Privacy Policy

The Site processes personal information for the following purposes. Personal information is not used for any other purpose, and if a purpose changes, the Site will take the necessary measures, such as obtaining separate consent.

1. Account management: sign-in with a Google account, identification of the user, and provision of account features

2. Provision of services: storage and display of Pathfinder profile lookup results

3. Operation of services: security, troubleshooting, and analysis of usage statistics

The Site processes the following items of personal information.

1. Google sign-in: account identifier, email address, name, profile picture URL, date of registration, and date of last sign-in

2. Pathfinder profile lookup: information public in the game (nickname, level, avatar, collection and exploration progress)

3. Information generated automatically during use of the services: IP address, browser information, access time, and requested URL

(1) The Site processes and retains personal information within the period prescribed by law or the period consented to by the data subject.

(2) The retention periods are as follows.

1. Account information: until the account is deleted at the user's request

2. Sign-in sessions: 30 days from issuance

3. Pathfinder profiles: until deletion is requested

(1) When personal information is no longer necessary, such as when the retention period expires or the purpose of processing is achieved, the Site destroys it without delay.

(2) Personal information stored in electronic form is permanently deleted so that it cannot be recovered.

The Site does not provide personal information to third parties except with the consent of the data subject or where specifically permitted by law.

(1) To provide its services smoothly, the Site entrusts the processing of personal information as follows.

1. Cloudflare, Inc.: hosting, database, email forwarding, and visit statistics

2. Google LLC: sign-in and advertising

(2) The entrusted parties in paragraph (1) may keep servers outside the user's country (including the United States), and personal information is transferred over the network at the time the services are used.

(1) The Site uses cookies to keep the selected language (1 year) and to keep users signed in (30 days).

(2) The theme, Outpost planner settings, recently viewed Pathfinders and map filters are stored only in the user's browser storage and are not sent to the server. Images used by the map location feature are processed only within the browser and are neither stored nor transmitted.

(3) The Site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies, for visit statistics and processes only aggregate information that cannot identify individuals.

(4) Users may refuse or delete cookies through their browser settings. However, refusing cookies may restrict some services, such as sign-in.

(1) The Site may display advertisements through Google AdSense, and Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to provide personalized advertisements based on users' visits to websites.

(2) Users may opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ad Settings (https://adssettings.google.com). For details, see https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads .

The Site takes the following measures to ensure the security of personal information.

1. Encryption in transit: all communications are encrypted with HTTPS

2. Protection of credentials: sign-in session information is stored as irreversible hash values

3. Access control: access to the database and administrative functions is restricted to the operator

(1) Data subjects may at any time exercise their rights to request access to, correction, deletion, or suspension of processing of their personal information.

(2) These rights may be exercised by email (info@aniipod.app), and the Site will act without delay after verifying the identity of the requester.

The Site designates the following privacy officer, who is responsible for the processing of personal information and for handling complaints and remedies related to it.

Privacy officer: the operator of Aniipod (email: info@aniipod.app)

(1) This Privacy Policy applies from October 5, 2026.

(2) Any addition, deletion or amendment to this Privacy Policy will be announced on the Site at least 7 days before it takes effect.