The HTV Entertainment Limited. (hereinafter "the company", “weâ€, “our†or “usâ€) handles WEBTOON users’ personal information according to the following policies
You can create a Hachi TV account using your email address, nickname and password. If you use an email address to create an account, you cannot change the email address associated with the account later. You may, however, edit your nickname and password at any time.
The company also supports various social networking service ("SNS") logins for convenient member registration and service provision, and during this process processes the following personal information.
If you choose to create an account using an SNS login, you can still add an email address and/or nickname to your profile. This is optional and you can edit your email address and nickname at any time.
We also collect the email address of applicants to Hachi TV Canvas, and reserve the right to collect contact information and item delivery information when you contact us or if you are sent items during a special event.
When you use our service, your network information (IP address, nation based on IP address, types of network, etc.), records of service use (frequency of use, coin usage, visited or consumed product, etc.), device information (make, model, OS, etc.) are generated and may be collected.
The company collects the following information in order to provide you with its services.
The company uses a tool called "Google Analytics" to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. The company uses the information it gets from Google Analytics only to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. The company does not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. To-opt out of Analytics for the web, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page and install the add-on for your browser [here].
The company uses DoubleClick cookies. The cookie ID is used for the purpose of analysing the effectiveness of advertisements and not displaying the same ads over and over again. Users can stop the use of DoubleClick cookies by visiting and changing Google's advertisement settings [here]
The company also uses other 3rd party analytics for the same reasons stated above for Google Analytics, such as Facebook Analytics for Apps and Tune. These companies help the company understand your use of our service. In association with them, the company may collect your nonpersonal information such as IP address, app installation, age, language, device information. These are for internal use only and the company does not combine this information with what it gathered through your use of our service for identifying purposes. Documentation for Facebook Analytics for Apps can be found at [here] and Facebook's data policy can be found at [here]. Privacy policy for Tune can be found at [here].
Some of the advertisements you see on Hachi TV are tailored to your interests and based on your online browsing activity. You may opt-out these 'tailored advertisements' from third-party ad providers who are members of The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) by clicking [here]. You may also find additional details on how to opt-out on your mobile devices [here]. Please note, opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean you will no longer see advertising on our platform. Upon opting out, the company or companies which you opt out from will no longer show advertisements that have been tailored to your interests.
The company makes use of collected information for the following purposes.
As a rule, the company does not share user information with external parties without prior consent from users. However, the following instances are exceptions.
As a rule, the company eliminates records of users’ personal information once the purpose of their collection and usage is accomplished. However, in cases where records need to be stored according to the company’s internal policies or relevant legislature, we reserve the right to store personal information for a certain period of time.
The process and methods of eliminating personal information are as follows.
If you have any questions, concerns or inquiries concerning the Policies for Handling Personal Information, you may send them to our personal information management department at: Customer Care.
The Policies for Handling Personal Information do not apply to information collected by other companies through linked pages within the service.
Amendments to the Policies for Handling Personal Information
If any additions, deletions or amendments are made to the Policies for Handling Personal Information, a notification will be posted on the "Notice" page at least 7 days prior to any changes made. However, for significant changes made to user rights such as the collection and utilization or provision to third parties of personal information, we will post a notification 30 days in advance.
