Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 29, 2026

Next Spoiler ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by Next Spoiler.

This Privacy Policy applies to our website, and its associated subdomains (collectively, our "Service") alongside our application, Next Spoiler. By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

1. Information We Collect and Use

To provide you with a better experience while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information.

A. Information You Provide to Us

• Account Information: When you log in via third-party social services (Google, Apple, Kakao), we may collect your Nickname, Profile Picture, and a unique User ID provided by the social platform. We do not store your passwords.
• User Generated Content: We collect the stories, comments, and reports you write and submit to the app.
• Activity Data: We collect data about your interactions, such as voting history (Hearts) and ranking status.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Device Information: We may collect information about your mobile device, including device model, operating system version, and IP address.
• Usage Data: We may collect information about how you use the app, such as session duration and features used.

2. Third-Party Services and Advertising

We use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.

A. Social Login Providers

We use the following services to facilitate login. These services may collect information as described in their own privacy policies:

• Google Sign-In
• Sign in with Apple
• Kakao Login

B. Advertising (Google AdMob)

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements. Google AdMob may use cookies and unique device identifiers (such as the Advertising ID) to serve personalized ads based on your interests.

• For more information on how Google uses data, please visit: Google Privacy & Terms

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service.
• To manage your account and identify you as a user.
• To facilitate the creation of user-generated content (Relay Novels).
• To prevent fraud, spam, and abuse (e.g., blocking users).
• To display relevant advertisements.

4. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Account Deletion:
You have the right to delete your account at any time. You can request account deletion directly within the app by navigating to [My Page > Delete Account]. Upon deletion, all your personal data, including your nickname, stats, and voting history, will be permanently removed from our servers. Note that some anonymized content (e.g., stories you contributed to) may remain as part of the collective work.

5. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

6. Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Developer Name: [본인 이름, 예: Dongjun Kim]
• Contact Email: [jjpapa36912@gmail.com]