1-1. “Personal Information”, as used in this Policy, means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. An identifiable person is a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to the person.
1-2. Personal Information does not include “aggregate” or other non-personally identifiable information. Aggregate information is information that we collect about a group or category of products, services, or users that is not personally identifiable or from which individual identities are removed. We may use and disclose aggregate information, and other non-personally identifiable information, for various purposes.
We collect Personal Information that our users provide to us in a variety of ways. These include the following:
The Company shall use the personal information of the users within the scope notified in the Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information, and shall not use the personal information beyond such scope without the prior consent of the users. In principle, the Company does not disclose the personal information of users to the public, but the personal information may be used and provided with due care in the following circumstances.
A. A user has consented to the disclosure in advance: Before collecting or providing the information, the Company will notify the user of who the business partner is and of the period and the method of the information protection and management and seek consent thereof. If the user does not consent, no additional information will be collected, or shared with the business partner.
B. Provision of personal information to a business partner with the consent of the user: The personal information is entrusted to a third party for identification of a business, or an individual, or for payment of Members who use the Paid Service.
C. An investigative agency requests the personal information in accordance with the statutory provisions, or in accordance with the procedure and the method prescribed by the law for the purpose of the investigation.
D. The information is determined to be non-identifiable information and such determination is made after a process of de-identification and an appropriateness evaluation are completed in accordance with the Guidelines for De-Identification Process for Personal Information jointly announced by the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Korea Communications Commission, Financial Services Commission, Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 30, 2016.
A user’s personal information will continue to be retained while the user uses the Service. In principle, once the purpose of collecting and using the personal information is achieved, the relevant personal shall be promptly deleted and destroyed from the Company system. However, the following information shall be preserved for the prescribed periods on the following basis.
If it is necessary to preserve the information in accordance with the Commercial Act, the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce etc. and other relevant laws and regulations, the Company shall retain the Member information for a certain period as prescribed by the relevant laws and regulations. The Company shall use the stored information only for the purpose of the information retention, and the preservation period is as follows.
Basis of retaining and preserving the Member information: To prevent confusion in the use of the service, dispute resolution, and period of retention of cooperation at the request of the investigative agency:
In principle, the personal information of users shall be promptly destroyed when the purpose of collecting and using the personal information is achieved. The Company’s procedure and method of destroying the personal information are as follows.
In handling personal information of users, the Company is taking the following technical and administrative measures to ensure safety so that the personal information is not lost, stolen, disclosed without authorization, altered or damaged.
The Company is making the best efforts to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, or damage of Members’ personal information due to hacking, computer virus etc. The Company regularly engages in data back-up to protect against any damage to the personal information, use the latest vaccine program to prevent users’ personal information or data from being disclosed without authorization, or damaged. The Company ensures the safe transmission of personal information over the network through encrypted communication. In addition, the Company uses the intrusion prevention system to control an unauthorized external access and make efforts for the system security by being equipped with all possible technical devices.
The Company allows only the staff members in charge of the personal information management, to manage the personal information. A separate password is issued for the purpose of the personal information management, and the password is renewed regularly. The Company always emphasizes the compliance with the OMNIOUS Privacy Policy through frequent trainings of the staff members in charge of the personal information management.
The Company uses cookies which stores and retrieves information about users. Cookies are small amounts of information which the website transmits to the web browser of the user’s computer. Cookies identify the user’s computer, but do not personally identify the Member. In addition, you have an option for cookies, and by changing the settings of the web browser, you may accept all cookies, receive a notice when cookies are installed, or refuse any cookies.
Users have an option of the cookie installation. Therefore, a user may allow all cookies by setting an option on the web browser, go through the confirmation process whenever cookies are stored, or refuse to store all cookies. If you refuse to store cookies, it may be difficult for you to use some services which require log-in. The step of designating whether to allow the installation of cookies (for Internet Explorer) is as follows. 1 Select [Internet Options] from the [Tools] menu. 2. Click on the [Personal Information] tab. (3) You can select an option in [Privacy Level].
If the Company collects the personal information of a minor under 14 years of age, the Company obtains the consent of his or her legal guardian. A legal guardian of a child under the age of 14 may request an access to, correction of, or withdrawal of consent to the child’s personal information, and upon such request, the Company will promptly take necessary measures.
If the rights and obligations of the Company are assigned to another company due to business transfer, merger etc., we will inform the users and the Members of such business transfer, merger etc. and provide the users and the Members with the name of the party who succeeds to the rights and the obligations of the Company and provide the information through an individual e-mail or a notice on the website for at least 30 days.
In processing the personal information terminated or deleted at the request of a user, or a legal guardian, the Company follows the Period of Retention and Use of Personal Information Collected by the Company and ensures that the said information is not viewed or used for any other purposes.
You may report to the officer, or the department in charge of the personal information management Officer, any complaints related to the protection of personal information which arise while you use the Service of the Company. The Company will promptly provide a full response to the reported matters of the users.
Designovel / Privacy Policy Team hello@dedisngovel.com
This Privacy Policy will enter into force as of November 15, 2024.