Privacy Policy

Hinomaru Labs ("we," "our," or "us") provides mobile applications.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled in Hinomaru Labs applications that display or link to this Privacy Policy (each, an "App") and through our official contact form.

Not every App uses every service described below. The provisions concerning advertising, consent management, or in-app purchases apply only to Apps that use the relevant feature or service.

1. Information We Receive Directly

We do not currently operate our own backend servers to collect personal information or App usage data from the Apps.

If you contact us through our official contact form, we may receive:

• your name, if you choose to provide it;
• your email address, if you choose to provide it;
• the content of your inquiry; and
• information about the relevant App, device, or operating environment that you choose to include in your inquiry.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry and to perform the review or investigation reasonably necessary to provide that response.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your inquiry.

2. Advertising

Some Apps may use Google AdMob and the Google Mobile Ads SDK to display advertisements.

Depending on the App, your device settings, your region, and your privacy choices, Google and parties involved in advertising delivery may process information such as:

• your IP address;
• your approximate region inferred from information such as your IP address;
• advertising identifiers;
• other device or App identifiers;
• information about interactions with the App or advertisements, such as App launches, interactions, ad impressions, or taps; and
• diagnostic information concerning the operation or performance of the App or advertising SDK.

This information may be used for:

• delivering advertisements;
• measuring advertising performance;
• advertising and service analytics;
• limiting excessive repetition of the same advertisement;
• detecting fraud, abuse, and invalid traffic; and
• maintaining and improving advertising services.

Information processed by Google and parties involved in advertising delivery is subject to their respective privacy policies and terms.

For more information, please refer to:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
• Google Ads and Data

3. Privacy Choices and Consent Management

Some Apps may use Google's User Messaging Platform ("UMP") to display privacy messages and manage advertising-related choices where required.

Depending on your region and applicable law, you may be asked to make choices concerning the use of information for advertising purposes.

If an App provides a privacy settings option, you may use it to review or change the choices available to you.

You may also be able to manage advertising identifiers, tracking permissions, or advertising personalization through your device settings or your Apple or Google account settings.

The availability and effect of these controls may vary depending on your device, operating system, region, and the services used by the App.

For more information, please refer to:

• Google User Messaging Platform

4. In-App Purchases

Some Apps may offer in-app purchases through the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Payment transactions are processed under the terms and privacy policies of Apple or Google.

We do not obtain or store information entered into a store payment system, such as:

• full payment card numbers;
• bank account information; or
• other payment credentials.

An App may receive limited transaction-related information from Apple or Google, such as:

• the product purchased;
• purchase or entitlement status;
• transaction identifiers; and
• information necessary to complete, verify, or restore a purchase.

This information is used to provide purchased features, verify current entitlements, restore eligible purchases, and prevent misuse.

Purchase status and transaction-related information are processed within the App and through Apple or Google services. We do not store this information on our own servers.

If you voluntarily provide transaction information when contacting us about a purchase, we will handle it in accordance with Sections 1 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.

For more information, please refer to:

• Apple Privacy Policy
• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Play Terms of Service

5. Contact Form

Our official contact form is provided using Google Forms.

When you use the contact form, the information you enter is transmitted to and processed by Google. It is also made available to us so that we can respond to your inquiry and perform any review or investigation reasonably necessary to provide that response.

Google may process technical information associated with your use of Google Forms in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

We retain inquiry information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the inquiry.

When the purpose for which the information was retained has been fulfilled and continued retention is no longer necessary, we will delete it within a reasonable period, unless retention is required by law.

For more information, please refer to:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Hinomaru Labs Contact Form

6. Third-Party Services and Processing Outside Your Country

Third-party services described in this Privacy Policy may process information on servers located outside your country or region of residence.

Information processing independently carried out by a third-party service under its own authority and responsibility is subject to that provider's privacy policy, terms, and applicable law.

We review the purpose and information-handling practices of third-party services used in our Apps and make settings and disclosures required by applicable law.

Except to the extent that we are responsible under applicable law, we are not responsible for information processing independently carried out by third-party services.

7. Legal Bases for Processing

Where required by applicable law, we process information on one or more of the following legal bases, depending on the type of information and purpose of processing:

• Responding to inquiries and performing necessary review or investigation: our legitimate interests in providing user support and properly operating the Apps;
• Providing purchased features and verifying purchase status: performance of a contract with you;
• Advertising-related processing in regions where consent is required: your consent; and
• Processing required by law: compliance with our legal obligations.

When we rely on legitimate interests, we process information only where those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

If an App provides a privacy settings option, you may use it to review or change the choices available to you.

8. Security

We take reasonable safeguards appropriate to the nature and risk of the information we handle to protect it against unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, alteration, or misuse.

Access to inquiry information that we handle directly is limited to the extent necessary to respond to inquiries.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Requests Concerning Your Information

If you wish to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of use of, or another action concerning personal information we hold about you, as provided by applicable law, please contact us through the contact form.

Depending on the law applicable in your place of residence, you may have additional rights. Where applicable, these may include the right to withdraw consent, object to processing, request data portability, or lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

To respond to a request, we may ask you to provide information reasonably necessary to verify that you are the person to whom the relevant information relates.

Requests concerning information independently controlled by Apple, Google, or another third-party provider should be directed to the relevant provider.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our Apps, the third-party services we use, or applicable laws change.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will publish the revised version on this page and update the "Last Updated" date.

If a change materially affects how information is handled, we will provide additional notice where required by applicable law.

11. Operator Information and Contact

Personal Information Handling Business Operator: Hinomaru Labs

Upon a request from the individual concerned, we will disclose the operator's legal name, address, and other information required by applicable law without undue delay.

For questions about this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, requests for operator information, or requests concerning your rights, please contact us through the following form:

Hinomaru Labs Contact Form