Steel Art values users’ privacy and complies with applicable laws and regulations, including the Personal Information Protection Act. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Steel Art collects, for what purposes it is used, and how it is stored and deleted.
Steel Art provides Kakao Login and Apple Login on iOS, and Kakao Login on Android. Information collected through each login method is limited to the items agreed to by the user through the relevant login service.
Steel Art may collect the following information to provide the service.
| Category | Collected Information |
|---|---|
| Social Login Information | Kakao account identifier, Apple account identifier, email address or private relay email address, and certain profile information |
| User-Provided Information | Nickname, age group, and whether the user is a Pohang resident |
| Service Usage Information | Favorite artworks, likes, and user-created course information |
| Location Information | Device location information used to display the user’s current location on the map |
| Automatically Generated Information | App usage records, access logs, device information, and error logs |
When using Apple Login, if the user selects Apple’s “Hide My Email” feature, Apple may provide a private relay email address instead of the user’s actual email address.
Steel Art collects only the minimum personal information necessary to provide the service.
Steel Art uses the collected personal information for the following purposes.
| Purpose | Details |
|---|---|
| Member Management | Login, user identification, and prevention of duplicate registration |
| App Feature Provision | Saving favorite artworks, likes, and user-created courses |
| Personalized Service Operation | Displaying nicknames and using age group and Pohang resident status as reference information for service operation |
| Location-Based Convenience Features | Displaying the user’s current location on the map |
| Service Improvement and Stabilization | Checking errors, analyzing usage status, and improving service stability |
Steel Art retains and uses personal information while the user uses the service.
| Category | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Member Information | Until membership withdrawal |
| Nickname, Age Group, and Pohang Resident Status | Until membership withdrawal |
| Favorite Artworks, Likes, and Course Information | Until membership withdrawal or until deleted directly by the user |
| Access Logs and Error Logs | Stored for the period necessary for service operation and security, then deleted |
When a user withdraws from membership, Steel Art deletes the user’s personal information without delay, except where retention is required by applicable laws and regulations.
Steel Art may temporarily use the device’s location information to display the user’s current location on the map screen.
Location information is used only for displaying the current location and improving map usability. Steel Art does not store location information on its server or continuously track the user’s location.
Users may change or deny location access permissions at any time through their device settings. Even if location access is not allowed, users can still use basic app features such as viewing the artwork map and artwork information. However, the current location display feature may be limited.
Steel Art does not sell or arbitrarily provide users’ personal information to external parties.