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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-08-09

Introduction

Welcome to Coffee on Mars! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection and use of information when you use our social recommendation app for discovering local food establishments.
Coffee on Mars is a social platform designed to help users discover and share authentic local food recommendations within their community. We believe in building trust through transparency about our data practices.

Information We Collect

Contact Information

Name
Purpose: We collect your name to create and maintain your user profile, enable social interactions with other users, and personalize your experience within the app.
Usage: Used for app functionality including profile creation, displaying recommendations, and facilitating social connections.
Identity Linking: This information is linked to your user identity to provide a personalized experience.
Email Address
Purpose: We collect your email address for account creation, authentication, important service communications, and account recovery purposes.
Usage: Used for app functionality including account verification, password recovery, and essential service notifications.
Identity Linking: This information is linked to your user identity for account management purposes.

User Content

Photos or Videos
Purpose: We collect photos and videos that you voluntarily upload to share your food experiences, restaurant visits, and recommendations with other users.
Usage: Used for app functionality to display your shared content, enable social interactions, and help other users discover local food establishments.
Identity Linking: This content is linked to your user identity to attribute your contributions and maintain your profile.

Identifiers

User ID
Purpose: We generate a unique User ID to identify your account within our system and maintain data consistency across our services.
Usage: Used for app functionality including account management, data synchronization, and providing personalized recommendations.
Identity Linking: This identifier is inherently linked to your user identity as it serves as your unique account identifier.
Device ID
Purpose: We collect your device identifier to provide technical support, prevent fraud, ensure app security, and optimize app performance across different devices.
Usage: Used for app functionality including security measures, troubleshooting, and device-specific optimizations.
Identity Linking: This information is linked to your user identity for security and technical support purposes.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

Core App Functionality

Creating and maintaining your user profile
Enabling you to share and discover local food recommendations
Facilitating social interactions with other users
Providing location-based restaurant and food establishment suggestions
Displaying user-generated content and reviews

Account Management

User authentication and account security
Account recovery and password reset
Communication regarding your account status

Service Improvement

Analyzing usage patterns to improve app functionality
Optimizing recommendation algorithms
Enhancing user experience and interface design

Security and Safety

Preventing fraudulent activities
Ensuring platform safety and community guidelines compliance
Technical troubleshooting and support

Data Sharing and Disclosure

Public Information

Content you choose to share publicly (such as restaurant reviews, photos, and recommendations) will be visible to other users of the Coffee on Mars community.

Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our app, conducting our business, or serving our users. These parties are obligated to keep your information confidential.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Your Rights and Choices

Access and Control

You can access and update your profile information through the app settings
You can choose what content to share publicly
You can delete content you've uploaded

Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account by contacting us. Upon account deletion, we will remove your personal information from our active systems, though some information may be retained for legal or legitimate business purposes.

Communication Preferences

You can manage your communication preferences through the app settings or by contacting us directly.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and for legitimate business purposes such as complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.

Children's Privacy

Coffee on Mars is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy in the app and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the app after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: woosung.app@gmail.com
Address:
240, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (05554)
Phone:
+821027547570

Compliance

This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with applicable privacy laws including but not limited to:
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Other applicable local and international privacy regulations
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date listed above and applies to all users of the Coffee on Mars application.