Terms of Service

Article 1 (Purpose)
These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) are intended to define the conditions and general provisions regarding the use and operation of the services provided by “Site Name” (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”).

Article 2 (Definitions of Terms)
The main terms used in these Terms are defined as follows:

① Member: A person who agrees to these Terms, provides personal information, registers as a member, enters into a service agreement with the Site, and uses the Site.
② Service Agreement: The agreement entered into between the Site and a Member regarding the use of the Site.
③ Member ID (hereinafter “ID”): A unique combination of letters and numbers assigned to each Member for identification and use of the Site’s services.
④ Password: A combination of letters and numbers selected by the Member to confirm that the person using the ID is the legitimate Member and to protect the Member’s rights.
⑤ Operator: The person who establishes and operates the website for the Site.
⑥ Termination: The act of a Member canceling the service agreement.

Article 3 (Rules Other Than These Terms)
The Operator may separately announce and guide operational policies when necessary. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the operational policies, the operational policies shall take precedence.

Article 4 (Conclusion of Service Agreement)
① The service agreement is concluded when a person intending to register as a Member and use the Site agrees to these Terms and the Operator accepts the application for membership.
② A person who wishes to register as a Member and use the service indicates their agreement to these Terms by reading the Terms during the registration process and selecting “I Agree” on the Site.

Article 5 (Application for Service Use)
① A person who wishes to register as a Member and use the Site must provide all the information requested by the Site (user ID, password, nickname, etc.).
② A Member who registers using another person’s information or false information or fails to provide their true information shall not be able to assert any rights related to the use of the Site and may be punished in accordance with applicable laws.

Article 6 (Personal Information Processing Policy)
The Site and the Operator do not possess the passwords provided by Members during registration. Matters related to passwords shall be governed by the Site’s Privacy Policy.
The Operator shall endeavor to protect Members’ personal information, including registration information, in accordance with applicable laws.
The protection of Members’ personal information shall be governed by relevant laws and the Site’s Privacy Policy.
However, the Operator shall not bear any responsibility for information exposed due to the Member’s fault.
The Operator may view a Member’s information or submit it to relevant authorities if the Member posts or distributes illegal content that harms public morals or national security, upon request from the relevant authorities.

Article 7 (Obligations of the Operator)
① If the Operator recognizes that opinions or complaints raised by Members are justified, the Operator shall handle them as promptly as possible. However, if prompt handling is difficult due to personal circumstances, the Operator shall make its best efforts by posting a notice afterward or sending a message, email, etc., to the Member.
② To ensure continuous and stable provision of the Site, the Operator may require the Site to repair or restore facilities in case of failure or loss. However, the Operator may temporarily suspend Site operations in cases of force majeure such as natural disasters or unavoidable circumstances affecting the Site or the Operator.

Article 8 (Obligations of Members)
① Members shall comply with the provisions of these Terms, all rules and notices established by the Operator, operational policies, and applicable laws, and shall not engage in any acts that interfere with the Site’s operations or damage the Site’s reputation.
② Unless expressly agreed to by the Site, Members may not transfer or donate their right to use the service or any other status under the service agreement to others, nor use them as collateral.
③ Members shall exercise due care in managing their ID and password and may not allow third parties to use their ID without the consent of the Operator or the Site.
④ Members shall not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of the Operator, the Site, or third parties.

Article 9 (Service Hours)
① Unless there are special operational or technical difficulties, the service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. However, the Site may temporarily suspend service on days or times designated by the Site for regular system maintenance, expansion, or replacement. Scheduled service interruptions will be announced in advance on the Site’s homepage, so please check regularly.
② The Site may temporarily or permanently suspend service without prior notice or announcement in the following cases:
– When urgent system inspection, expansion, replacement, failure, or malfunction occurs
– When there is force majeure such as a national emergency, power outage, or natural disaster
– When a telecommunications carrier specified in the Telecommunications Business Act suspends telecommunications services
– When normal service use is hindered due to excessive traffic or similar circumstances
③ In the event of service suspension under the preceding paragraph, the Site shall notify Members in advance through notices or other means. However, if prior notice is impossible due to reasons beyond the Site’s control, notice shall be given afterward.

Article 10 (Termination of Service Use)
① If a Member wishes to terminate the service agreement with the Site, the Member must personally apply for termination online. Termination of Site use is separate from termination of the service agreement with the Site.
② Upon termination, all Site-related programs provided to the Member are automatically deleted from the member management screen, so the Operator can no longer view the terminating Member’s information.

Article 11 (Restriction of Service Use)
Members shall not engage in the following acts. If a Member commits any of the following acts, the Site may restrict service use, take lawful measures, terminate the service agreement, or suspend service for a certain period:
① Registering false information at the time of membership registration or when updating information afterward
② Interfering with another person’s use of the Site or stealing information
③ Impersonating the Site’s operators, staff, or related personnel
④ Infringing upon the personality rights or intellectual property rights of the Site or third parties or interfering with their business
⑤ Illegally using another Member’s ID
⑥ Collecting, storing, or disclosing another Member’s personal information without consent
⑦ Acts objectively deemed to be associated with a crime
⑧ Any other acts that violate relevant laws

Article 12 (Management of Posts)
① The Operator is responsible for managing and operating posts and materials on the Site. The Operator shall constantly monitor for inappropriate posts and materials, and upon discovering or receiving a report of such content, shall delete it and issue a warning to the Member who posted it.
Members are responsible for their own posts, so they must not post content that violates these Terms.
② If a public institution such as the Korea Communications Standards Commission requests correction, the Operator may delete or move posts without the Member’s prior consent.
③ Criteria for determining inappropriate posts are as follows:
– Content that severely insults or damages the honor of another Member or third party
– Content that spreads or links to material violating public order or public morals
– Content that promotes illegal copying or hacking
– Commercial advertising
– Content objectively deemed to be associated with a crime
– Content that infringes upon the copyrights or other rights of other users or third parties
– Any other content deemed to violate relevant laws
④ If the Site or the Operator receives a request to suspend posting due to claims of defamation, intellectual property rights infringement, etc., from a third party, the Site may temporarily suspend posting (transmission suspension). If a lawsuit, settlement, or decision by a relevant authority is filed with the Site between the requester and the poster, the Site shall comply with such decision.

Article 13 (Retention of Posts)
If the Site Operator must suspend the Site due to unavoidable circumstances, the Operator shall give prior notice to Members and make every effort to facilitate the easy transfer of posts.

Article 14 (Copyright of Posts)
① Copyright of posts uploaded by Members on the Site belongs to the Member who posted them. The Site may not commercially use such posts without the poster’s consent. However, this does not apply to non-commercial purposes, and the Site retains the right to display them within the service.
② Members may not commercially use materials obtained through the service, such as by arbitrarily processing or selling them.
③ The Operator may delete, move, or refuse registration of content posted or registered by Members without prior notice if it is deemed to fall under any of the items in Article 12.

Article 15 (Compensation for Damages)
① All civil and criminal liability arising from the Site rests primarily with the Member.
② The Site shall not be liable for damages suffered by Members if such damages result from force majeure such as natural disasters or from the Member’s intentional or negligent acts.

Article 16 (Exemption from Liability)
① The Operator shall be exempt from liability if a Member fails to obtain expected benefits from the service or suffers damages due to selection or use of service materials.
② The Operator shall be exempt from liability in cases of service failures caused by the Site’s infrastructure or telecommunications services provided by other carriers. Damages related to the Site’s infrastructure shall be governed by these Terms.
③ The Operator shall not be liable for any materials stored, posted, or transmitted by Members.
④ The Operator shall not be liable if service use is disrupted due to the Member’s fault.
⑤ The Operator shall not be liable for any activities between Members or between Members and third parties, whether inside or outside the service (including data transmission and other community activities).
⑥ The Operator shall not be liable for the authenticity, reliability, accuracy, or content of materials posted or transmitted by Members or provided through the Site.
⑦ The Operator shall not be liable for any damages arising from transactions (e.g., goods trading) mediated through the service between Members or between a Member and a third party.
⑧ The Operator shall not be liable for any disputes between Members or between a Member and a third party that arise without the Operator’s fault.
⑨ The Operator shall not be liable for damages caused to Members by system failures that may occur during maintenance, inspection, repair, replacement of equipment or software operations without intentional or gross negligence, attacks by third parties, distribution of computer viruses for which countermeasures have not been developed by reputable domestic or international research institutions or security companies, or other force majeure events beyond the Operator’s control.

Addendum
These Terms shall take effect from <Site Launch Date>.