Heuton is a personal writing service (hereinafter referred to as the 'Service') provided online by Heuton Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the 'Company'). In accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., the Company establishes and discloses the following privacy policy to protect members' personal information and to handle related grievances quickly and smoothly.

Your personal information processed by the Company is used only for the purposes and within the scope you have agreed to for the smooth provision of Heuton services. Unless required by law or you separately consent, the Company will never provide your personal information to third parties, so please feel free to use the service.

Personal Information Items Collected

1. The Company collects the following personal information for member registration, service application, and smooth service provision:
   1. At the time of registration: Email, name, gender, age, profile picture, nickname
2. During service use, service usage history, access logs, IP information, cookies, and payment records may be generated and collected.

Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information

The Company uses the collected personal information for the following purposes:

1. Service Use

• Personal information is used for identity verification, purchase and fee payment, service provision, and delivery of notifications related to paid services.
• In addition to providing content and services, personal information is used for demographic analysis, analysis of service visits and usage records, personalized service provision based on personal information and interests, and to discover new services and improve existing ones.

1. Member Management

• Personal information is used for member management purposes such as confirming the intention to join, age verification and user identification, and confirming the intention to withdraw membership.
• Personal information is used to protect users and operate the service, including imposing usage restrictions on members who violate laws and Heuton's terms of use, preventing and sanctioning actions that hinder the smooth operation of the service including fraudulent usage, preventing account theft and fraudulent transactions, delivering notices such as terms revisions, preserving records for dispute resolution, and handling complaints.

1. Service Development and Marketing/Promotion

• Personal information is used for marketing and promotional purposes such as providing event information and participation opportunities, and delivering promotional information.
• Personal information is used to analyze service usage records and access frequency, compile statistics on service usage, and provide customized services based on service analysis and statistics.

Heuton promises to use personal information within a service environment where users can use the service with peace of mind.

Provision and Outsourcing of Personal Information

The Company does not provide your valuable personal information to third parties except in the following cases: