Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2026

CUP-TIMER (the 'Service') values your privacy and complies with privacy laws and regulations. This policy explains the types of personal information we collect, how we use it, how long we retain it, and how we protect it.

Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information:

Account Information: Email address, name, and profile picture provided through social login
User-Generated Content: Recipes, comments, and other content you create
Usage Data: Access time, device information, browser information
Cookies and Local Storage: Theme settings, language preferences, and other user preferences

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

Service Provision and Personalization: Personalized recipe recommendations, saving user preferences
Service Improvement: Analyzing usage patterns to improve service quality
Community Features: Supporting recipe sharing and user interactions

Data Protection

We take the following measures to protect your personal information:

Data Encryption: All data is encrypted during transmission and storage
Access Control: Access to personal information is limited to necessary personnel only
Secure Infrastructure: We use secure cloud infrastructure (Supabase) to manage data

Your Rights

You may exercise the following rights at any time:

Request access to your personal information
Request correction of your personal information
Request deletion of your personal information (account deletion)
Withdraw consent for data processing

Third-Party Data Processing

We use the following external services to process personal information for service operation:

Supabase (Database & Authentication): Storage of account information and user-generated content
Vercel (Web Hosting): Server operation for service delivery
Google (OAuth Authentication): Social login via Google account
Kakao (OAuth Authentication): Social login via Kakao account

International Data Transfer

We use global cloud infrastructure, which may result in your personal information being transferred internationally:

Transfer Countries: United States (Supabase, Vercel, Google server locations)
Transfer Purpose: Service provision, data storage and backup
Protection Measures: All data is encrypted during transfer and protected according to each service provider's security policies

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following cookies and similar technologies:

Essential Cookies: Required for login session maintenance and security
Functional Cookies: Storage of user preferences like language and theme settings
Analytics Cookies (Optional): Service usage statistics via Google Analytics (collected only with user consent)

Advertising and Cookies (Google AdSense)

This service displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and third-party vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ad Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
Users may also learn more about third-party cookie usage and opt out at the Network Advertising Initiative website: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.aspx.
We do not share personally identifiable information (PII) with Google; only cookie identifiers are used. This processing complies with the EU GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

Data Retention Period

Personal information is retained for the following periods before deletion:

Account Information: Deleted immediately upon account deletion
User-Generated Content: Deleted with account (public recipes may be anonymized)
Service Usage Records: Automatically deleted after maximum 1 year

Contact Us

If you have any questions about privacy, please contact us at cuptimer25@gmail.com or through the in-app contact feature. We will process your request promptly in accordance with applicable laws.