Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-02-13

ANAKONN INC (hereinafter "Company") values the personal information of members of the Ankk service (hereinafter "Service") and complies with relevant laws including the Personal Information Protection Act and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.

1. Personal Information Collected

Required Information

The following information is collected through social login (Google) during registration:

  • Email address
  • Name (nickname)
  • Profile picture URL
  • Social account unique identifier

Information Collected During SNS Account Linking

When members link SNS accounts for content publishing, the following information is collected from each platform:

  • Instagram: Account ID, username, profile picture, display name, access token
  • Threads: Account ID, username, profile picture, bio, access token
  • Facebook Page: Page ID, page name, page access token
  • Bluesky: Account ID (DID), username, access token, refresh token

All access tokens are encrypted using the XChaCha20-Poly1305 algorithm and are never stored in plaintext.

Information Collected During Service Usage

  • Product information (name, description, images)
  • Generated and published content
  • Uploaded image files
  • Credit usage history

Information Processed During AI Service Usage

When using the AI content generation feature, product information and content data entered by members is transmitted to and processed by AI model providers (OpenAI, Google). No personally identifiable information (email, name, etc.) is included in the transmitted data.

Automatically Collected Information

  • Access IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Service usage records
  • Access timestamps

2. Purpose of Collection and Use

Member Management

  • Confirming registration intent
  • Member identification and verification
  • Identity verification for service usage
  • Customer inquiries and complaint handling

Service Provision

  • AI content generation service
  • SNS auto-publishing service
  • Personalized service delivery

Service Improvement

  • Service usage statistics analysis
  • New service development
  • Service quality improvement

3. Retention Period

Upon Account Deletion

Personal information is destroyed immediately upon account deletion. However, if retention is required by applicable laws, the information is retained for the specified period.

Legal Retention Requirements

InformationRetention PeriodLegal Basis
Records of contracts or withdrawal of offers5 yearsE-Commerce Act
Records of payment and supply of goods5 yearsE-Commerce Act
Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution3 yearsE-Commerce Act
Website access logs3 monthsTelecommunications Privacy Act

4. Third-Party Disclosure

The Company does not, in principle, provide members' personal information to third parties. However, exceptions are made in the following cases:

  • When the member has given prior consent
  • When required by law

Information Sharing Through SNS Platform Integration

When members link SNS accounts and use the publishing feature, content authored by the member (text, images, hashtags) is transmitted to the respective platforms:

RecipientItems ProvidedPurpose of Use
Meta Platforms (Instagram, Threads, Facebook)Published content (text, images, hashtags)Content publishing requested by the member
Bluesky (AT Protocol)Published content (text, images, hashtags)Content publishing requested by the member

The above information sharing only occurs when the member explicitly requests it by clicking the publish button.

5. Processing Delegation

The Company delegates personal information processing as follows for service provision:

Delegated CompanyDelegated TaskStorage Country
Netcup GmbHCloud server hosting and data storageGermany
OpenAI, Inc.AI content generation (text, image recommendations)USA
Anthropic, PBCAI content generation (text)USA
Google LLCAI content generation (text, images, embeddings), social loginUSA
Google LLC (Gmail)Transaction email delivery (verification, invitation emails, etc.)USA

6. User Rights

Members may exercise the following rights at any time:

  • Right to Access: Request to view personal information processing status
  • Right to Correction: Request to correct inaccurate personal information
  • Right to Deletion: Request to delete personal information
  • Right to Suspend: Request to suspend personal information processing

The above rights can be exercised through the settings menu within the service or by contacting customer service ([email protected]).

SNS Integration Removal and Data Deletion

Members can unlink SNS integrations and delete related data through the following methods:

  • Clicking the disconnect button for linked SNS accounts on the account management page within the service will immediately delete stored access tokens and account information.
  • You can also directly unlink app integration from each SNS platform's settings (Instagram: Settings > Website > Apps and Websites, Facebook: Settings > Apps and Websites).
  • Upon account deletion, all SNS integration information (tokens, account info) is immediately deleted.

Content already published on SNS platforms must be deleted directly on the respective platform.

7. Automatic Data Collection

Cookies

The Company uses cookies for service convenience. Cookies store session information, user settings, and other data necessary for website operation.

Cookie Rejection

Members can reject cookie storage through browser settings. However, some services may be limited if cookies are rejected.

8. Privacy Officer

The Company designates a Privacy Officer to oversee personal information processing and to handle member complaints and remedies related to personal information processing.

Privacy Officer

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 2025-02-13.