Privacy Policy

We believe that everyone using GeoAlbum should be confident in the security of their data. We wrote this Privacy Policy to explain what data we collect, how it’s used, and why.

This policy also provides information based on laws related to the processing of your personal data. Further, this policy sets out the basis by which we will process any personal data that you provide to us or that we obtain from other sources.

For the purpose of data protection law, Suzuki Creative ("we", "us", and "our") is the data controller with respect to your personal data.

1. Our main office address:
   CityCourt 408, 23-17 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
2. Our email address:
   app+geoalbum@suzukicreative.com
3. You can also contact us by tapping “Inquiries” in the Settings tab of the GeoAlbum app.

In this policy:

1. Your “personal data” means any data which relates to you and from which you can be identified. It may include contact details, other personal information, photographs, and videos.
2. “Processing” means any activity or operation that is carried out in respect of your personal data, including collecting, storing, using, transferring, and deleting.
3. “App” refers to the mobile applications collectively named “GeoAlbum”.

1. Information you provide while using the app. Not necessary.
2. Information we collect. This may include your device information (such as operating system/version, hardware model, browser type/version), IP address, GeoAlbum login information, usage log for the app, device IDs (such as Apple IDFA ), and cookies and similar technologies.
3. Information we collect from other sources. This may include:
   • Information about ad clicks and app installs from marketing platforms
   • Purchase information/history from Apple, Google, and other payment platforms for products and services ordered through the app
   • GeoAlbum usage activity from analytics platforms

We use your personal data for the following purposes based on our legitimate interests and/or with your consent:

• To provide you with our services. Our services include the app, customized content , payment processing for products and services purchased within the app, and improvements to the app.
• To provide user support. This includes handling inquiries and complaints, troubleshooting and solving technical issues, and making necessary changes to our services.
• For marketing analytics. This includes collecting and analyzing data to research usage of the app.
• To protect against cyberattacks. This includes maintaining the privacy of our users and investigating and deterring unauthorized or illegal activity.
• For marketing. This includes operating promotional campaigns, measuring the performance of these campaigns, and sending information about our services, products, and features. We do not sell your data to any third parties. We also do not share your data to any third parties for advertising purposes.

Your personal data may be shared with the following recipients in the situations described below:

• Authorized employees or affiliates. When necessary, these authorized individuals will access the minimum amount of data required to provide customer support, operate our system and services, or investigate fraud or security issues.
• Payment service providers. Payments for products/services ordered through the app are processed by secure and trusted payment processors, such as Apple. We do not store payment information.
• Infrastructure vendors and other service providers. We store all data on servers provided by secure infrastructure services. We also provide data to service providers who support our business, such as by analyzing how our app is used, providing customer service, conducting surveys, measuring promotional campaigns, and/or sending emails and push notifications to users, for the purpose of processing the data described in the above.
• Law enforcement bodies. In response to legal requests, we will share the minimum amount of data necessary with law enforcement bodies.
• Other users invited to your album by you or your partner. The only information accessible by other album members is information that you have provided when using the app.

In order to process personal data as described in “5. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing Personal Data” above, we retain third-party service providers including the following:

• Amazon Web Services, (to store data, provide our service, etc.)
• Google Firebase (for analytics, to send push notifications, etc.)
• Apple In-App Purchase (to process payments)

In all cases, we apply strict measures to keep your data safe and your privacy protected. We share your personal data only for the purposes described in “5. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing Personal Data” above. We do not sell your personal data to any third parties, even in the form of anonymized statistical data.

Whenever we transfer, store, or process your personal data, we take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your data. When using or disclosing personal data transferred from the European Economic Area, we adhere to the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, adopt other means under European Union law to ensure adequate safeguards, or obtain your consent.

We retain your personal data for the periods listed below, except when required by law to retain it for a longer period of time. In that case, we retain your data for the period required by law.

• We retain your personal data until we receive a request from you to delete your account.
• Your personal data will be deleted from our servers within 30 days of receiving a request to delete your account.

We utilize cookies and similar technologies within the app in order to collect certain information, including the following:

• Tracking IDs.Tracking IDs are used by various third-party service providers to associate multiple sessions (and any activity within those sessions) with a unique ID. Your device sends this unique ID with related engagement data, allowing third-party service providers to attribute all relevant activities to one user.
• IP addresses.We and our third-party service providers collect IP addresses in services relating to the app.

We may change the expiration time frames listed above in order to optimize the app’s usability.

It is possible to disable cookies and other tracking IDs on your device. To learn more, visit the appropriate link below:

• iOS app users

We acknowledge that you have the right to access and correct your personal data, discontinue our usage of your personal data, and other rights stipulated in each applicable jurisdictional law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority in the jurisdiction where you reside, where you work, or where the alleged infringement of your rights took place. We will comply with any such request in full accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy in order to better meet our obligations under privacy law. Significant changes may be accompanied by a notification and/or request for consent, as required by law.

GeoAlbum at Suzuki Creative

CityCourt 408 , 23-17 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
app+geoalbum@suzukicreative.com

You can also contact us by tapping “Inquiries” in the Settings tab of the GeoAlbum app.