Draft: this policy will be finalized after legal review before launch. If it differs from the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.
PRIVACY POLICYPrivacy Policy
Effective date: November 1, 2026
Society Co., Ltd. (주식회사 소사이어티, “we”) operates the Coffee Society website (the “Site”). We comply with Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and related laws, and we publish this Privacy Policy to explain how we handle your personal information.
1. What we collect and how
We collect only the minimum information needed to provide our service.
| Purpose | Information | How we get it |
|---|---|---|
| Google sign-in | Name, email address, profile photo | Provided by Google when you sign in with your Google account |
| Meetup sign-up | Name, email address, the meetup date you signed up for | When you press a sign-up button on the Site |
| Contact form | Name, email address, inquiry type, message | When you submit the contact form |
Usage records such as IP address, access time and browser information may be generated automatically; we use them only to prevent abuse and keep the Site secure. We use essential cookies to keep you signed in.
2. Why we use it
- To identify members and keep you signed in
- To process meetup and event sign-ups, send confirmation and schedule-change emails, and manage capacity
- To read and reply to your inquiries
- To prevent abuse and keep the service stable
3. How long we keep it
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Member information (Google sign-in) | Until you delete your account |
| Meetup sign-ups | Until you delete your account (a cancelled sign-up is deleted immediately) |
| Inquiries | 1 year after we reply |
Where a law requires us to keep certain information longer, we keep it for the period the law specifies.
4. Sharing with third parties
We do not provide your personal information to third parties, except where you have agreed in advance or where the law specifically requires it.
5. Service providers and overseas transfer
We entrust the following processing to service providers so the Site can run smoothly.
| Provider | Task |
|---|---|
| Supabase Inc. | Storing and managing member, sign-up and inquiry data |
| Google LLC | Google account sign-in (authentication) |
| Resend (Plus Five Five, Inc.) | Sending confirmation and notice emails |
These providers are based outside Korea, so your information may be transferred to and stored overseas. The items listed in Section 1 are sent over the network to the providers’ servers (in the United States or other regions they operate) when you use the service, and are kept until the contract ends or the retention period in Section 3 expires. If you do not want your data transferred overseas, you can choose not to sign in, sign up or contact us through the Site, or delete your account, but those services will then be unavailable.
Our contracts with these providers set out the measures needed to protect your information, and we supervise how they handle it.
6. Your rights
You may at any time ask to access, correct, delete or stop the processing of your personal information, or withdraw your consent.
- You can view and cancel your meetup sign-ups yourself on the My sign-ups page.
- For any other request, or to delete your account, email the privacy officer below and we will act without delay.
- Children under 14 may not sign up for the service.
7. How we destroy data
- When the retention period ends or the purpose has been fulfilled, we destroy the information without delay (within 5 days).
- Electronic files are deleted using methods that make them unrecoverable; paper documents are shredded or incinerated.
8. How we keep it safe
- Administrative: we limit who can handle personal information and maintain an internal management plan
- Technical: encrypted connections (HTTPS) throughout, restricted database access, and access control for admin accounts
- Physical: we use data centers operated by certified cloud providers
9. Privacy officer
For questions, complaints or remedies regarding personal information, please contact:
- Company: Society Co., Ltd. (주식회사 소사이어티) · CEO Mikael Ko
- Privacy officer: Mikael Ko, CEO
- Email: hello@coffeesociety.kr
- Phone: +82-42-471-0109
- Address: #202 Doan The Live Signature, 43 Bogyongdong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
You can also contact the Personal Information Infringement Report Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr, call 118 in Korea) or the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.kopico.go.kr, 1833-6972).
10. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy takes effect on November 1, 2026. If we change it, we will announce the changes on the Site at least 7 days before they take effect.