Privacy Policy

ReadMe (the "Service") is a personal branding platform operated by Saeroon (the "Company").

The Company takes personal information seriously and complies with the Personal Information Protection Act and related laws.

This Privacy Policy explains the information collected during use of the ReadMe service (readme.fit) and how it is processed.

We collect the following information to provide our services:

Information Collected Upon Registration

• Email address (required)

• Password (required, encrypted storage)

• Username/Nickname (required)

• Profile photo (optional)

Information Collected via Social Login

• Social account unique ID

• Email address

• Profile name and photo (with consent)

Information Collected During Service Use

• Profile bio

• Registered links and content

• Theme and design settings

Automatically Collected for Visitor Analytics

• IP address (anonymized via SHA256 hash)

• Browser and device information (User-Agent)

• Referrer (traffic source)

• Country and city (approximate location via GeoIP)

• Visit date/time

• Link click records

※ We do not use cookies for analytics. Data is collected in a form that cannot directly identify individuals.

Collected information is used only for the following purposes:

Service Provision

• Member registration and account management

• Profile page creation and operation

• Personalized service delivery

Service Improvement

• Usage statistics analysis and service enhancement

• Development of new features

• User experience optimization

Customer Support

• Inquiry response and resolution

• Delivery of notices and announcements

• Service-related notifications

Security and Legal Obligations

• Prevention of fraudulent use and security

• Compliance with legal obligations

The Service uses minimal cookies.

Essential Cookies

• Maintaining login status

• Security token storage

• Theme/language settings

Visitor Analytics

• We do not use cookies for analytics

• Anonymous identification via IP hash and User-Agent combination

• Privacy-First approach applied

Cookie Management

You can refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings.

However, refusing essential cookies may limit login functionality.

Personal information is retained until the collection purpose is achieved, then promptly deleted.

Member Information

• Immediately deleted upon account deletion

• However, information required by law may be retained for the prescribed period

Visitor Analytics Data

• Detailed visit records: Automatically deleted 30 days after collection

• Daily aggregated statistics: Retained during service use (non-identifiable)

• Server logs: Deleted after 3 months

Legal Retention Requirements

• Records of contracts or withdrawal: 5 years

• Records of payment and supply of goods: 5 years

• Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years

The Company implements the following measures to protect personal information:

Technical Measures

• Password encryption storage (bcrypt)

• SSL/TLS encrypted communication

• Access control and logging

• Regular security audits

Administrative Measures

• Minimization of personnel handling personal information

• Regular security training

• Establishment and implementation of internal management plans

Users may exercise the following rights at any time:

• Request to view personal information

• Request correction or deletion of personal information

• Request suspension of personal information processing

• Request account deletion and data removal

How to Exercise Rights

• Directly through the service settings menu

• By contacting support ([email protected])

Upon request, we will take action promptly after identity verification.

The Service uses the following third-party services:

Authentication Services

• Google OAuth (for social login)

• Subject to the privacy policies of those services

• https://policies.google.com/privacy

Visitor Analytics

• Self-hosted analytics system (no third-party services)

• No cookies used, IP hashing applied

Location Information

• MaxMind GeoLite2 (country/city estimation)

• Only approximate location from IP address

• Privacy Policy: https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy

Hosting and Infrastructure

• Cloudflare: Security and performance optimization

• Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

For inquiries regarding personal information processing, please contact:

Privacy Officer

• Name: Donggeon Kim

• Title: CEO

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 010-5959-1250

Company Information

• Company Name: Saeroon

• Business Registration Number: 625-30-01737

• Address: 302, 41 Guunjung-ro, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

• CEO: Donggeon Kim

Service Inquiries

• Email: [email protected]