Privacy Policy

1. Operator

The Service is operated by HAUS Code Board Operations. Inquiries and communications regarding this Policy are accepted through the inquiry form within the Service.

2. Information We Collect

• Account information: email address, password (stored as an unrecoverable hash), and display name
• Usage information: operation history such as listings, code claims, and ratings, and uploaded images
• Technical information: audit logs of logins and views, IP address, browser information, and the like (for fraud prevention and calculating the number of viewers)
• Cookies, advertising identifiers, and analytics identifiers (as described below)

3. Purposes of Use

• Providing the features of the Service (code claiming, ratings, notifications, translation, and the like)
• Preventing unauthorized use and handling reports
• Sending in app notifications and confirmation emails
• Displaying advertising and maintaining and improving operations
• Analyzing usage (web analytics) to improve the Service

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Service uses Cookies necessary for maintaining login status, remembering the display language, and recording consent status (essential Cookies). In addition, where the user has consented, it uses Cookies related to advertising and Cookies related to web analytics. You can disable Cookies through your browser settings, but some features may become unavailable.

5. About Advertising and Web Analytics

The Service may use third party advertising such as Google AdSense and the Amazon Associates Program. These businesses may use Cookies to display advertising tailored to the user's interests. You can disable Google's use of advertising Cookies through Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com), and third party providers' Cookies through optout.aboutads.info and similar services. For access from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we do not deliver personalized advertising unless consent is given. The Service also uses the analytics tool Google Analytics 4 to measure usage such as the pages viewed, time spent, referral source, approximate region, and device type. Cookies are used for this measurement, and the information collected is processed in a form that does not directly identify individuals. You can disable measurement by Google Analytics with the browser opt-out add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout). For access from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the analytics tag is not loaded unless consent is given.

6. Provision to and Outsourcing to Third Parties

Except as required by law, the operator does not sell collected information to third parties without the consent of the individual. However, to the extent necessary to provide the Service, the operator outsources processing to the following businesses.

• Supabase: storage of the database and images
• Vercel: delivery and hosting of the application
• Resend: sending of confirmation emails and the like
• Microsoft (Azure Translator): multilingual translation of posted content (the text to be translated is transmitted)
• Amazon (Associates) and Google (AdSense): display of advertising
• Google (Analytics): web analytics

7. International Transfer

The servers of the outsourcing providers above may be located outside Japan (in the United States, the European Union, and elsewhere), and user information may be stored and processed outside Japan.

8. Retention Period

Collected information is retained for the period necessary to achieve the purposes of use, or for the period prescribed by law. After account deletion, except for information subject to a statutory retention obligation, information is deleted or anonymized within a reasonable period.

9. Security Measures

To prevent leakage, loss, or damage of collected information, the operator implements reasonable security measures such as encryption of communications, access control, and hashing of passwords.

10. User Rights

Users may request disclosure, correction, deletion, or suspension of use of their own information. If you wish to do so, please contact us through the inquiry form within the Service.

11. Rights of Residents of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom

Users to whom the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR apply have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection to processing, and withdrawal of consent. The legal bases for processing are consent, performance of a contract, or the legitimate interests of the operator. The exercise of rights is accepted through the inquiry form. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your location.

12. Changes to This Policy

The operator may revise this Policy as necessary. Important changes will be announced on the Service.

13. Contact

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact us through the inquiry form within the Service.