Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We only collect the minimum information required to deliver a personalized, cozy self-care experience:

• Account Details: Email address and profile preferences when you register or join our waitlist.
• Wellness Data: Daily mood logs, selected mascots, routine tags (e.g., skincare, tea, sleep), and streak milestones.
• Journal Entries & Photos: Private reflections, diary notes, and photos you voluntarily attach.
• Chingu AI Messages: Conversational turns between you and the Chingu companion to provide continuity and emotional support.
• Technical Diagnostics: Anonymized crash logs and device metrics to maintain optimal performance.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is exclusively utilized to:

• Generate your monthly emotional balance calendars and wellness trends.
• Enable Chingu AI to provide contextual, empathetic, and comforting responses.
• Send gentle habit reminders that you have configured (e.g., hydration, Korean study).
• Notify you of K-Pop and K-Drama idol birthdays in your saved library.
• Process subscription purchases and billing through secure app store channels.

3. Artificial Intelligence & Conversation Confidentiality

Chingu AI is designed with privacy-by-design principles:

• Your chat messages are transmitted through encrypted channels solely to generate real-time empathetic replies.
• Your private chats and journal notes are strictly never sold, rented, or mined.
• We do not utilize user reflections to train public foundation models.

4. Data Storage & Security

We implement industry-standard encryption protocols (TLS/HTTPS in transit, AES-256 at rest) to safeguard your diary and emotional logs. Only you have access to your personal journal archives.

5. Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA & Global Privacy)

Regardless of where you reside, you possess full ownership over your emotional data:

• Access & Export: Download a copy of your complete journal entries and mood history at any time.
• Correction & Rectification: Edit or modify past logs with ease.
• Complete Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request full deletion of your account and all associated data with a single button or via email.

6. Third-Party Services

We may partner with trusted infrastructure providers (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play Billing, Cloud Hosting) strictly to operate our application. These providers are bound by strict non-disclosure and security compliance agreements.

7. Contact Our Privacy Team

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to our dedicated team at: