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Namhae: Spacetime Diary Terms of Service

Effective: September 2, 2026 · Version 2.0 · The Korean text is the authoritative version; this translation is provided for convenience.

Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms set out the conditions and procedures for using the Namhae: Spacetime Diary app and related services (the "Service") provided by Romantic Rider (the "Operator"), and the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of users and the Operator.

Article 2 (Definitions)

  1. "Service" means all features provided by the Namhae: Spacetime Diary app running on your device — photo capture with time / location overlay compositing, the map diary, gallery photo import, Namhae-gun tourism information (attractions, festivals, folk tales, and more), commemorative stamps for visiting Namhae landmarks, links to external tourism services, and the like. The specific composition and names of features may be added to or changed through updates.
  2. "User" means anyone who uses the Service under these Terms. The Service can be used without signing in; an account is created only if you want to use a feature that requires one, such as photo sharing (Article 4-2).
  3. "User Content" means all photos, notes, and records a user creates and stores while using the Service.
  4. "Account" means the entitlement to use the Service that you create by signing in with a Google or Kakao account.
  5. "Shared Content" means a photo you mark as "public" yourself and post to a per-place shared album, together with its accompanying information (capture time, the landmark you linked, and the nickname displayed).

Article 3 (Posting and amending the Terms)

  1. The Operator posts these Terms in the app and on this page.
  2. The Operator may amend these Terms within the bounds of applicable law. Amendments are announced in the app or on this page at least 7 days before taking effect (30 days for changes unfavorable to users or otherwise material).
  3. Continuing to use the Service after an amendment takes effect constitutes acceptance. If you do not accept, you may stop using the Service and uninstall the app.

Article 4 (Content of the Service)

  1. The Service is free and can be used without signing in. Your photos, location, notes, and other data are stored only on your device by default, and the Operator does not collect them onto any server. However, a photo you mark as "public" yourself (Shared Content) is stored on the Operator's server and shown to other users, as set out in Article 4-3.
  2. Map display and address conversion are provided through the Naver Maps API; tourism information on Namhae attractions, festivals, and the like is provided through public and regional data such as the Korea Tourism Organization's TourAPI. Using these features sends the necessary coordinates directly from your device to each API. The Operator may change the data sources and the manner of delivery (direct API calls, delivery via an Operator-managed server, and so on) to improve service quality, and may do so without separate notice as long as the change is not unfavorable to users. Details are governed by the Privacy Policy.
  3. The Service provides links to the web pages of external services — Nangman Namhae (the Namhae-gun tourism platform), the Namhae Cultural Center, and others — for details and reservations at attractions, restaurants, and lodgings. Any transaction made on an external service (such as a reservation or purchase) is between you and that service (or the listed business); the Operator is not a party to the transaction and does not guarantee the external service's content or performance. Use of an external service is governed by its own terms and privacy policy.
  4. The Service currently displays no advertising. The Operator may introduce advertising or paid features to cover operating costs; in that case, the change will be announced in the app and reflected in the relevant documents (these Terms and the Privacy Policy) before it takes effect.
  5. Account / login features and photo sharing were introduced with version 2.0 of these Terms (September 2, 2026); they are governed by Articles 4-2 through 4-4. Content belonging to users who do not use sharing remains stored only on their devices, and this revision changes nothing about that.

Article 4-2 (Accounts)

  1. Users who wish to use account-based features such as photo sharing may create an account by signing in with a Google or Kakao account. Without signing in, all other features remain available, including viewing and reporting in shared albums.
  2. Accounts may only be created by persons aged 14 or older.
  3. Users are responsible for keeping their social login accounts secure. The Operator is not liable for consequences of third-party use of a user's account absent the Operator's intent or negligence.
  4. Users may delete their account at any time via Settings → Account → Delete Account in the app. Deleting an account also deletes the account information and Shared Content uploaded with it. If the app is inaccessible, follow the Account Deletion Guide.
  5. The Operator may restrict sharing features or suspend/delete an account for material violations of these Terms or applicable law (including Article 7). The Operator will state the reason without delay, and the user may object.

Article 4-3 (Photo Sharing)

  1. Users may publish photos they select right after capture to per-landmark shared albums. Sharing happens only by the user's explicit choice; unselected photos are never transmitted to the server.
  2. Shared Content is viewable by all users of the Service (including those not signed in) in the landmark's album. Up to the latest 50 photos are kept per place; older photos are removed as new ones arrive.
  3. Copyright in Shared Content belongs to the user. The user grants the Operator a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to store, reproduce (including generating thumbnails), display, and transmit Shared Content solely to the extent necessary to provide the Service. This license ends when the user deletes the content or the account (except that it continues, for review purposes only, during the retention period in paragraph 5).
  4. Users may delete their own Shared Content at any time; deletion immediately removes it from view and destroys it in storage.
  5. Anyone (signed in or not) may report inappropriate Shared Content. The Operator reviews reports and may hide or delete content, retaining reported content for up to 30 days for review. The Operator may take the same measures for content that clearly violates the law or these Terms even without a report, notifying the poster of the reason (unless legally restricted).
  6. Signed-in users may block a poster so that the poster's Shared Content is hidden from them, and may unblock from the block list in Settings.
  7. Where a third party is identifiable in Shared Content (e.g., people), obtaining consents needed for capture and publication is the user's responsibility. If a third party substantiates an infringement and requests removal, the Operator may hide or delete the content.

Article 4-4 (Nicknames)

  1. Users may choose the nickname displayed with sharing features, and the nickname is made public to other users. If no nickname is chosen, a nickname generated automatically by the Service is displayed.
  2. We recommend not including information that identifies you, such as your real name or contact details, in your nickname.
  3. Nicknames that impersonate another person or an organization may not be used, and the Operator restricts expressions liable to cause confusion, such as the names of public authorities or of the Operator.
  4. The Operator may take necessary measures against a nickname that violates this Article, including restricting its display or requesting a change.
  5. The block list shows the nickname as it was at the time of blocking.

Article 5 (Changes and interruption of the Service)

  1. The Operator may temporarily suspend all or part of the Service for updates, maintenance, and similar work.
  2. Features may be limited by causes beyond the Operator's control — natural disasters, telecom carrier outages, or failures and policy changes of external APIs and services (maps, tourism information, Nangman Namhae, and the like).
  3. The Operator may change or terminate all or part of the Service for substantial managerial or technical reasons, with prior notice in the manner of Article 3. Even if the Service ends, your User Content remains on your device.

Article 6 (Rights in User Content and data management)

  1. All rights in User Content, including copyright, belong to you. Apart from the license to Shared Content in Article 4-3(3), the Operator claims no rights in User Content and does not access User Content you have not shared.
  2. User Content stored only on your device can be lost through device loss, failure, or reset, or by uninstalling the app. Backing up your data is your responsibility, and the Operator is not liable for such loss. Commemorative stamp records are likewise stored only on your device.
  3. Sharing photos outside the app (to other apps, social media, and so on) and its consequences are your responsibility.

Article 7 (Prohibited conduct)

When using the Service you must not:

  1. Attempt to derive source code or algorithms by decompiling, disassembling, or reverse-engineering the app (except where expressly permitted by law)
  2. Disrupt the Service through abnormal or automated access to the app or to the external APIs and services it uses
  3. Copy, distribute, or sell all or part of the Service, or create derivative works, without authorization
  4. Use the Service for photography or records that infringe others' rights, including privacy and likeness
  5. Forge or alter the time / location overlay, or use overlaid photos dressed up as fact to deceive others
  6. Obtain commemorative stamps or other visit-based elements by improper means such as location spoofing
  7. Publish content in a shared album that infringes the rights of others or violates the law or these Terms
  8. Use a nickname that impersonates another person or an organization (Article 4-4)
  9. Repeatedly use the report or block features for purposes other than intended, obstructing others' normal use of the Service
  10. Otherwise violate applicable law

Article 8 (Location-based services)

1. Content of the service

The Operator uses your device's location data to provide the following free of charge: recording and overlaying the coordinates at photo capture, showing photos on the map, converting coordinates to addresses, nearby tourism information, and confirming visits to Namhae landmarks (commemorative stamps).

2. Handling of personal location data

  1. Location data is processed and stored on your device; the Operator does not store or retain it on any server. Visit confirmation (commemorative stamps) is likewise judged entirely on the device.
  2. For address conversion and tourism information, coordinates are sent from your device to external APIs (NAVER Cloud, Korea Tourism Organization) or to a server managed by the Operator and used transiently to generate the response; the coordinates used for a lookup are not stored.
  3. Location records stored on the device are destroyed immediately when you delete the photo or record, or uninstall the app.

3. Provision to third parties

The Operator does not provide personal location data to third parties. If a service requiring such provision is ever introduced, users will be notified in advance and consent obtained.

Photo sharing (Article 4-3) is not such a case. Metadata (EXIF), including location, is removed from shared photos, so your coordinates are not uploaded to the server; the position shown in an album is the coordinate of the public tourist landmark you linked.

4. Your rights

  1. You can withdraw the location permission in device settings at any time; only location-dependent features are affected.
  2. You can delete geotagged photos and records in the app at any time.

5. Protection of children aged 8 or under, etc.

Where the guardian of a child aged 8 or under, an adult ward, or a person with a mental disability consents to the use of that person's personal location data to protect their life or physical safety, the consent is deemed to be the person's own under Article 26 of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information.

6. Damages

If you suffer damage because the Operator violated the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, you may claim damages from the Operator. The Operator cannot escape liability unless it proves the absence of intent or negligence.

7. Provider information and location data manager

8. Records confirming use and provision

Under Article 16(2) of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, the Operator automatically records, in its location information system, the fact of use of personal location information and, where provision to a third party occurs, the fact of that provision, and retains it for six months from the time of recording. This data holds only the fact that use or provision occurred (subject, time, the surface concerned, and purpose); it does not include the location information itself, such as coordinates or addresses.

You can review your own records at any time in Settings → Location use history (Article 24 of the Act).

9. Fees and conditions

All features involving the collection, use and provision of location information are free of charge; no separate fee is charged to you. However, any data communication charges incurred while using the Service are borne by you under your mobile carrier's pricing. If a fee is ever introduced for location-related features, the Operator will amend these Terms and give notice before it takes effect, and will obtain separate consent where the law requires it.

Article 9 (Intellectual property)

  1. Copyright and other intellectual property in the Service (the app, logo, design, software, and so on) belong to the Operator or its rightful owners.
  2. Map data comes from NAVER; the illustrated background of the Namhae guide map is a derivative of OpenStreetMap data under ODbL 1.0.
  3. Tourism information on attractions, festivals, and the like comes from the Korea Tourism Organization's TourAPI and Namhae-gun-related institutions, subject to each provider's conditions. Folk tales, webtoons, and other content of the Namhae Cultural Center belong to that institution; the Service does not reproduce them and only links to their web pages.
  4. You are granted only a revocable, non-transferable right to use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Article 10 (Disclaimer of warranties)

  1. The Service is provided "as is"; the Operator does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation.
  2. The time, coordinates, address, and other overlay information stamped on photos may differ from reality due to device GPS accuracy and the limits of external APIs (reverse geocoding and the like). The Operator does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of overlay information; using it for legal evidence or other consequential purposes is at your own judgment and risk.
  3. The accuracy and currency of information based on external APIs and institutions follows each provider's data. Festival dates, opening hours, and the like may differ from reality — checking before visiting is recommended.
  4. Commemorative stamps and other visit-based elements may misjudge within the limits of device GPS accuracy.

Article 11 (Limitation of liability)

  1. For this free Service, the Operator is not liable for damage you incur unless caused by the Operator's intent or gross negligence.
  2. The Operator is not liable for damage from causes beyond its control — your device environment, network failures, or matters attributable to external API and service providers.
  3. The limitation on data-loss liability in Article 6(2) applies under this Article as well.

Article 12 (Dispute resolution)

  1. If a dispute arises between the Operator and a user over the Service, both sides will consult in good faith toward an amicable resolution.
  2. Failing that, suit may be brought in the court of jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act of the Republic of Korea; the governing law is the law of the Republic of Korea.
  3. For disputes over location data, you may apply to the Korea Communications Commission for a ruling under Article 28 of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, or to the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee for mediation.

Article 13 (Matters not provided for)

Matters not provided for in these Terms follow the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, other applicable laws, and commercial practice.

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