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Privacy Policy
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Data Controller: Park Inyong (highmoodstudio)
Email: highmood.help@gmail.com

The operator of the LoopCat service, Park Inyong (highmoodstudio, hereinafter referred to as the "Operator"), complies with applicable laws including the Personal Information Protection Act and establishes this Privacy Policy to protect users' personal information.

Effective Date: March 1, 2026

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Article 1 (Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing)
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The Operator processes personal information for the following purposes.

User identification and account management

Community service operation

Management of posts and comments

Handling reports and preventing misuse

Service restriction and enforcement actions

Providing advertisements

Service improvement and stability

Dispute resolution and legal compliance

Personal information is processed based on the following legal grounds.

• User consent
• Performance of service contracts
• Compliance with legal obligations

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Article 2 (Personal Information Collected)
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Account registration and login (Google Sign-In)

• Unique user identifier
• Email address (provided via Google login)
• Nickname
• Account creation date
• Account status information
• Service restriction status

Information generated during community use

• Author identification information
• Post and comment content
• Creation and modification timestamps
• Report status and report counts
• Deletion status and reason

Report and enforcement related information

• Reporter identification information
• Report reason
• Report timestamp
• Target user information
• Enforcement reason and duration

Advertising related information

LoopCat uses Google AdMob to display advertisements.

During the ad serving process, advertising identifiers, device information, and ad interaction data may be processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

Users can reset advertising identifiers or limit personalized ads through device settings.

Local device storage

• Listening time records are stored only on the user's device and are not transmitted to servers.
• The app requests access to local audio files to enable playback.
• Audio file information is not transmitted to external servers.

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Article 3 (Retention and Use Period)
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Account information

Upon account deletion, the account is soft-deleted immediately and permanently deleted after 30 days.

Posts and comments

Posts and comments are retained during the operation of the service.
After 30 days from account deletion, author identifiers are anonymized.

Report records

Report information is retained for 1 year.

Enforcement and operation logs

Restriction and enforcement records are retained for 3 years.

Legal retention

Information required by law may be retained for the period required by applicable regulations.

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Article 4 (Third-Party Provision)
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The Operator does not sell or provide users' personal information to third parties.

Exceptions include:

• Cases where users have provided consent
• Legal obligations
• Requests from authorized investigative agencies
• Data processing by Google for advertising services

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Article 5 (Outsourcing and Overseas Transfer)
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LoopCat uses the following external services.

• Google Firebase (authentication and data storage)
• Google AdMob (advertising service)

Firebase server location: asia-northeast3 (Seoul)

Google services operate on global infrastructure and some data may be processed on overseas servers.

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Article 6 (Destruction of Personal Information)
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Personal information is destroyed without delay once the retention period expires or the processing purpose is fulfilled.

Destruction methods include:

• Permanent deletion of electronic files
• Shredding or incineration of paper records

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Article 7 (User Rights)
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Users may exercise the following rights.

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction
• Request deletion
• Request suspension of processing

Account deletion can be performed through the app.
Other requests can be made via email (highmood.help@gmail.com).

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Article 8 (Children's Privacy)
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This service is not intended for children under the age of 13.

Children under 13 may not use this service.

The Operator does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

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Article 9 (Exam Information Disclaimer)
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Exam schedules and pricing information provided in the service are based on publicly available information.

For accurate information, please refer to official announcements from exam providers.

The Operator is not responsible for damages arising from this information.

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Article 10 (Security Measures)
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The Operator implements the following security measures.

• Access control
• Administrative access control
• Firebase security rules
• Misuse detection and reporting systems
• Data access log management

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Article 11 (Data Protection Officer)
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Data Protection Officer

Name: Park Inyong
Email: highmood.help@gmail.com

Users may contact the above email for privacy inquiries or complaints.

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Article 12 (Policy Changes)
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This Privacy Policy may be updated due to legal or service changes.
Changes will be announced through in-app notices.

This Privacy Policy applies to the LoopCat service operated by Park Inyong (highmoodstudio).

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