LAWYUL PATENT & LAW FIRM (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") values your personal information and complies with the "Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection."

The Company provides information on how your personal information is being used, the purposes and methods of its use, and the measures taken to protect your personal information through this privacy policy.

If the Company amends the privacy policy, it will notify you through the website notice (or individual notice).

 

■ Collected Personal Information

The Company collects the following personal information for membership registration, consultation, and service application:

Collected items: Name, date of birth, gender, login ID, password, password question and answer, home telephone number, home address, mobile phone number, email, occupation, company name, department, position, company telephone number, hobbies, marital status, anniversary, legal guardian information, resident registration number, service usage records, access logs, access IP information, payment records.

Method of collection: Website (membership registration), written forms.

■ Purposes of Collection and Use of Personal Information

The Company uses the collected personal information for the following purposes:

Fulfilling contracts related to service provision and billing for service provision, providing content, purchasing and payment, delivery of goods or invoices, etc.

Membership management: Verification of identity, personal identification, age verification, confirmation of consent from legal guardians when collecting personal information of children under 14 years old, delivering notifications.

Utilization in marketing and advertising: Analyzing access frequency or visit time of members, tracking user preferences and areas of interest, understanding the degree of participation and visit frequency for various events, providing targeted marketing and personalized services.

Statistical analysis of service usage by members.

■ Retention and Use Period of Personal Information

The Company promptly destroys the collected personal information without exception after the purpose of collection and use is achieved.

■ Procedures and Methods for the Destruction of Personal Information

The Company generally destroys the collected personal information without delay after the purpose of collection and use is achieved. The procedures and methods for destruction are as follows:

Destruction procedure: The information entered by the member for membership registration is transferred to a separate database (or separate document storage for paper) and stored for a certain period according to internal policies and other relevant laws and regulations (refer to the retention and use period). Afterward, it is destroyed.

Personal information transferred to a separate database will not be used for any purpose other than the purposes specified in the law unless required by law.

Destruction method: Personal information stored in electronic file format is deleted using technical methods that prevent the reproduction of records.

■ Provision of Personal Information

The Company does not provide the user's personal information to external parties unless in the following cases:

When users have given prior consent.

When there are requests from investigative agencies in accordance with the procedures and methods prescribed by law for investigation purposes.

■ Entrustment of Collected Personal Information

The Company entrusts personal information as follows to provide and improve services, and it stipulates necessary matters to ensure the safe management of personal information in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The personal information entrusted and the details of the entrusted tasks are as follows:

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Entrusted Company : Details of Entrusted Tasks

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XX: Product delivery

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XX: Payment, providing purchase safety services, etc.

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XX: Real name verification, identity authentication

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■ Rights of Users and Legal Guardians and their Exercise Methods

Users and legal guardians have the right to access and modify their own personal information or the personal information of a child under 14 years of age who is registered. They may also request cancellation of their membership. For personal information access or modification, they can click on "Personal Information Change" (or "Modify Member Information") and go through the process of verifying their identity to directly view, correct, or withdraw their information. Alternatively, they can contact the personal information manager in writing, by phone, or via email, and prompt actions will be taken.

If you request the correction of personal information errors, the information will not be used or provided until the correction is completed. Furthermore, if incorrect personal information has already been provided to a third party, the correction results will be promptly notified to the third party to ensure the correction is implemented.

Any personal information that has been terminated or deleted at the request of the user or legal guardian by "OO" will be handled according to the retention and use period specified in the "Personal Information Collection and Use Policy" and will not be accessible or used for other purposes.

■ Installation, Operation, and Rejection of Automatic Collection Devices for Personal Information

The company operates "cookies" and other similar technologies to periodically store and retrieve information about you. Cookies refer to very small text files sent by the server operating the "OO" website to your browser, which are then stored on your computer's hard disk. The company uses cookies for the following purposes:

▶ Purpose of using cookies:

Analyzing the frequency and duration of visits by members and non-members, understanding user preferences and areas of interest, tracking user activities, measuring participation in various events, and determining visit frequency for targeted marketing and personalized services.

You have the option to control cookie installation. Therefore, you can choose to allow all cookies, receive confirmation for each cookie stored, or refuse the storage of all cookies by adjusting the settings in your web browser.

▶ Methods for rejecting cookie settings:

Example: In Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy.

However, if you refuse cookie installation, it may affect the provision of services.

■ Complaint Services regarding Personal Information

The company has designated the following department and personal information manager to protect customer's personal information and handle complaints related to personal information:

Customer Service Department: OOO

Phone number: OO-OOOO-OOOO

Email: OOOOO@OOOO

Personal Information Manager: OOO

Phone number: OO-OOOO-OOOO

Email: OOOOO@OOOO

You can report any complaints related to personal information protection or file them with the personal information manager or the designated department while using the company's services. The company will promptly provide sufficient responses to user reports.

For other reports or consultations regarding personal information breaches, please contact the following organizations:

Korea Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.1336.or.kr/1336)

Korea Privacy Mark Certification Committee (www.eprivacy.or.kr/02-580-0533~4)

Cyber Crime Investigation Center, Supreme Prosecutors' Office (http://icic.sppo.go.kr/02-3480-3600)

Cyber Terror Response Center, Korean National Police Agency (www.ctrc.go.kr/02-392-0330)