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Privacy Policy

Effective

SummaryThe developer does not collect personal information. The ad shown when you save comes from Google AdMob, which processes device information such as the advertising identifier. Apple handles payment for Tapey Pro.

kvndh ("the developer") handles the personal information of people who use the Tapey app ("the app") under Korea's Personal Information Protection Act, as set out below.

01Purpose of processing

The app has no sign-up or login, and the developer does not collect personal information from users.

When you save a wallpaper, the app shows one full-screen ad. Google's ad service AdMob selects and displays that ad, and uses device information to show ads and measure how they perform.

02Information processed

The developer collects no personal information. The data the app uses is listed below. All of it is kept in the app's storage on your device. If you update from a version earlier than 2.0.0, the app reads the work and settings that the earlier version stored on the device once, the first time it opens, and moves them to the new storage location. The earlier data is left in place. The developer does not receive any of this data.

Information that AdMob may collect when showing ads is listed in section 9.

  • Copies of the photos and background photos you pick or take: used to reopen your work
  • Layout and decoration settings (including the tape, frame, and visible part set for each photo), photo notes: used to reopen your work
  • Up to 3 recent projects with preview images: used for Recent on the start screen
  • One copy of the wallpaper you saved last: used for the Last Wallpaper shortcut, replaced each time you save
  • Language choice, Tapey Pro purchase status, save count and whether the rating request was shown, number of ads seen and a record of closing the Tapey Pro note, whether this device has gotten ads ready before, whether the first-run guides and the shape layout notice were shown, view mode choice and the Also save shots to Photos setting, screen layout settings carried over from an earlier version: used to run the app and to time the rating request, the Tapey Pro note, and ad preparation

03Processing and retention period

The developer holds no personal information. Data in the app's storage is deleted when you delete the app. The copy of the wallpaper made for sharing when you save is kept in a temporary folder and removed the next time the app opens. The last wallpaper used by the shortcut is replaced each time you save, so only one is kept. Start over in the menu does not remove it, and it is deleted when you delete the app. Wallpapers and photos you take that are saved to the Photos app are deleted in the Photos app.

Information collected by AdMob is kept according to Google's Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy).

04Disclosure to third parties

The developer does not provide users' personal information to third parties. When an ad is shown, however, the Google Mobile Ads SDK built into the app sends the information in section 9 directly to Google, as follows.

  • Recipient: Google LLC (United States), AdMob
  • Purpose: showing ads and measuring ad performance
  • Information: the device information and ad interaction records listed in section 9
  • When and how: sent over the internet when an ad is loaded and shown
  • Retention: as set out in Google's Privacy Policy

05Outsourcing of processing

The developer does not outsource the processing of personal information. Apple processes payment for Tapey Pro through the App Store, and payment information is governed by Apple's privacy policy. The developer does not receive your payment method or Apple Account details.

06Destruction of information

The developer holds no personal information, so there is nothing to destroy. Start over in the menu clears your current work, and deleting the app removes all of its data.

07Rights of users and legal guardians, and how to exercise them

Because the developer holds no personal information, there is nothing to access, correct, or delete. If you have questions, email us at the address below.

You can ask Google to give you access to, or delete, information collected by AdMob (policies.google.com/privacy). To refuse use of the advertising identifier, follow section 9. Payment information is held by Apple and is covered by Apple's privacy policy (apple.com/legal/privacy).

08Security measures

Only photos you choose in the iOS photo picker or file picker, drag into the app, or take with Take Photo are passed to the app. iOS asks for camera access the first time you tap Take Photo. If you decline, you can still add photos the other ways. A photo you take is kept as a copy in the app's storage, like the photos you pick, and is used only for your wallpaper work. It also goes to the Photos app only if you turn on Also save shots to Photos in Settings. This setting is off at first, and iOS asks for the permission to add photos when you turn it on. The developer does not receive photos you take. The app does not ask for permission to read your photo library. When adding a finished wallpaper or a photo you take to the Photos app, the app uses only the permission to add photos.

09Automatic collection and how to refuse it

The app does not use cookies or analytics tools. It includes the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob) for advertising, which may collect the information below when it loads and shows ads.

On a newly installed device, the app gets ads ready only after you first add a photo to the wall, and saves before that have no ads. Once a device has gotten ads ready, the app does so each time it opens. When it gets ads ready, iOS shows the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt if you haven't answered it yet. It is not shown when you save. If you don't allow tracking, AdMob does not receive the advertising identifier (IDFA), and ads still appear. You can change this in iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.

In regions where ad consent is required, such as the European Economic Area, Google's consent form appears first. If the result is that ads can't be requested, the tracking prompt is not shown either. There, you can change your choices under Ad preferences at the bottom of the start screen.

After you buy Tapey Pro (including an earlier Remove ads purchase), no ads appear, and from the next launch the app no longer starts AdMob, so neither the consent form nor the tracking prompt appears.

  • Device identifiers, and the advertising identifier (IDFA) if you allow tracking
  • Approximate location estimated from your IP address
  • Ad interaction records such as impressions and taps
  • App performance, crash, and diagnostic information

10Privacy officer

If you have questions about personal information, email us at the address below.

Officer
kvndh
Email
kvndh36@naver.com

11Remedies for privacy concerns

If you need advice about a privacy concern or help settling a dispute, you can contact the Korean bodies listed below. If you live outside Korea, you can also contact the data protection authority in your country.

  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972 in Korea (www.kopico.go.kr)
  • Personal Information Infringement Report Center: 118 in Korea (privacy.kisa.or.kr)
  • Supreme Prosecutors' Office: 1301 in Korea (www.spo.go.kr)
  • National Police Agency: 182 in Korea (ecrm.police.go.kr)
  • European Union and EEA: the data protection authority of your country (edpb.europa.eu)
  • United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk)
  • United States: Federal Trade Commission (reportfraud.ftc.gov)
  • Other countries: the data protection or consumer protection authority where you live

12Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, this page will show what changed and the new effective date.

2026-10-20: Added the setting that also saves photos you take to the Photos app, the one last saved wallpaper kept for the shortcut, and the tape, frame, and visible part set for each photo in 2.1.0 to Information processed, Processing and retention period, and Security measures. Corrected when ads are prepared on a newly installed device. The previous effective date was 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19: Added the number of ads seen and a record of closing the Tapey Pro note, used in 2.0.2 for the Tapey Pro note on the screen after saving, to Information processed. The previous effective date was 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15: Added photos taken with Take Photo, images chosen with Choose File, and camera access to Information processed and Security measures. Corrected the temporary file for sharing to a copy of the saved wallpaper. The previous effective date was 2026-10-06.

This policy applies from 2026-10-20.