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LEGAL NOTICE

Chapter 1 General Provisions

  • Article 1 (Purpose)

  • The purpose of the terms and conditions is to describe the rights, obligations, and responsibilities between the Law Firm and its members (service users who agreed to these terms and conditions and completed the membership registration. Hereinafter referred to as “members”) in service users signing up for and using the online Internet service (hereinafter referred to as “service”, meaning all available “services” provided by the “Law Firm” regardless of the types of wired or wireless terminals that can be accessed. Hereinafter the same shall apply) provided by the Law Firm, Law Win (hereinafter referred to as “the Law Firm”).
  • Article 2 (Specification, Effectiveness, and Amendment of the Terms and Conditions)

  • (1) The Law Firm shall post the terms and conditions on the initial screen of service for members to be understood easily.
  • (2) The Law Firm may amend the terms and conditions to the extent that it does not breach the related Policies, such as the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, the Act on Regulations of the Terms and Conditions, and the Framework Act on Consumer, etc.
  • (3) If the Law Firm amends the terms and conditions, it shall specify the existing and amended terms, and the date of and reason for the amended terms, along with the current terms and conditions, 15 days before the effective date, for a considerable period of time after the effective date. In the case that the amended terms are unfavorable to members, 30 days before the effective date, for a considerable period of time after the effective date. Each of the amended terms shall be posted on the service homepage and the Law Firm shall send the amended terms to the existing members’ email addresses entered by the members and notify them.
  • (4) If there is no expression to reject the amended terms and conditions even though the Law Firm clearly announced that the amended terms shall be deemed to have been approved if no indication of rejection until 7 days after the date of the announcement, and notice the amended terms while the Law Firm notifies the members in accordance with said paragraph, it shall be deemed that the changed terms have been approved. If any member does not agree to the amended terms and conditions, the member can terminate the service agreement according to the regulations.

Chapter 2 Membership Registration and Management

  • Article 3 (Membership Procedure)

  • (1) If the service users read the terms and conditions, and click the “Agree” button or check “Confirm”, etc., they shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions.
  • (2) Membership registration for the service use of the Law Firm shall be made after service users agree, as provided in paragraph (1), enter the required information in the online membership application established by the Law Firm, and press the "complete" or "confirm" button. Provided that, if deemed necessary, the Law Firm may require members to submit separate documents.
  • Article 4 (Establishment, Reservation, and Rejection of Membership Registration)

  • (1) Member registration shall be established by service users by signing up for membership in accordance with procedures provided in Article (3) and approval of membership registration by the Law Firm. If applicants for membership registration complete the application by faithfully entering the required information, etc., the Law Firm shall promptly approve it by confirming necessary matters. Provided that, this shall not apply in the case where submitting separate data other than application for membership registration is required.
  • (2) The Law Firm may reserve approval of membership registration in any of the following:

    1. If there is no practical margin in the equipment capacity of the provided service

    2. If it is determined that there is a technical problem in providing the service

    3. If other cases are deemed necessary, financially and technically

  • (3) The Law Firm may refuse membership registration in any of the following cases:

    1. If the contents of the application for registration are false or application is made with attaching false documents

    2. If children under the age of 14 do not receive consent to provide personal information from legal representatives, such as the parents

    3. If it is deemed that there may be other cases where they are likely to violate social order and morals, based on the related Policies, etc.

    4. If any member whose contract was terminated by the Law Firm according to Article 16 (2) applies for membership again

  • Article 5 (Responsibility for Managing Member IDs, etc.)

  • (1) Members shall be responsible for the management of member IDs and passwords to use the service and all disadvantages arising from intended negligence of members, such as unjustifiable use by a third party of a user ID. Provided that, if they are caused by intended negligence of the Law Firm, the Law Firm shall be liable for them.
  • (2) In the event that a member is aware that the member ID, password, and additional information are stolen or used by a third party, the member shall promptly take measures, such as revising his/her password, and notify the Law Firm of this fact and follow the guidance from the Law Firm.
  • Article 6 (Collection of Personal Information, etc.)

  • The Law Firm shall collect necessary personal information from members in accordance with the provisions in the related Policies to provide its services.

  • Article 7 (Change of Member Information)

  • If any of the following is changed, members shall promptly change the information on the member information management page. In this case, the Law Firm shall not be liable for any damages caused by members who do not change the member information.

    1. Date of birth, residential area, contact information, etc.

    2. Mail/Gift receiving address, etc.

    3. Other matters recognized by the Law Firm

Chapter 3 Use of the Service

  • Article 8 (Service Use)

  • (1) The use of the service shall be available immediately after approval of the service used by the Law Firm. Provided that, in the case of a paid service, it may be made available immediately after the Law Firm confirms payment.
  • (2) If a member who is a minor under the Civil Act is using paid service, the member who is a minor shall obtain the consent of the legal representative before payment.
  • (3) In principle, the service time shall be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout the year (00:00-24:00), except when the Law Firm cannot provide the service due to business or technology issues. Provided that, in the case of paid services, depending on the situation of the counseling attorney, service time may be divided into specific ranges and the date and time may be determined separately, and due to periodic inspection of service facilities, etc., the Law Firm may divide the service into specific ranges and set the separate date and time.
  • Article 9 (Belonging of Rights and Use of Works)

  • (1) The copyright of posts (hereinafter referred to as “posts, etc.”) put up by any member in the service belongs to the member and the Law Firm.
  • (2) Posts, etc. may be exposed through internet sites and mobile applications operated by the Law Firm and be also exposed to search results or related promotions. Posts may be partially modified, duplicated, edited within the scope required for the exposure to be posted. In this case, the Law Firm shall comply with the copyright Policy and members may take measures, such as deletion, exclusion, and non-disclosure of search results, at any time through the customer center or management of each service.
  • Article 10 (Restriction and Suspension of Service Use)

  • (1) In any of the following reasons, the use of members’ service may be restricted or suspended.

    1. If a member interferes with the operation of service provided by the Law Firm by intention or negligence

    2. If a member violates the obligations of Article 12

    3. If unavoidable due to service facility inspection, repair or construction

    4. If a key telecommunications service provider prescribed in the Telecommunications Business Act stops telecommunication service

    5. If there is a problem in using the service due to a state of national emergency, service facility failure, or congestion of service use

    6. In the case that the Law Firm recognizes that it is inappropriate to continue providing services due to other significant reasons.

  • (2) If the Law Firm restricts or suspends the use of service in accordance with the provisions of the above paragraph, the Law Firm shall inform members about the reason and period of limitation.
  • (3) If the Law Firm decides to terminate the contract with and withdraw a member according to Article 16 (2), the Law Firm shall appropriately notify the concerned member before the withdrawal process of the member and the member shall have a chance to protest against it within 30 days after the date of receiving the notice.
  • (4) If a member does not have a log-in record to use service for 12 consecutive months while using service, the Law Firm may delete the member’s information.
  • (5) In accordance with the provisions of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Information and Communication Network Act”), any member or a third party (hereinafter referred to as “applicant for deletion, etc.”) who has been infringed on rights, such as public posts of other members, violation of their privacy, or damage their reputation, may request the Law Firm to delete or post refutation by explaining the infringement. In this case, when the Law Firm cannot determine whether the posts violate the rights or not, or disputes between the parties are expected, the Law Firm may take measures to temporarily block access to the posts (hereinafter referred to as “temporary measures”) for up to 30 days.
  • (6) A member whose post, etc. has been temporarily acted upon according to paragraph (5) (hereinafter referred to as "publisher") may request the Law Firm to restore the post, etc. during the temporary action period (hereinafter referred to as "repost request"). If there is consent from the applicant, such as the publisher and applicant for deletion, etc. of deliberation of the Korea Communications Standards Commission for judging the defamation of the post, etc., the Law Firm shall request it on behalf of the applicant, such as the publisher and applicant for deletion, and if there is no consent, the Law Firm determines and decides whether or not to restore the post, etc. If there is a repost request from the publisher and there is a decision by the Korea Communications Standards Commission or the Law Firm within the temporary action period, the decision shall apply, and if the decision is not made within the temporary action period, the post, etc. shall be deleted after the temporary action period expires.
  • (7) If it is recognized that the posts put up in the service infringe the rights of a third party, such as an invasion of privacy or defamation, the Law Firm may take temporary measures (hereinafter referred to as “arbitrary temporary measures”) even though there is no report by a member or a third party under paragraph (5). The latter part of paragraph (5) and the provisions of paragraph (6) shall apply to the procedure for processing the post on which temporary measures are taken.
  • (8) In the event that another member or a third party takes legal actions (e.g., filing a civil lawsuit, including a criminal case, petition for a preliminary injunction, and compensation for damages) in civil or criminal cases against a member or the Law Firm, based on infringement of legal interests due to the post, etc. of the member, the Law Firm may temporarily restrict access to the related post, etc. until court’s final judgement is made as a result of the legal actions. Any person who requests the measures on the post, etc. shall be responsible for explaining the legal actions related to restriction on access to the post and court's final ruling.
  • Article 11 (Obligations of the Law Firm)

  • (1) The Law Firm shall faithfully implement measures such as maintenance, inspection or restoration of facilities, related to the provision and security of the Law Firm so that they are suitable for continuous and stable service
  • (2) The Law Firm shall not send commercial e-mails, SMS text messages, etc. for the pursuit of profit without members’ consent to receive them.
  • (3) The Law Firm shall not leak or distribute the personal information of members, which the Law Firm has earned through the provision of service to third parties without their consent, and shall strive to protect it. The act on Information and Communications Network and the “Personal Information Management Guidelines” provided by the Law Firm shall apply to other matters related to the protection of personal information of members.
  • (4) If the Law Firm provides services to members by signing a service provision agreement, etc. with a third party, it shall comply with the related Policies, such as sharing personal information of members with third parties only for the duration of service provided within the scope of consent after specifying members’ specific information provided to a third party to provide service and receiving members’ individual and explicit consent in each individual service.
  • Article 12 (Obligations of Members)

  • (1) Members shall not violate the terms and conditions provided in the following subparagraphs and service established by the Law Firm and other provisions about the use of service.

    1. In the case of registering false information when applying for or changing membership

    2. In the case of using the information obtained by changing information posted on the service of the Law Firm or using service for reproduction, publishing, broadcasting, or providing the information to third parties for the purpose of profit or non-profit without the prior consent of the Law Firm

    3. The act of receiving money by providing the opportunity to promote a person to a third party or acting as a third party publicity agent, using service provided by the Law Firm, or transferring the right to use service and receiving money in exchange for this.

    4. Acts that infringe the rights of the Law Firm or a third party, such as posting false information about the Law Firm or other third parties, or violating intellectual property rights

    5. In the case of using service improperly by stealing other members’ IDs and passwords

    6. The act of using paid service of the Law Firm by using payment information of others without the permission of others, such as account numbers and credit card numbers of other people

    7. Making public or posting information containing visual voice that is obscene, violent, or contrary to morals

    8. The act of transmitting or posting information that is prohibited from being transmitted or posted by related Policies, such as the Act on Information and Communications Network.

    9. The act of posting media contents harmful to juveniles prescribed by the Juvenile Protection Act

    10. The act of distributing information, sentences, figures, voices, etc. that violate public order or morals

    11. The act of posting an article or sending an e-mail by masquerading or impersonating the manager of the service or an employee of the Law Firm, or stealing the names of others

    12. The act of posting or sending data containing software viruses, other computer code files, and programs designed to interfere with or disrupt the normal operation of computer software, hardware, and telecommunications equipment.

    13. Acts that interfere with other members' use of services, such as stalking, profanity, or doubling

    14. The act of collecting, storing and disclosing of personal information of other members without their consent

    15. The act of conducting commercial activities using services of the Law Firm to post advertisements, or propaganda, or send spam emails to a large number of unspecified members.

  • (2) If any member acts under paragraph (1), the Law Firm may remove or temporarily delete the post, restrict the use of service, or terminate the agreement unilaterally.
  • (3) If adult authentication is required under provisions of related Policies among the services provided by the Law Firm, members shall provide real name information to the Law Firm following the method provided by the Law Firm to use the service.
  • Article 13 (Prohibition of Transfer)

  • Members’ rights to receive service may be transferred, gifted, or used for the right of pledge.
  • Article 14 (Payment of Service Fee)

  • (1) In the case of using paid service among the services provided by the Law Firm, in principle, members shall use the service after paying for the service fee.
  • (2) The payment method for paid service provided by the Law Firm is as follows:

    1. Various account transfers such as phone banking and internet banking

    2. Payment by various cards such as prepaid card, debit card, and credit card

    3. Online deposit without a bankbook

    4. Payment by points provided by the Law Firm, such as mileage

    5. Payment by gift certificate signed with the agreement or recognized by the Law Firm

    6. Payment by phone or mobile phone

    7. Payment by other electronic payment methods, etc.

  • (3) The Law Firm may request additional personal information of members necessary for making payments and members shall accurately provide the personal information required by the Law Firm. The Law Firm shall not be liable for any damages to members due to false or incorrect personal information provided by members.
  • Article 15 (Refund of Service Fee and Objection)

  • (1) If the paid service provided by the Law Firm which its use or purchase is completed, the refund shall not be available after using the service, even though it is only used once after the payment. In addition, the refund shall not be available if the paid video provided by the Law Firm is played for more than 1 second.
  • (2) Despite the provisions in paragraph (1), the full amount paid by members shall be refunded in the following cases:

    1. In case that there is no history of using the service after the members completed the payment

    2. In case the service purchased by the members was not provided

  • (3) Members may raise an objection to service fees. Provided that, the objection concerning service fee shall be filed within 7 days after knowing the reason and within 30 days after the date when the reason occurred.
  • (4) In the event that a member breaches the provisions in Article 12, restricts the use of the service, or unilaterally terminates the contract, the Law Firm shall not give the member any refund.
  • (5) In case of a full refund, in principle, the refund shall be done through the payment method used by the member for using service concerned, however, in case that the method is not available or partial refund is required due to the termination of service, the refund shall be made through a separate method specified by the Law Firm.
  • (6) A refund according to this Article shall be made within 3 business days after the date of refund obligations, and if a refund is delayed, interest for arrears shall be 1% per year. Provided that, if members need to cooperate in a refund, interest for arrears shall not be paid for a delayed refund due to the fault of members.
  • (7) In the event of a refund due to the fault of members, the cost for refund shall be borne by the members and in case of a refund due to the fault of the Law Firm, the Law Firm shall bear the cost respectively.
  • Article 16 (Termination of Service Contract)

  • (1) If a member intends to terminate the service contract, the Law Firm may remove and withdraw the member's ID from member information management at any time in accordance with the procedures established by the Law Firm.
  • (2) If a member breaches the provisions in Article 12, the Law Firm may unilaterally terminate the contract, and in the event that this causes damage to the operation of the service, the Law Firm may claim civil and criminal liability for the damage to the member.
  • (3) If there is no record that a member logged into the service of the Law Firm to use service for one year in a row during the period of using service, the Law Firm may terminate the contract concluded between the two.
  • (4) Termination of the paid service contract shall be established by the member's application for service termination and the consent by the Law Firm. Termination shall become effective at the time when the Law Firm approves it. If there is a refund amount, the refund shall also be made. The refund shall be accomplished as provided in Article 15.
  • (5) In the case where each individual paid service stipulates the methods and effects of contract termination which are different from those in paragraph (4) with the individual terms and conditions, the individual terms and conditions shall apply to the termination of each individual paid service.

Chapter 4 Others

  • Article 17 (Exemption)

  • (1) The Law Firm shall not be liable for any damages to members caused by the failure to provide service due to the following cases.

    1. If there is a natural disaster or a force majeure equivalent to this

    2. If there is a deliberate service interruption by a third party who established a service partnership agreement with the Law Firm to provide service

    3. If there is a disability to use the service due to the members’ fault

    4. In the case of not violating the privacy policy in connection with the use of service provided by the Law Firm for free

    5. If there is any damage caused by errors such as members’ computer or mobile

    6. If members incorrectly enter personal information, etc.

    7. Other cases due to the reasons with no fault of the Law Firm's intention and negligence

  • (2) The Law Firm shall not be responsible for the failure to get the expected profits by using service or loss of profits of members, or for damages caused by data obtained while using service.
  • (3) The Law Firm shall not be responsible for various information, data posted by members, reliability, accuracy, etc. on the service, and shall have no obligation to intervene in disputes between members and between a member and a third party through the service, and shall not be responsible for reimbursement for damages caused by this.
  • (4) The Law Firm shall not be obliged to do a preliminary examination of members’ posts before registration or to check or review the contents of posts at all times, and shall not be responsible for the results.
  • Article 18 (Settlement of Disputes)

  • The terms and conditions shall be stipulated and implemented in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea and the Seoul Central District Court shall have the jurisdiction over disputes between the Law Firm and the members about the use of the service.
  • Article 19 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions)

  • Matters not specified in the Terms and Conditions shall be settled by the related Policies and parts not specified in the Policies shall be settled by common practices.
  • Article 20 (Addendum)

  • The terms and conditions shall be applied retroactively from February 23, 2016.