[ Chapter 1: General Provisions ]

Article 1 [Purpose)

These Terms and Conditions are set forth for the purpose of prescribing the basic matters related to the conditions for using the services between the (Foundation) Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (hereinafter the "Company") which provides the global Webcomic bank services (hereinafter "Services") and the users of global Webcomic bank Services (hereinafter "Members") who use the Services of the Company.

Article 2 (Publication, implementation and change of Terms and Conditions)

• Depending on the type of Services to be employed by the Member for the first time, these Terms and Conditions shall inevitably be specified on the website or the home page of digital comics gyujanggak (http://www.kcomics.net) due to the nature of a contract for using Internet services, or the settings menu within an application program, etc. and will become effective by the Member’s agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.
• The Company may change these Terms and Conditions, and the changed Terms and Conditions shall be notified to the Members for 7 days prior to their application on the digital comics website gyujanggak (http://www.kcomics.net) or by personal e-mails sent to the Members and become effective on the date of their application.
• The Members have the right not to agree to the revised Terms and Conditions and, if they do not agree to the revised Terms and Conditions, they can stop using the Services and withdraw from the membership. However, if a Member does not express the intention of "denial" to the Company in less than 15 days from the application date of the revised Terms and Conditions according to the method of separate notices as set out in the second paragraph of this Article, the Member shall be considered to have agreed to the revised Terms and Conditions.

Article 3 (Regulation of matters not specified in Terms and Conditions)

If other matters which are not specified in these Terms and Conditions are set forth in the relevant laws and regulations, those matters shall be subject to the provisions specified in the relevant laws and regulations.

[ Chapter 2 Contract for use of Services ]

Article 4 (Conclusion of contract for use of Services)

• The contract for the use of the Services shall be entered into with the acceptance by the Company of the user’s application for using the Services and the user’s agreement to the Terms and Conditions for the use of Services.
• A person who wants to use the Services by subscribing to the membership shall provide his/her personal information (name, username, email, password) by filling out an application form for membership as requested by the Company.
• The contract for the use of the Services shall be concluded following the approval to be endorsed by the Company after screening the application form for the use of the Services submitted by the eligible Members.

Article 5 (Postponing approval of application for use of Services)

The Company may not approve the application for the contract of use of the Services in any of the following cases:

• If an application is made using the name of another person
• If an application is made by filling out false information for necessary entries when applying
• If an application is made for the purpose of inhibiting the well-being of the social order and public morals
• If the applicant is registered as a credit delinquent in accordance with the Credit Information Use and Protection Act
• If endorsing the consent to the use of Services is deemed difficult due to other reasons attributable to the applicant

Article 6 (Change of entry information of contract)

When there is any change with regard to the information entered at the time of application, the relevant Member shall modify the information online, and the Members are responsible for problems caused by not correcting the information.

Article 7 (Sharing Member information)

• When the Company would undertake an alliance, acquisition, division or merger with another organization in order to provide better service, the information of the Members may be shared.
• For an event where various prizes are offered, the registered information of the winners can be shared with the agreement of the sponsor of the prizes.
• When any event specified in the first and second paragraphs of this Article occurs, the Company should notify the related fact to the relevant Members.

Article 8 (Use of additional Member information)

The Company shall use additional Member information (such as the individual schedules of the Members) which is provided by the Members when using the community service, only for the purpose of use for management and statistics.

Article 9 (Provision of information)

With respect to the method of use of the Services, the Company can provide the Members information on various events of the Company by way of correspondence such as e-mail or postal mail.

Article 10 (Protection of personal information)

• When collecting personal information, the Company must receive the consent of the user concerned.
• The Company shall assume all responsibility for the consequent damage caused to the user as a result of the Company’s unauthorized use of the personal information of the user for purposes other than internal management, statistics or activities as provided for in Chapter 2, Article 6, or as the result of the Company’s provision of the personal information of the user to any third party without the user's consent, and any loss, theft, leakage and alteration thereof.

[ Chapter 3 Use of Services ]

Article 11 (Use of Services)

Unless there is a specific business burden or technical difficulty of the Company, the Services shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week year round, as a rule. However, the Services can be suspended temporarily with advance notice when the Company deems it necessary in order to improve the Services, including for regular inspection.

Article 12 (Suspension of Services)

The Company may stop providing the service if the case falls under any of the following circumstances.

• When it is absolutely necessary for the maintenance of facilities, etc.
• If the provider of key telecommunications services stipulated in the Telecommunications Business Act stops telecommunications services
• If the Company undergoes the occurrence of any other event which prevents it from providing the Services

Article 13 (Deletion of file information and cancellation of membership rights)

The Company may delete the Members’ information as well as personal information as needed if it is determined that there remains no spare space in the service capacity of the equipment. However, the company shall notify the details thereof through the Services or by e-mail in advance.

The Company may terminate the contract for use of the Services without prior notice or suspend the use of the Services for a prescribed period if a Member undertakes an action which falls under any of the following activities.

1. ① Entering false personal information of the Members
2. ② Violating the Terms and Conditions and/or other related laws and regulations
3. ③ Defaming or giving disadvantage to others
4. ④ If the act is determined to harm the public order and traditional customs
5. ⑤ When the Services are used for criminal acts
6. ⑥ If the act is determined to cause danger to the Services or to inhibit the sound use thereof
7. ⑦ If hacking programming or a hacking attempt is detected more than once
8. ⑧ If the action violates the Terms and Conditions set forth by the Company and/or other relevant laws and regulations

[ Chapter 4 Restrictions on Use of Services and Termination ]

Article 14 (Restrictions on use of Services)

The Members shall not use the Services for reasons which fall under any of the following subparagraphs, and the use of Services can be restricted for those who use the Services for reasons which fall under any of the following subparagraphs.

1. ① Act of using an ID of another Member fraudulently
2. ② Act for the purpose of criminal activity or associated with other criminal activity
3. ③ Act to undermine the good morals and other acts to harm public order
4. ④ Act to undermine or insult another's honor
5. ⑤ Act to infringe the rights of intellectual property, etc. of others
6. ⑥ Act of hacking or act of spreading computer viruses
7. ⑦ Act of distributing certain information consistently such as advertising information sent by a third party against another’s will
8. ⑧ Any of the acts that cause or can cause interference with the safe operation of the Services
9. ⑨ Act of violation of related laws and regulations

Article 15 (Termination)

• If a Member intends to terminate the contract for the use of the Services, he/she shall submit the termination to the Company online up to 1 day before the date of termination (provided that the termination date is public holiday, two days before the holiday starts) through the Services or by e-mail.
• If a Member has breached the provisions in Chapter 4, Article 1 and has not relieved the breach within a prescribed period as specified by the Company, the Company may terminate the contract for the use of the Services.
• If a re-use application is submitted by a Member whose membership has been revoked as provided in the second paragraph of this Article, the Company can limit its approval for a specific period.

[ Chapter 5 Responsibility ]

Article 16 (Obligations of Members)

• The Members shall assume the responsibility for managing their Member IDs and passwords.
• The Member ID and password shall not be transferred, leased or lent to another person without the prior consent of the Company.
• If a Member finds out the fact that his/her Member ID has been used fraudulently, the relevant Member must notify the fact to the Company without exception.
• If there are the changes in the entry information contained in the application form, the relevant Member must notify the Company of the change of its contents through the Services.
• The Members must comply with the requirements stipulated in the Terms and Conditions and the related laws and regulations.

Article 17 (Duty of Company)

• The Company shall ensure that the Services are available for the Members from the date of the commencement of Services according to their applications as set out in these Terms and Conditions, except the cases as set out in Chapter 3, Article 11 and Article 12.
• The Company shall be obliged to provide continuous and stable Services for the Members as set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
• The Company shall not reveal or distribute personal information of the Members to others without their consent. However, this shall not apply when requested by the national authorities, etc. according to the related laws and regulations, including the Acts related to the telecommunications business.
• If the Company deems that the opinions or complaints raised by the Members are justified, it shall handle and take care of them immediately for a solution. However, if the immediate handling thereof is difficult, the Company must notify the reasons and the handling schedule to the Members.

Article 18 (Deletion of posts or post contents)

If the Company determines that posts or the contents of posts violate the provisions in Chapter 4, Article 14 or the posting period exceeds a predetermined period of time, the Company can delete them without prior notice or consent.

[ Chapter 6 Compensation for Damage and Exemption Provisions ]

Article 19 (Compensation for damage)

The Company shall not be responsible for any damage caused to the Members in connection with the use of the Services, except for such damages which have been caused by gross negligence of the Company.

Article 20 (Exemption provisions)

• If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to natural disasters or force majeure similar to them, it is exempt from responsibility for the provision of the Services.
• The Company shall assume no responsibility for the failure of the Services due to reasons attributable to the Member.
• The Company shall assume no responsibility with regard to the damage derived from the anticipation of profit and loss by the Member or the damage caused by data obtained by the Member through the use of the Services.
• The Company shall not be responsible with regard to the information and data, the reliability of the facts, their accuracy and so on, which are posted on the Services by the Member.
• Only the Member shall be liable for any damage caused due to negligence in the management and use of the Member ID and password of the Member concerned, and any responsibility for the fraudulent use thereof, etc. by a third party shall rest with the Member.
• If the Company becomes liable for the Member or a third party and thereby damage was caused to the Company as the result of the Member’s violation of Chapter 4, Article 14, and other provisions in these Terms and Conditions, the Member who violated these Terms and Conditions shall be liable for all damages caused to the Company and shall indemnify the Company against such damage.

[Additional clause] (2016. 07. 31)

These Terms and Conditions shall be effective and implemented from July 31, 2016.

1. Entry items of the personal information collected and methods for the collection of personal information

A. Entry items of the personal information collected

1. First, the Agency collects the following personal information at the initial time of registration in order to facilitate membership admission and provide seamless customer service and various other services.
   • Mandatory entry items: Name, ID, password, e-mail
   • Additional items:
2. Second, the following information can be generated and collected automatically while using the services or during the processes of other business transactions
   • IP address, cookies, duration of temporary visits, records of service use, records of faulty use
3. Third, the following information related only to the users of particular services can be collected when using additional services and customized services or at the entry processes of the events
   • In the case of obtaining the users’ consent to the collection of additional personal information

B. Methods for the collection of personal information

The Agency collects personal information in the following ways:

• Through the homepage, in written form, and by fax, telephone, counseling bulletin boards, email, and event entries
• Being provided by its suppliers
• Being collected with the collection tools for generated information

2. Purposes of collection and use of personal information

A. Fulfillment of service provision contract

Provision of contents, provision of specific customized services, identity authentication

B. Member management

Identification based on the membership services and the limited identity verification system, personal verification, prevention of fraudulent use by faulty members (members to which termination of use is applicable according to Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Terms and Conditions set forth on the homepage) and prevention of unauthorized use, checking of the intention for subscription, limiting the subscription and the number of subscriptions, preservation of records for dispute resolution, handling customer service including complaints, delivery of notices

C. Development of new services and marketing

Development of new services, provision of customized services, providing services according to statistical characteristics, advertising, validation of the effectiveness of services, providing information on events and information of advertisement services nature, identification of access frequency, preparing statistics on the use of the service by members

3. To share and provide personal information

The Agency shall use the personal information of users within the same range as specified in "2. Purposes of collection and use of personal information" and shall not use the personal information beyond the specified range or disclose the personal information to the outside without the prior consent of the users, in principle. However, there is an exception for the cases as below.

• If the users agree to the disclosure thereof in advance
• If the disclosure thereof would be in compliance with the provisions of related laws and regulations or there exists a request by an investigation agency in accordance with established procedures and ways under the provisions of the related laws and regulations for the purpose of the investigation

4. Handling and entrusting of personal information

No information available

5. Period of retention and use of personal information

In principle, the personal information shall be destroyed without delay when the purpose for the collection and use of the personal information is achieved. However, the following information shall be preserved for a specified period for the reasons described as below.

A. Information to be preserved by the Agency for reasons of internal policy

Records on illegal use

• Reason for preservation: to prevent unauthorized use
• Retention Period: 1 year

B. Information to be preserved by reasons as specified in related laws and regulations

If there is a need to preserve it in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, including the Commercial Law, the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc., the Agency shall preserve the membership information for a period of time determined by the relevant laws and regulations. In this case, the Agency shall use the information only for the purpose of preserving it in archives, and the retention periods are as follows:

• Records of contracting or cancellation, etc.
  • Preservation reasons: pursuant to the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
  • Retention period: 5 years
• Records of payments and supply of goods, etc.
  • Preservation reasons: pursuant to the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
  • Retention period: 5 years
• Records of handling of consumer complaints or disputes
  • Preservation reasons: pursuant to the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
  • Preservation period: 3 years
• Records of identification
  • Preservation reasons: pursuant to the Act on Promotion and Communications Network Utilization Information Protection Act, etc.
  • Retention Period: 6 months
• Records of visits
• Preservation reasons: pursuant to the Protection of Communications Secrets Act
• Retention Period: 3 months

6. Procedures and methods for the destruction of personal information

The personal information shall in principle be destroyed without delay when the purpose for the collection and use of the personal information is achieved.
The procedures and methods of destruction of personal information employed by the Agency are as follows:

A. Procedures of destruction

• The personal information which users have entered for membership subscription, etc. shall be transferred to a separate DB (into a separate filing cabinet in the case of information printed on paper) after the original purposes have been achieved and shall be destroyed after being preserved for a certain period of time according to data protection reasons due to internal policies and other provisions of the relevant laws and regulations (see the period of preservation and use).
• The personal information shall not be used for purposes other than preservation, except for cases where required by the relevant laws.

B. Methods of destruction

• Personal information printed on paper shall be destroyed with a shredder or by incineration.
• Personal information stored in electronic files shall be deleted using technical methods that prevent the regeneration of the records.

7. Rights of users and their legal representatives and ways to exercise rights

• The users and their legal representatives can always view or edit their own personal information or that of children under the age of 14, and they can also request the cancellation of their subscription.
• To make a query and change personal information, click ''Change of personal information'' (or ''Profile edit,'' etc.), or click "Member unsubscribe" when intending to make a termination (withdrawal of consent), then go through the identity verification procedure so that direct access, correction of information or withdrawal will be available for you.
• Or you can contact our Privacy Policy Officer in writing, by phone or by email and we will take necessary measures without delay.
• If you have requested a correction of the error of your personal information, the Agency does not use your personal information or provide it to others until you will complete the correction thereof. In addition, if it has already provided false personal information to the third party, it shall notify of the correction process to the third party so that the correction can be made by the third party.
• The Agency handles personal information that was revoked or deleted at the request of the user or the legal representative according to the procedures as specified in "5. Period of retention and use of personal information" and ensure the treatment thereof so that no one can view or use it for other purposes defined thereby.

8. Details on the installation/operation and rejection of the automatic collection of personal information

The Agency uses ''cookies'' which store and frequently invoke the information of users in order to provide specific personalized services to users. A cookie is a small amount of information which is sent to the browser on a user’s computer by a server (HTTP) that is used to run a website and is often stored on the hard disk of the user’s computer.

1. A. Purpose of the use of cookies - Cookies are used for the purpose of providing optimized information to the user by identifying the visits of users to each service and the website of the Agency according to the type of visit, the form of use, popular searches, security connection status, news editing, the scale of users, etc.
2. B. Installation/operation and rejection of cookies - The user has the option to permit or decline the installation of cookies. Thus, the user can allow all cookies by setting an option in the Web browser, set it up to go through confirmation each time a cookie is stored, or reject all cookies.
   • By selecting the option in the Web browser as a way to reject the cookies, the user can allow all cookies, set up to go through confirmation each time a cookie is stored, or reject all cookies.
   • Example of option setting (for Internet Explorer): Tools at the top of the Web Browser> Internet Options> Personal Information
   • However, if storing of cookies is rejected, some services of the Agency which require a login can be difficult to use.

9. Technical/administrative measures to protect personal information

In handling the users' personal information, the Agency seeks to take the following technical/administrative measures to secure the safety of personal information against loss, theft, leaks, alteration or damage

1. A. Encryption of password – Each password of the Agency's Member IDs is encrypted and stored and managed so that it is known only to the member concerned, and checking and changing personal information is available only to those who know the password.
2. B. Measures to prevent hacking - The Agency is firmly committed to preventing personal information from being leaked or damaged by hacking or computer viruses, etc. In preparing for the possible damage of personal information, it undertakes to back up the data from time to time, and takes appropriate measures to prevent possible leaks or damage of personal information or data of the users by applying the latest antivirus programs and ensures that personal information is transmitted securely over the network through encrypted communications, etc.
   It also prevents unauthorized access from the outside by using a firewall, while it endeavors to install all the advanced technical equipment available on the network to ensure security from other systemic perspectives.
3. C. Minimizing handling staff and execution of education for personal information - The assignment of handling personal information in the Agency is strictly limited to the personnel in charge of the assigned duty, for which they are provided with separate passwords which are updated regularly. The observance of the Privacy Policy is always emphasized with frequent training for the staff.
4. D. Operation of task force dedicated to privacy – The Agency is doing its best to immediately correct any problem it finds by determining how well the requirements of the Privacy Policy are fulfilled and how good the assigned staff is in compliance with the Privacy Policy through the operation of the in-house task force dedicated to privacy.
   However, the Agency assumes no responsibility for any problem that occurs due to the negligence of users or Internet problems as the result of the leakage of personal information such as IDs, passwords, resident registration numbers, etc.

10. Contact points for personal information manager and representative

You can register all privacy-related complaints regarding using the services of the Agency with either the personal information manager or personal information management representative.
The Agency will be happy to respond quickly to the reports of users with sufficiently detailed answers.

Personal Information Manager

• Name: O Jae-rok
• Phone: 032-310-3001
• Position: Director
• Mail: oh1212@komacon.kr

Personal Information Management Representative

• Name: An Yun-seon
• Division: Cultural Promotion Team
• Phone: 032-310-3056
• Position: Chief
• Mail: rnatome@komacon.kr

If you need to make a report or receive counseling on other matters related to the infringement of personal information, please contact one of the following organizations.

• Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.1336.or.kr / 1336)
• Privacy Protection Mark Certification Committee (www.eprivacy.or.kr / 02-580-0533 ~ 4)
• Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Internet Crime Investigation Center (http://icic.sppo.go.kr / 02-3480-3600)
• Korean National Police Agency, Cyber Terror Response Center (www.ctrc.go.kr / 02-392-0330)

11. Others

With regard to the collection of personal information by web sites that are linked to the Agency, the "Privacy Policy of the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency" does not apply.

12. Duty of Notices

When there are additions, deletions, and modifications to the current Privacy Policy on personal information, the Agency will notify them in an announcement on its homepage at least seven days prior to the revision.

Enforcement Date of Privacy Policy: July 31, 2016