Location Information & Anonymous Translation Statistics
Effective date: 2026-07-30 | Last revised: 2026-07-30
EKCOW complies with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information and manages your location data securely.
Location-based service business report
Report accepted by 방송미디어통신사무소 under the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, Article 9-2 (reporting by small business operators, etc.).
Reporting entity: 주식회사 와이즈튠 (Business reg. no. 328-86-03665)
Report status: 소상공인 등의 위치기반서비스사업 신고 수리 (제1258호)
Report number: 제1258호
Business type: 소상공인 등의 위치기반서비스사업
Reported service: 이용자 위치기반 맛집, 명소 공유 서비스
Article 1 (Purpose)
These Terms set forth rights, obligations, and responsibilities between the Company and users regarding location‑based services provided by EKCOW (the “Company”) and other necessary matters.
Article 2 (Official service and location data)
EKCOW operates as an official service. We continuously stabilize and improve location-based and translation-statistics features. Changes to location processing will be announced in advance under this Policy and the Privacy Policy.
Article 3 (Effect and changes)
These Terms take effect when a user applies for the Service or, as a subject of personal location information, agrees to these Terms and the Company accepts.
If the Company changes the Terms, it will announce the change and effective date via the app or website.
Users may refuse to agree to changes; if they do not agree, they may stop using the Service and withdraw.
Article 4 (Purposes of collection and use)
4.1 Purposes
The Company collects and uses location information for:
Real‑time exchange rates: currency and rate display and recommendations by region
AI translation: location‑based local language and translation recommendations
Language learning: regional learning content
Media sharing: optional location tagging on posts
Marketplace: regional listing and trade area display
Nearby businesses: search results based on user location
Travel home & weather: regional weather and area information display
Example: when traveling abroad, currency rates and local translation recommendations may use location.
4.2 Collection methods
GPS (satellite)
Wi‑Fi‑based location
Cell tower information
IP‑based location (web)
4.3 Anonymous translation statistics (included in these Terms)
Together with location use, the Company may collect and use anonymous translation statistics. If you agree to this section:
Purposes: improving translation and learning quality, regional recommendations, anonymous analytics
Items: language pairs, usage of results, region codes (country/city) — no personally identifiable data
Anonymization: no collection or storage of member IDs or device identifiers; statistics are aggregated
Retention: anonymous statistics may be kept until withdrawal or as separately stated, then destroyed
Withdrawal: you may withdraw consent in App > Consent settings; translation, learning, maps, etc., may be limited
Relationship to the Service: translation, learning, Google Maps integration, and location‑tagged posts require consent to these Terms; without consent, those features may be limited.
Article 5 (Items of personal location information)
Item
Method
Purpose
GPS coordinates (lat/lng)
GPS sensor
Nearby search, maps
Wi‑Fi AP information
Wi‑Fi module
Indoor positioning
Cell tower information
Carrier towers
Approximate location
IP address
Internet connection
Region‑based services
Article 6 (Use and disclosure)
6.1 Use
Location information is used only for the purposes in Article 4.
Where necessary for the Service, location data (coordinates, region codes, etc.) may be stored on servers with encryption (e.g., AES-256), subject to accuracy options (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW/CITY_ONLY) and anonymization settings chosen by the Member.
Data is retained only as needed for features such as post location tagging, nearby business or translation recommendations, and travel home/weather, and is deleted when the purpose ends or when the post/feature is removed or consent is withdrawn.
Regional statistics for service improvement may be kept in anonymized form.
6.2 Third parties
The Company does not disclose location information to third parties except:
Where the user has consented in advance
Where required by law
Article 7 (Retention and use period)
Post/feature-linked location: stored encrypted on servers while the post or feature is active; deleted when the post is removed or consent is withdrawn
Search/usage logs: anonymized, up to 1 year for improvement
Statistics: stored in non-identifiable form
Withdrawal or consent withdrawal: identifiable location data is deleted without undue delay; complete deletion within 30 days after account withdrawal per the Privacy Policy (except legal retention)
Article 8 (Destruction)
Stored location data is deleted by irrecoverable means when the purpose ends or the retention period expires
If retention is necessary, data is anonymized and used only for statistics
Electronic files are permanently deleted by irrecoverable means
Article 9 (Rights of data subjects)
Users may exercise the following rights at any time:
Withdraw consent: deny location permission in app or device settings
Suspend use/provision: turn off location in app settings
Confirm facts of use/provision: contact customer support (contact@wisetune.site)
Deletion: upon consent withdrawal, post deletion, or membership withdrawal (30-day grace per Privacy Policy on withdrawal)