disclosed in Privacy Policy §7 under PIPA Article 28-8.
9. Changes to this Policy
If we add new cookies, remove existing ones, or materially change how we use them, we will update this Policy, refresh the "Last Updated" date at the top, and — for material changes — request renewed consent where required.
10. Contact
Questions about cookies:
- Email: navigate@apieceofmap.com
- Subject prefix: "Cookie Policy — …"
- Post: A Piece of Map Inc., 4,5F Greits Pangyo, 117 Bundangnaegok-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13529, Republic of Korea
This Policy is published in English and Korean. If the two versions differ, the Korean version prevails.