Gajua

1. Purpose of Processing Personal Information

Gajua ('https://gajua.com') processes personal information for the following purposes to provide a specialized social network service for travelers, and does not use it for purposes other than those specified.

Member registration and account management
Social network service provision (user follow, country/city follow, group activities, etc.)
Travel information sharing and travel companion matching service
Multi-language translation service
Personalized travel information recommendations
Customer inquiry and feedback handling
Service usage statistics analysis

2. Collection of Personal Information

Gajua collects the following personal information to provide services.

Required: Email address, password, nickname
Optional: Profile image, bio, travel interests, preferred travel style, language preferences
Automatically collected: IP address, service usage records, access logs

3. Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information

① Gajua processes and retains personal information within the period of retention and use of personal information in accordance with laws or agreed upon when collecting personal information from the subject.

Membership information: Until membership withdrawal
Posts and comments: Until deletion request
Travel companion matching records: 6 months after matching ends
Log records: 3 months
Information retained by relevant laws: For the period specified by relevant laws

4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

Gajua does not provide users' personal information to external parties in principle. However, the following cases are exceptions.

When the user consents to provide to third parties
When requested by investigative agencies according to procedures and methods prescribed by laws
When necessary for statistical compilation, academic research, or market research in a form that cannot identify specific individuals

5. Rights and Obligations of Information Subjects

Users can exercise the following rights as personal information subjects.

Request to view personal information
Request for error correction
Request for deletion
Request to stop processing
Request to delete travel companion matching information
Profile information modification

6. Measures to Ensure the Safety of Personal Information

Gajua implements the following technical/administrative and physical measures necessary to ensure safety in accordance with Article 29 of the Personal Information Protection Act.

Encryption of personal information (passwords, important data)
Installation and periodic updates of security programs for protection against hacking and computer viruses
Access restriction and control of personal information processing system
Minimization and regular training of personal information handling staff
Personal information protection during multi-language translation processing

7. Installation, Operation, and Rejection of Personal Information Automatic Collection Devices

Gajua may use cookies to provide personalized services to users. Users have the option regarding cookie installation and can allow/reject all cookies or choose to be confirmed each time cookies are stored by setting options in their web browser.

8. Personal Information Protection Officer

Gajua has designated a personal information protection officer as follows to be in charge of personal information processing and handle complaints and remedies related to personal information processing.

▶ Personal Information Protection Officer
- Position: Personal Information Protection Officer
- Contact: privacy@gajua.com

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