This translation is provided for convenience. If there is any difference in meaning, the Korean version prevails.
Effective: on the app's launch date | Last updated: October 12, 2026
“GoPlants” (the "App") handles users' personal information with care and complies with the Personal Information Protection Act (개인정보 보호법) and other applicable laws. This Policy applies equally to the GoPlants app offered on Google Play (Android) and the App Store (iOS).
In short: GoPlants has no sign-up or login. Garden records (crops, care, seeds, stamps, journal entries) are stored only on your device and are not sent to the App operator's servers. However, when you watch a rewarded ad, information needed for advertising, such as your advertising identifier, is sent directly from your device to the ad provider (Google) (Article 10), and if you turn on “Local weather,” coarsely rounded coordinates are sent to the weather service (Article 4). If the App runs into an error, only the error details are sent to an error-analysis service (Sentry); you can turn this off in Settings (Article 4).
| Category | Items | Where stored | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden records | Crops being grown, number of care actions, seeds, stamps, thank-you gifts, “My one-liners” journal entries, settings | Your device (the App's internal storage) | Providing App features |
| Record file | A file of the above garden records that you export using “Download save backup” | A location you choose (your device, a cloud drive, etc.) | For you to import yourself when changing devices or restoring your records |
| Notifications | Whether notifications are allowed, notification time settings | Your device | Care-time reminders (3 per day by default, 2–8 selectable in Settings; can be turned off) |
| My area | Representative coordinates of the area you choose (from the list, or by searching for a city name within the App; search terms never leave your device). Only if you tap “Use my current location” yourself does the App read the device's approximate location once and store coordinates rounded to a grid of about 5 km in the same place. | Your device (as a setting). When looking up the weather, only those coordinates are sent to the weather service (MET Norway). | Reflecting the actual weather in your area (rain, snow, wind, heat) in the garden |
| Error log | Details of App errors (error message and where it occurred), App version, operating system type, App language, the crop you are growing and the day (DAY) | Your device (latest 20). When an error occurs, only its details are sent to the error-analysis service (Sentry). | Finding and fixing App errors |
※ The App does not request or collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, postal address, or photos. Garden records and App usage records are not sent to the operator's servers, and no separate usage statistics are sent either. Weather integration is off by default; from the second day, the App asks once, “Bring your local weather into the garden?” You can simply pick an area, and no location permission is required. If you turn it off, it stops immediately, and even with it off you can use all of the App's features (with demo weather). However, when the App runs into an error, only the error information in the “Error log” above is sent to the error-analysis service (Article 4). It does not include garden records, location, or advertising identifiers. If “Include app info” is on, the App version, device model, operating system, language, crop and day, and recent errors are added to the email body. You can review and delete them, or turn the option off, before sending.
“Contact us” in Settings opens your email app. The email address and content you send are used only to respond to your inquiry.
The operator does not receive your personal information directly or provide it to third parties. The three transfers below are sent directly from your device to each provider, without passing through the operator's servers.
| Recipient | Items | Purpose | Retention | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (api.met.no) — if you turn on “Local weather” | Representative coordinates of the chosen area (or your current location rounded to a grid of about 5 km) | Looking up the current weather | Not stored by the operator. The App stores only the weather result on your device until the next update time. | Norway (sent over the internet each time the weather is looked up) |
| Google LLC (Google AdMob) — when you watch an ad | The ad-related information described in Article 10 | Showing ads, giving rewards, and measurement | As set by Google's policies | The United States and other countries where Google's servers are located (sent over the internet each time an ad is loaded) |
| Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry) — when the App runs into an error | The “Error log” items in Article 1, device and operating system information, IP address (used only in transit and set not to be stored) | Analyzing App errors | Automatically deleted within 90 days | United States (sent over the internet when an error occurs) |
If you do not want these transfers, you can turn off weather integration (in Settings) or simply not tap the ad buttons. You can still use all of the App's basic features. Other than the above, information is not provided to third parties except where there is a legal basis for doing so or upon a lawful request from investigative authorities. Error reports are not sent if you turn off “Error reports” in Settings.
The operator outsources only the analysis of App errors to Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, United States). Sentry stores and analyzes the error information it receives on behalf of the operator and does not use it for any other purpose. As described in Article 4, the App sends ad data (Google) and weather data (MET Norway) directly from your device to each provider, and each provider processes it in accordance with its own policies.
The App shows rewarded ads only when you tap a “Watch an ad to …” button yourself. There are no ads when the App opens, during key actions such as harvesting or opening boxes, or in the widget. Ads appear from your 3rd day of using the App; seed top-ups are limited to 3 per day, “Invite guests” to 1 per day, and ads that revive a wilted tree to 1 per course.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Ad provider | Google LLC (Google AdMob) |
| Data processed | Advertising identifiers (Android Advertising ID and App Set ID, iOS IDFA — on iOS only if you allow tracking), device and OS information, IP address (and the approximate location derived from it), records of ad display, viewing, and interaction, and performance and error (diagnostic) information for ad features |
| Purpose | Showing ads and limiting their frequency, confirming that rewards were earned, preventing invalid clicks, measuring ad performance, and (with your consent) personalized ads |
| Transfer abroad | When you watch an ad, the above information is sent to Google servers (including in the United States). Retention follows Google’s policies. |
| Consent and refusal | In regions where it is required, a consent form is shown before the first ad, and on iOS you are then asked whether to allow tracking. Even if you decline, you can keep using the App. Depending on your consent status and region, non-personalized or limited ads may be shown, or ads may fail to load. You can choose again at any time in the App's Settings → “Ad privacy choices” (shown only where required), and you can reset or delete your advertising ID or turn off tracking in your device settings. |
The operator does not directly receive or store advertising identifiers. You can read how Google handles data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
| Permission | Required? | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications | Optional | Care-time reminders. Even if you deny this permission, you can use all features of the App. |
| Location | Optional | Requested only once, when you tap “Use my current location” in the “Pick an area” window. Only approximate location is used (about 5 km), and even if you deny it, you can choose your area from the list of cities and provinces or by city name. |
| Saving photos and files | Optional (when used) | Accessed only through the operating system's save and file-picker windows, and only when saving memory photos or gift cards, or when using “Download save backup” or “Import save file.” The App does not read your photo library. |
| Allow tracking (iOS) | Optional | Personalized ads and measuring ad performance. Even if you do not allow it, you can use all features of the App. |
| Sharing | Optional | Gift cards and friend invitations are sent by you through the operating system's share sheet. The App cannot know to whom you sent them. |
The App does not request contacts, camera, or microphone permissions.
The App is a fruit-pot care app intended for people aged 13 and over and is not directed at children. The operator does not collect personal information during basic use of the App.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | GoPlants developer |
| goplants.official@gmail.com |
For inquiries about personal information, requests for access or deletion, complaints, and remedies for damages, please contact us at the email address above. You may also seek help from the Personal Information Infringement Report Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr, 118) or the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (kopico.go.kr, 1833-6972).
This Policy may be revised in response to changes in laws, policies, or the service. Changes will be announced through an in-app notice or on this page 7 days before they take effect. Changes that expand the information processed, such as physical reward events, sign-up/login, usage statistics, or paid features, will be made by revising this Policy first and will be announced separately within the App.