Privacy Policy

The Company sets forth this Privacy Policy (this "Policy") regarding the handling of user information, including personal information, of users in connection with the service provided by the Company (the "Service"), as follows.

1. User Information Collected and Methods of Collection

In this Policy, "User Information" means information relating to the identification of a user, behavioral history on communication services, and other information that is generated or accumulated in relation to a user or a user's device, and that is collected by the Company in accordance with this Policy. The User Information that the Company collects in the Service, categorized by the method of collection, is as follows.

Information provided by the user

Information provided by the user in order to use, or through the use of, the Service is as follows:

  • information that the user inputs or transmits through input forms or other methods prescribed by the Company;
  • information provided from other services where the user has permitted linkage with such other services in using the Service.

Where the user permits linkage with a social networking service or other external service in using the Service, the Company will collect the following information from the relevant external service, based on the content to which the user has consented at the time of such permission:

  • the ID used by the user on the relevant external service;
  • other information that the user has authorized to be disclosed to the linked service under the privacy settings of the relevant external service.

Information collected by the Company when the user uses the Service

The Company may collect information regarding the access status and manner of use of the Service. This includes the following information:

  • IP address;
  • ADID, IDFA, and other identifiers;
  • log information generated within the device on which the application is executed.

2. Purposes of Use

The specific purposes of use of User Information in connection with the provision of the Service are as follows:

  • to provide, maintain, protect, and improve the Service, including acceptance of registration for the Service, identity verification, user authentication, recording of user settings, and calculation of fee payments;
  • to measure user traffic and behavior;
  • to deliver and display advertisements, and to measure the effectiveness of advertisements;
  • to respond to inquiries and provide information relating to the Service;
  • to address acts that violate the Company's terms, policies, and the like relating to the Service (collectively, the "Terms, etc.");
  • to notify users of changes to the Terms, etc. relating to the Service.

3. Provision to Partners and Information Collection Module Providers

3-1

In the Service, User Information may be accumulated and used through the use of advertising identifiers and the like.

AdMob

The Service uses AdMob (Google Inc.) as an advertisement delivery tool, and AdMob may automatically obtain user information. For information regarding the data obtained, purposes of use, provision to third parties, and the like, please refer to the application privacy policy of the following advertisement delivery provider via the links below.

  • Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja)
  • Google Advertising Policies (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=ja)

3-2

The following information collection modules are incorporated into the Service. Accordingly, User Information will be provided to the information collection module providers as set forth below.

Firebase

The Service uses Firebase (Google Inc.) as a tool to collect application usage data for the purpose of maintaining and improving the Service, and Firebase may automatically obtain user information. For information regarding the data obtained, purposes of use, provision to third parties, and the like, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy via the links below.

  • Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja)
  • How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services (www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/)

4. Provision to Third Parties

4-1

The Company will not provide personal information within the User Information to any third party without obtaining the prior consent of the user. However, this shall not apply in the following cases where provision to a third party is necessary:

  • where the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use;
  • where personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reason;
  • where personal information is provided to partners or information collection module providers in accordance with the provisions of Section 3;
  • other cases permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the "APPI") or other laws and regulations.

4-2

When the Company provides personal information to a third party, the Company shall create and retain a record of such provision.

4-3

When the Company receives personal information from a third party, the Company shall conduct the necessary verification and shall create and retain a record of such verification.

5. Security Control Measures

5-1

The Company takes necessary and appropriate measures for the security management of User Information, including the prevention of leakage, loss, or damage of User Information.

5-2

Where the Company outsources the handling of personal information within User Information to a third party, the Company selects a service provider that meets the Company's prescribed criteria for selecting outsourcees, enters into an outsourcing agreement with such provider, and ascertains the handling of personal information by the outsourcee, including through periodic reports.

5-3

For specific details of the security control measures implemented by the Company, please contact the Company through the contact point set forth in this Privacy Policy.

6. Requests for Disclosure of Personal Information, etc.

6-1

If a user makes a request under the APPI for notification of the purposes of use of retained personal data, disclosure of retained personal data or records of provision to third parties, correction, addition, or deletion of the contents of retained personal data, or suspension of the use or deletion of retained personal data or suspension of provision to third parties (collectively, "Requests for Disclosure, etc. of Personal Information"), the Company will, after confirming that the request has been made by the user in person, respond to such request without delay in accordance with the Company's prescribed procedures.

6-2

For notification of the purposes of use and disclosure of retained personal data or records of provision to third parties, a fee of 1,000 yen (excluding consumption tax) per request shall be payable.

6-3

For specific methods of making Requests for Disclosure, etc. of Personal Information, please contact the Company through the contact point set forth in this Privacy Policy.

7. Contact

For opinions, questions, complaints, and other inquiries regarding the Service or the handling of User Information, please contact the following:

✉️: usacolle.contact@gmail.com

8. Procedure for Amending the Privacy Policy

The Company will amend this Policy as necessary. However, where an amendment to this Policy requires the consent of users under applicable laws and regulations, the amended Policy shall apply only to users who have consented to the amendment in the manner prescribed by the Company. When amending this Policy, the Company shall make the effective date and content of the amended Policy known by posting them on the Company's website or by other appropriate means, or shall notify users.

Enacted on March 1, 2023