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Privacy Policy

Yanolja Research Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") collects and processes users’ personal information during the provision of website services (hereinafter referred to as the "Service"). The Company regards the protection of users’ personal information as highly important and strives to comply with relevant laws, including the "Personal Information Protection Act." In accordance with Article 30 of the "Personal Information Protection Act," the Company establishes and discloses this privacy policy to protect users’ personal information and handle related complaints promptly and smoothly.

1. Collection of Personal Information and Purpose of Use

When the Company collects personal information, it informs users in advance and obtains their consent. The purpose of use, items collected, and retention period of the collected personal information are as follows.

Category Purpose of Collection and Use Collection Items Retention and Usage Period
Required Information Subscription Name, email, organization, title Until service termination or subscription cancellation
2. Use and Provision without User Consent

When a company collects personal information, it must inform and obtain consent from the users in advance, and it can only be used within the stated purpose of use. However, personal information may be used or provided to third parties without the user’s consent in the following cases

  • When there are special provisions in the law or when it is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
  • When the information subject or their legal representative is unable to express their intention or when it is impossible to obtain prior consent due to reasons such as an unknown address, and it is deemed necessary for urgent protection of the information subject’s or a third party’s life, body, property interests.
  • When it is necessary for billing purposes related to the provision of information and communication services.
  • When it is reasonably related to the originally collected purpose, does not cause any disadvantage to the user, and it is predictable in terms of additional use or provision of personal information based on the collected information or processing practices, and appropriate security measures such as pseudonymization or encryption have been applied.
3. Retention and Disposal of Personal Information

The company promptly destroys the relevant personal information when it becomes unnecessary due to the expiration of the retention period or the achievement of the processing purpose.

If personal information needs to be retained for a certain period according to the law, despite the expiration of the retention period agreed upon by the user or the achievement of the processing purpose, the company retains the personal information during that period in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Retention Information Retention Period Legal Basis
Records related to contracts or withdrawal of subscriptions 5 years Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution 3 years Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
Records of display and advertisement 6 months Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
Website visit records 3 months Telecommunication Business Act

The procedures and methods for the disposal of personal information are as follows:

  • Disposal Procedure : After the purpose of collecting personal information is achieved, the information is stored separately for a certain period in accordance with internal policies and legal obligations, and then destroyed.
  • Disposal Method : Personal information stored in electronic files is permanently destroyed in a manner that cannot be restored, and personal information stored on paper documents is shredded or incinerated.
4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The company generally uses the user’s personal information only within the stated purposes of use and does not use it for any other purposes or provide it to third parties.

5. Outsourcing of Personal Information Processing

In order to provide smooth services, the company entrusts the following personal information processing tasks and specifies matters such as the prohibition of personal information processing beyond the purpose of outsourcing, technical and administrative protective measures, restrictions on re-entrustment, management and supervision of the subcontractor, and liability for damages in the contract or other documents. The company also supervises whether the subcontractor handles personal information securely. The current status of outsourcing personal information processing is as follows.

Third-Party Service Provider Details of Entrusted Tasks
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Data storage and infrastructure management
Diff Child, Co., Ltd. Website management
6. Rights, Obligations, and Exercise Method of Users and Legal Representatives

Users may exercise their rights, such as accessing, correcting, deleting, or requesting the suspension of processing of their personal information, at any time with the Company. Users can modify their membership information or withdraw from membership through the settings within the Service. They can also make a request in writing, by phone, or by email, and the Company will take prompt action. Legal representatives or authorized agents must submit a power of attorney, proof of family relationship, or other documents to prove their legitimate representative status. However, the following cases may restrict the withdrawal of consent, suspension of processing, correction, or deletion

  • When it is necessary to fulfill legal obligations or comply with specific legal provisions.
  • When there is a risk of harming another person’s body, life, property, or other unjustifiable infringement of their interests.
  • When it is impossible to provide the agreed-upon service with the user without processing personal information, and the user has not clearly expressed their intention to terminate the contract.
7. Personal Information Protection Manager and Remedies for Rights Violations

The Company designates a personal information protection manager and a department in charge of handling complaints to oversee and take responsibility for personal information processing. They handle complaints, receive and process requests for access to personal information, provide remedies for damages, and handle other matters related to personal information processing.

Party of Charge Contact
Personal Information Protection Manager Park Sung-sik
Department in Charge of Complaints [email protected]

If you need consultation regarding other personal information infringements, you can contact the following organizations

8. Measures for Ensuring the Security of Personal Information

The Company takes the following measures to ensure the security of users’ personal information

  • Administrative measures: Establishing and implementing internal management plans, regular in-house training, internal audits, etc.
  • Technical measures: Access control management of personal information processing systems, installation of access control systems, encryption of personal information, installation of security programs, etc.
  • Physical measures: Access control to computer rooms and data storage rooms, etc.
9. Matters related to the installation and operation of automatic personal information collection devices and their refusal

Cookies are small amounts of information that a website sends to the user’s browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or other mobile browsers). The company uses cookies to store user information and retrieve it from time to time. Cookies identify your computer or mobile device, but do not personally identify you.

The company uses cookies for the following purposes.

  • Used to analyze service usage statistics, such as user access frequency or stay time, and to improve services

Users have choices regarding cookies. By setting options in your web browser, you can allow all cookies, confirm each time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies. However, if you refuse to store cookies, you may have difficulty using some services. If you wish to refuse cookie collection, please check the instructions below.

  • Cookie Opt-Out Methods
  • Web Browsers
    • Internet Explorer (Edge): Menu > Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data
    • Chrome: Menu > Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
  • Mobile Devices
    • Android: Home > Settings > Google > Ads > Turn Off Personalized Ads (ON)
    • iPhone: Home > Settings > Privacy > Tracking > Allow Apps to Request to Track (OFF)
  • The company uses Google Analytics, a log analysis tool provided by Google, for the purpose of service usage statistics analysis. Through Google Analytics, the company collects access information of website users, and only statistical information that cannot identify individuals is collected. If you do not wish for this information processing, please check the instructions below.
  • How to Disable Google Analytics
10. Revision of the Privacy Policy and Notification

In the event of changes to the privacy policy, the Company will notify users through its website and take measures to ensure that users can easily identify the revised content.

Version: v1.1
Announcement Date : September 8, 2023
Effective Date : September 11, 2023