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Location-Based Services Terms

1.0 · 2026-09-07

*This translation is provided for convenience. If there is any inconsistency between this translation and the Korean original, the Korean original prevails.*

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these Terms is to set forth the rights, obligations, and other necessary matters between NineThirty Co., Ltd. (the "Company") and personal location information subjects in connection with the location-based services provided by the Company.

Article 2 (Effect and Amendment of the Terms)

  1. These Terms apply to personal location information subjects who consented to them when signing up for the Service.
  2. The Company may amend these Terms to the extent that doing so does not violate the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information of the Republic of Korea (the "Location Information Act") and other applicable laws, and will give advance notice of any amendment, specifying the effective date and the reasons.
  3. The Korean version of these Terms is the authoritative text, and in the event of any discrepancy between a translation and the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.

Article 3 (Content of the Services)

The Company provides the following location-based services using the positioning functions of the user's device.

  1. Record area labels: showing on each record the area where it was created, as a neighborhood-level area name (e.g., "Hongdae area")
  2. Nearby group discovery: showing users who have made their group public the other public groups nearby, based on their current area unit, and facilitating interaction between them
  3. Join assistance: verifying, during the process of joining a group, whether the applicant is in the same area unit as the group

Article 4 (Location Information Collection Method and Processing Principles)

  1. The Company collects location information through the positioning functions of the user's device, such as GPS. Collection occurs only at the moments when the above service features are executed.
  2. Location coordinates never leave the user's device. The device converts the coordinates into an identifier for an area unit approximately 1 km across (a hexagonal cell or an operating area) and transmits only that identifier to the Company's servers; the Company does not collect or store precise coordinates.
  3. The area name displayed on records is derived through the geocoding function provided by the device's operating system, and only the area name text is stored on the Company's servers.
  4. A user's exact location is not provided to other users. Only area-unit information is used for discovery and join assistance.

Article 5 (Retention Period of Personal Location Information)

  1. The Company processes personal location information only to the minimum extent necessary to provide the location-based services, and because the information is converted into area-unit information at the point of collection, the Company does not hold precise location information.
  2. The area name text and area-unit identifiers stored in records follow the retention period of the relevant record.

Article 6 (Use and Provision of Personal Location Information)

  1. The Company uses personal location information only within the scope of the service provision purposes set forth in Article 3.
  2. The Company does not provide personal location information to third parties. If the Company introduces a service that provides such information to a third party designated by the user, the Company will, on each occasion, immediately notify the user of the recipient, the date and time of provision, and the purpose of provision, and obtain separate consent.

Article 7 (Rights of Personal Location Information Subjects)

  1. Users may at any time withdraw all or part of their consent to the collection, use, or provision of personal location information.
  2. Because location information is used for the essential functions of haps (record area labels and nearby group discovery), withdrawal of consent is processed through the same procedure as termination of the service use agreement (withdrawal from membership). Upon withdrawal of consent (withdrawal from membership), the Company destroys the records confirming the use and provision of location information (the "confirmation records") without delay (except where retention is required by applicable law).
  3. Users may request the following from the Company, and the Company will comply without delay:
    • Access to, or notification of, the records confirming the use and provision of location information concerning the user
    • Notification of the reasons for and details of the use and provision of location information
    • Correction or destruction of personal location information and the confirmation records (except where retention is required by law)
  4. Rights may be exercised through in-app features or via support@ninethirty.io.

Article 8 (Retention of Records Confirming the Use and Provision of Location Information)

  1. In accordance with Article 16(2) of the Location Information Act, the Company automatically records and retains records confirming the use and provision of location information in its location information system. The confirmation records contain the area-unit identifier, the type of processing (collection, provision for discovery, withdrawal of consent), and the time of occurrence, and do not include location coordinates.
  2. The confirmation records are retained for at least 6 months and then destroyed. However, if a user withdraws consent (withdraws from membership), the records are destroyed without delay regardless of whether the retention period has elapsed (except where retention is required by law), and destruction upon withdrawal takes precedence.

Article 9 (Rights of Guardians of Children Aged 8 or Younger, etc.)

Because the Service may be used only by persons 18 years of age or older (19 or older for residents of the Republic of Korea), the Company does not process the location information of children aged 8 or younger, adult wards, or similar persons.

Article 10 (Damages)

If a user suffers damage as a result of the Company's violation of Articles 15 through 26 of the Location Information Act, the user may claim damages from the Company. In such cases, the Company cannot be exempted from liability unless it proves the absence of willful misconduct or negligence.

Article 11 (Dispute Mediation)

If the parties fail to reach agreement on a dispute concerning location information, an application for adjudication may be filed with the Korea Communications Commission, or an application for mediation may be filed with the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee.

Article 12 (Location Information Management Officer)

Article 13 (Business Operator Information)

Addendum

  1. These Terms take effect on September 7, 2026.
  2. The Company will file the location-based service business report required under the Location Information Act (within 1 month after commencement where the simplified reporting exception for small business operators applies).

정본 언어: 한국어 (번역본은 참고용) · Authoritative language: Korean