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The purpose of these Terms of Use is to stipulate the conditions and procedures for use and other necessary matters when using the Internet site service provided by Won Kwang S&T Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”).

Won Kwang S&T Co., Ltd. Terms and conditions

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 Purpose

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as “Terms and Conditions”) are between Won Kwang S&T Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Company) and its customers (hereinafter referred to as “Members”), including all matters pertaining to the subscription conditions and use of the customer service provided by the Company, and other matters. The purpose is to specify the necessary matters in detail.

Article 2 Effectiveness and change of Terms of Use

(1) These terms and conditions become effective when they are published online on the Won Kwang S&T website, and may be revised if reasonable grounds arise to the extent that they do not violate relevant laws and regulations. Revised terms and conditions become effective when announced online, and revisions to important regulations, such as user rights or obligations, are announced in advance.

(2) The company may change these terms and conditions if reasonable grounds arise, and if the terms and conditions are changed, they will be announced in advance without delay.

(3) Agreeing to these Terms and Conditions means that you agree to regularly visit the web to check for changes in the Terms and Conditions. The company is not responsible for any damage incurred by users due to lack of information about changed terms and conditions.

(4) If a member does not agree to the changed terms and conditions, he/she may request withdrawal (cancellation) of membership. If he/she continues to use the service without expressing his/her intention to refuse even after 7 days from the effective date of the changed terms and conditions, he/she agrees to the changes in the terms and conditions. It is considered to be.

Article 3 Rules other than terms and conditions

① These terms and conditions apply together with the usage guide for individual services provided by the company (hereinafter referred to as service-specific guide).

② Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions may be applied in accordance with relevant laws and the purpose of service-specific guidance.

Article 4 Definition of Terms

① The definitions of terms used in these Terms and Conditions are as follows.

• 1. ‘Customer’ refers to a user who uses membership services.
• 2. ‘Use Agreement’ refers to the contract concluded between the company and the customer in relation to the use of the service.
• 3. 'User number (ID)' refers to a combination of letters and numbers selected by the customer and assigned by the company for identification of the customer and use of the customer's service.
• 4. 'Password' refers to a combination of letters and numbers selected by the user to confirm that the user matches the user number assigned to the user and to protect the user's rights and interests.
• 5. ‘Terminal’ refers to a personal computer, modem, etc. installed by the customer to use the services provided by the company.
• 6. ‘Cancellation’ refers to the company or member canceling the service agreement.

② The definitions of terms used in these Terms and Conditions, except those set forth in Paragraph 1, shall be governed by relevant laws and service-specific guidance.

Chapter 2 Conclusion of Use Agreement

Article 5 Establishment of Use Agreement

(1) The service agreement is established upon the customer's consent to the terms of use and the company's approval of the application for use.

(2) Agree to these Terms of Use by clicking the ‘Agree’ button on the website of Wonkwang S&T Co., Ltd. at the time of application for use.

Article 6 Application for service use

(1) Customers who wish to sign up as members and use this service must provide all information (name, contact information, etc.) requested by the company.

(2) All members must provide their name and contact information to use the service, and users who do not register with their real name cannot claim any rights.

(3) You must sign up with your real name only, and the company may take measures to verify your real name.

(4) All IDs of members who apply for use by stealing someone else's name (name, contact information, etc.) will be deleted and may be punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

(5) The company may differentiate members who use this service by classifying them in terms of usage time, number of uses, service menu, etc.

Article 7 Protection and Use of Personal Information

The company strives to protect users' personal information, including user registration information, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Related laws and the company's personal information protection policy apply to the protection and use of user personal information. However, the company's privacy policy does not apply to web-linked sites other than the company's official site. Additionally, the company is not responsible for any information exposed due to reasons attributable to the user.

Article 8 Approval and Restrictions on Application for Use

(1) In principle, the company approves the use of the service in the order of application for customers who apply for use pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 if there is no problem in business performance or technology.

(2) The company does not accept any of the following cases.

• * If your name is not your real name or you applied using someone else’s name
• * If the contents of the service agreement application form are falsely entered
• * If the application is made for the purpose of disrupting social well-being, order, and morals
• * If you wish to use this service for illegal purposes
• * If you wish to use this service for profit-making purposes
• * In case of application in violation of other stipulated matters
• * When a user in competition with this service applies
• * In case of application in violation of other stipulated matters

(3) If an application for service use falls under any of the following items, the company may withhold approval of the application until the reasons for restricting approval are resolved.

• * When the company does not have enough facilities
• * If there is a technical problem at the company.
• * In case it is difficult to approve use due to other reasons attributable to the company.

(4) If the customer applying for use is a minor as defined by relevant laws, the company may withhold approval in accordance with the instructions for each service.

Article 9 Granting and changing user ID, etc.

(1) The company grants user IDs to customers in accordance with the terms and conditions.

(2) In principle, user ID cannot be changed, and if you wish to change it due to unavoidable reasons, you must cancel the ID and re-register.

(3) Naver's user ID may be linked to the member ID of Wonkwang S&T's website operated by Wonkwang S&T Co., Ltd. with the user's consent.

(4) User ID can be changed at the request of the customer or company in any of the following cases.

• 1. If there is concern about privacy infringement because the user ID is registered with the user's phone number or resident registration number, etc.
• 2. If it causes disgust to others or goes against public morals and morals.
• 3. If there are other reasonable reasons.

(5) 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 the company does not take any responsibility for the same.

(6) Other matters related to user personal information management and changes are governed by the guidance for each service.

Chapter 3 Obligations of Contracting Parties

Article 10 Obligations of the Company

(1) The company must ensure that customers can use the service on the desired service start date unless there are special circumstances.

(2) In order to provide continuous and stable service, the company will repair or restore equipment without delay when there is a problem or loss of equipment, unless there are unavoidable reasons.

(3) The company establishes a security system to protect personal information and announces and complies with its personal information protection policy.

(4) If the company objectively recognizes that an opinion or complaint raised by a customer is justified, it must immediately process it through appropriate procedures. However, if immediate processing is difficult, the user must be notified of the reason and processing schedule.

Article 11 User Obligations

(1) When applying for membership or changing member information, users must fill out all information in their real name and based on facts. If they register false or someone else's information, they cannot claim any rights.

(2) Members must comply with matters stipulated in these Terms and Conditions and other regulations and notices announced by the Company, as well as relevant laws and regulations, and shall not engage in any other acts that interfere with the Company's business or damage the Company's reputation. You shouldn't.

(3) If there is a change in the terms of the service agreement, such as address, contact information, or e-mail address, the member must immediately notify the company of this through the relevant procedures.

(4) Except in cases where the company takes responsibility in accordance with the relevant laws and the ‘Personal Information Protection Policy’, the member is responsible for all consequences resulting from negligence or misuse of the password of the ID assigned to the member.

(5) Members cannot engage in business activities using the service without prior approval from the Company, and the Company is not responsible for the results of such business activities. In addition, if the company incurs damage due to such business activities, the member is obligated to compensate the company for damages, and the company may restrict the use of the service and claim compensation for damages through legal procedures against the member.

(6) Members cannot transfer or gift the right to use the service or other status under the service agreement to another person without the company's explicit consent, and cannot provide them as collateral.

(7) Members must not infringe on the intellectual property rights of the Company and third parties.

(8) Members must not engage in any of the following acts, and if they do so, the company may impose sanctions, including restrictions on the member's use of the service and legal action.

• * Registering false information when applying for membership or changing member information
• * Stealing another user’s ID, password, or resident registration number
• * Trading user ID with others
• * Impersonating a company's management, employees, or officials
• * Modifying the company's client program, hacking the company's server, or arbitrarily changing part or all of the website or posted information without special rights granted by the company
• * Acts that cause harm or intentionally interfere with the service
• * Reproducing information obtained through this service for purposes other than using the service, using it for publications or broadcasting, or providing it to a third party without prior consent from the company
• * Disseminating to others by transmitting, posting, e-mail or other means any vulgar or obscene information, sentences, shapes, sounds or videos that violate public order and morals
• * An act of distributing to others by transmitting, posting, e-mailing, or otherwise using content that is insulting or personal and may infringe upon the honor or privacy of others
• * Harassing or threatening other users, or causing continued pain or inconvenience to specific users
• * Collecting or storing other users’ personal information without the company’s approval
• * Actions that are objectively judged to be associated with a crime
• * Any act that violates any regulations or terms of use established by the Company, including these Terms and Conditions
• * Other acts that violate relevant laws and regulations

Chapter 4 Use of Services

Article 12 Service usage time

(1) Service use is operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, unless there is a special problem with the company's business or technology.

(2) The Company may temporarily suspend services without notice due to unavoidable reasons such as urgent system inspection, expansion and replacement, and may completely discontinue the currently provided services for reasons deemed appropriate by the Company, such as replacement with new services.

(3) If normal service provision is impossible due to a national emergency, power outage, service facility failure, or excessive service use, the company may restrict or suspend all or part of the service. However, in this case, the reason and period will be notified to the member in advance or after the fact.

(4) In the case of service interruption due to reasons beyond the company's control (disk failure without intention or negligence of the system administrator, system down, etc.), advance notice is not possible and the company cannot provide prior notice and is unable to notify others (PC communication companies, common communication service providers, etc.). We will not notify you in case of system interruption due to negligence.

(5) The company may divide the service into specific ranges and separately designate available times for each range. However, in this case, the details will be notified.

Article 13 User ID Management

(1) All responsibility for managing user ID and password lies with the member.

(2) The company performs various user management tasks based on the user ID, so if a member wishes to change the user ID, the company may restrict the change of the user ID unless there is a reason acceptable to the company.

(3) All responsibility for any negligence in use or misuse by a third party arising from the user ID and password registered by the customer lies with the customer.

Article 14 Management of posts

• The company may delete, move, or refuse registration of posts or materials that fall under any of the following items without prior notice.

• * If the content is severely insulting or defamatory to other members or third parties
• * When disseminating or linking to content that violates public order and morals
• * If the content promotes piracy or hacking
• * In case of commercial advertising
• * If the content is objectively acknowledged to be linked to a crime
• * If the content infringes upon the copyrights or other rights of other users or third parties
• * If it violates the posting principles stipulated by the company or does not conform to the nature of the bulletin board
• * If it is judged to be in violation of other relevant laws and regulations

Article 15 Copyright to posts

(1) The copyright of posts posted by members within the service screen belongs to the member who posted them. Additionally, the company cannot use posts commercially without the publisher's consent. However, this does not apply in the case of non-profit purposes, and the right to publish within the service is reserved.

(2) Members may not use materials posted on the service commercially, including arbitrarily processing or selling information acquired using the service.

(3) The company may delete, move or refuse registration without prior notice if it determines that the content or posted content within the service posted or registered by a member falls under any subparagraph of Article 14.

Article 16 Provision of information

(1) The company may provide members with various information deemed necessary for using the service through e-mail or postal mail.

(2) The company may request additional personal information with member consent for purposes such as service improvement and service introduction to members.

Article 17 Advertising and transactions with advertisers

(1) Part of the service investment base that allows the company to provide services to its members comes from revenue through advertising. Members agree to display advertisements when using the service.

(2) The Company is not responsible for any losses or damages arising from members' participation in, communication or transactions with advertisers' promotional activities posted on the Service or through this Service.

Chapter 5 Termination and Restrictions on Service Use

Article 18 Subscription change and termination

Users may request the Company to cancel their membership registration (cancellation of membership) at any time, and the Company will immediately take steps to cancel the user's membership registration upon receipt of the above request.

Article 19 Restrictions on Service Use

(1) The company may restrict the use of the service if the member violates Article 11 of these Terms and Conditions in the use of the service, or if any of the following applies.

• * Use of vulgar IDs and nicknames that disrupt public morals
• * If you severely insult other users or interfere with their use of the service
• * If it interferes with other normal service operations
• * When there is a request for correction from relevant public institutions such as the Information and Communication Ethics Committee
• * If you have not used the service for more than 3 months
• * When uploading only data without an index file to My Home and using it exclusively for file storage
• * In case of an illegal website
• 1. When commercial software or crack files are uploaded
• 2. In case of posting pornographic material that violates Article 7 of the Information and Communication Ethics Committee's deliberation bylaws
• 3. If it contains content aimed at carrying out anti-national acts
• 4. If you copy a copyrighted article without permission or upload an mp3 to your home account

(2) In accordance with the above usage restrictions, members who use the service may be temporarily suspended, initialized, or terminated from using the service without separate notice regarding the use of the service, in accordance with the bad user handling regulations.

Chapter 6 Compensation for damages and other matters

Article 20 Compensation for Damages

The Company is not liable for any damages for matters that do not fall under the provisions of the Privacy Policy in relation to the use of services provided free of charge.

Article 21 (Disclaimer)

(1) If the company is unable to provide services due to natural disasters, war, or other force majeure, the company is exempt from liability for providing services.

(2) The company is exempt from liability if damage occurs due to the telecommunication service provider suspending or not providing telecommunication services properly.

(3) The company is exempt from liability for damage caused by unavoidable reasons such as repair, replacement, regular inspection, or construction of service equipment.

(4) The company is not responsible for any disruption or damage to the use of the service due to the member's fault.

(5) The company is not liable if damage occurs due to a user's computer error, or if damage occurs because a member incorrectly entered personal information and e-mail address.

(6) The company is not responsible for members failing to obtain or losing expected profits by using the service.

(7) The company is not responsible for any damage caused by data obtained by members while using the service. Additionally, the company is not responsible for compensating members for any psychological damage suffered by other members while using the service.

(8) The company is not responsible for the reliability, accuracy, etc. of various information, data, and facts posted by members on the service.

(9) The Company has no obligation to intervene in disputes that arise between users or between users and third parties through the service, and is not responsible for compensating for any resulting damages.

(10) The Company is not responsible for any damages related to the use of services provided free of charge to members.

Article 21 Jurisdiction and Governing Law

(1) Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions are subject to relevant laws and commercial practices, including the Telecommunications Business Act.

(2) Members who use the company’s flat-rate service and other paid services are subject to the terms and policies separately set by the company.

(3) If a lawsuit is filed regarding a dispute arising from the use of the service, the court having jurisdiction over the location of the company's headquarters shall be the competent court.

(Enforcement date) These terms and conditions will apply from September 22, 2023.