Privacy Policy

Kuma Map

Last Updated: September 18, 2026

App Name: Kuma Map

This English version is a translation provided for convenience. If there is any difference between this version and the Japanese version, the Japanese version prevails.

1. Introduction

Kuma Map (hereinafter referred to as "this App") is a mobile app developed to help keep communities safe by sharing bear sighting information and notifying nearby users. This Privacy Policy explains how your information is handled when you use this App.

2. Information We Collect

This App collects and uses the following information.

2.1 Information You Provide

2.2 Linked Account Information

If you link a Google or Apple account, we store the email address of the linked account and information that identifies that account, so that your data can be carried over when you change devices. If you choose Apple's "Hide My Email", the forwarding address issued by Apple is stored.

If you do not link an account, this App does not collect your email address, real name, or phone number.

2.3 Location Information

Your current location is used on your device to show the map and search for nearby sightings, and is not stored on our servers. What we store on our servers are the locations of your posts and the locations you register as My Areas. The feature that detects your prefecture from your current location also runs on your device and does not send your location.

2.4 Camera and Photos

Access to the camera and photos is optional. You can still use features that do not use photos without granting it.

2.5 Premium (Subscription) Purchase Information

If you purchase Premium on iOS, payment is processed by Apple. This App does not collect payment information such as credit card numbers. To manage purchases, we receive and store your current plan, the status of purchases, renewals, and cancellations, and the amount paid through RevenueCat.

2.6 Information Collected Automatically

3. How We Use Information

Collected information is used for the following purposes:

4. Processing by AI

This App uses Google's generative AI (Vertex AI and Gemini on Google Cloud) for the following purposes:

AI assessments support the operator's review. Under Google Cloud's terms, the content we send is not used to train Google's AI models.

5. Storage of Information and External Services

This App uses the following external services. These services handle information to operate this App. Some of these services process information on servers outside Japan.

For the privacy policies of these services, please see each provider's website.

6. Advertising

This App shows ads so that it can be offered for free. Ad networks may collect advertising identifiers, device information, and ad impressions and taps to show ads and measure their performance.

Banner ads are not shown while you are a Premium member.

7. Information Visible to Other Users

The following information is visible to other users in this App:

The places you register as My Areas, your email address, and the content of your feedback are not made public. Users you block are not notified that you blocked them.

8. Provision to Third Parties

Except when we entrust work to the external services in Section 5, this App does not provide your information to third parties except in the following cases:

9. Retention and Deletion of Information

9.1 Deleting Your Account

You can delete your account at any time from "Settings" > "Delete account" in the App. When you do, the following information is deleted, usually within a few days. Deleted information cannot be restored.

9.2 Information Retained After Deletion

The following information may be retained for a certain period after your account is deleted to operate the service properly:

If you would like this information deleted, please contact us at the address below.

10. Data Security

This App takes the following measures to protect your information:

11. Your Rights

In the App, you can:

To request disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of personal information we hold, please contact us at the address below. After confirming your identity, we will respond in accordance with applicable laws.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as necessary. If there are important changes, we will let you know in the App or on this page.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at:

Email: info.mobileappsengine@gmail.com

Operator: Seiu

Established: November 7, 2025

Last Revised: September 18, 2026

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