Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

January Effect Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") complies with the Personal Information Protection Act and related laws to protect the freedom and rights of data subjects, and processes and safely manages personal information in accordance with the law.

Article 1 (Purpose of Processing Personal Information)

The Company processes personal information for the following purposes:

• Service provision and operation
• Member management and identity verification
• Customer inquiry and complaint handling
• Service improvement and new service development
• Marketing and advertising (only with consent)

Article 2 (Categories of Personal Information Processed)

The Company processes the following categories of personal information:

1. Required Information

• Email address
• Service usage records
• Access logs
• Device information (device identifier, OS version, etc.)

2. Optional Information

• Nickname
• Profile image

Article 3 (Processing and Retention Period)

The Company processes and retains personal information within the retention and use period stipulated by law or agreed upon when collecting personal information from the data subject.

• Member information: Until membership withdrawal
• Service usage records: 3 years
• Retention according to relevant laws:
  • Records of contracts or subscription withdrawal: 5 years
  • Records of payment and supply of goods: 5 years
  • Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years

Article 4 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

The Company processes personal information only within the scope specified in Article 1 (Purpose of Processing Personal Information) and provides personal information to third parties only in cases falling under Articles 17 and 18 of the Personal Information Protection Act, such as consent from the data subject or special provisions of the law.

Article 5 (Entrustment of Personal Information Processing)

The Company entrusts personal information processing as follows for smooth personal information processing:

Article 6 (Rights and Obligations of Data Subjects)

Data subjects may exercise the following rights at any time:

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction if there are errors
• Request deletion
• Request suspension of processing

Article 7 (Destruction of Personal Information)

The Company destroys personal information without delay when personal information becomes unnecessary due to the expiration of the retention period or achievement of the processing purpose.

• Electronic files: Permanently deleted in an unrecoverable manner
• Paper documents: Shredded or incinerated

Article 8 (Measures for Safety of Personal Information)

The Company takes the following measures to ensure the safety of personal information:

• Encryption of personal information
• Technical measures against hacking
• Restriction of access to personal information
• Regular self-audits

Article 9 (Personal Information Protection Officer)

The Company has designated a Personal Information Protection Officer as follows to take overall responsibility for personal information processing and to handle complaints and damage relief from data subjects related to personal information processing:

• Department: Privacy Protection Team
• Email: contact@januaryeffect.app

Article 10 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

This Privacy Policy shall be effective from January 1, 2025. In case of any additions, deletions, or corrections of changes according to laws and policies, we will notify you through announcements from 7 days before the implementation of the changes.