TAEIN ("the Service") operates a social platform for the global Taekwondo community (sns.taeinwt.com), an online store (shop.taeinwt.com), and the iOS and Android apps that contain them. This policy explains what information the Service handles and how.
1.Information we collect
- Account — email, name, and password (stored only as an irreversible hash). If you use social sign-in, the identifier, email and name that provider returns.
- Profile — region, country and continent, field, dan/poom grade, bio, language, profile photo.
- WT verification details — GMS ID, affiliated organization (MNA), and your notes. Collected only if you apply.
- Content you create — posts, comments, likes, and photos you upload.
- Messages and connections — direct messages between members, your friend list, blocked members, and reports you file.
- Notification settings — in-app notification records, web push subscription, app push token, muted types, quiet hours, and timezone offset.
- Technical — your IP address is used only transiently for rate limiting (kept briefly in a cache) and is not stored alongside your account. Administrator actions (deletions, verification decisions) are recorded in an audit log.
2.What we do not collect
- Precise location (GPS). The region and country on your profile are values you choose yourself.
- Your address book or contacts.
- Advertising identifiers. The Service carries no advertising and includes no third-party analytics or tracking tools.
- Payment card details. Store payments are handled directly by the payment provider; the Service does not retain card numbers.
3.How we use it
- Authenticating you and keeping you signed in.
- Providing features such as the feed, messages, and dojang directory.
- Sending notifications, rendered in the language you selected.
- Reviewing WT verification and moderating the community (handling reports, blocks, and removing content that violates the rules).
- Keeping the Service reliable (rate limiting, error handling).
4.Third parties
- Social sign-in providers (Google, Apple, Kakao, Naver, Facebook, LINE) — contacted only when you choose that method, to confirm your sign-in.
- Google Firebase Cloud Messaging — delivers push notifications to Android devices. The notification title, body, and device token are sent.
- Apple Push Notification service — delivers push notifications to iPhones, with the same scope.
- Email (SMTP) — operational messages such as verification results.
- Automatic translation — handled on our own servers by default. If an administrator configures an external AI provider, the text to be translated may be sent to that provider.
- Store integration — your email address is used to link sign-in between sns.taeinwt.com and shop.taeinwt.com. Both systems are operated by us.
- We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for advertising.
5.Retention and deletion
- Information is kept for as long as you keep your account.
- When you delete your account, your account details, posts, comments, likes, messages, friend and block lists, notifications, and push registrations are permanently deleted immediately and cannot be recovered.
- You can delete your account in the app (My Page → Delete account) or on the web at /account-delete. If you cannot sign in, email us from your registered address and we will delete it within 30 days.
- Transaction records that we are legally required to retain may be kept separately by the store for the required period.
6.App permissions
- Notifications — used to deliver new messages and announcements. The app works normally if you decline.
- Camera and photos — accessed only when you pick or take a photo for a post or your profile. Nothing beyond the photo you select is read.
- Face ID / biometrics — used only to confirm it is you on your own device. Biometric data never leaves the device and is never sent to the Service.
7.Your rights
- You can view and edit your profile, and delete your account, at any time.
- You can mute notification types and set quiet hours.
- You can block other members and report content; reports are reviewed and acted on.
- For any other request to access, correct, or delete your information, contact us at the address below.
8.Children
- The Service is not directed to children. We do not intend to register children under 14, and we delete such information if we find it has been collected.