Effective date October 20, 2026 · Last updated October 20, 2026
BuddyBird (the "Service") is operated by joynnovate ("we," "us," or "our"). We value the personal information of our users and comply with the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea and other applicable laws.
The Service is used without account registration or login, and we do not collect direct identifiers about you, such as your real name, email address, or phone number. However, to provide app functionality and analyze quality and errors, we collect and process the information described below through analytics tools, and we disclose the details as follows.
The Service does not offer account registration, login, payment, customer support consultation, or advertising/marketing features. However, we collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
This information is sent to our servers only if you agree on the in-app audio collection consent screen, so we can build and improve the parrot pronunciation training feature. If you do not agree, recordings are stored on your device only, and declining does not change how you use the Service.
Some of the text you enter above, such as the parrot name and word names, is sent to analytics tools (Google Firebase, Microsoft Clarity) for usability analysis. This is information about your pet and learning content, not about you as the guardian.
The Service collects personal information in the following ways:
All collected information is transmitted over the network encrypted using HTTPS/TLS.
Automatically collected analytics and diagnostic information is retained according to each analytics provider's data-retention policy (for example, Firebase Analytics up to 14 months by default; Firebase Crashlytics approximately 90 days).
Information you enter (parrot information, learning words, etc.) is stored on your device by default, and when you uninstall the app, the information stored on your device and the anonymous identifiers are deleted together.
Recordings and recording details sent to our servers with your consent to audio collection are deleted automatically after 180 days from the date of collection.
The Service does not sell your personal information and does not provide it to third parties, except where specifically required by law.
However, we entrust analytics and error-diagnosis work needed to operate the Service to external specialized services, as described in Section 6 below.
To improve app quality and analyze usage statistics and errors, the Service entrusts personal information processing to overseas services as follows. The Service also uses a cloud service in a Korean region to operate its servers.
You can make the following choices about the collection of personal information for analytics and tracking purposes:
Even if you decline, you can continue to use the app's core learning features normally.
The Service is an application for all ages (app store age rating 3+) that is not targeted at any particular age group, and it is intended to be used by guardians who care for pet birds.
The Service does not collect personal information from children under 14 without the consent of their legal representative. If a child under 14 uses the Service, we recommend that they do so under the guidance and supervision of their legal representative (parent or guardian).
If we become aware that personal information of a child under 14 has been collected without the consent of their legal representative, we will destroy that information without delay. Requests to access or delete a child's personal information, and related inquiries, may be made through the contact details in Section 15.
The Service does not run personalized advertising. However, the analytics tools above may use advertising identifiers, device identifiers, and similar identifiers for usage statistics and usability analysis.
You can limit some collection by resetting or deleting your advertising identifier, or by limiting ad personalization, in your device settings.
When you uninstall the app, the information stored on your device and the anonymous identifiers are deleted. Information sent to analytics services is destroyed after the retention period expires, according to each provider's retention policy. Recordings and recording details sent to our servers are destroyed automatically after 180 days from the date of collection.
Information in electronic file form is deleted securely so that it cannot be recovered or reproduced.
We take the following measures to ensure the security of personal information:
No method of transmission over a network or electronic storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You may exercise the following rights regarding your personal information:
You may make these requests through the contact details in Section 15 below.
Depending on your state of residence (for example, California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or Texas), you may have some or all of the following rights under the laws of your state:
Under the categories of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), we collect identifiers (device and advertising identifiers); internet or other electronic network activity information (app usage and session replay); approximate geolocation (city/region-level, not precise); and audio information (recordings, if you agreed to audio collection). We do not collect Social Security or other government-issued ID numbers, financial account information, precise geolocation, or biometric information.
We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration, and we do not use it to serve you targeted advertising. Our analytics providers do collect advertising and device identifiers; to the extent this is considered "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under applicable state law, you may opt out at any time using your device's advertising settings and, on iOS, by declining tracking (see Section 7). We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age.
We do not collect precise geolocation or other sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you, and we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information beyond the purposes permitted by law.
You may submit a request by emailing joynnovate@gmail.com. Because the Service operates without accounts or login, we generally cannot associate the analytics data we collect with your identity, which may limit our ability to locate data specific to you. The most effective ways to control your information are to uninstall the app (which deletes on-device data and anonymous identifiers) and to use the choices described in Section 7. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights, and where your state provides an appeal process, you may appeal a decision by replying to our response.
We do not disclose personal information to third parties for those third parties' own direct marketing purposes.
If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, this Section applies to you in addition to the rest of this Privacy Policy, pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent laws. Matters not addressed in this Section are governed by Sections 1 through 13.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we limit the data processed to what does not override your rights and interests. We do not engage in automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
In addition to the rights described in Section 12, you have the following rights:
You may exercise these rights through the contact details in Section 15, and we will respond within one month of receiving your request. Because the Service operates without accounts or login, your ability to exercise these rights over data that we cannot use to identify you may be limited unless you provide additional information that enables your identification (Article 11 GDPR).
You may lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in the place of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. In Spain, for example, you may lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD, www.aepd.es).
When we transfer data outside the EEA, we apply the following safeguards:
The age of 14 referred to in Section 8 is the threshold under the laws of the Republic of Korea and Spain. Where the law of your country of residence sets a different age (between 13 and 16), processing based on the consent of a child under that age requires the consent of the holder of parental responsibility.
We have designated the following privacy officer to handle inquiries related to personal information protection:
If you need to report or seek advice about an infringement of your personal information, you may contact the following organizations:
Users residing in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority described in Section 14, item 3.
This Privacy Policy applies from its effective date.
We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in applicable laws or in the Service, and we will notify you of any changes through this page.
This Privacy Policy was written in Korean. Translations into English, Japanese, or other languages are provided for your convenience; if a translation conflicts with the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.
Effective date: October 20, 2026
Last updated: October 20, 2026