Privacy Policy
Article 1. General
- This site takes the protection of your personal information very seriously and complies with the personal-information rules of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and the Personal Information Protection Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication.
- Through this privacy policy, we explain how the personal information you provide is used and what measures we take to protect it.
- This policy is posted at the bottom of the home page so you can review it at any time.
- If we revise this policy, we will announce the change on the website (or by a separate notice).
Article 2. Consent to collection
- You may click “I agree” or “I do not agree” to this privacy policy or the Terms of Use. Clicking “I agree” is treated as consent to the collection of personal information.
Article 3. Purpose of collection and use
- We collect personal information for the following purposes.
- To form a contract for providing the service, including identifying you and confirming your intent
- To perform the service, including delivery and payment
- To manage members, including identity checks, age checks, and handling complaints
- To introduce new services, products, or events
- We do not collect sensitive information that could infringe fundamental rights, such as race or ethnicity, thoughts or beliefs, place of origin, political views, criminal records, health, or sex life.
Article 4. Items collected
- For membership, consultation, and service requests, we collect the following.
- Items: name, date of birth, gender, login ID, password, home phone number, home address, mobile number, email, resident registration number, access logs, access IP, and payment records
- Method: the website (membership registration)
Article 5. Automatic collection devices
- We use cookies, which are small pieces of information a website sends to your browser. When you visit, our server can read the cookie and provide the service without asking again for details such as your name.
- A cookie identifies your computer, not you personally. You can accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is set, or refuse all cookies in your browser settings.
- Purpose: to analyze visit frequency and time, understand interests, measure event participation and return visits, and provide targeted marketing and personalized services
- How to refuse: use your browser options to allow all cookies, confirm each cookie, or block all cookies
- Example: in Internet Explorer, open Tools > Internet Options > Privacy
- If you refuse cookies, some services may be difficult to provide
Article 6. Use beyond the purpose and provision to third parties
- We use your personal information only within the purposes stated above and do not use it beyond that scope or provide it to another person, company, or organization.
- To provide a better service, we may share information with a partner. Before we do, we will tell you by email and in writing who the partner is, which items are shared, why, and how long and how the information will be protected, and we will ask for your consent. If you do not agree, we will not share it.
- We do not provide personal information to outside parties except in these cases.
- You have agreed in advance
- A law requires it, or an investigative agency requests it through the procedure set by law
Article 7. Access and correction
- You may view or correct your registered information at any time through “Edit member information,” or by emailing the privacy officer. We will take the necessary action.
- If you ask us to correct an error, we will not use that information until the correction is complete.
Article 8. Withdrawal of consent
- You may withdraw consent to collection, use, and provision at any time through “Withdraw membership” on My Page, or by contacting the privacy officer by email. We will delete the information and take other necessary steps immediately.
- We will make withdrawal as easy as the original collection, using an equivalent method and procedure.
Article 9. Retention period
- In principle, we destroy the information without delay once the purpose is achieved. The following is kept for the reason and period stated.
- Item: membership information (login ID, name, nickname)
- Reason: to stop another person from re-registering with a former member’s ID after withdrawal
- Period: permanent
- Where the Commercial Act or another law requires retention, we keep transaction and member information for the statutory period.
- Items: records of contracts or withdrawal of an offer, payment and supply of goods, and complaints or disputes
- Basis: Article 6 of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (retention of transaction records)
- Period: contract or withdrawal records (5 years), payment and supply records (5 years), complaint or dispute records (3 years)
- If we need to keep information beyond these periods, we will obtain your consent.
Article 10. Destruction
- Once the purpose of collection and use is achieved, we destroy the information without delay.
- Procedure: information you enter is moved to a separate database (or a separate file for paper) after the purpose is achieved, kept for the period required by internal policy and law, and then destroyed. Information in that separate database is not used for any other purpose unless the law requires it.
- Method: electronic files are deleted by a technical method that makes them impossible to restore.
Article 11. Children’s information
- If we collect personal information from a child under 14, we obtain consent from a legal representative.
- A legal representative may request access, correction, or withdrawal of consent for the child’s information. We will act without delay.
Article 12. Technical safeguards
- Your information is protected by a password. Important files and transmissions are encrypted or locked and protected by separate security functions.
- We use antivirus software, update it regularly, and apply new protection as soon as it is available.
- We use systems that block intrusion from outside in order to prevent hacking and leakage.
Article 13. Outsourcing
- We may outsource the processing of your personal information to improve the service.
- We will tell you in advance if we do so.
- The contract will require the provider to follow our instructions, keep the information confidential, not provide it to a third party, and bear responsibility in the event of an incident. We will keep that contract in writing or electronically.
Article 14. Complaints
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You may raise opinions or complaints about privacy with the privacy officer. We will act as soon as we receive them and tell you the result.
- Privacy officer: Yoonkyung Lee
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For reports or advice about a privacy infringement, contact:
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.1336.or.kr / 1336)
- Privacy Mark Certification Committee (www.eprivacy.or.kr / 02-580-0533–4)
- Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Internet Crime Investigation Center (icic.sppo.go.kr / 02-3480-3600)
- Korean National Police Agency Cyber Terror Response Center (www.ctrc.go.kr / 02-392-0330)
Addendum (effective date). These terms take effect on September 29, 2026.