Privacy Policy
The operator of UnikUnik (the "Operator") operates the mobile game UnikUnik (the "Service") in compliance with the Personal Information Protection Act of the Republic of Korea and other applicable laws, and establishes and discloses this Privacy Policy to process users' personal information safely.
This is an English translation of the Korean Privacy Policy. If there is any discrepancy between the two versions, the Korean version prevails.
1. Personal Information We Process and How We Collect It
| Category | Items | Collection method |
|---|---|---|
| Required (all users) |
Account identifier (UID), name (nickname), Friend Code (auto-generated), game usage records (progress, currencies, inventory, equipment, achievements, collection, expeditions, mailbox, etc.), consent records (items consented to, version, date and time), confirmation of being 14 or older, device information (device model, operating system type), access date and time |
Automatically generated or collected when starting and using the game; the name is entered by the user |
| Optional (when linking an email account) |
Email address, password | Entered by the user Passwords are stored encrypted by the authentication service (Firebase) and cannot be viewed by the Operator. |
| Optional | Whether you agree to receive marketing information | Your consent |
| Automatically generated | Server access logs (IP address, request date and time), app installation identifier (Firebase Installation ID), error logs | Automatically generated while using the Service |
| Automatically collected (usage analytics, Android app) |
App instance ID, app usage records (screen views, session start and duration, first launch, etc.), device information (device model, OS version, language, screen size), app version, approximate location (country and city level, estimated from IP address) We do not collect advertising identifiers (Advertising ID). |
Automatically collected through the Google Analytics for Firebase SDK (all users of the Android app, whether signed in or playing as a guest) The iOS app does not include Google Analytics and does not collect these items. |
The Service does not collect real names, national identification numbers, phone numbers, addresses, precise location (GPS), contacts, photos, advertising identifiers, or payment information. You can use the Service with a guest (anonymous) account without signing up.
2. Purposes of Processing
- Creating and identifying game accounts; saving, synchronizing, and restoring game data
- Recovering accounts when changing devices and sending password reset messages through email account linking
- Detecting simultaneous access to the same account from multiple devices and recovering from data conflicts
- Providing game features such as names, Friend Codes, and mailbox rewards
- Managing consent history, responding to inquiries, and handling disputes
- Ensuring service stability, and analyzing and fixing errors
- Improving the Service through usage analytics (number of users, play time, usage by screen, etc.)
- (Only if you consent) Sending marketing information such as events and benefits
3. Retention Period
- Personal information is retained for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, it is destroyed without delay (within 30 days at the latest).
- Backup copies kept for recovering from data conflicts are deleted together with the account.
- Usage analytics information (the automatically collected items in Section 1) is not linked to your account and is deleted automatically 2 months after collection.
- Where applicable laws require retention, the information is kept for the required period.
4. Provision to Third Parties
The Operator processes your personal information only within the scope of the purposes in Section 2 and does not provide it to third parties except with your consent or where specifically required by law.
5. Outsourcing of Processing and Transfer Abroad
The Operator outsources personal information processing as follows to provide the Service, and personal information is transferred abroad in the process.
| Processor (recipient) | Outsourced task | Country | Items transferred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (Google Cloud / Firebase) Contact: privacy inquiry form |
Account authentication (Firebase Authentication) | United States | UID, email address (if linked), password (encrypted), access IP |
| Game data storage (Cloud Firestore), game content delivery (Cloud Storage) | Republic of Korea (Seoul region) | All required items in Section 1, access IP | |
| Account deletion processing (Cloud Functions), remote configuration (Remote Config) | United States | UID, Firebase Installation ID, access IP | |
| Usage analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase, Android app) | United States | The automatically collected (usage analytics) items in Section 1 |
- Time and method of transfer: transmitted over the network with encryption when you use the Service
- Retention period: same as Section 3 (usage analytics information: 2 months from collection)
- How to refuse and its effect: if you do not want your information transferred abroad, you may stop using the Service and delete your account. However, these transfers are essential to providing the Service, so you cannot use the Service if you refuse.
6. Destruction Procedure and Method
Personal information whose retention period has expired or whose purpose has been achieved is destroyed without delay. Information in electronic files is permanently deleted in a way that cannot be recovered or reproduced. Information that must be kept under applicable laws is stored separately and destroyed after the required period.
7. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them (Including Account Deletion)
- You may at any time request access to, correction, deletion, or suspension of processing of your personal information, and withdraw your consent.
- In-game deletion: you can delete your account and game data yourself under Settings > Delete Account.
- Deletion request outside the game: if you cannot use the app, you can request deletion by email by following the Account Deletion Request guide.
- You can change your name in the game. For any other request, contact us at the address below and we will act without delay.
- Deleted accounts and game data cannot be recovered.
8. Automatic Data Collection Tools and How to Refuse
To understand how the Service is used and to improve it, the Operator installs and operates Google Analytics for Firebase in the Android app. It is not installed in the iOS app.
- Items collected: the automatically collected (usage analytics) items in Section 1
- Purpose: statistical analysis such as number of users, play time, and usage by screen, and service improvement (not used for advertising)
- The collected information is not linked to your game account (UID, name, email), and advertising identifiers (Advertising ID, IDFA) are not collected.
- How to refuse
- There is currently no in-app setting to turn off usage analytics collection.
- Uninstalling the app deletes the app instance ID from your device, and collection stops thereafter.
- The Service does not display advertisements and does not use web cookies.
- The app uses an app installation identifier (Firebase Installation ID) to save game data and for remote configuration; it is deleted from your device when you uninstall the app.
For details on how Google processes data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
9. Personal Information of Children Under 14
The Service is intended for users aged 14 or older and confirms age before the game starts. We do not collect personal information from children under 14, and if we learn that a user is under 14, we delete the account and information without delay.
10. Security Measures
- Encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and encryption at rest (cloud default encryption)
- Access control through security rules (users can access only their own data)
- Minimizing and managing access rights of operator accounts
11. Privacy Officer and Contact
- Privacy Officer: Youngjae Chun (Operator)
- Email: unikunikadmin@gmail.com
12. Remedies for Infringement
If you need to report or seek advice about an infringement of personal information, you may contact the following Korean institutions.
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972 (in Korea) · www.kopico.go.kr
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center (KISA): 118 (in Korea) · privacy.kisa.or.kr
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office: 1301 (in Korea) · www.spo.go.kr
- Korean National Police Agency: 182 (in Korea) · ecrm.police.go.kr
13. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised due to changes in laws or the Service. When revised, we will give notice in the Service or on this page starting 7 days before the effective date (30 days for changes unfavorable to users). For important changes, we may ask for your consent again.
Previous version: Version 1 (effective June 26, 2026)
October 7, 2026: Clarified that usage analytics (Google Analytics) applies to the Android app (no new items collected)
October 22, 2026: Added a section for users outside the Republic of Korea (Section 14) (no changes for users in Korea)
November 2, 2026: Added a section on the Grand Smithing Tournament (Section 15) (no changes for users who do not enter the tournament)
14. Users Outside the Republic of Korea
This Privacy Policy also applies if you use the Service outside the Republic of Korea, and the following additionally applies. Where the laws of your place of residence grant you more rights than this Policy, we will honor those rights as well.
- Legal bases: Where the laws of your place of residence require us to state the legal basis for processing, we process your information as necessary to perform our contract with you to provide the game (accounts, game data, and game features in Section 2), on the basis of our legitimate interests for service stability, error analysis, and preventing abuse, and on the basis of your consent for marketing information.
- Where we process and international transfers: As described in Section 5, your personal information is processed and stored in the Republic of Korea (Seoul region) and the United States, which may have data protection standards different from those of your country. Our processor, Google, maintains appropriate safeguards under its contract with us.
- Your rights: Subject to the laws of your place of residence, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, request restriction of processing, object to processing, request a copy of your data (data portability), and withdraw your consent. Send your request to the email address in Section 11, and we will respond within the period required by applicable law and no later than 30 days. You may also lodge a complaint with the data protection authority where you live.
- Age: The Service is intended for users aged 14 or older. If the laws of your place of residence set a higher age at which you can consent to the processing of your personal information yourself, you may not use the Service if you are under that age.
- No sale or targeted advertising: We do not sell your personal information and do not share it with third parties for targeted (cross-context behavioral) advertising.
- Availability: The Service is currently not offered in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), or the United Kingdom.
15. Grand Smithing Tournament (effective November 2, 2026)
If you enter the Service's weekly "Grand Smithing Tournament", the following also applies. If you do not enter the tournament, the information below is not processed.
- Information processed: tournament entry and submission records (entry time, type of entry fee, the grade and time taken for each craft, score, and how the run ended), your best score of the week and when you reached it, your ranking, and a copy of your nickname, title, and account rank for display on the leaderboard
- Purposes: running the tournament (calculating scores and rankings, showing the leaderboard, and checking for abnormal records) and sending ranking rewards by in-game mail
- Shown to other users: the tournament leaderboard shows the nickname, title, account rank, tournament score, and ranking of the top 25 players of the week to other users in the game. Rankings and scores below 25th place are shown only to the player themselves. If you do not want this information shown, do not enter the tournament.
- Processors and international transfer: tournament records are stored in Cloud Firestore (Seoul region, Republic of Korea), and entries, record processing, and rankings are handled by Google LLC's Cloud Functions (United States). The processor and transfer method are the same as in Section 5.
- Retention: kept while your account exists. When you delete your account, your tournament entry and submission records and leaderboard information are deleted, and in the results of past tournaments that have already been settled, only the ranking and score are kept in a form that cannot identify you; your UID, nickname, and title are deleted.