Effective Date: June 9, 2025

Entity: paradot Co., Ltd. (“paradot”, “we”, “us”, “our”)

Services: Carat mobile app, web app, and website (collectively, the “Service”).

Contact: [email protected] (Privacy Officer: Jinuk Jang)

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal data in connection with the Service. It is drafted for global use; where local law requires additional disclosures, we may provide supplemental notices.

1. What We Collect and Why

We process personal data to (i) create and maintain your account and deliver the Service (contract performance), (ii) operate, secure, and improve the Service (legitimate interests), (iii) comply with legal/recordkeeping needs, and (iv) where required, with your consent (e.g., certain marketing).

A) Account & Membership

• Sources: You; single-sign-on (SSO) providers you choose (Google/Apple).
• Items (may vary by SSO): Nickname, profile photo. Optional: email, gender, date of birth, mobile phone number.
• Purposes: Account creation; identity/authentication; membership maintenance; misuse prevention; notices/support.
• Retention: Until account deletion (see §6).

B) Paid Services (Subscriptions, Billing, Refunds)

• Items: Login ID, subscription/payment details from your payment provider, transactional records.
• Purposes: Provide and manage paid features, billing, invoicing, refunds, fraud prevention.
• Retention: For the period necessary to administer transactions and satisfy accounting/audit requirements.

C) Content Generation

• Required item: Generated outputs (images, videos, audio, and other formats).