1. Why we process personal information
TheSeeker (the “company”) operates the theddari service and processes personal information only for the purposes below. If a purpose changes, the company will update this policy and announce it in advance.
- Identifying members and keeping you signed in
- Sending the alerts you set up
- Providing community features such as chat and Insight
- Paying out points and paybacks, and checking exchange UIDs for them
- Improving the service and analyzing errors
- Measuring ad performance
2. Personal information we process
The service supports only Telegram sign-in and anonymous use. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number or date of birth.
- Member information
- Telegram ID, nickname and profile image URL (a randomly generated identifier if you use the service anonymously)
- Service usage information
- Alert settings; chat messages and images; Insight posts, comments, reactions and images; wallet addresses and balances used for point deposits and payouts
- Payback request information
- Exchange name and exchange UID, two verification screenshots (the UID screen and the order history), fee and payout records, and Web3 wallet address. Wallet signatures are used only to confirm ownership of the address and are not stored.
- Collected automatically
- IP address, browser information (User-Agent), access times and access logs, cookies, pages visited and usage records, error and performance data, and screen usage recordings (session replay)
3. How long we keep personal information
- Member information: identifying information is deleted without delay when you close your account, anonymizing it
- Transaction records: point subscriptions and payments, point ledger entries, payback applications and payouts (exchange name, exchange UID, verification screenshots, payout history), and airdrop payouts and withdrawals (amounts, transaction IDs, receiving wallet addresses) are kept for 5 years under the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. After account deletion they stay linked to an account whose identifying information (Telegram ID, nickname, etc.) has been removed.
- Restriction records: chat restrictions and IP blocks (Telegram ID, IP address, reason) are kept until 1 year after the restriction is lifted, to prevent repeated abuse
- Alert delivery records: 30 days
- Cookies: for the periods listed in section 8
Deposit and reward TRX wallet addresses and keys created and managed by the company are not users’ personal information. The company keeps them to handle remaining assets.
Other information is destroyed without delay once its purpose is fulfilled, including when you close your account or ask for deletion. If a law requires us to keep it, we keep it for the period that law sets.
4. How we destroy personal information
Personal information whose retention period has ended or whose purpose has been fulfilled is destroyed as follows.
- Procedure: once a reason for destruction arises, we destroy the information without delay.
- Method: information in electronic files is deleted so that it cannot be recovered.
5. Sharing with third parties
As a rule, the company does not provide your personal information to third parties, except where a law specifically requires it.
However, if you are signed in with Telegram and send a chat message that is not anonymous, your nickname and the message are also posted to the theddari KakaoTalk open chat room. Messages sent anonymously are not posted there.
6. Processing by service providers and transfers abroad
The company entrusts the processing of personal information to the companies below to run the service. Information handled by companies outside Korea is transferred abroad. Transfers happen over the network whenever you use the service.
| Recipient | Country | Data | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies (Linode) | CountryJapan (Osaka region servers) | DataAll personal information processed by the service | PurposeRunning the service servers | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| Amazon Web Services | CountrySouth Korea (Seoul region) | DataImages you upload | PurposeStoring uploaded images | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | CountryUnited States and others | DataConnection data such as IP address | PurposeContent delivery (CDN) and security | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| Google LLC | CountryUnited States | DataVisit and usage records, cookies | PurposeUsage analytics (Google Analytics) | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| NAVER Corp. | CountrySouth Korea | DataVisit and usage records | PurposeUsage analytics (Naver Analytics) | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | CountryUnited States | DataPages visited, events, IP address, browser information, cookie identifiers | PurposeMeasuring ad performance (Meta Pixel and Conversions API) | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| Telegram | CountryOutside Korea | DataTelegram ID | PurposeSign-in and sending alert messages | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
| TheSeeker | CountryJapan | DataError and performance data, pages visited and usage records, screen usage recordings (session replay), and your Telegram ID when you send feedback | PurposeError and usage analysis, and improving the service | RetentionUntil the processing agreement ends, or for the period set by each company’s policy |
If you do not want your information transferred abroad, you can block cookies and analytics tools as described in sections 7 and 8. However, if you refuse the transfers needed to run the servers (Akamai) and to sign in (Telegram), you will not be able to use the service properly.
7. Behavioral information: collection, use, sharing and opting out
To measure ad performance and for personalized ads on Meta, the company collects and uses behavioral information as described below and provides it to Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Data collected
- Pages visited, events such as clicks, subscriptions and sign-ins, cookie identifiers, IP address, browser information
- How it is collected
- When you visit the website, the Meta Pixel and Google Analytics scripts collect it automatically, and the same information is also delivered to Meta through the Meta Conversions API (server-to-server).
- Purpose
- Measuring ad performance and personalized ads on Meta
- Retention
- From the date of collection, for the period set by Meta and Google policies
- Recipient of behavioral information
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
We do not collect sensitive information as behavioral information, and we do not collect behavioral information for personalized ads from users known to be under 14.
You can opt out of personalized ads and behavioral data collection below. Section 8 explains how to block cookies in your browser.
9. Your rights and how to exercise them
You can close your account directly by selecting “Delete account” on your profile screen. Your account’s Telegram ID, nickname, profile, access logs, alert settings and chat messages are deleted. Your Insight posts and comments remain labeled “탈퇴한 사용자” (deleted user). Remaining points, balances and unpaid paybacks are forfeited; you must agree to this on the account deletion screen. Withdrawals you already requested are still processed. Transaction and restriction records in section 3 are kept for those periods.
You can ask by email at any time to access, correct or delete your personal information, or to stop its processing.
- Send your request to the email address in section 12. Include your Telegram nickname or ID so we can find your account.
- We act on your request within 10 days and tell you the result.
- You can also make a request through a legal representative or someone you have authorized.
10. Children under 14
The company does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14. If we learn that we have collected such information, we delete it without delay.
11. How we protect personal information
- Encryption in transit: all communication with the service is encrypted with HTTPS.
- Access control: administrator access is granted only to the people who need it, and only as much as they need.
- Separate storage of secrets: secrets used to access the servers are stored separately from the source code.
12. Privacy officer and contact
The privacy officer is TheSeeker’s privacy team. Questions, complaints and requests for remedies about how we process personal information are handled at the email address below.
Email [email protected]
13. Where to get help with privacy violations
If you need to report a privacy violation or get advice, you can contact the Korean agencies below.
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center (118, no area code) (opens in a new window)
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (1833-6972) (opens in a new window)
- Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Cyber Investigation Division (1301, no area code) (opens in a new window)
- Korean National Police Agency Cyber Bureau (182, no area code) (opens in a new window)
14. Effective date and changes
This policy takes effect on October 30, 2026.
October 30, 2026 revision: clarified the operator and contact details and added account deletion and transaction record retention rules. These changes are not disadvantageous to users and take effect immediately.
If we change it, we will post the changes and the new effective date on this page 7 days before they take effect.