Privacy Policy

We collect and use personal data for the following purposes. Collected data will not be used beyond these purposes without prior consent.

1. Membership and Account Management: Providing membership services, identity verification, and handling inquiries or complaints.
2. Service Delivery: Matching users with activities, providing content, and offering personalized services.
3. Marketing and Advertising: Developing new services, providing event information, and analyzing usage patterns.
4. Safe Community Environment: Monitoring for inappropriate behavior, processing reports, and ensuring compliance with community guidelines.

We collect the following personal data to provide our services.

1. Mandatory Data: Email address, password, name, date of birth, gender.
2. Optional Data: Interests, profile picture, occupation, social media account information.
3. Automatically Collected Data: IP address, cookies, service usage records, access logs, device information.

1. We retain and use personal data for as long as you use our services.
2. Upon account deletion or when the purpose of data collection is fulfilled, we promptly delete the data, except for the following, which are retained for specific periods as required by law:
   • Retained Data: Name, email, usage records related to violations.
   • Legal Basis: Compliance with applicable consumer protection laws.
   • Retention Period: 5 years.
3. At your request or upon withdrawal of consent, we promptly delete your personal data.

1. When you have provided prior consent.
2. When required by law or requested by authorities in accordance with legal procedures.
3. When anonymized data is used for statistical or research purposes.

To enhance our services, we outsource certain data processing tasks as follows:

1. Processor: Amazon Web Services (AWS).
2. Outsourced Tasks: Data storage and system operations.
3. Data Retention Period: Until account deletion or termination of the outsourcing contract.

We ensure that our contracts with processors include strict data protection obligations, prohibiting unauthorized sharing and ensuring secure handling of your data.

1. You may access, modify, or request deletion of your personal data at any time, or withdraw consent for its use.
2. You can manage your data directly via your account settings or contact our support team.
3. We will promptly address any requests to exercise your rights.

We promptly delete personal data once its collection purpose is fulfilled. The deletion process is as follows:

1. Deletion Procedure
   • Data is transferred to a separate database after its purpose is fulfilled and stored for a specified period as required by law before deletion.
2. Deletion Methods
   • Electronic data is deleted using methods that prevent recovery.
   • Physical records are shredded or incinerated.

We implement the following measures to ensure the security of your personal data:

1. Administrative Measures: Establishing and enforcing internal data protection policies, conducting regular staff training.
2. Technical Measures: Managing access to data systems, installing access controls, encrypting sensitive data.
3. Physical Measures: Restricting access to data centers and storage facilities.
4. Platform-Specific Measures: Filtering inappropriate content, detecting suspicious activities, and maintaining a robust reporting system.

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer to oversee data processing and address your concerns:

1. Data Protection Officer
   • Name: Alex Kim
   • Position: CTO
   • Contact: privacy@connectsphere.com / 02-4856-3983
2. For additional inquiries or to report data privacy issues, you may contact relevant authorities in your jurisdiction.

This Privacy Policy was established on August 22, 2025. Any changes due to legal, policy, or security updates will be announced on our website at least 7 days before implementation.

• Announcement Date: August 15, 2025
• Effective Date: August 22, 2025