개인정보 처리방침
1. Personal Information Collected
The Company collects the following personal information for membership registration, inquiries, service applications, and related services.
Method of Collection: Website (membership registration, bulletin boards, application forms)
1. Login ID
2. Password
3. Nickname
4. Email address
5. Service usage records
6. Access logs
7. Cookies
8. IP address information
9. Payment records
2. Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information
The Company uses the collected personal information for the purposes listed below.
1. Fulfillment of service agreements and settlement of fees associated with service provision
Provision of content, delivery of goods or billing statements, identity verification, purchase and payment processing, collection of fees
2. Member management
Identity verification for membership-based services, user identification, prevention of fraudulent or unauthorized use by delinquent members, confirmation of membership intent
3. Marketing and advertising purposes
Analysis of access frequency and statistics related to members' service usage
3. Retention and Use Period of Personal Information
In principle, personal information is destroyed without delay once the purpose of collection and use has been achieved.
However, if retention is required under relevant laws, the Company retains member information for a prescribed period as follows.
1. Items retained: Login ID, payment records
2. Legal basis: Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information
3. Retention period: 3 years
Records on display and advertising: 6 months (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
Records on contracts or withdrawal of offers: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
Records on payment and supply of goods: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
Records on consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
Records on the collection, processing, and use of credit information: 3 years (Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information)
4. Procedures and Methods for Destroying Personal Information
In principle, the Company destroys personal information without delay once the purpose of collection and use has been fulfilled. The procedures and methods of destruction are as follows.
1. Destruction Procedures
Personal information entered by members for purposes such as registration is transferred to a separate database (or stored in a separate file cabinet if in paper form) after its purpose has been achieved.
It is then stored for a certain period in accordance with internal policies and relevant laws (refer to the “Retention and Use Period”) before being destroyed.
Personal information transferred to a separate database is not used for any purpose other than retention, unless otherwise required by law.
2. Destruction Methods
Personal information stored in electronic file format is deleted using technical methods that render the records irrecoverable.
5. Provision of Personal Information
The Company does not provide users’ personal information to external parties as a general rule. However, exceptions apply in the following cases.
1. When the user has given prior consent
2. When required by law, or when a request is made by an investigative agency following legal procedures and methods for investigative purposes
6. Outsourcing of Personal Information Processing
The Company does not outsource the processing of users’ personal information to external companies without prior consent.
If outsourcing becomes necessary in the future, the Company will notify users of the recipient and the details of the outsourced work, and obtain prior consent when required.
7. Rights of Users and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them
Users may access or modify their registered personal information at any time, and may also request membership cancellation.
To access or modify personal information, users may click “Edit Personal Information.” To withdraw consent or cancel membership, users may click “Delete Account” and complete the identity verification process.
Alternatively, users may contact the Personal Information Manager via written request or email, and appropriate measures will be taken without delay.
If a user requests correction of an error in their personal information, it will not be used or provided until the correction is complete.
If incorrect information has already been provided to a third party, the Company will notify the third party without delay so that corrections can be made.
Personal information deleted at the user’s request will be processed in accordance with the “Retention and Use Period” and will not be used for any other purpose.
8. Installation, Operation, and Rejection of Automatic Data Collection Tools
The Company operates cookies and similar technologies that store and retrieve user information.
A cookie is a small text file sent from the Company’s web server to the user’s browser and stored on the user’s computer hard drive.
The Company uses cookies for the following purposes.
1. Purpose of Using Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Company uses cookies to analyze access frequency and visit duration of both members and non-members, identify user preferences and areas of interest, track user behavior, and determine participation levels in various events and visit counts in order to provide targeted marketing and personalized services.
Users may allow all cookies, require confirmation each time a cookie is stored, or refuse the storage of all cookies via browser settings.
2. How to Reject Cookie Settings
Example: Users may allow all cookies, require confirmation whenever a cookie is stored, or refuse the storage of all cookies by selecting the appropriate options in their web browser.
Example for Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy.
However, if cookie installation is refused, some services may not function properly.
9. Customer Service for Personal Information
To protect users’ personal information and handle complaints, the Company designates the following Personal Information Manager.
Personal Information Manager:
Email:
Users may report any personal information-related complaints while using the Company’s services to the Personal Information Manager.
The Company will provide prompt and sufficient responses to all reports received.
For additional assistance regarding personal information infringement or consultation, please contact the institutions below.
1. Personal Information Infringement Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr / 02-405-5118)
2. ePrivacy Certification Committee (www.eprivacy.or.kr / 02-580-9531~2)
3. Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Cyber Crime Report (spo.go.kr / 02-3480-2000)
4. National Police Agency Cyber Bureau (www.ctrc.go.kr / 1566-0112)
10. Additional Information
Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to individual activities conducted by websites linked from the Company’s website that collect personal information independently.
11. Duty to Notify
If any content of this Privacy Policy is revised, the Company will notify users through the “Notice” section of the website at least 7 days prior to the amendment’s effective date.
Announcement Date: January 1, 2025
