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1. BRINICLE (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") considers the protection of personal information of users important and has done the best to protect personal information of users.
2. The Company has complied with the provisions concerning protection of personal information under any applicable laws and regulations to be observed by information and communications service provider, including Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. The Company let users know the purpose and use of user personal information through this Privacy Policy.
3. The Privacy Policy is available at all times through the DONTALK notice.
1. The Company provides an agreement process of Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy of its Service for user when registering of service. If a user clicks a button of ‘agree,’ he/she is deemed to agree to collection of personal information.
2. The Company shall acquire the following personal information in order to provide the DONTALK service. The Company does not require the personal information which concerned to violate the fundamental human rights (race and ethnicity, ideology and creed, place of birth, political affiliation, criminal records, health and sexual activity, etc.)
(1) Phone Number Member
- Mandatory Items: Mobile phone number, DONTALK service version, username, OS, OS version, device model, device terminal ID, language, region, country, time zone.
- Optional Items: 3rd parties’ phone numbers and name stored in the mobile phone contact list, profile photo (metadata), status message, purchased items and history.
(2) DONTALK Account Member
- Mandatory Items: Mobile phone number, (Save the latest phone number in the event of a change of device to check user), email address, password, DONTALK service version, username, network connection type, OS, OS version, device model name, device terminal ID, language, region, country, time zone.
3. The Company may collect the usage history, logs, cookies, IP address, ID, and payment history in the course of using the service.
(1) Sign Up, service inquiries, event participation, shipping request.
(2) Information gathering tool
1. Provision of functions -Automatic registration of friends and recommendation of friends
(1) Providing functions of automatic registration of friends and recommendation of friends using user phone numbers and the phone numbers, names of third parties stored in the phone contact list of users
2. Fulfillment of contracts regarding service provision
(1) Content provision, delivery of goods
(1) Personal identification for the use of membership service and user identification pursuant to the Real Name Verification Law, personal identification, prevention of illegal and unauthorized use by rejected members, verification of intention to sign up, sign-up and limitation of the frequency of sign-up, checking whether the legal representative consented to the collection of the personal information of children under age 14, subsequent identification of legal representatives, maintaining records for resolution of disputes, handling civil petitions, including complaints, and delivery of notices
4. Use of personal information for marketing and advertising
(1) Development of new services and provision of customized services, provision of services according to statistical characteristics and advertising, checking the effectiveness of services, checking connection frequency, statistics on member service use, provision of information on events and advertising information, provision of opportunities to participate events
1. The Company uses user personal information within the scope stipulated in "3. Purpose of collecting and using personal information," and does not use it outside of this scope or disclose it without the user's prior consent in principle. However, an exception is made in the following cases:
(1) In the event that users consented to disclosure in advance; and
(2) In the event that an investigative agency requests disclosure in accordance with law, or in accordance with procedures and methods stipulated by law for the purposes of investigation
2. The Company may provide user’s personal information to a third third party with user’s consent as set forth below:
Event or Marketing Promotion Providers
1. The Company entrusts an outside specialty company with handling of personal information for smooth service performance. For safety of the outsourcing, the Company clearly defines policy regarding personal information handling, confidentiality of personal information, the responsibility of incident, etc. and retains the written agreements between the outsourcing companies.
2. The outsourcing companies and its purpose are as follows:
SureM, Sejong Telecom
Ellis Information & Communication Co.
Event or marketing promotion provider
1. User personal information is completely destroyed and it will not be available for any purpose once a member unregister the service or the Company removes a user’s account as a result of the user is founded to have falsified information
2. User personal information is immediately destroyed once the purpose of collecting and using personal information is fulfilled according to the Part7(1). However, the Company may retain the user personal information for the following period if necessary in accordance with the internal policy of the Company or relevant raw.
1. In principle, user personal information is immediately destroyed once the purpose of collecting and using personal information is fulfilled
2. Procedure for destroying personal information
(1) The information users entered to sign up for membership is immediately destroyed after the purpose is fulfilled. The personal information is not be used for purposes other than retention, unless otherwise stipulated by law.
3. Method of destroying personal information
(1) Personal information printed on paper is shredded using a shredder or incinerated, and Personal information saved in an electronic file is deleted using a technical method ensuring that records cannot be recovered.
1. The Company allows only a person of fourteen (14) years or more to register. In principle, the Company does not collect personal information of children in order to protect personal information of a child of less than fourteen (14) years. However, if a user is found to be under the age of (14) years, the Company shall obtain the consent of a legal representative.
2. Users may, at any time, confirm or modify their own registered personal information and request the cancellation of membership or suspension of the processing of personal information. In such case, some or all of the service use can be restricted
3. Users may confirm and correct their own personal information in “My Profile”. Users also cancel membership at any time through “Unregister”, and all user information will be deleted once user unregisters the service. According to the relevant raw, however, the personal information will be possessed for a certain period if necessary in accord with Part6(2)
4. If users request the correction or deletion of their personal information, the Company will take immediate action once completes the verification of user. In addition, based on the Part20 (1) of Terms and Conditions of Service, the personal information manager of the Company may destroy the user information.
5. . If user request that errors in personal information be corrected, the personal information is not used or provided until the correction is completed. Also, if incorrect personal information has already been provided to a third party, the correction is immediately sent to the third party.
6. The Company processes cancelled or deleted personal information in accordance with the request of the user as stipulated in "6. Personal information retention and use period" and does not view or use it for other purposes.
1. Technical measures.
(1) The Company is taking every measure to prevent the leak or damage of member personal information due to hacking or computer viruses. The Company frequently backs up personal information and data and uses the latest vaccine programs to prevent personal information or data from being leaked or damaged. It also uses encrypted communication to ensure safe transmission of personal information over the network. The Company uses a firewall to prevent unauthorized access from outside and technical devices for systematically maintaining security.
(1) Only authorized persons in the Company are permitted to handle personal information. Separate passwords are assigned to them and updated periodically, and they receive frequent training focusing on compliance with the DONTALK privacy policy.
(2) The Company assigns a personal information manager for protection of personal information to check that the DONTALK privacy policy is carried out. If problems are uncovered, the Company immediately makes changes and corrects them. However, the Company cannot be held liable for any problems caused by the leak of personal information due to the user's negligence or Internet problems.
The company designates the personal information manager to handle the opinions and complaints regarding the user personal information.
Yeonsook Cho
(1) Personal information manager working hour
- Closed on weekends and holidays
(2) Additional organization for reporting invasion of privacy or counseling
- Privacy Invasion Reporting Center (http://www.118.or.kr / 118)
This privacy policy is effective as of December , 2014. If content is added to the current privacy policy or its content is deleted or modified, the Company will indicate the change on the "Notice" in the DONTALK service at least seven days before the effective date.
- Date of notification: January 08,  2015
- Effective date: January 15,  2015
View the Previous Privacy Policy
DONTALK Terms and Conditions of Use
The terms and conditions of use shown here (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms and Conditions") aims to define the rights, obligations  and other responsible matters between BRINICLE Inc (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and members (hereinafter referred to as the "Member” or “Members” depending upon context) related to the use of DONTALK, which is provided by the Company.
① The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below when they are used in the Terms and Conditions.
1. “Service” refers to any services or features of DONTLAK that a “Member” is allowed to use through devices (such as PC, TV, Mobile devices and other wired and wireless gadgets).
2. "Member" refers to a customer who accesses the Company’s “service”, signs the agreement on service use with the “Company” in accordance with the terms of service and uses the “service” provided by the “Company”.
3. “DONTALK Account” refers to the login account with customer ID and Password issued by the Company. To access some of the services ‘DONTALK Account’ may be required.
4. ”Point” refers to a loyalty program provided by the “Service” to its “Members” when products of services (hereinafter referred to as “Commodities”) are purchased or used. “Point” may be used as a means of payment but cannot be redeemed in cash.
5. "Paid Service" refers to the service in general that the Company is paid to provide, which includes a variety of online digital content (stickers, themes, gift certificates and other paid contents) and/or services.
6. "Cake" refers to the virtual currency which Users may use to pay for “Paid Service” offered by the Company.
7. “In-App Purchase” refers to a payment process to purchase “Cake” or digital contents within “Service”.
8. “Open Market Operator” refers to an e-commerce provider which allows installation of “Service”, and provides transaction hubs for “Paid Service”. (E.g. Google Play, App Store, Tstore, Olleh Market, U+, App Market, etc.)
9. “Posting” means information in the form of text, photos and videos, files and links delivered in the form of signs, letters, sound, screen and video that a “member” posts on the “service” while using the “service.”
10. “Contents” refers to all videos, stickers, characters and other intellectual properties provided by the “Company” to its “Members” thorough the “Service”.
② Any terms used herein but not otherwise defined in Part 2(1) shall be interpreted in accordance with the standard practices of transaction.
Part 3. Announcement and Modification of the Terms and Conditions
① “Company” shall post the Terms and Conditions on the first page of http://dontalk.brinicle.com (hereinafter called “the website”) so that all members may easily be informed of the Terms and Conditions.
② “Company” is allowed to revise the Terms and Conditions, but shall not violate any laws related to the Terms and Conditions such as the Regulation of Standardized Contracts Act and the Act on the Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (hereinafter called “Information and Communication Network Law”).
③ When “Company” revises the Terms and Conditions, “Company” shall provide prior notice of effective date and the reason of the modification with existing the Terms and Conditions for comparison, for 7 days prior to the first effective day of the modification, in accordance with Part 1. If the revised terms are found to be disadvantageous to the members, however, the announcement shall be posted for 30 consecutive days until the first effective date. In addition, e-tools such as email, messages and pop-up windows shall be used to notify members of the modification.
④ “Member” shall be deemed to have granted valid and irrevocable consent to the modified Terms and Conditions by continuing to use the Service. If a member refuses to accept the application of the revised Terms and Conditions, the member will be allowed to cancel the agreement on service use. Refund policy of “Company” is applied when “Member” who uses the “Paid Service” cancel the agreement.
Part 4. Interpretation of the terms of service
① For “Paid service” and individual service, the Company may have a separate Terms and policy (hereinafter called “Terms of paid service”). If the “Terms of paid service” are inconsistent with the Terms and Conditions, the “Terms of paid service” shall take precedence.
② For issues and interpretations not stipulated by the Terms and Conditions, the “Terms of paid service” and other relevant laws or commercial practices shall serve as the basis.
③ In the event of a sale of digital content and physical products, a separate Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy will be published and shall take precedence over other Terms.
④ The following Terms and Conditions will be available in Korean, English and other languages for the convenience of the Users. In the event of a contradiction between the Korean version and a translation, the provisions in the Korean version shall take precedence over any other translation.
① Registration is completed once Individual who wishes to be a “member” of service (hereinafter called “applicant”) agrees with the “Terms and Conditions” in starting the service client, verifies individual’s phone number, fills the application of membership, and obtains approval for the requested membership from the “Company”.
② “Member” may use the “DONTALK Account”. “DONTALK Account” uses an ID and Password for user authentication according to this “Terms and Conditions”.
③ In principle, the “Company” approves of all applications for service use. In any of the following circumstances, however, the Company may refuse to give approval or may cancel the agreement.
1. If the applicant has ever lost membership in accordance with the “Terms and Conditions” (exception: if the applicant gains approval from the Company for renewal of his/her membership)
2. If the applicant is found to use another person’s name.
3. If the applicant is found to have falsified information, or has failed to provide information that the “Company” asks him or her to submit
4. If a child under 14 has failed to obtain approval of his or her legal guardian (parents)
5. If the Company finds it impossible to give approval due to conditions for which the applicant is held responsible, or if the applicant seeks approval despite having violated relevant stipulations.
6. If the applicant is found to try to use the “Service” under fraudulent purposes.
7. If the applicant is found to apply the membership to violate the relevant laws and rules of society.
8. If the “Company” believes that the user is violating or has violated the Terms and Conditions.
④ If the application is made according to Paragraph 1, 2 and 3, the Company is allowed to ask for confirmation of real name or ID certification through a specialist institution. This depends on the status of the member.
⑤ When the Company is lacking service facilities or finds some problem with technology or business, it may suspend the approval of new memberships.
⑥ If the Company refuses to give approval or has suspended approvals based on Paragraphs 4, the Company shall notify the applicant of such fact, in principle.
⑦ The Company is allowed to rank members based on the policy by classifying time, frequency and service menu.
⑧ The Company is allowed to restrict the service use based on grade and age in accordance with the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act and the Juvenile Protection Act.
Part 6 Change in member information
① Members may view and change their information at any time through “My Profile,” with the exception of the device identification number (device ID or IMEI) necessary for service management, phone number and ID that are not allowed to be changed.
② If there is any change in the information a member provides at the time of membership application, the member shall change the details online or notify the Company of the change by e-mail or by other means.
③ If a member is disadvantaged due to his or her failure to notify the company of a change in personal information as cited in paragraph 2, the Company shall not be held accountable.
Part 7 Privacy
“Company” makes an effort to protect Members’ privacy in accordance with the relevant laws such as Information and Communication Network Law. Protection and use of personal information are governed by relevant law and Privacy Policy of “Company”.
Part 8 Member’s obligation to take care of ID
① A “member” must responsibly take care of his or her ID, and shall not allow it to be misused by a third party.
② If there are concerns that a member’s ID may be used to leak personal information, is inconsistent with social norms or customary practices or may be mistaken for the Company or the Company’s management, the Company is allowed to restrict the use of the ID.
③ If a member finds that his or her ID has been misused or stolen by a third party, the member shall immediately report the fact to the Company, and then comply with the Company’s related requests.
④ Company shall not be held responsible for any inconvenience occurring as a result of the member’s neglect to report the ID theft mentioned in paragraph 3 to the Company, or the member’s failure to comply with the Company’s request following the report of ID theft.
Part 9 Notification to members
① If the Company needs to give notifications to members, the Company may choose to use e-mail and messages within the range of service unless a stipulation otherwise is found.
② For notifications given to all members, the Company is allowed to post the notification on the Company’s website or announcement board within the range of service for more than seven days.
Part 10 The Company’s obligation
① The Company shall not engage in any activity that is banned by the terms of service and relevant laws, nor shall it violate any general business practices. The Company shall strive to stably provide the service on a steady basis.
② The Company shall implement a security system, as well as a privacy (credit information) policy, in order to help members to safely use the Service. To this end, the Company shall announce and comply with the privacy policy.
③ If the Company acknowledges that members’ views or complaints, filed in connection with the service use, are well-grounded, it shall resolve the issue. In such case, the Company shall use the website board or e-mail to inform the members of how the issue was dealt with and the outcome.
Part 11 Member’s obligations
① Members shall not engage in any of the following activities.
1. Registering false information during application or change of membership profile information
3. Altering information posted by the Company
4. Collecting another member’s personal information or account information
5. Posting advertising information for profit without the prior consent of the Company.
6. Replicating, dismantling, imitating or disfiguring the service through such processes as reverse engineering, decompiling and disassembling.
7. Disrupting the Company’s service through the improper use of the service involving an automatic access program, to overload the Company’s server.
8. Granting the access right to a 3rd party.
9. Infringing the copyright and intellectual property right of the Company and/or a 3rd party.
10. Tarnishing the Company and/or a third Party’s reputation, or interrupting the Company’s business activity
11. Publicizing or posting irrelevant information such as obscene language or violent messages, video or sound
12. Using the Service for profit without the consent of the Company.
13. Other illegal or unjustifiable behavior.
② Members shall comply with the publicized precautions and notifications in relation to the relevant law, Terms and Conditions, guideline and service, and shall not interrupt the Company’s business.
Part 12 Provision of “Service”
① The “Company” currently provides “members” following Services.
1. Messaging Service
2. Social Networking Services
4. All of kinds of additional Services developed by the Company or other Services providing to “Member” from partner affiliated with the Company
② Company is allowed to ask for verification and registration process to provide “Service”.
③ The Company is allowed to divide Service into a several range of Service and assign an available time for use per each range of service. In such case, a prior notice will be given through the Service.
④ The Company is allowed to suspend Service temporarily as a result of a regular or temporary inspection of the equipment for maintenance or repair or due to other unavoidable causes. In such case, a prior notice will be given to Member. If the Services are suspended due to causes not foreseen by Company, however, the Company will notify “Member” thereof immediately after the Company finds out the causes for the relevant Service suspension.
⑤ “Company” may perform routine maintenance if necessary, and the time of routine maintenance will be notified through the Service.
Part 13 Use and Provision of Personal Location Information
① The Company provides the location-based service by receiving location information from a location information provider which collects the Member’s location information from his or her mobile device.
② The location-based service which the Company provides is described as follows
1. Service Name: Location
2. Service Details: A place-sharing service which sends a Member’s personal current location or any particular location using a map to another member.
3. Charge: No charge for the use of the above location-based service. The Company shall follow a carrier’s service plan for a communication charge
③ “The Company” does not store the Member’s personal location information regarding the location-based service.
④ “The Company” shall not provide the Member’s personal location information to a third party without the Member’s prior consent. If the Company decides to provide the location information to a third party, the Company shall give a prior notice of the third parties to be provided with the Member’s personal information and its purpose.
⑤ “The Company” shall store the Member’s personal location information, use and provision of the location information for a period of 1 year pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations.
⑥ For the Member under the age of 14, legal guardian’s consent must be obtained in order to use the location-based service. If it is found that you have used the location-based service without the legal guardian’s consent, the Company may suspend your use of the location-based service.
⑦ ”The Member” shall have the rights set forth below regarding the location-based service.
1. “The Member” is allowed to revoke all or some of the agreement to the collection, use and provision of personal location information.
2. When customers revoke all or some of the agreement that was signed, the Company shall immediately dispose of the garnered personal location information and the data confirming the use and provision of location information.
3. “The Member” is allowed to view the data described below, or to call on the Company to give notification. Should the Member find that the data has some error, the Member may request correction. In such a case, the Company may not reject the request without justifiable reason.
A. Data confirming the collection, use and provision of the Member’s location information
B. Details and reason behind the provision of the Members personal location information to the 3rd party based on the law regarding the protection and use of location information or other enactments
4. “The Member” is allowed to demand the rights stipulated in paragraph 1 and 3 by using the Company’s contact point at contact@brinicle.com.
⑧ If the person responsible for protecting Children under the age of 8, Incompetent, Person with a mental disability (registered as disabled in accordance with Article 2 under the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act.) agrees to the collection, use and provision personal location information, the Company shall regard it as the equivalent of the agreement by the person concerned.
⑨ As the provider of the location-based service, the Company has appointed a location information manager as below.
Location Information Manager,
- Title : COO
- Name : Hakhee Lee
- Telephone : 82-2-6959-3070
- E-mail : contact@brinicle.com
Part 14 Changing in Service
① If the Company finds it difficult to smoothly provide the service because of a significant decrease in the number of hits, worsening profitability, a rising demand for a shift to a next-generation service following a technological advance, change in corporate policy or location information business related to the provision of the service, problems with overall and legal conditions of the Company and others, the Company is allowed to change, stop or terminate some or all of the service that has been sustained due to operational and technological needs.
② The Company is allowed to change, stop and change some or all of the service that has been provided free of charge when required by policy and operational needs. In such a case, the Company is not required to pay compensation to the members unless stipulated otherwise in the relevant terms.
③ When the Company decides to stop the service or change the content and the manner in which it can be used, the Company shall post the details regarding the content to be changed or intercepted and the reason behind the decision on the Company’s website or announcement board within the range of service or through a DONTALK message or other means available for the members in advance.
Part 15 Provision of information and posting ads
① The Company may post ads promoting the service through the DONTALK service screen, DONTALK messages and the website.
② The Company reserves the right to provide “Users” with advertisements for the Company or a third Party through the service.
③ Some contents or other services offered by other business partners cooperating with the company may be included within the Service. The business partners bear all responsibility regarding such contents and/or services offered. In addition, such contents and services may be governed by the explicit Terms and Conditions set accordingly by the business partners.
Part 16 Point
①  “Points” along with point name, providing method and usage can be operated flexibly depending on the nature of the promotion.
② The “Company” shall post or announce information regarding “Point” accumulation, usage, expiry date and limits on the “Service” screen or in a separate “Notice” board.
③ Expiry dates on “Points” may differ depending on the nature of the event or promotion.
④ If a “Member” is discovered to use “Points” for fraudulent purposes, the “Company” shall deprive the “Member” of “Points” or cancel his or her membership.
⑤ . If a “Member” unregisters from the “service”, the remaining “Points” will be immediately deleted and cannot be restored when in the event of re-registration.
⑥ .”Member” may request for correction if there is any error regarding “Point” accumulation within a reasonable period of time. After passing through the verification process, the “Company” will notify the results and take corrective actions if necessary.
⑦ The “Company” may suspend “Point” service for operational or technical purposes with prior notice. In such event, remaining “Points” that are not used until the service end date will be deleted.
Part 17. Cake
① “Cake” will be provided to “Member” by the means specified by the Company such as purchases of “Paid Service”.
② “Cake” cannot be exchanged or used for any other purposes other than the ones offered by “Paid Service”. The number of “Cake” required for purchasing of “Paid Service”, payment methods, units, and all other conditions regarding “Cake” will be decided by the Company and displayed accordingly upon the Service.
③ “Cake” may only be used by the account that purchased them. Furthermore, “Cake” cannot be carried over or combined between devices running on different operating systems or “Open Market Operators”, as the types of Cake differ even though they are categorized under the same name.
Part 18. In-App Purchase
① Digital contents(emoticon, theme, gift certificates, Cakes, etc.) offered by “Paid Service” of “Company” include “In-App Purchase” function of “Open Market Operator” based on types of device. “Member” may purchase the digital contents according to “Open Market Operator” policy.
② The Company shall not be responsible for any damages caused by a 3rd party’s “In-App Purchase” which is due to Member’s inadvertence. “Company” shall apply “In-App Purchase” modules or libraries into the Service according to advice of Korea Communications Commission or “Open Market mobile contents billing guidelines”
③ “Company” shall process refunds in accordance with the refund policy of “Open Market Operator” based on types of operating system
④  “Member” may cancel the order of digital contents from the “Paid Service” within seven (7) days from the contract date or the date on which the items is available to use. If “Member” request for the refund, “Company shall return or delete the digital contents the “Member” purchased and process refund within three (3) days from the date on which the required documents received. The “Company” also shall request for “Open Market Operator” to cancel the payment in accordance with the related laws and regulations such as the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc. However, the “Member” may not be entitled to request refund in any of the following cases:
1. If the “Company” cannot return or delete the digital contents since the contents apply to “Service” or the “Member” begins to use.
2. If the “Company” cannot find Member’s “In-App Purchase” payment history from Open Market, or the “Member” violates the Open Market’s refund policy.
3. If the “Member” blindly repeats the refund after the purchase, or request to cancel all orders at once without any appropriate reason.
4. . Any “In-App Purchase” through the “Send Gift” function cannot be refund except for the case where there is a defect. Refund may only be available for the account that purchased them if the digital contents have a defect.
5. Minors or legal guardian may cancel orders via “In-App Purchase” if Minors use “In-App Purchase” without consent from their legal guardian. However, “Member” may not be entitled to request cancellation when a minor’s “In-App Purchase” is made within the range of property which legal guardian allowed him or her to dispose, or a minor deceives into believing he/she is a major. Name of payment method such as credit card or terminal is the criteria of how the Company judges a minor or a major. The “Member” shall submit evidential document depending on the Company needs if request the Minor cancellation.
Part 19 Copyright of Member’s “Posting”
① Members’ postings loaded on the service shall be protected by the Copyright Act., and it will be deemed to have granted an open and permanent license to the “Company” and its partners. The use of the license and the allowable range is as follows:
1. To use, edit, store, copy, modify, transmit, disclose, demonstrate or display in public, distribute the “Posting” for the Company and its partners to operate, improve the “Service” and new service development.
2. To create any derivative works from the “Posting”
3. To broadcast and air postings in order to promote the Company’s service through media or communicators.
4. To use the “Posting” as the search result on “Service”.
②  “Service” may provide an editing feature for Members to forward, modify, and delete the “Posting”. This shall means that Member allows other members to use his or her posting on the service.
③ The license will survive for the purpose of the operation, improvement and promotion of the Services and the development of new DONTALK services even after the Member cease to use the Services or the membership is canceled under Part 19.
④ The Company, when necessary to promote the service policy or integrate different websites operated by the Company, is allowed to change or relocate the postings and to provide service by sharing websites without altering the details of the postings. When the Company decides to relocate, change or share the postings, prior notice shall be sent.
Part 20 Management of the member’s “Posting”
① When a member’s postings contain material infringing the Information Communication Network Act and the Copyright Law, the party concerned is allowed to request the suspension or deletion of the postings in accordance with the procedure stipulated in the relevant law. The Company, meanwhile, shall take actions in accordance with the relevant law.
② The details and conditions shall be based on “Suspension Request” by the Company under the Information Communication Network Act and the Copyright Law, - Suspension Request : http://dontalk.brinicle.com
③ Even when the party concerned makes no request based on the previous paragraph, tentative actions shall be taken when any act of rights infringement is found or when corporate policy or relevant law is breached. However, “Company” is under no obligation to review all Postings.
1. When violets public policy or relevant laws with obscene and violent contents
2. When tarnishes a third party’s reputation.
3. When repeatedly traduces “Service” of Company and tarnished its reputation for malevolent purposes.
Part 21 Assignment of “Service” rights
① The copyright and intellectual property rights to the service shall be held by the Company, except for members’ postings and writings provided in accordance with the partnership contract.
② The copyright and intellectual property right to the design of the service provided by the Company, text developed by the Company, script, graphic and transmission feature shared among members, all kinds of trademarks of the service provided by the Company, service marks and logo shall belong to, be used and possessed by the Company based on the laws of the ROK and other countries.
③ The Terms and Conditions do not entitle the members to ownership of the service and copyright of the writings. Thus, the members shall seek approval from the Company for the service use. Members are allowed to use the service only for the purpose of obtaining information or personal purposes.
④ The Company grants Members with a non-transferable, non-relicensable, and a non-exclusive license to use the Contents provided by the Company, for the sole purpose of using the Service. Members shall abide by the appropriate conditions when using Contents which are subject to additional fees and periods of use. Notwithstanding representations where phrases such as “Purchase”, and “Sales” appear on the Service screens, Members will only be granted the right to use the Contents with caution within the Service, while the Company shall remain the holder of all intellectual property rights as well as other rights in the Contents offered.
Part 22 Termination and cancellation of the agreement
① Termination of agreement by “Member”
1. The Members are allowed to cancel the agreement to the service use at any time through the “Setting” menu on the Service screen
2. The Member who cancels the agreement stated above is allowed to re-register as “Member” based on the policy by the Company.
② Termination of agreement by “Company”
1. “Company” may cancel the agreement in any of following reasons:
A. If a “Member” is found to tarnish “Company”, other members or a third party’s reputation, or violate relevant raw or public policy.
B. If a “Member” is found to foster mistrust of “Service” of the Company with unconfirmed information.
C. If a “Member” is found to attempt to interfere with “Service” of the Company.
D. If the “Company” believes that it is necessary to refuse to provide the Service based on reasonable judgments.
2. The Service agreement shall be terminated when the Member is informed the revocation of the agreement by “Company”. In such case, the Company shall give a notification through email, telephone or other means.
③ When the agreement is terminated, the following information of Member including “Point” shall be deleted. The deleted information is not be restored when re-register.
1. My profile: Name, ID, Photos, Status message, etc.
2. Friends: Friends list, Recommend list, Block list, etc.
3. Gifts: Own gifts, Received gifts
4. Point: Accumulated Points (Not Expired Points)
5. Items: Own items, Received items.
6. Chat history
7. Other information set by Member.
④ The Company shall not be held responsible for any loss caused by the termination of Service agreement.
Part 23 Restricted use
① The Company is allowed to progressively restrict the member’s service use by imposing a warning, suspension and a permanent suspension order, if a “Member” engages in any of following reasons.
1. If the Member is found to register false information during application or change of membership profile information
2. If the Member is found to violate the policy of e-commerce interrupting other Members’ Service use or stealing other’s information.
3. If the Member is found to engage in any activity that is banned by the terms of service and relevant laws through the Company.
4. If the Member is found to temper with a billing information using “Paid Service” to pay less than the normal amount.
5. If the Member blindly repeats the refund and purchase of “Paid Service”.
② If a member is found to commit ID, payment and telephone number theft in violation of the Citizen Registration Act, to perpetrate illegal communication and hacking in infringement of the Information and Communication Network Act, to distribute malicious software and to exceed the given access right, the Company is allowed to impose a permanent suspension order without taking any of the steps described above. Once the permanent suspension order is placed, every benefit including “Point” that followed the service use will be void. The Company shall not be held responsible for any resulting damages.
③ A member may appeal the Company’s decision to restrict service use by following the steps specified by the Company in relation to the restriction of the service use. If the Company acknowledges that the appeal raised is justifiable, the Company shall immediately allow the member to restart the service use.
Part 24 Restriction of accountability
① If the Company can’t afford to provide service due to natural disaster or other inevitable reasons, the Company shall be exempt from the accountability for the failure to provide the service.
② The Company shall not be held responsible for the reliability and accuracy of information, data and facts posted by members in relation to the service.
③ The Company shall be exempt from responsibility for transactions that occur among members or between members and a third party.
④ The Company shall not be held accountable for the use of free-of-charge service unless the relevant law stipulates otherwise.
⑤ The Company has no obligation to monitor the details and quality of products promoted by a 3rd party through the screen or linked website on the service, nor shall it be held accountable for them.
⑥ The Company, the management and the agencies shall not be held responsible for any loss caused by any of the following conditions.
1. Loss caused by falsified or inaccurate member information
2. Loss caused by disrupted access to service and service use, whatever the nature and the background is
3. Loss caused by a third party’s illegal access to service or unauthorized use of the server
4. Loss caused by a third party’s move to interrupt or suspend the transmission to and from the server
5. Loss caused by any kind of virus, spyware and other malicious software that a 3rd party illegally transmits and distributes using the service
6. Loss caused by any error, skip, omission and destruction of transmitted data
7. Loss caused any civil and criminal lawsuits related to libel and other illegal acts committed in the course of registering member information and using the service
Part 25 (Usage of service in overseas)
The “Company” shall not guarantee the quality or usability of the “Service” to “Members” that attempt to use the “Service” in any other region than the Republic of Korea. Therefore, “Members” that use the “Service” outside the territory of the Republic of Korea are advised at their own discretion whether to use the “Service” and all responsibility pertaining to compliance of local laws and regulations lie on the “Member”.
Part 26 Governing law and jurisdiction
This Terms and Conditions shall be settled and interpreted based on ROK law. Any legal dispute between the Company and a Member shall be decided by the court with civil jurisdiction.
Announcement date: January 08,  2015
Effective date: January 15,  2015
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