Play Joker Archive Privacy Policy
Effective date: May 22, 2026 Last updated: May 22, 2026
Play Joker Archive (the “Company”) complies with personal-information laws applicable in Korea and overseas — including the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, EU GDPR, and the U.S. CCPA — and has established and discloses this Privacy Policy in order to protect users’ personal information.
The Service is provided anonymously without any sign-up procedure. The Company only processes a browser/device-level identifier (“device identifier”) in order to identify users. The core function is to analyze a video URL entered by the user and provide an extraction link; the extracted Content file itself is not stored on the Company’s servers and is delivered directly to the user’s device.
1. Categories of personal information collected and methods of collection
1.1 Categories collected
| Category | Items collected |
|---|---|
| Automatically collected | Device identifier (deviceId based on browser local storage), IP address, access time, requested URL, User-Agent, app version, language setting |
| Usage records | Analyzed URLs, attempts to save (kept in a form decoupled from personal identifiers) |
| At payment | Payment method information (processed through an external payment processor; the Company does not store sensitive payment data such as card numbers or account numbers), order number, receipt token, subscription status |
| When you contact us | Email address and inquiry contents you voluntarily provide |
1.2 Methods of collection
- Automatic collection during use of the Service (logs, cookies, local storage, etc.).
- Receipt of verification results from the payment processor at the time of payment.
- Direct input by the user when contacting customer support.
The Company does not separately collect membership information such as member ID, password, real name, or resident registration number.
2. Purposes of collection and use
The Company processes personal information for the following purposes.
- Providing the Service: Analyzing video URLs, providing extraction links, and operating the saving tool.
- Payment and subscription management: Processing premium payments, verifying receipts, maintaining subscription status.
- Service operation and improvement: Developing new features, statistical analysis, quality improvement, and error diagnosis.
- Security: Detecting abnormal access, preventing abuse, and analyzing the cause of incidents.
- Legal compliance: Compliance with applicable law, and responding to customer inquiries.
3. Retention and use period
- In principle, the Company destroys personal information without delay once the purpose of collection and use has been achieved.
- Where retention is required by applicable law, the Company retains the information for the corresponding period.
| Information retained | Retention period | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Device identifier and subscription mapping | 1 year from last activity, or 5 years after subscription cancellation | Electronic Commerce Act |
| Abuse records | 1 year | Abuse prevention |
| Records of contracts and withdrawal of offers | 5 years | Electronic Commerce Act |
| Records of payment and supply of goods | 5 years | Electronic Commerce Act |
| Records of consumer complaints or dispute handling | 3 years | Electronic Commerce Act |
| Access logs, IP addresses, and other communication records | 3 months | Protection of Communications Secrets Act |
4. Provision to third parties
- The Company processes personal information only within the scope specified in Article 2 above, and does not provide it to third parties without the user’s prior consent.
- The following are exceptions.
- Where the user has given prior consent.
- Where required by applicable law.
- Where requested by an investigative agency through lawful procedures.
5. Outsourcing of personal information processing
For smooth operation of the Service, the Company may outsource personal-information processing tasks as follows.
| Processor | Outsourced task | Retention and use period |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud infrastructure provider | Server operation and data storage | Until the outsourcing contract ends |
| Cloudflare | CDN and extraction-traffic relay (bypassing data-center IP blocks) | Until the outsourcing contract ends |
| PortOne | Web payment processing and receipt verification | Period required by applicable law |
| Google LLC (Google Play) | Android in-app purchase receipt verification | Period required by applicable law |
| Apple Inc. (App Store) | iOS in-app purchase receipt verification | Period required by applicable law |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging | Sending app push notifications | Until the outsourcing contract ends |
The Company supervises and manages each processor to ensure secure handling of personal information.
6. Overseas transfers
The Company may store and process some data overseas in order to provide a global Service. Transferred data is processed within the scope specified in this Policy, and the Company applies safeguards for transfer in accordance with GDPR and other applicable law.
7. User rights
The user (or legal representative) may exercise the following rights at any time with respect to the Company.
- Right to request access to personal information.
- Right to request correction or deletion of personal information.
- Right to request suspension of processing.
- Right to request reset of the device identifier and deletion of related usage records.
- (For data subjects under GDPR) Right to data portability, right to object to automated decisions, etc.
Rights can be exercised through the contact below (playjokerarchive@gmail.com). After identity verification (e.g., confirmation of the device identifier or payment receipt at the time of the request), the Company will take the requested action without delay.
8. Protection of children under 14
The Company does not provide the Service to children under the age of 14. If a user is found to be under 14, the Company will immediately destroy the relevant usage records and payment information.
9. Destruction of personal information
- The Company destroys personal information without delay when the retention period has passed, when the purpose of processing has been achieved, or when the information has otherwise become unnecessary.
- Destruction methods:
- Electronic files: Permanently deleted in a manner that prevents recovery or reproduction.
- Hard copies: Shredded or incinerated.
10. Safeguards
The Company takes the following measures to securely manage user personal information.
- Administrative: Establishing and implementing internal management plans, and conducting regular operator inspections.
- Technical: TLS encryption for communications, access-control management, operation of security programs, and intrusion prevention / detection systems.
- Physical: Access control for data centers and restricted access to storage locations.
11. Cookies and local storage
- The Company may use browser local storage (to store the device identifier) and cookies for user identification and statistical analysis.
- Users may refuse or reset cookies / local storage through browser settings. Doing so may restrict certain features such as subscription linkage.
12. Advertising identifiers and analytics tools
The Company may use mobile advertising identifiers (such as IDFA, GAID) and analytics tools (such as Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics) to improve the Service and measure ad performance. Users may restrict these in their device settings.
13. Privacy Officer
The Company designates the following Privacy Officer to oversee personal-information processing and to handle complaints and remedies related to personal information.
- Privacy Officer: Play Joker Archive Operations Team
- Email: playjokerarchive@gmail.com
14. Remedies for infringement
Users may contact the following organizations to obtain remedies for infringement of personal-information rights.
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972 (no area code) / www.kopico.go.kr
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center: 118 (no area code) / privacy.kisa.or.kr
- Cyber Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office: 1301 (no area code) / www.spo.go.kr
- Cyber Bureau of the National Police Agency: 182 (no area code) / ecrm.police.go.kr
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Policy may be added to, removed from, or modified due to changes in law, policy, or security technology. Such changes will be announced in the Service at least 7 days before the effective date. For changes that materially affect user rights, the announcement will be made at least 30 days in advance.
Addendum This Policy takes effect on May 22, 2026.
