Privacy Policy

Chapter 1. General

Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the VISITGYEONGJU service (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") provided by Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), stipulating the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Bureau and users, as well as other necessary matters.

Article 2 (Effective Date)

① These Terms and Conditions become effective when the Company posts them on the service screen and the Member agrees to them.
② The Company may revise these Terms and Conditions to the extent that they do not violate applicable laws (e.g., the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Telecommunications Business Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., the Personal Information Protection Act, etc.).
③ If the Company revises these Terms and Conditions, the Company will post a notice on the service homepage specifying the current Terms and Conditions, the revised Terms and Conditions, the effective date of the revised Terms and Conditions, and the reasons for the revision at least 7 days prior to the effective date. If the revision is unfavorable to the Member, the Company will post a notice on the service homepage at least 30 days prior to the effective date.
④ Despite the notice of revised terms and conditions as provided in the preceding paragraph, if a member does not express objection within seven days of the effective date of the revised terms and conditions, the member is deemed to have agreed to the revised terms and conditions. If a member does not agree to the revised terms and conditions, the service agreement may be terminated pursuant to Article 6, Paragraph 1 of these Terms and Conditions.

Article 3 (Definitions)

The terms used in these Terms and Conditions are defined as follows:

  • ① "User" refers to any person who uses the Service, regardless of membership status.
  • ② "Member" refers to an individual, corporation, or similar organization that has entered into a service agreement with the Company.
  • ③ "Non-member" refers to a person who uses the Service without registering as a member.
  • ④ "Cancellation" refers to the act of the Company or a member ceasing to use the Service.

Chapter 2. Members

Article 4 (Membership Registration)

Users may apply for membership by completing the registration form provided by the Company and expressing their agreement to these Terms and Conditions, and the Company will approve the application.

Article 5 (Changes to Member Information)

Members may review and modify their membership information stored by the Company at any time through their representative.

Article 6 (Withdrawal of Membership and Restrictions on Service Use)

  • ① If a member terminates the Service Agreement, the Company will delete the member information stored by the Company in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Those wishing to re-register must complete the re-registration process. In any of the following cases, the Company may temporarily suspend the member's membership and refuse to approve re-registration.
  • 1. Providing false information during membership registration.
  • 2. Disrupting the e-commerce system, such as interfering with others' use of the service or using related information illegally.
  • 3. Interfering with the smooth operation of the service, such as by altering information provided through the service.
  • 4. Causing diplomatic friction by defaming a specific individual, group, or country.
  • 5. Engaging in acts prohibited by law or these Terms and Conditions or contrary to widely accepted social customs.
  • 6. Violating Article 11 or 12.
  • ② If a member fails to take corrective action after temporarily suspending their membership, the Company may revoke their membership.

Chapter 3. Service Use

Article 7 (Service Types)

This service is divided into basic and additional services, and the details of each service are determined separately.

Article 8 (Service Usage Hours)

  • ① The Company provides 24-hour service. However, if it is necessary to suspend or discontinue part or all of the service for operational or technical reasons, the Company will notify users in advance.
  • ② We may divide the Service into certain categories and set usage times for each category. In such cases, we will provide the details in advance.

Article 9 (Service Interruption)

We may change or suspend all or part of the Service for business, operational, or technical reasons. In such cases, we will provide the details in advance.

Chapter 4. Obligations and Responsibilities

Article 10 (Our Obligations)

  • ① We will do our best to provide stable and smooth Service and will not engage in any conduct prohibited by these Terms and Conditions or contrary to public morals.
  • ② We will handle complaints related to Members' use of the Service.

Article 11 (Members’ Obligations)

Members shall not engage in the following acts:

  • ① Provision of false information at the time of application;
  • ② Fraudulent use of information on others;
  • ③ Unauthorized tampering with the information provided by us;
  • ④ Transmission or putting up of information, such as computer programs, other than what is provided by us through the Service;
  • ⑤ Infringement of the Company’s or a third party’s intellectual property rights;
  • ⑥ Any act that tarnishes our or a third party’s reputation or disturbs our or a third party’s business;
  • ⑦ Use of obscene or violent messages, images, or voice, or putting up of information that violates long-established social customs on the Service;
  • ⑧ Use of the Service for commercial purposes without our prior consent;
  • ⑨ Other illegal or unjust acts.

Article 12 (No Transfer)

Members shall not transfer their right to use the Service or their status related to the Service use contract to a third party; nor shall they offer what is stated in the foregoing sentence as collateral.

Article 13 (Rights and Responsibilities concerning Contents Used in the Service)

  • ① All rights for the relevant contents shall belong to VISITGYEONGJU in the event that such agreement has been made between VISITGYEONGJU and the contents provider. However, all rights and responsibilities, including copyright, concerning the materials put up through the community and bulletin board and the like shall belong to the member who has put them up, and we shall have the right to put them up in the Service.
  • ② Members shall not use any materials put up on the Service commercially, including processing or selling the information obtained through the Service. Members who intend to use such materials for a non-commercial purpose shall obtain our consent in advance.
  • ③ We shall not be responsible for the contents of materials posted on the Service or transmitted or received by members, or for any consequences arising as a result of the posting, transmission or receipt of such contents. We reserve the right to delete what is put up on the Service in the event of any one of the following:
  • 1. Content intended to tarnish others’ honor or reputation or infringe others’ privacy;
  • 2. Content intended to disturb the public order or long-established social customs;
  • 3. Content that hampers or is feared will hamper stable operation of the Service;
  • 4. Content suspected of being of a criminal nature;
  • 5. Content infringing on our or a third party’s intellectual property right or other rights;
  • 6. Content intended for a commercial purpose, including the advertisement of specific goods;
  • 7. Content associated with an act of tampering with input information;
  • 8. Content not suited to the purpose of the bulletin board, such as cyber-based protest or demonstration;
  • 9. Content in violation of the relevant laws.
  • ④ The members hereby agree that VISITGYEONGJU may put limitations on the storage capacity or validity period of the contents stored within My Page and stop the user’s access to or delete My Page if it remains inactive for a certain period of time.

Article 14 (Indemnity)

  • ① We shall not be held responsible for our inability to provide the Service in the event of a force majeure situation.
  • ② We shall not be held responsible for any problems with Service use due to a reason for which a member is responsible.
  • ③ We shall not be held responsible for the reliability or accuracy of any information, materials or facts put up by a member on the Service.
  • ④ We shall not be held responsible for the results of any transactions carried out between members or between a member and a third party on the Service.

Article 15 (Court of Competent Jurisdiction)

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. Should there arise a lawsuit between us and a member over the Service use, it shall be submitted before the court having competent jurisdiction over the area in which the Company’s headquarters is located.

Article 16 (Others)

Matters not stipulated in these Terms shall follow the relevant law or generally accepted commercial practices.

Chapter 5. Consent to Collection and Use of Personal Information

Article 17 (Service Types)

The VISITGYEONGJU website managed by the Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Bureau does not collect personal information that can used to identify a particular individual.
Information that we collect are anonymous data such as gender, age, nationality, occupation, preferences, etc.; and traffic data such as Internet browser, operating system, access date and time, IP address, etc. The information above shall be collected upon signing in as a VISITGYEONGJU member. Users who do not consent to the collection and use of personal information will have limited access to services provided by VISITGYEONGJU.