Privacy Policy

The operator of the Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Operator") establishes the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") regarding the handling of Users' personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service").

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, meaning information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other descriptions contained in such information, as well as data relating to appearance, fingerprints, or voiceprints, and information that can identify a specific individual from that information alone, such as the insurer number on a health insurance card (personal identification information).

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

The Service may ask for privacy information such as email addresses when registered users register for use, in order to confirm the validity of the account and to protect the account. In addition, the Service may collect transaction records including privacy information of registered users made between registered users and the Service's partners (including information providers, advertisers, and ad delivery destinations), as well as information related to payments, from the Service's partners.

For the purpose of improving convenience, the Service collects history information and characteristic information about registered users—such as the services and software used, the history of pages and advertisements viewed, search keywords entered, dates and times of use, methods of use, usage environment (including the communication status of the device when used via a mobile device and various setting information for use), IP address, cookies, and local storage—when registered users use the Service or partner services, or view pages.

The Service may ask for bank account information for the transfer of sales proceeds to registered users.

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Operator collects and uses personal information are as follows.

1. To provide and operate the Operator's services
2. To respond to inquiries from Users (including performing identity verification)
3. To send emails about new features, update information, campaigns, etc. of the service the User is using, as well as information about other services provided by the Operator
4. To contact Users as necessary, such as for maintenance and important notices
5. To identify Users who violate the Terms of Service or who attempt to use the service for improper or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use
6. To allow Users to view, change, or delete their own registered information and view their usage status
7. To bill Users for usage fees in paid services
8. Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Changes to the Purpose of Use)

1. The Operator shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use has relevance to the purpose before the change.
2. When the purpose of use has been changed, the Operator shall notify the User of the changed purpose by the method prescribed by the Operator, or publish it on this website.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

Except in the following cases, the Operator will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the prior consent of the User. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations.

1. When there is a need to protect the life, body, or property of a person and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
2. When there is a special need to improve public health or promote the sound upbringing of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a state organ, local government, or a person entrusted by them in carrying out affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs
4. When the Operator has notified or announced the following matters in advance and has filed a report with the Personal Information Protection Commission
5. That the purpose of use includes provision to third parties
6. The items of data provided to third parties
7. The means or method of provision to third parties
8. To stop the provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual
9. The method of accepting requests from the individual
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information shall not be deemed a third party.
11. When the Operator entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
12. When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reason
13. When personal information is jointly used with a specific party, and the individual has been notified in advance of, or has been placed in a state where they can easily know, that fact, as well as the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint users, the purpose of use by the users, and the name of the party responsible for managing the personal information

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not constitute provision to third parties.

1. When the Operator entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
2. When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reason The Service entrusts payment for content to Stripe Inc. With respect to the handling of email addresses, credit card information, and mobile payment information related to the billing destination for usage fees, etc. of the paid services within the Service, the Privacy Policy of Stripe Inc. applies.

In addition, the Service uses Google Analytics provided by Google LLC to understand usage and improve the service. Google Analytics provides functions to analyze the number of accesses and dwell time per viewed page, the number of users by usage environment and region, inflow routes, search terms, and so on. Information such as identifiers recorded on devices like cookies, IP addresses, and the URLs of viewed sites or app screen names is sent to Google Analytics. For a detailed explanation of Google Analytics, please see How Google uses information collected from sites or apps that use Google services. For how to stop the use of cookies by Google Analytics, please check the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.

Article 6 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. When the User's own personal information held by the Operator is incorrect information, the User may request the Operator to correct, add to, or delete the personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Correction, etc.") in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Operator.
2. When the Operator receives a request from the User under the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Operator shall, without delay, make Correction, etc. of the personal information in question.
3. When the Operator has made Correction, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to make Correction, etc., it shall notify the User of this without delay.

Article 7 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

1. When the Operator is requested by the individual to suspend or erase the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Suspension of Use, etc.") on the grounds that the personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use, or on the grounds that it was obtained by improper means, the Operator shall conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. Based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, when it is determined that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Operator shall, without delay, carry out the Suspension of Use, etc. of the personal information in question.
3. When the Operator has carried out Suspension of Use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to carry out Suspension of Use, etc., it shall notify the User of this without delay.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in cases where Suspension of Use, etc. requires a large expense or is otherwise difficult to carry out, and alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the User can be taken, such alternative measures shall be taken.

Article 8 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

1. The content of this Policy may be changed without notice to Users, except for matters otherwise provided by laws and regulations or in this Policy.
2. Except as otherwise prescribed by the Operator, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 9 (Inquiry Desk)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the desk below.

E-mail: paput.dev@gmail.com