Required information

The following information may be generated and collected during the service use process or business process:

How to collect personal information

The Company collects personal information in the following ways:

Registering membership and management at the website

The Company handles personal information for the following purposes: confirmation of intention to sign up, identification and authentication for providing membership services, maintenance and management of membership, identity verification under the enforced limited identity verification system, prevention of illegal use of services, confirmation of consent of legal guardian upon processing personal information of a child under the age of 14, various notices, and grievance settlement, etc.

Implementation and settlement of contract regarding service provision

The Company handles personal information for the purpose of providing services, sending contracts and invoices, providing contents, providing personalized services, verifying identity, verifying age, making fee payment and settlement, guiding events and prize winning results, delivering goods, etc.

Customer services

The Company handles personal information for the purpose of verifying the identity of a complaining customer, checking complaints, contacting and notifying for fact investigation, notifying the result of processing, etc.

Use for marketing and advertising

The Company handles personal information for the purpose of developing new services (products), providing customized services, providing information on, and opportunities to participate in, events and advertisements, providing services and displaying advertisements according to demographic characteristics, verifying the effectiveness of services, understanding access frequencies or getting statistics on use of services by members.

Website sign-up and membership management : until canceling the membership

For the following cases, the personal information is retained until the cases are closed:

Supply of services, contents, or goods: until the completion of the supply and payment, and settlement of bills or fees

For the following cases, the personal information is retained until the period of each of the following cases ends:

Personal information expiry system

If the member does not have a record of using the service for one year or more, it shall be separately stored based on Article 29 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. However, if preservation is required, it shall be kept for the period stipulated by the relevant laws and regulations.

Partnerships: The Company may provide personal information of customers to its partners or share with them for better service. To provide or share personal information of customers, the Company shall go through a process of obtaining prior consent of a customer by giving notice to the customer in writing or by email individually regarding who our partners are, what personal information items are provided or shared, why such personal information should be provided or shared, and until when and how the personal information is protected and managed. If the customer doesn't give consent, the Company shall not provide to, or share, with the partners. Also if the the partnership is changed or terminated, the Company shall give notice to, or get consent from, the customer under the same process.

Sale, merger, acquisition, etc.: In the event that all or part of the business is assigned, merged, or inherited or the rights and duties of the service provider are transferred or succeeded due to merger, inheritance, etc. In order to guarantee the rights of customers regarding protection of personal information, the fact must be notified to the customer.

In the event that it is very difficult to obtain normal consent for economic·and technical reasons regarding the personal information necessary for the implementation of the contract on the provision of services

The settlement of charges after the provision of services

In the event that there is any special provision specified by the Protection of Communications Secrets Act, the Framework Act on National Taxes, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc., the Act on Real Name Financial Transaction and Confidentiality, the Credit Information Use and Protection Act, the Framework Act on Telecommunications, the Telecommunications Business Act, the Local Tax Act , the Framework Act on Consumers, the Bank of Korea Act, the Criminal Procedure Act, and other laws and regulations However, even if an administrative authority or an investigation agency requests for the reason that "there is any special provision specified by the laws and regulations" for an administrative or investigative purpose, the Company shall not provide personal information of customers unconditionally and will provide the information by going through the legal process, for example, a warrant or a letter with the stamped seal of the head of the agency.

In the event that there are sufficient grounds to determine that the personal information should be disclosed in order to take legal actions when our services are used to bring mental or physical harm to others

The user may exercise his or her rights to request to view, correct, delete, or stop handling, personal information at any time.

The rights pursuant to Paragraph 1) above may be executed in writing, by e-mail, or by fax according to Article 41(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act and the Company will take an action regarding the execution immediately.

The rights under Paragraph 1) above may be executed through the user's legal representative or proxy. In this case, the user must submit a power of attorney under Attachment Form No. 11 of the Enforcement Regulation of the Personal Information Protection Act.

The rights of the user, including a request to view, or stop handling, personal information, may be restricted under Article 35(5) and Article 37(2) of the Personal Information Protection Act.

If personal information is prescribed to be collectible by any other laws and regulations, the request for correction and deletion of personal information shall not be requested.

If an information owner requests to view, correct or delete, or stop handling, his or her personal information, the Company shall ensure that the requesting person is the information principal or his or her authorized representative.

The user has the right to protect his or her own personal information along with the obligation not to infringe on the information of others. It must be careful not to disclose personal information including the password and not to damage personal information of others including postings. If the user has failed to fulfill such responsibilities and has damaged the information and dignity of others, the user may be punished under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.

Once the purpose of use of collected personal information is accomplished, the Company will destroy or archive separately the information without delay according to the storage period and the period of use. The procedures, points of time, and methods are as follows:

In the event that personal information should be kept in accordance with any other laws and regulations even though the period of personal information has expired, or even though the purpose of handling has been accomplished, the personal information shall be transfered to a separate database (DB) for storage or be kept at a different storage place.

The Company may install and operate cookies to store and retrieve customer information for internet services. A cookie is string information that a web server keeps in the web browser and sends back to the server when requested by the server. When a customer accesses the Company website, the Company can read the contents of the cookie in the customer's browser, find additional information, and provide services without further input by the customer such as the name.

The Company may use the information of the customers collected through cookies for the following purposes:

The customer has the option to install cookies. The customer may go to "Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced" at the top of the web browser and select to accept all cookies, send a notification when a cookie is installed, or reject all cookies. But, if the customer refuses to install cookies, it may cause inconvenience in use of the service or difficulty in provision of the service.

Establishment and execution of internal management plan
The Company has established and executed an internal management plan for the safe handling of personal information.

Encryption of personal information
The personal information of the customer is encrypted, stored, and managed so that only the customer can view. In case of critical data, the Company uses separate security functions such as encrypting the file and transmission data or using the file lock function.

Restricted access to personal information
The Company takes necessary measures to control access to personal information without permission through granting, changing, and cancellation of access rights to the database system that handles personal information and also controls unauthorized access from outside.

The Company designates a personal information protection manager who takes responsibilities for all duties regarding handling personal information, handles complaints of information owners, and relives damages in connection with personal information handling as follows:

The information owner may inquire of the personal information protection manager or department regarding protection of personal information, handling complaints, relief from damages, etc. that occur while using the Company's service (or business). The Company will respond to your inquiries without delay.