King Sejong Institute Foundation Online Service Register

[Chapter 1: General Provisions]

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these Terms and Conditions is to stipulate the conditions and procedures for use of all services (hereinafter referred to as “Services”) provided by the King Sejong Institute Foundation Online Service (Online King Sejong Institute, Nuri King Sejong Institute, King Sejong Institute Foundation website, hereinafter referred to as ‘Website’), the rights, obligations and responsibilities of users and the website, and other necessary matters. The scope of the website refers to all sites including the primary and secondary domains corresponding to iksi.or.kr and ksif.or.kr.

Article 2 (Specification and revision of terms and conditions)

• 1. This website posts the contents of these terms and conditions on all screens of the website so that users can easily understand them.
• 2. All content and displays on this website are copyrighted. The information about this copyright is located at the bottom of the website.
• 3. This website may revise these Terms and Conditions to the extent that they do not violate relevant laws, including the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Framework Act on Electronic Commerce, the Act on Door-to-Door Sales, etc., the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc. the Electronic Signature Act, and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and Use.
• 4. When this website revises the terms and conditions, the date of application and the reason for revision will be specified and announced on the home screen of the website along with the current terms and conditions from 7 days prior to the date of application until the day before the date of application.
• 5. This website will provide services to users on the condition that users agree to these terms and conditions. If the user agrees to the contents of these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions will be applied preferentially to the service provision of this website and the user's use of the service.
• 6. Agreeing to these Terms includes regularly visiting the Web to check for changes and agree to them. This website is not responsible for any damages incurred by users due to lack of information about changed terms and conditions.
• 7. If members do not agree to the changed terms and conditions, they may request withdrawal (cancellation) of membership. If a member does not express his/her intention to refuse and continues to use the service even after 7 days from the effective date of the changed terms and conditions, he/she is deemed to have agreed to the changes to the terms and conditions.
• 8. Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the provisions of the Framework Act on Telecommunications, the Telecommunications Business Act, the Information and Communications Ethics Committee Deliberation Regulations, the Information and Communications Code of Ethics, the Copyright Act and other relevant laws and regulations.

Article 3 (Definition of terms)

The definitions of terms used in these Terms and Conditions are as follows.

• 1. User: This refers to a person who receives the services provided by this website in accordance with these terms and conditions.
• 2. Use agreement: This refers to the contract concluded between this website and the user in relation to the use of the service.
• 3. Sign up: This refers to the act of completing the service use agreement by filling out the relevant information in the application form provided by this website and agreeing to these terms and conditions.
• 4. Member: This refers to a person who has registered as a member of this website by providing the personal information necessary for membership registration and can use the information and services of this website.
• 5. Email address (ID): This refers to the e-mail address selected by the user and assigned by this website for identification of the user and use of the service, or an e-mail address separately used by the user.
• 6. Password (PW): This refers to a combination of letters and numbers selected by the user to verify the user's identity as the registered member and to protect the user's personal information during communication.
• 7. Withdrawal (cancellation): This refers to the act of a member terminating a service agreement.
• 8. Terms not defined in these Terms and Conditions are defined in the separate terms and conditions and usage regulations for individual services.

[Chapter 2 Establishment and termination of Service Agreement]

Article 4 (Establishment of Service Agreement)

• 1. The service agreement is established when the user agrees to the terms of use and accepts the application for use of this website.
• 2. Agree to these Terms of Use by clicking the ‘Agree’ button on this website at the time of application for use.
• 3. Consent to these Terms of Use is recognized with the same effect if he or she chooses to agree to the terms during registration or change notice, or if 7 days have passed since being notified of the terms.

Article 5 (Membership registration and withdrawal)

• 1. Membership registration is established when the applicant completes the registration online by recording the necessary information in the membership application form provided on this website.
• 2. This website may cancel membership for any of the following reasons.
  • 1) When applying using another person’s name
  • 2) When the contents of the membership application form were falsely entered or applied.
  • 3) When the application is made for the purpose of disrupting social order or morals
  • 4) When he or she commits an act such as interfering with another person’s use of the website service or stealing their information.
  • 5) When using this website to commit an act prohibited by the law and these Terms and Conditions
  • 6) When other membership requirements set by this website are not met.
• 3. In any of the following cases, this website may postpone the establishment of a service agreement until the issue is resolved.
  • 1) In case of insufficient capacity related to the service
  • 2) If there is a reason for technical failure
  • 3) When a natural disaster or national disaster occurs
  • 4) If a problem arises that warrants other reservations
• 4. If any of the following cases arise, this website may notify users of the contents and provide changes to the service.
  • 1) Any changes to the services provided by this website through self-development or consultation with other organizations, etc.
  • 2) If the contents or files posted or registered by the user on this website violate the service's purpose.
• 5. If there is a change in registration information, the member must immediately notify this website of the change through other means, such as modifying member information.
• 6. If there are reasons such as no intention to receive services provided by this website after registering as a member, the user may withdraw (cancel) the membership at any time.

Article 6 (Granting and changing user ID, etc.)

• 1. This website grants users a user ID in accordance with the terms and conditions. In principle, the user ID is the e-mail address used by the user or the e-mail address provided by this website.
• 2. In principle, user ID cannot be changed, and if he or she wishes to change it for unavoidable reasons, user must cancel the ID and re-register.
• 3. If the user ID falls under any of the following items, it can be changed at the request of either the user or the company.
  • 1) If there is concern about privacy infringement due to the user's phone number or resident registration number being exposed in the user ID.
  • 2) If it causes disgust to others or goes against public morals
  • 3) If there are other reasonable reasons
• 4. Users are responsible for managing their service user ID and password. The user is responsible for any damages resulting from the use of the service or illegal use by a third party that arises from negligent management, and this website assumes no responsibility whatsoever.
• 5. Other matters related to the management and changes of user personal information shall be governed by the provisions of this website.

Article 7 (Consent to use of member information)

• 1. The privacy policy of this website governs the use of users' personal information.
• 2. Member information on this website is collected, used, managed, and protected as follows.
  • 1) Collection of personal information: This website collects user information through the information users provide when registering as a member.
  • 2) Use of personal information: Unlike general administrative information, there are strict restrictions on use and provision of personal information. However, Paragraph 2 of Article 18 (Restrictions on Use and Provision) of the [Personal Information Protection Act] allows personal information to be used for purposes other than those intended or provided to a third party in any of the following cases. (However, except when there is a risk of unfairly infringing on the interests of the information subject or a third party)
    • - When separate consent is obtained from the information subject/li>
    • - When there are special provisions in other laws.
    • - In cases where the information subject or his/her legal representative is unable to express his/her intention or cannot obtain prior consent due to unknown address, etc., it is deemed urgently necessary for the benefit of the life, body, or property of the information subject or a third party.
    • - When personal information is provided in a form that does not identify a specific individual as necessary for purposes such as statistical compilation and academic research
  • 3) Management of personal information: To protect and manage personal information, users may edit/delete their personal information at any time through the personal information management of the service. Users can also change/adjust any part of the information they deem unnecessary.
  • 4) Protection of personal information: Only the user can view/edit/delete the user's personal information, and it is managed entirely by the user's ID and password. Therefore, user must not disclose user ID and password to others, and user must log out and close the web browser window when user is finished working. (This is necessary to protect user information when using a computer in a public place such as an Internet cafe or library where computers are shared with others)
• 3. If a user applies for use of this website in accordance with these terms and conditions, he or she is deemed to agree to this website collecting and using the member information stated in the application in accordance with these terms and conditions.

Article 8 (User Information Security)

• 1. From the moment the user completes the registration process for this website service, the user is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information entered, as well as for any consequences resulting from the use of the ID and password.
• 2. All responsibility for managing ID and password lies with the user, and if the user discovers that his/her ID or password has been used illegally, he/she must immediately report this to this website. All responsibility arising from failure to report lies with the user.
• 3. Users must properly terminate (exit) their connection each time they finish using this website service. This website is not responsible for any damage or loss that occurs as a result of the user's failure to terminate the connection (exit) and a third party stealing information about the user.

[Chapter 3 Use of Services]

Article 9 (Service usage time)

• 1. Service usage hours are, in principle, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, unless there are special business or technical problems with this website.
• 2. Among the usage hours specified in Paragraph 1, days or times determined by this website due to the need for regular inspection, etc. are excluded.

Article 10 (Notice of suspension and suspension of service)

• 1. If the content of messages or other communication messages stored or transmitted through this website service falls under any of the following conditions, the website shall not be held responsible. In case of failure to store, delete, transmit, or other loss of communication data due to national emergency, power outage, service facility failure outside the scope of management of this website, or other force majeure.
• 2. If this website must temporarily suspend service due to difficulties in providing normal services, the service may be suspended after notifying the reason and date of service suspension on this website one week prior to service suspension. This website is not responsible for the user's failure to recognize the notice during this period. If unavoidable circumstances arise, the above prior notice period may be reduced or omitted. Additionally, this website is not responsible even if the contents of messages and other communication messages stored or transmitted in this service are deleted or are not stored or transmitted due to the above service suspension, or if other communication data is lost.
• 3. If the service must be permanently discontinued due to circumstances of this website, Paragraph 2 shall apply. However, in this case, the prior notice period is 1 month.
• 4. This website may temporarily modify, change, or discontinue the service after prior notice, and shall not be liable to users or third parties for this.
• 5. This website may temporarily suspend service without notice due to unavoidable reasons such as urgent system inspection, expansion, or replacement. If there are reasons the website deems appropriate, including replacement with a new service, the currently provided service may be completely discontinued.
• 6. This website may restrict or suspend all or part of the service if normal service provision is impossible due to a national emergency, power outage, service facility failure, or excessive service use. However, in this case, the reason and period will be notified to the user in advance or after the fact.
• 7. This website cannot provide prior notice in case of service interruption due to reasons beyond the control of this website (Disk failure, system crash, etc. without intention or negligence of the system administrator) and does not provide notice in the case of system interruption due to the intention or negligence of others (PC communication companies, key communication service providers, etc.).
• 8. This website divides the service into specific ranges and allows user to separately designate available times for each range. However, in this case, the details will be notified.
• 9. If the user has acted in violation of these terms and conditions, this website may arbitrarily restrict or suspend the use of the service or terminate the service agreement without the user's consent. In this case, this website may prohibit access to the above user.

Article 11 (Provision of information and posting of promotional materials)

• 1. In operating the service, this website may provide various information to users by posting on the website, sending e-mail or letter mail, etc. In this case, electronic provision is provided only to users who have agreed to receive e-mail.
• 2. This website may post promotional materials that are deemed appropriate for the service or have public interest.

Article 12 (Management and operation of posts on this site)

• 1. The rights to the content of posts posted by the user belong to the user.
• 2. This website reserves the right to edit and move posted content without prior notice and may delete it without prior notice in the following cases.
  • 1) If the user posts content that violates these Terms of Service or is deemed commercial, illegal, obscene, or vulgar.
  • 2) If the content defames other members or third parties or damages their reputation through slander.
  • 3) If the content violates public order and morals
  • 4) If the content is recognized as being linked to a criminal act
  • 5) If the content infringes on the copyright or other rights of a third party
  • 6) In case of violation of other relevant laws and regulations
• 3. Any civil or criminal liability arising from a user's posting infringing upon the copyright of another person shall be borne entirely by the user.

Article 13 (Restrictions on Service Use)

• 1. If the information provided by the user is found to be false, or if reasonable grounds arise to suspect that it is false, this website may suspend part or all of the user's use of this service. This website is not responsible for any disadvantages arising therefrom.
• 2. This website may arbitrarily restrict or suspend the use of the service if the user engages in behavior that violates the provisions of these Terms and Conditions, such as Article 15 (Member's Obligations). In this case, this website may sanction or suspend the user's access.

[Chapter 4 Duties and Responsibilities]

Article 14 (Obligations of this website)

• 1. This website does not engage in any acts prohibited by the law or these Terms and Conditions or that are against public morals and has an obligation to strive to provide services continuously and stably.
• 2. This website does not disclose or distribute members' personal information to others without their consent. However, this does not apply if there is a request from a relevant state agency, etc. pursuant to relevant laws, such as telecommunications-related laws.
• 3. This website must have a security system to protect users' personal information (including credit information) so that users can use this website service safely.
• 4. This website is not responsible for any disruption in service use due to reasons attributable to the user.

Article 15 (Member’s Obligations)

• 1. When signing up as a member, the requested information must be entered correctly. In addition, information about users already provided must be maintained and updated to ensure that it is accurate, and members must not allow third parties to use their ID and password.
• 2. Members are not permitted to engage in any commercial activities while using the service without prior consent from this website.
• 3. Members may not use the information obtained through this website service for any purpose, including copying, duplicating, modifying, translating, publishing, broadcasting, or providing it to others, without the prior consent of this website.
• 4. Members must not engage in any of the following acts in relation to the use of this website service.
  • 1) Stealing and using another member's password and ID
  • 2) Transmitting, posting, publishing, e-mailing, or otherwise sending content that is vulgar, obscene, insulting, threatening, or that may infringe upon another person's privacy.
  • 3) Disguising the source of content transmitted via the service.
  • 4) An act of posting, publishing, e-mailing, or transmitting content that cannot be used by law or contract
  • 5) An act of posting, publishing, emailing, or transmitting content that violates another person's patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights.
  • 6) Posting, posting, e-mailing, or otherwise transmitting advertisements, promotional materials, spam emails, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other forms of solicitation that are not approved by this website.
  • 7) Collecting or storing personal information of other users
  • 8) Activities for the purpose of criminal activity or related to other criminal activities
  • 9) Acts that harm good morals and other social order
  • 10) Acts that defame or insult another person's reputation.
  • 11) Acts that infringe upon the rights of others, such as intellectual property rights.
  • 12) Hacking or spreading computer viruses
  • 13) Continuously transmitting certain content, such as advertising information, against the will of others
  • 14) Any action that interferes with or is likely to interfere with the safe operation of the service.
  • 15) Change information posted on this website
  • 16) Any act that violates other relevant laws and regulations

[Chapter 5 Others]

Article 16 (Ownership of this website)

• 1. This website owns the intellectual property rights and other rights related to the services provided by this website, the necessary software, images, marks, logos, designs, service names, information, and trademarks.
• 2. Except in cases explicitly approved by this website, users may not modify, rent, lending, selling, distributing, producing, transfer, sublicense, create liens, or commercially use all or part of the property specified in the preceding paragraph. Additionally, third parties cannot be permitted to engage in such acts. However, the above actions may be permitted separately with the consent of this website or the company providing the service regarding the use of each property right.
• 3. All postings made by users through this website have the same effect as the user's ownership of this website.

Article 17 (Prohibition of transfer)

Members may not transfer or gift the right to use the service or other status under the service agreement to others and may not provide them as collateral.

Article 18 (Compensation for Damages)

This website is not responsible for any damage that may occur to members in connection with services provided free of charge. However, this website is responsible for criminal acts committed intentionally or negligently.

Article 19 (Disclaimer)

• 1. This website is exempt from liability for service provision If services cannot be provided due to natural disasters, war, or other force majeure.
• 2. This website is exempt from liability if damage occurs due to a telecommunication service provider suspending or failing to provide telecommunication services properly.
• 3. This website is exempt from liability for damages caused by unavoidable reasons such as repair, replacement, regular inspection, or construction of service equipment.
• 4. This website is not responsible if damage occurs due to a user's computer error, or if damage occurs due to a member entering personal information and e-mail address incorrectly.
• 5. This website has no obligation to confirm or represent any opinions or information expressed on the service, and does not approve, oppose, or modify opinions expressed by members or third parties. Under no circumstances will this website be liable for any benefit or loss suffered by users in reliance on the information contained in the service.
• 6. This website is not responsible for any goods or financial transactions between members or between members and third parties through the service and is not responsible for any profits expected by members in connection with the use of the service.
• 7. This website is not responsible for any profits or losses expected by users from using the service or for any damage resulting from data obtained through the service. Additionally, this website is not responsible for the reliability of information, data, or facts posted by members on this service.
• 8. This website is not responsible for any damage caused by the user's intention or negligence in connection with the use of the service.
• 9. This website does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or quality of the content of services provided by users or other related organizations other than those provided by this website. Therefore, this website is not responsible for any kind of loss or damage arising from the user's use of the above contents. Additionally, this website is not responsible for compensating users for any mental damage suffered by other users while using the service.

Article 20 (Jurisdiction)

If a lawsuit is filed regarding a dispute arising from the use of this service, the Seoul District Court will have exclusive jurisdiction.

Supplementary provisions

• 1. (Date of enforcement) These terms and conditions will be effective from October 9, 2009.
• 2. (Date of revision) These terms and conditions will be revised and come into effect from March 1, 2012 and remain equally effective.
• 3. (Date of revision) These terms and conditions will be revised and come into effect from August 20, 2012 and remain equally effective.