Privacy Policy
Article 1 (Purpose)
Buttersoft Inc., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Company’) hereby establishes this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as ‘this Policy’) in order to protect the information (hereinafter referred to as ‘Personal Information’) of individuals (hereinafter referred to as ‘User’ or ‘Individual’) who use the Saycheez service (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Service’) provided by the Company, in compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including the Personal Information Protection Act and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Information and Communications Network Act’), and to ensure the prompt and smooth handling of grievances related to the protection of Personal Information of Service Users.
Article 2 (Principle of Personal Information Processing)
In accordance with Personal Information related laws and this Policy, the Company may collect Users’ Personal Information, and the collected Personal Information may be provided to third parties only with the consent of the individual. However, in cases where it is lawfully compelled by provisions of law, the Company may provide collected Users’ Personal Information to third parties without the individual’s prior consent.
Article 3 (Changes to this Policy)
- This Policy may be revised due to changes in Personal Information related laws, guidelines, notifications, or changes in the policies or content of the government or the Company’s services.
- In the event the Company revises this Policy pursuant to Paragraph 1, it shall give notice through one or more of the following methods:
- Notice through the announcement section or a separate window of the service operated by the Company.
- Notice to the User through a document, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or similar method.
- The Company shall give the notice in Paragraph 2 at least 7 days prior to the effective date of the revised Policy. However, in the event of a significant change in User rights, such as a change in the collected Personal Information items or the purpose of use, the notice shall be given at least 30 days in advance.
Article 4 (Items of Personal Information Processed and Purpose of Collection)
- (Items Collected upon Membership Registration) The Company collects the following minimum Personal Information as essential items for membership registration, smooth customer consultation, and provision of various services:
- Purpose of Collection: Member identification and service usage.
- Items Collected: Email address, password, nickname.
- (Items Automatically Collected During Service Use) The following information may be automatically generated or additionally collected during the service use process:
- Purpose of Collection:
- Identification and sanction of fraudulent Users (e.g., malicious refunds, hacking, abuse).
- Prevention of repetitive service interference acts through the same device.
- Securing service system stability and analysis of the usage environment.
- Items Collected: Device identifier (SSAID, UUID, etc.), device information (OS), access log, cookies, IP address, service usage records.
- (Membership Registration of Children Under 14) If the consent of the legal representative of a child under the age of 14 is required, the following additional information may be collected:
- Legal representative’s name, contact information.
Article 5 (Method of Personal Information Collection)
The Company collects Users’ Personal Information through the following methods:
- Method where the User directly enters Personal Information during membership registration and service usage.
- Method where device information, access logs, etc., are automatically generated and collected during service usage.
Article 6 (Use of Personal Information)
The Company uses Personal Information in the following cases:
- When necessary for the operation of the Company, such as delivery of announcements.
- For service improvement for the User, such as responding to service inquiries and handling complaints.
- For the provision of the Company’s services.
- For the development of new services.
- For marketing, such as providing information on events and promotions (limited to Users who have separately consented to receive marketing information).
- For demographic analysis and analysis of service visits and usage records.
- For measures to restrict the use of members who violate laws and the Company’s terms and conditions, and for prevention and sanction against acts that hinder the smooth operation of the service, including fraudulent usage.
Article 7 (Retention and Use Period of Personal Information)
- The Company retains and uses the User’s Personal Information for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of collection and use of the Personal Information.
- Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company retains service fraudulent usage records for a maximum of 1 year from the time of membership withdrawal to prevent fraudulent subscription and use, according to internal policy.
- However, in cases corresponding to the following reasons, the information shall be preserved until the end of the respective period:
- Records on transaction, such as display/advertisement, contract details and performance, in accordance with the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
- Records on contracts or withdrawal of subscription, etc.: 5 years
- Records on payment settlement and supply of goods, etc.: 5 years
- Records on consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years
- Records verifying communication facts in accordance with the Protection of Communications Secrets Act:
- Login records: 3 months
Article 8 (Principle of Personal Information Destruction)
In principle, the Company shall destroy the relevant information without delay when the Personal Information is no longer necessary, such as when the purpose of Personal Information processing is achieved or the retention/use period has expired.
Article 9 (Obligations of the User)
- The User must maintain their Personal Information in the most recent state, and the User is responsible for problems arising from the User’s inaccurate information input.
- In the case of membership registration by illegally using another person’s Personal Information, the User may lose their User qualification or be penalized under relevant Personal Information protection laws.
- The User is responsible for maintaining the security of their email address, password, etc., and may not transfer or lend them to a third party.
Article 10 (Rights of the User and Legal Representative and Method of Exercise)
- The User may at any time exercise rights against the Company to request access, correction, deletion, or suspension of processing of their Personal Information.
- In the case of a child under the age of 14, the legal representative may exercise the rights to request access, correction, deletion, or suspension of processing of the child’s Personal Information.
- The rights can be exercised through the “Edit My Information” function within the Service, or by contacting the Chief Privacy Officer specified in Article 11 below via document, electronic mail, etc., and the Company will take action without delay.
Article 11 (Chief Privacy Officer)
The Company is responsible for overall management of tasks related to Personal Information processing and designates the following Chief Privacy Officer for handling complaints and providing relief for damages related to Personal Information processing:
- Name: Yang Kyung Bin
- Position: CEO
- Contact: hello@buttersoft.io
Version 9/23/2025