Privacy Policy

Effective Date: Sep. 19. 2023 

This privacy policy applies to services provided by PLAYLINKS Corp.("PLAYLINKS", below) and contains the following information. This privacy policy will describe how PLAYLINKS collects and uses the personal information of users and what actions PLAYLINKS takes to protect personal information. Users may withdraw consent at any time if they do not want their personal information collected, used, provided, or destroyed. However, if users withdraw, they may be unable to use all or part of the service. Also, the information collected is the minimum information required to provide the service.

PLAYLINKS collects various data to provide better services to users, including basic information such as users' mobile devices and records of service use and, more specifically, information is collected as follows.

Information from platform provider. To optimize the service, PLAYLINKS receives the user's member number(ID), social media account, name(given name, surname), nickname, profile information(profile picture or URL with profile picture), and friend information(friend list and profile picture) used in the platform provider's service from the platform provider(facebook, google, apple etc.) or app store provider(apple app store, google play etc.) when the user downloads the application and uses the service.

Social Network Service. When you log in to the website operated by PLAYLINKS using your Facebook ID, we collect your Facebook ID and Name. With your consent, we may also collect your profile image.

Information collected when you use the service. Information on service usage methods, including the device used, service usage time, usage records, type and price of content purchased, and event participation may be collected during service use. This includes the following data.

- Device information: Mobile device type and model, operating system type and version, browser type and version, device identifier(universally unique identifier) and other device data.

- Log information: Time connected to the service, Internet Protocol addresses, and service usage records are automatically collected when the service is used.

- Purchase information: If the user purchases content via in-app purchases through Apple or Google, the content purchase time, content type, price, settlement currency and order number are automatically recorded.

- Local storage: Mechanisms such as the application data cache are used to collect data and save it locally on the user's device.

If the user does not register as a member on the platform provider or does not use a social media account for the service but rather uses a guest account to access the service, PLAYLINKS cannot identify the user solely through data collected while using the service and can only identify users with an account on the platform provider's service or a social media account.

PLAYLINKS uses information provided by the platform provider or collected or recorded while using the service for the purposes of service provision, maintenance, security, updates, and development and provision of new services. Data is also used to provide more relevant customized services (including advertisements) to users.

PLAYLINKS may display on the service the user nicknames, profiles, and friend information provided by the platform provider and users may change the display of this information at any time by using the application's feature enabling users to change the display on the platform provider and/or social media website.

If users make service-related inquiries via telephone or email, PLAYLINKS may keep records of communication with users to provide answers to those inquiries. Furthermore, PLAYLINKS may use user emails to provide users with information relevant to service usage. Moreover, PLAYLINKS may use information collected(excluding information of EEA user’s) or provided to update the service environment or quality for users, and PLAYLINKS's automated system may analyze users' records of service usage and/or payments to provide individual users with valuable features such as targeted advertisements.

If PLAYLINKS uses collected or provided user data for purposes other than those declared in the Privacy Policy, it will declare these purposes to users in advance and receive prior consent.

Data collected or provided by PLAYLINKS is processed by Amazon Web Services (AWS region: California, Verginia USA) with safety measures and user data may be processed at the other AWS region(Seoul, South Korea) to provide better service or implement the service contract to users.

PLAYLINKS may offer paid products or contents within our services. In such cases, we may utilize third-party services (payment providers) for payment processing.

PLAYLINKS does not store or collect your payment card information. This information is directly provided to third-party payment processors, subject to their own privacy policies.

• Xsolla (for users playing on the web): https://xsolla.com/privacypolicy/?lang=en

PLAYLINKS utilizes collected cookie information solely for the purpose of verifying whether a user attempted to log in to the website operated by PLAYLINKS via their Facebook ID.

PLAYLINKS does not share data with companies or people outside PLAYLINKS with the following exceptions. This data may be shared in the following cases.

If the user agrees. PLAYLINKS may share data with companies or people other than PLAYLINKS with user consent. However, if such data must be shared, prior consent shall be obtained from users. 

When external processing is required. PLAYLINKS may entrust data processing to its partners or reliable companies in compliance with physical and technical frameworks that follow internal policies (self-regulatory frameworks). In such cases, PLAYLINKS bears all liability for the companies to which data processing is entrusted.

If required by law. If PLAYLINKS deems it necessary to access, use, store, or publish information for the following purposes, PLAYLINKS will share information with external companies, organizations, or individuals.

- If data is requested through legal proceedings, regulations, or relevant laws, or by an investigative or regulatory agency with legal power.
- If needed to detect, prevent, or resolve fraud, technical, or security problems.
- If needed to protect users or the public from elements threatening user or public rights, assets, or public safety.

PLAYLINKS may share anonymous data or data that does not allow users to be identified with its partners. Furthermore, if PLAYLINKS is subject to acquisition, merger, or sale of assets (collectively referred to as "M&A" below), it may transfer data to the company undertaking the M&A while maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and in such cases, it will notify users before user data is transferred to the company undertaking the M&A.

PLAYLINKS may collect non-personal aggregated information through 'cookies.'

Cookies are very small text files sent by the server that operates the company's website to the user's browser and are stored on the user's computer hard drive.

Installation, Operation, and Refusal of Cookies: You can refuse the storage of cookies through the options settings in the Privacy menu of your web browser.

• Learn how to adjust cookie settings for each browser:

  • Google Chrome

  • Microsoft Edge

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer

  • Opera

  • Apple Safari

PLAYLINKS's information security management system has been certified safe and reliable by the Korean government and works to protect the data in PLAYLINKS's possession from illegal access, modification, release, or deletion. In particular, PLAYLINKS periodically reviews the privacy lifecycle and continuously makes necessary updates by applying the latest technology to collect, store, and use personal data to ensure users can safely access the system. This includes using SSL (secure socket layer) and taking physical and technical protective measures to detect unauthorized access to the service system. Furthermore, access authority is limited to the minimum number of employees necessary according to internal policies(self-regulatory frameworks).

Updating information provided by the platform provider. Users may request updates of their own data from the platform provider at any time while using the service. Users who are nationals of EU member nations may additionally request access, rectification, adaptation or alteration, transfer or movement of their data, and may restrict or oppose processing or profiling (collectively referred to as "processing", below).

PLAYLINKS has no authority to process data provided to the platform provider by the user. Therefore, if users request processing of their own data provided to PLAYLINKS by the platform provider, PLAYLINKS will inform users that it has no authority to process user data and instruct them to request data processing from the platform provider and/or social media provider

Updating information collected while using the service.  Users may request updating or processing of their own data from PLAYLINKS while using the service (restricted to nationals of EU member nations) and, unless data must be kept for reasonable business purposes or legal purposes, PLAYLINKS will attempt to fulfill this processing request without delay. Furthermore, this requested user data processing will be provided free of charge so long as it does not require excessive effort to comply, and PLAYLINKS may request verification of user identity before updating or processing the data.

However, the user request may be denied if it is unreasonably repeated, if it requires excessive technical effort to comply (e.g. if a new system must be developed or existing practices must be fundamentally changed), if the request impinges upon others' rights or freedoms, or if the request is extremely impractical. In such cases, the user may lodge an objection or file a civil complaint with the privacy protection agency in the user's country of residence in accordance with PLAYLINKS's CS procedure for rejection of processing.

Information Delete: Users may directly request the company to delete their personal information that were collected.(Click here for more information) However, to protect user data from accidental or malicious deletion and for maintenance and management of the service, copies of user data may not be immediately deleted from service servers even after a user deletes his or her data from the service. Furthermore, data may not be deleted from backup systems for a certain period of time to comply with laws in the user's country of residence and/or the country of PLAYLINKS's business jurisdiction. In such cases, this data will be deleted without delay once the storage period required by relevant laws has elapsed.

PLAYLINKS periodically reviews compliance with its Privacy Policy in accordance with internal policies (self-regulatory frameworks) and strives to protect user data by applying the latest technology. It complies with several regulatory frameworks including EU and American privacy shield frameworks.

Should a complaint be raised through PLAYLINKS's user CS procedure, the user will be contacted and further steps taken. Users from EU member nations may also request details regarding execution of the Privacy Policy from the representative listed below. Furthermore, should PLAYLINKS be unable to resolve any issue related to processing of user data with the user directly, it will cooperate with the privacy protection authority of the country of jurisdiction to resolve this problem.

[EU Representative]

• Representative : v. Keussler Consulting GbR, partnership

• Address : Schepp Allee 47, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany

• Phone : +49 6151 39177-0

• E-mail : datenschutz@keussler.com

The Privacy Policy does not apply to other sites (including advertisements) linked to the service or sites that may be included in the service. Furthermore, the Privacy Policy is subject to occasional change. If changes are made to the Privacy Policy, these changes will be announced to users beforehand, and if these changes are significant, they will be announced via email or push notifications etc.

 California Residents’ Rights : If you are a California resident, you may have certain additional privacy rights. California consumers have a right to knowledge, access, and deletion of their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act(CCPA). California consumers also have a right to opt out of the sale of their personal information by a business and a right not to be discriminated against for exercising one of their California privacy rights. We do not sell your personal information and does not discriminate in response to privacy rights requests. Visit our Your California Privacy Rights page for more information.

PLAYLINKS does its utmost to protect and safeguard user data. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or use of user data or would like to know more, please contact our Help Center indicated below.

[Help Center]

• Address: 10F. 216, Hwangsaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

• Phone: +82- 31-702-8818

• E-mail: cs@playlinks.com