Privacy Policy

Hello! Welcome to WeConnect's Privacy Policy. We know that reading privacy policies may not be everyone's favorite activity. But please take a moment to hear WeConnect's story. WeConnect has put a lot of effort into making this policy as clear and understandable as possible. We hope you'll actually read it. Please read it thinking that WeConnect is your personal digital guide, explaining in detail the types of data we collect and why and how we use it.

Company Information
Scope of This Privacy Policy
Data We Collect
How We Use Data
How We Share Data
Data Retention and Deletion
Data Security
Your Rights
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Children's Privacy
Changes to Privacy Policy
How to Contact Us

1. Company Information

The company responsible for your data ('Data Controller') is as follows:

For Residents of South Korea

ABUS Co.,Ltd. 1808-ho, 152, Jaseong-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, Busan 48475, South Korea

abus.aikorea@gmail.com

+821082361354

Representative: HEESUN JUNG (CEO)

2. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to websites, apps, events, and other services operated under the WeConnect brand name. Whether you're looking for meaningful connections, participating in our events, or using our other services, this policy applies. In this Privacy Policy, all of this is simply referred to as our 'Service'.

3. Data We Collect

We cannot help you build meaningful relationships if you don't provide certain information about yourself, such as basic profile details and the type of person you want to meet. Some information is also generated when you use our service (such as when you log in and how you use the service). We may also collect data from third parties (such as when you access our service through an account you have with another platform like Facebook, Google, Apple, LINE, Naver, or Kakao, or when you upload information from another platform account to complete your profile).

Data You Provide to Us

Category	Description
Basic Account Information	Basic information needed to create an account and use the service, such as name, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, profile photo
Profile Information	Information for profile completion, such as bio, interests, hobbies, language abilities, occupation, education, residence information
Preferences and Settings	Information for service customization, such as matching preferences (age, distance, interests), notification settings, language settings, personalization settings
Payment Information	Information needed for payment processing when using paid services, such as payment method, payment history, billing information (Payment information is securely processed through payment processors)

Data Automatically Generated When Using the Service

Usage Logs: Login time, service usage history, feature usage patterns, interaction data
Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser information, unique identifiers (device ID), IP address
Location Information: Location information collected with user consent (optional)
In-App Activity: Activity data within the service, such as messages, likes, profile views, search history

Data Collected from Third Parties

Social Login Information: Information provided by the platform when logging in through social media accounts such as Facebook, Google, Apple, LINE, Naver, Kakao
Advertising and Analytics Data: Anonymized data for measuring advertising effectiveness and analyzing user behavior
Security and Fraud Prevention: Data from third-party verification services for identity verification and fraud detection

4. How We Use Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

Service Provision

Account creation and management, profile display
Service features and personalized experiences
Customer support and inquiry responses

Matching and Connections

Applying matching recommendation algorithms between users
Automatic country matching suggestions based on language settings
Profile exposure and search functionality

Communication

Real-time translation service (multilingual message exchange)
Sending notifications (matches, messages, events, etc.)

Service Improvement

Service quality enhancement and new feature development
User experience analysis and improvement

5. How We Share Data

We carefully protect your personal information and only share it in limited circumstances:

Service Partners

We may share data with trusted third-party service providers as necessary for service operation. These include:

Cloud hosting service providers (Supabase, Firebase, etc.)
Payment processors (payment processing and transaction security)
Analytics and marketing service providers (based on anonymized data)
Customer support and communication service providers

Legal Requirements

We may provide information in accordance with laws, regulations, legal procedures, or legitimate requests from government agencies. This is to comply with legal obligations or to protect the safety of users and others.

Business Transfers

If business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales occur, related information may be transferred to new owners. In such cases, we will notify users in advance.

6. Data Retention Period

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary in accordance with applicable laws.

Active Accounts

We retain account information and profile data while you are using the service.

Account Deletion

When you delete your account, your profile will no longer be displayed to other members. After account deletion, data is processed as follows:

Safety Retention Period: We implement a safety retention period of 3 months after account deletion and 1 year after account ban. During this period, we retain data to investigate illegal or harmful activities.
Legal Retention Obligations: We retain transaction data for 10 years to comply with tax and accounting legal requirements, and consent records for 5 years to comply with and demonstrate compliance with applicable laws.
Anonymized Data: Where legally permitted, anonymized data that cannot identify you individually may be retained for service improvement purposes.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information:

Technical Measures

Data encryption in transit (TLS/SSL)
Data encryption at rest
Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments

Administrative Measures

Personal information access control and principle of least privilege
Employee security training and internal policy establishment
Appointment of privacy officer and management system establishment

Physical Measures

Server room access control and security systems
Data backup and disaster recovery plans

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access

You can request access to your personal information that we hold. You can check your profile information in the app settings or request it at abus.aikorea@gmail.com.

Right to Rectification

If your personal information is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request correction. You can edit directly through the profile edit feature in the app or request it through inquiry.

Right to Deletion

You can request account deletion. You can use the account deletion feature in the app settings or request it at abus.aikorea@gmail.com. However, data may be retained for a certain period if there are legal retention obligations.

Right to Withdraw Consent

You can withdraw consent for personal information processing. Optional consents such as marketing information receipt can be withdrawn at any time.

Right to Data Portability

You can receive your personal information in a machine-readable format. Data export requests can be made at abus.aikorea@gmail.com.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for service provision and improvement:

Essential Cookies: Cookies necessary for providing basic service functionality
Functional Cookies: Cookies for enhancing service functionality, such as remembering user preferences and language settings
Analytics Cookies: Cookies for collecting anonymized data for analyzing service usage patterns and improvement

10. Children's Privacy

Our service is limited to individuals 18 years of age or older. Individuals under 18 cannot use our platform. If you suspect a member is under 18, please use the reporting feature in the service.

11. Changes to Privacy Policy

This policy may continue to change in the future. To support your building of meaningful relationships and keep our data practices up to date, we are always exploring new and innovative ways. We will notify you before major changes take effect so you have time to review the changes.

12. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the information below.