TAEKWONDO MASTER Privacy Policy
Effective: November 7, 2026 | Last updated: November 7, 2026
This English version is provided for convenience. If it differs from the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.
TAEKWONDO MASTER (store name "Taekwondo Master: Kick & Break", the "App") respects your privacy and complies with applicable laws, including Korea's Personal Information Protection Act. This policy applies to the App on Google Play (Android) and the App Store (iOS).
In short: There is no sign-up or login. Your training record (belts, stars, training days, dan, chosen master and any name you enter) is stored only on your device and in your own iCloud (iOS) and is never sent to our servers. When ads are shown, ad-related information (such as your advertising ID) is sent directly from your device to our ad provider, Google (Section 4).
1. Information we process
1.1 Basic use — nothing is sent to our servers
| Type | Items | Where stored | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training record | Belts, stars, training days, sets, PERFECT count, dan, points, start date and black-belt date, chosen master and dojang, sound/vibration settings | Your device (app storage) | Running the game |
| App settings | Language and music settings, age check answer, notice acknowledgement, music rotation, count of rewards given without an ad | Your device (app storage) | Running the game |
| Name (optional) | The name you type when you first start, when you earn the black belt or in Settings → "My Name", and the Korean name the App converts on your device (the first entry can be skipped) | Your device | How your master addresses you, belt embroidery and share card |
| Share card | An image created on your device when you tap the share button (includes your name and training record) | The app you choose to share with | Sharing your achievement |
Apart from the name above, the App does not ask for or collect your real name, email, phone number, contacts, address, photos or location. The name need not be your real name and never leaves your device unless you share a card yourself through an app you choose (messenger, social media, etc.), whose own policies then apply.
1.2 Contact
"Contact Us" in Settings opens your email app. We use your email address and message only to reply.
2. Purposes
- Running the game: your training record is used only on your device.
- Ads: ad-related information is used to show and measure rest-time ads and rewarded ads (heart refill, double points, retries, extra sets, unlocking masters and similar rewards), and is processed by the ad provider (Section 4).
- Support: emails are used only to answer and to check bugs.
3. Retention
- Training record and name: kept on your device until you delete the App or tap "Reset Progress" in Settings. We do not hold a copy.
- App settings: not removed by "Reset Progress"; deleted when you delete the App.
- Support emails: kept up to 1 year after we reply, then deleted.
- Information required to be kept by law is kept for the required period.
4. Third parties and international transfer
We do not receive your personal information or share it with third parties. The information below goes directly from your device to the ad provider without passing through our servers.
| Recipient | Items | Purpose | Retention | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (Google AdMob) — when ads are loaded and shown | Advertising ID (Android Advertising ID; iOS IDFA if you allow tracking), IP address, device and OS information, app information, ad impressions and clicks, approximate location (from IP), diagnostics (SDK error and performance data) | Showing ads (personalized ads if you allow them), rewarding and measuring ads; fraud prevention | Per Google's policies | USA and other countries where Google operates (sent each time an ad is loaded). Contact Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy |
- Users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland see Google's consent form on first launch and can change their choice anytime in Settings → "Ad Privacy Choices".
- On iOS you can allow or deny tracking in the App Tracking Transparency prompt, which appears after you select "14 OR OLDER" in the age check on first launch and before any ads are loaded. Ads are not loaded before you answer. If you deny, your IDFA is not sent and the game works the same (non-personalized ads are shown).
- If you do not want this information sent, stop using and delete the App. For information already received, you can contact Google.
- We do not provide information to third parties except as required by law or valid legal requests.
Update check
When the App starts, it checks for a new version by contacting a public address of Apple (App Store lookup on iOS, USA) or GitHub (Android, USA). Your IP address and technical connection data needed for this request may reach that company; we do not receive it. Your training record and name are not sent.
We require third parties that receive user data (such as the ad provider) to protect it at the same or an equivalent level as this Policy and applicable law require.
5. Processors
We do not use processors for personal information. Ads are requested directly from your device as in Section 4, and Google processes the data under its own policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
6. iCloud save and device backup
On iOS, so you can keep your progress when you change or lose your phone, the App automatically saves your training record and app settings (the items in the table in Section 1) to your own iCloud (Apple's iCloud key-value storage). When you first open the App on a new device signed in with the same Apple ID, it asks whether to load your previous record. This data is stored in Apple's iCloud under Apple's policies, and we cannot access it. If you turn off “iCloud Save” in the App’s Settings, or turn off iCloud in iPhone Settings → [your name] → iCloud, it is not saved.
If Android Auto Backup or iCloud Backup is on, your operating system may back up the App's training record to your Google or Apple account under their policies. We cannot access these backups.
7. Deletion
Information is deleted without delay when its retention period ends or its purpose is fulfilled; electronic files are deleted irrecoverably.
8. Your rights
- Delete your record: use "Reset Progress" in Settings to delete both the device and iCloud copies. Deleting only the App removes the device copy; the iCloud copy stays and the App offers to load it when reinstalled. We have no copy, so deleted records cannot be restored.
- Correct your name: change it anytime in Settings → "My Name".
- Ad choices: "Ad Privacy Choices" (EEA/UK/Switzerland), resetting or opting out of your advertising ID in device settings, or turning off tracking on iOS.
- Access/correction/deletion requests: since we hold no records, you can view and delete them on your device. To delete a support email, contact us below.
9. Children
The App is for ages 14 and up. It asks your age on first launch. If you select under 14, the App cannot be used and no ads are loaded. Your selection is stored only on your device. We do not knowingly collect personal information of children under 14.
10. Security
Your training record stays on your device and in your own iCloud and is not sent to our servers. The App uses encrypted connections (HTTPS).
11. Contact
- Privacy officer: Taekwondo Master Support Team
- Email: taekwondomaster.official@gmail.com
12. Remedies (Korea)
For advice or remedies regarding privacy violations in Korea, you can contact:
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center: 118 (privacy.kisa.or.kr)
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972 (www.kopico.go.kr)
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office: 1301
- National Police Agency: 182
13. Changes
If this policy changes, we will post the updated version with its effective date at this page and the link in the App's Settings.