Privacy Policy

Starvia Media is a K-pop, K-drama, entertainment, and fandom media website with an online store. Our website is available at https://starviamedia.com.

This Privacy Policy explains how Starvia Media collects, uses, and protects information across our website, content pages, and store. This policy is provided for general website transparency and is not legal advice.

We may collect information that you provide directly, information generated when you use the website, and information needed to process store orders.

The exact information collected depends on how you interact with Starvia Media, such as browsing articles, using search, placing an order, or contacting support.

You may provide information such as your name, email address, shipping details, order details, and any message you send to us for support.

If admin accounts or internal access features are used, we may process basic account information needed to authenticate and manage administrative access.

When you place an order, we collect information needed to create and manage that order, such as your email address, customer name, shipping name, shipping address, items purchased, order totals, and fulfillment/tracking details.

Payments are processed by Stripe. Starvia Media does not store full payment card numbers or full card details on our servers. Stripe may process payment details, fraud prevention signals, and related transaction information according to its own policies.

Like many websites, we may automatically collect basic technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring pages, approximate location derived from IP address, and interaction data.

We may use cookies and similar technologies for site functionality, analytics, security, and performance.

We use information to operate the website and store, process orders, provide customer support, send order and tracking emails, improve site content, maintain security, prevent fraud, troubleshoot issues, and comply with applicable obligations.

We do not intentionally sell personal information. We may share information with service providers that help us run the website and store.

Stripe processes checkout and payment information.

Printify helps fulfill print-on-demand merchandise orders and may receive order and shipping details needed to produce and ship products.

Resend helps send transactional emails such as order confirmations and tracking updates.

Supabase provides database, authentication, and storage infrastructure. Hosting, analytics, and other infrastructure providers may process technical data needed to run the site.

We may use analytics tools to understand site traffic and improve content. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies to collect usage data.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not work correctly if cookies are disabled.

We may share information with vendors and service providers only as needed to operate Starvia Media, process orders, send emails, provide support, host the site, analyze usage, prevent fraud, or comply with legal requirements.

We do not intentionally sell personal information.

We retain information for as long as reasonably needed to provide the website and store, maintain business records, fulfill orders, support customers, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is used.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, portability, or restriction of certain personal information.

To make a privacy request, contact us at support@starviamedia.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable law, including rights to know, access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain uses of personal information.

Starvia Media does not intentionally sell personal information. If applicable privacy laws require additional disclosures or choices, we will provide them as required.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another region with similar rights, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of personal information.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Starvia Media is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information. However, no website, database, or online transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Starvia Media may link to third-party websites, entertainment platforms, social networks, streaming services, payment processors, or merchandise services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date when appropriate.