Privacy Policy
This
Privacy Policy (the "Policy") explains the way of treatment of the
information which is provided or collected in the websites on which this Policy
is posted. In addition the Policy also explains the information which is
provided or collected in the course of using the applications of the Company
which exist in the websites or platforms of other company.
Through
this Policy, the Company regards personal information of the users as important
and inform them of the purpose and method of Company's using the personal
information
provided
by the users and the measures taken by the Company for protection of those
personal information.
This
Policy will be effective on the 5th day of 6, 2019 and, in case of modification
thereof, the Company will make public notice of it through posting it on the
bulletin board of Company's website or individual notice through sending
e-mails).
1.
Information to be collected and method of collection
(1)
Personal information items to be collected
Personal
information items to be collected by the Company are as follows:
•
Information provided by the users
The
Company may collect the information directly provided by the users.
[Option to select 'personal information items' in Appendix
<1-1> of Personal Privacy Policy]
•
Information collected while the users use services
Besides
of information directly provided by the users, the Company may collect
information in the course that the users use the service provided by the
Company.
[Option to select 'personal information items' in Appendix
<1-2> of Personal Privacy Policy]
(2)
Method of collection
The
Company collects the information of users in a way of the followings:
[Option to select 'method of collection' in Appendix <2>of
Personal Privacy Policy]
2.
Use of collected information
The
Company uses the collected information of users for the following purposes:
[Option to select 'use of collected information' in Appendix
<3>of Personal Privacy Policy]
The
Company agrees that it will obtain consent from the users, if the Company
desires to use the information other than those expressly stated in this
Policy.
3.
Sharing collected information
Except
for the following cases, the Company will not share personal information with a
3rd party:
•
when the Company shares the information with its affiliates, partners and
service providers;
[Option to select 'sharing of collected information' in Appendix
<4-1>of Personal Privacy Policy]
•
when the users consent the sharing in advance;
[Option to select 'sharing of collected information' in Appendix
<4-2>of Personal Privacy Policy]
•
when the sharing is required by the laws
-
if required to be disclosed by the laws and regulations; or
-
if required to be disclosed by the investigative agencies for detecting crimes
in accordance with the procedure and method as prescribed in the laws and
regulations.
4.
Cookies, Beacons and Similar Technologies
The
Company may collect collective and impersonal information through 'cookies' or
'web beacons'.
Cookies
are very small text files to be sent to the browser of the users by the server
used for operation of the websites of the Company and will be stored in
hard-disks of the users' computer.
Web
beacon is a small quantity of code which exists on the websites and e-mails. By
using web beacons, we may know whether a user has interacted with certain webs
or the contents of email.
These
functions are used for evaluating, improving services and setting-up users'
experiences so that much improved services can be provided by the Company to
the users.
The
items of cookies to be collected by the Company and the purpose of such
collection are as follows:
[Option to select 'collecting cookies' in Appendix <5>of
Personal Privacy Policy]
The
users have an option for cookie installation. So, they may either allow all
cookies by setting option in web browser, make each cookie checked whenever it
is saved, or refuses all cookies to be saved: Provided that, if the user
rejects the installation of cookies, it may be difficult for that user to use
the parts of services provided by the Company.
5.
Users' right to access and option
The
users or their legal representatives, as main agents of the information, may
exercise the following options regarding the collection, use and sharing of
personal information by the Company:
•
exercise right to access to personal information;
•
make corrections or deletion;
•
make temporary suspension of treatment of personal information; or
•
request the withdrawal of their consent provided before
If,
in order to exercise the above options, you, as an user, use the menu of
'amendment of member information of webpage or contact the Company by using
representative telephone or sending a document or e-mails, or using telephone
to the responsible department (or person in charge of management of personal
information), the Company will take measures without delay: Provided that the Company
may reject the request of you only to the extent that there exists either
proper cause as prescribed in the laws or equivalent cause.
6.
Security
The
Company regards the security of personal information of uses as very important.
The company constructs the following security measures to protect the users'
personal information from any unauthorized access, release, use or
modification.
[Option to select 'security measures' in Appendix <6>of
Personal Privacy Policy]
7.
Protection of personal information of children
In
principle, the Company does not collect any information from the children under
13 or equivalent minimum age as prescribed in the laws in relevant
jurisdiction. The website, products and services of the Company are the ones to
be provided to ordinary people, in principle. The website or application of the
Company has function to do age limit so that children cannot use it and the
Company does not intentionally collect any personal information from children
through that function.
(Additional
procedure for collecting personal information from children) However, if the Company
collects any personal information from children under 13 or equivalent minimum
age as prescribed in the laws in relevant jurisdiction for the services for
unavoidable reason, the Company will go through the additional procedure of the
followings for protecting that personal information of children:
•
obtain consent from the parents or guardian of children so as to collect
personal information of children or directly send the information of products
and services of the Company
•
give the parents or guardian of children a notice of Company's policy of
privacy protection for children including the items, purpose and sharing of
personal information collected
•
grant to legal representatives of children a right to access to personal
information of that children/correction or deletion of personal
information/temporary suspension of treatment of personal information/ and
request for withdrawal of their consent provided before
•
limit the amount of personal information exceeding those necessary for
participation in online activities
8.
Modification of Privacy Protection Policy
The
Company has the right to amend or modify this Policy from time to time and, in
such case, the Company will make a public notice of it through bulletin board
of its website (or through individual notice such as written document, fax or
e-mail) and obtain consent from the users if required by relevant laws.
9.
Others
[Option to select 'data transmission' in Appendix <7> of
Personal Privacy Policy]
[Option to select 'sites and service of 3rd party' in Appendix
<8> of Personal Privacy Policy]
[Option to select 'guidelines for residents in California' in
Appendix <9> of Personal Privacy Policy]
[Option to select 'guidelines for residents in Korea' in Appendix
<10> of Personal Privacy Policy]
10.
Responsible department of Company
The
Company designates the following department and person in charge of personal
information in order to protect personal information of customers and deal with
complaints
from
customers:
•
Department responsible for privacy protection and customer service :
E-mail
: joondong_kwon@ccpatents.net
The
latest update date: 6/5, 2019
Appendix of Privacy Policy
<1-1>
Items of personal information
Title of service |
Items to be collected(examples) |
Internet membership service |
∘ Name, email address, ID,
telephone number, address, national information, encoded identification
information (CI), identification information of overlapped membership (DI) ∘ For minors, information of legal
representatives (name, birth date, CI and DI of legal representatives) |
Online payment service |
∘ Name, address, telephone number,
and email address ∘ Payment information including
account number and card number ∘ Delivery information including
delivery address, name and contact information of recipient ∘ Information of bid, purchase and
sales |
Social network service |
∘ Name, email address, ID,
telephone number, address, national information, address list (acquaintance) ∘ Information of place of taking
pictures and date of creation of files ∘ Information of service use of
members such as the type of contents watched or used by members, frequencies
and period of activities of members |
<1-2>
Items of personal information
Lists |
Items to be collected(examples |
Equipment information |
∘ Equipment identifier, operation
system, hardware version, equipment set-up and telephone number |
Log information |
∘ Log data, use time, search word
input by users, internet protocol address, cookie and web beacon |
Location information |
∘ Information of device location
including specific geographical location detected
through GPS, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (limited to the region permissible under the
laws) |
Other information |
∘ Preference, advertisement
environment, visited pages regarding service use of users |
<2>
Method of collection
•
webpage, written form, fax, telephone calling, e-mailing, tools for collection
of created
information
•
provided by partner companies
<3>
Use of collected information
•
Member management and identification
•
To detect and deter unauthorized or fraudulent use of or abuse of the Service
•
Performance of contract and service fee settlement regarding provision of
services demanded by the users
•
Improvement of existing services and development of new services
•
Making notice of function of company sites or applications or matters on policy
change
•
To help you connect with other users you already know and, with your
permission, allow other users to connect with you
•
To make statistics on member's service usage, to provide services and place
advertisements based on statistical characteristics
•
To provide information on promotional events as well as opportunity to
participate
•
To comply with applicable laws or legal obligation
•
Use of information with prior consent of the users (for example, utilization of
marketing advertisement)
<4-1>
Sharing of collected information
∘ When the Company's
affiliates, partners and service providers carry out services such as bill
payment,
execution of orders, products delivery and dispute resolution (including
disputes on
payment
and delivery) for and on behalf of the Company
<4-2>
Sharing of collected information
∘ when the user selects
to be provided by the information of products and services of certain
companies
by sharing his or her personal information with those companies
∘ when the user selects
to allow his or her personal information to be shared with the sites or
platform
of other companies such as social networking sites
∘ other cases where the
user gives prior consent for sharing his or her personal information
<5> Collecting cookies
Category |
Reasons for using cookies and
additional information |
strictly necessary cookies |
This
cookie is a kind of indispensable cookie for the users to use the functions
of website of the Company. Unless the users allow this cookie, the services
such as shopping cart or electronic bill payment cannot be provided. This
cookie does not collect any information which may be used for marketing or
memorizing the sites visited by the users (Examples of necessary cookies) ∘ Memorize the
information entered in an order form while searching other pages during web
browser session ∘ For the page of
products and check-out, memorize ordered services ∘ Check whether login
is made on website ∘ Check whether the
users are connected with correct services of the website of the Company while
the Company changes the way of operating its website ∘ Connect the users with
certain application or server of the services |
performance cookies |
This
cookie collects information how the users use the website of the Company such
as the information of the pages which are visited by the users most. This
data helps the Company to optimize its website so that the users can search
that website more comfortably. This cookie does not collect any information
of the users. Any and all the information collected by this cookie will be
processed collectively and the anonymity will be guaranteed. (Examples
of performance cookies) ∘ Web analysis: provide
statistical data on the ways of using website ∘ Advertisement
response fee: check the effect of advertisement of the Company ∘ Tracing affiliated
companies; one of visitors of the Company provides anonymously feedback to
the affiliated companies ∘ Management of error:
measure an error which may occur so as to give a help for improving website ∘ Design testing: test
other design of the website of Compan |
functionality cookies |
This
cookie is used for memorizing the set-ups so that the Company provides
services and improves visit of users. Any information collected by this
cookie does not identify the users individually. (Examples of functionality
cookies) ∘ Memorize set-ups
applied such as layout, text size, basic set-up and colors ∘ Memorize when the
customer respond to a survey conducted by the Company |
targeting cookies or advertising cookies |
This
cookie is connected with the services provided by a 3rd party such as the
buttons of 'good' and 'share'. The 3rd party provides these services by
recognizing that the users visit the website of the Company. (Examples of
targeting cookies or advertising cookies) ∘ carry out PR to the
users as targets in other websites by connecting through social networks and
these networks use the information of users' visit ∘ provide the
information of users' visit to ad agencies so that they can suggest an ad
which may attract the interest of the users |
<6> Security measures
• Encryption of personal information
- Transmit users' personal information by using
encrypted communication zone
- Store important information such as passwords after
encrypting it
• Countermeasures against hacking
- Install a system in the zone the external access to
which is controlled so as to prevent leakage or damage of users' personal
information by hacking or computer virus
• Establish and execute internal management plan
• Install and operate access control system
• Take measures to prevent forging or alteration of
access record
<7> Data transmission
Considering it engages in global businesses, the
Company may provide the users' personal information to the companies located in
other countries for the purpose as expressly stated in this Policy. For the
places where the personal information is transmitted, retained or processed,
the Company takes reasonable measures for protecting that personal information.
(If used in the US, additional
security measures may be available) In addition, when the personal
information obtained from the European Union is used or disclosed, the Company
may have to comply with safe harbor principle as required by the Commerce Department
of USA, take other measures or obtain consent from users so far as those
complies with the regulations of EU so as to use a standardized agreement
provision approved by executing organizations of EU or securing proper safe
measures.
<8> 3rd party's sites and
services
The website, product or service of the Company may
include the links to the ones of a 3rd party and the privacy protection policy
of the site of 3rd party may be different. Thus, it is required for the users
to check additionally that policy of a 3rd party site linked to the site of the
Company.
<9> Guide for users residing
in California
If the user resides in California, certain rights may
be given. The Company prepares preventive measures necessary for protecting
personal information of members so that the Company can comply with online
privacy protection laws of California. In case of leakage of personal
information, a user may request the Company to check the leakage. In addition,
all the users in the website of the Company, can modify their information at
any time by using the menu for changing information by connecting their
personal account. Moreover, the Company does not trace the visitors of its
website nor use any signals for 'tracing prevent'. The Company will not collect
and provide any personal identification information through ad services without
consent of users.
<10> Guide for users residing
in Korea
The Company guides several additional matters to be
disclosed as required by the information network laws and personal information
protection laws in the Republic of Korea as follows:
(1) Information collected
The items collected by the Company are as follows:
• Examples of required information
Title of service |
Items
to be collected(examples) |
Internet membership service |
∘ Name, email address,
ID, telephone number, address, national information, encoded
identification information (CI), identification information of overlapped
membership (DI) ∘ For minors,
information of legal representatives (name, birth date, CI and DI of legal
representatives) |
Online payment service |
∘ Name, address,
telephone number, and email address ∘ For payment with
credit card : name of card company, number and expiration of card ∘ For small sum payment
charged on the mobile phone: mobile phone number, payment approval number ∘ For payment by
remittance: name of bank, account number and password of account ∘ For deposit without a
bankbook: name of remitter, contact information ∘ Delivery information
including delivery address, name and contact information of recipient ∘ Information of bid,
purchase and sales |
Social network service |
∘ Name, email address,
ID, telephone number, address, national information, address list
(acquaintance) ∘ Information of place
of taking pictures and date of creation of files ∘ Information of
service use of members such as the type of contents watched or used by
members, frequencies and period of activities of members |
In
the course of using services, the information as described below may be
created and collected: ∘ Information of
devices (equipment/device identifier, operation system, hardware version,
equipment set-up and telephone number) ∘ Log information (Log
data, use time, search word input by users, internet protocol address, cookie
and web beacon) ∘ Location information
(Information of device location including specific geographical location
detected through GPS, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) ∘ Other created
information |
• Examples of optional items
The user may reject the collection and use of optional
items and, even in case of rejection, there
is no limit on use of services
Purpose of collection |
Items
to be collected(examples) |
User analysis |
∘ The reason for
membership, occupation, marriage status, wedding anniversary, interest
category and SNS account information |
Provision of customized ad |
∘ Contents and result
of marketing activities and event participation |
Delivery of urgent notice |
∘ Information provided
by the users regarding execution, maintenance, execution, management of other
agreements and event participation |
Marketing |
∘ Preference,
advertisement environment, visited pages regarding service use of users |
• Additional procedure for
collection of sensitive information
If collection of sensitive information is
indispensable, the Company may collect it by going through lawful procedure in
accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The sensitive information which
may be collected by the Company is as follows:
∘
Thoughts and belief
∘
Membership of and withdrawal from labor union or political party
∘
Political opinions
∘
Information of health and sexual life
∘
Genetic information obtained from the result of gene test
∘
Information of criminal record including announcement, exemption and suspension
of sentences, care and custody, protective custody, treatment and custody, probation,
lapse of suspension of sentence and cancellation of suspension of execution.
(2) Commission for collected
personal information
For carrying out services, the Company commissions
external professional companies (subcontractors) to process personal information
as follows. This commissioned works for processing personal information is
carried out by each subcontractor and service only if necessary for providing
that service.
In commissioning process of personal information, in
order to secure safety of personal information , the Company supervises and
ensure to expressly state in the agreement with subcontractors so that those
subcontractors will safely process personal information by strictly complying
with directions regarding personal information protection, keeping personal
information secret, not disclosing it to a 3rd party and being liable for
accidents and returning or destructing personal information upon termination of
the commission or process.
Name of subcontractors |
Description
of commissioned works (services) |
AAA |
Customer service |
(3) Details of provision of
personal information to 3rd party
Except for the following cases, the Company does not
disclose or provide personal information of the users to a 3rd party:
Recipients of information |
Purpose
of use of recipient |
Items
to be provided |
Period
of retention and use of recipient |
BBB |
Provision of service tie-up |
ID, Name and age |
Until the date when the purpose
of use is achieved or period as required by
the law |
(4) Period for retention and use of
personal information
In principle, the Company destructs personal
information of users without delay when: the purpose of its collection and use
has been achieved; the legal or management needs are satisfied; or users
request: Provided that, if it is required to retain the information by relevant
laws and regulations, the Company will retain member information for certain
period as designated by relevant laws and regulations. The information to be
retained as required by relevant laws and regulations are as follows:
∘ Record regarding
contract or withdrawal of subscription: 5 years (The Act on Consumer
Protection in Electronic Commerce) ∘ Record on payment and
supply of goods: 5 years (The Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic
Commerce) ∘ Record on consumer
complaint or dispute treatment: 3 years (The Act on Consumer Protection in
Electronic Commerce) ∘ Record on
collection/process, and use of credit information: 3 years (The Act on Use
and Protection of Credit Information) ∘ Record on
sign/advertisement: 6 months(The Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic
Commerce) ∘ Log record of users
such as internet/data detecting the place of user connection: 3 months(The
Protection of Communications Secrets Act) ∘ Other data for
checking communication facts: 12 months (The Protection of Communications
Secrets Act) |
(5) Procedure and method of
destruction of personal information
In principle, the Company destructs the information
immediately after the purposes of its collection and use have been achieved
without delay: Provided that, if any information is to be retained as required
by relevant laws and regulations, the Company retain it for the period as
required by those laws and regulations before destruction and, in such event,
the personal information which is stored and managed separately will never be
used for other purposes. The Company destructs: hard copies of personal information
by shredding with a pulverizer or incinerating it; and delete personal
information stored in the form of electric file by using technological method
making that information not restored.
(6) Technical, managerial and
physical measures for protection of personal information
In order to prevent the loss, theft, leakage,
alteration or damage of personal information of the users, the Company takes
technical, managerial and physical measures for securing safety as follows:
Items |
Examples |
Technical measures |
∘ Utilize security
servers for transmitting encryption of personal information ∘ Take measures of
encryption for confidential information ∘ Install and operate
access control devices and equipments ∘ Establish and execute
internal management plan |
Managerial measures |
∘ Appoint a staff
responsible for protecting personal information ∘ Provide education and
training for staffs treating personal information ∘ Establish and execute
internal management plan ∘ Establish rules for
writing passwords which is hard to be estimated ∘ Ensure safe storage
of record of access to personal information processing system ∘ Classify the level of
authority to access to personal information processing system |
Physical measures |
∘ Establish and operate
the procedure for access control for the facilities for storing personal
information ∘ Store documents and
backing storage containing personal information in safe places which have
locking device |
(7) Staff responsible for managing
personal information
The staff of the Company responsible for managing
personal information is as follows:
• Name of staff responsible for managing personal
information:
Dept. : management
Contact : joondong_kwon@ccpatents.net
The date of latest update: 6/5 2019