Term of Use
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of these Terms of Service is to define the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between Korea E&EX (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the members in relation to the use of all services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") provided through the website operated by the Company.
Article 2 (Definitions)
1. "Member" refers to a person who accesses the Company's Services, enters into a service agreement with the Company according to these terms, and uses the Services provided by the Company.
2. "ID" refers to the email address determined by the member and approved by the Company for the purpose of member identification and service use.
3. "Password" refers to a combination of letters or numbers set by the member to confirm that the member matches the assigned ID and to protect the confidentiality of the member.
4. "Service" refers to the acts provided by the Company to the member for a fee or free of charge or the tangible or intangible objects that are the subject of those acts.
Article 3 (Effect and Changes of Terms)
1. These terms become effective when the member is notified upon registration.
2. The Company may change these terms if deemed necessary, and the changed terms will become effective by notifying members in the manner specified in Paragraph 1.
3. Members have the right to disagree with the changed terms, and if they do not agree, they can request to withdraw their membership.
Article 4 (Membership Registration)
1. Membership registration is concluded when a person who wishes to become a member agrees to the contents of these terms, applies for membership, and the Company accepts this application.
2. Applicants for membership must provide the personal information requested by the Company.
3. The Company may not accept membership applications in the following cases:
- If there is false information, omissions, or errors in the registration details.
- If the Company deems that registering the applicant as a member would significantly hinder its technical operations.
Article 5 (Provision and Change of Services)
1. The Company provides the following services to members:
- Information on exhibitions
- Online consultation services
- Other services determined by the Company
2. The Company may change the contents of the Services if necessary, and the changed contents will be notified through announcements.
Article 6 (Service Interruption)
1. The Company may interrupt the provision of Services in the following cases:
- In unavoidable circumstances such as maintenance of facilities
- If a telecommunications carrier specified in the Telecommunications Business Act suspends telecommunications services
- Other cases of force majeure
Article 7 (Member Obligations)
Members must not engage in the following acts:
1. Registration of false information during application or changes
2. Theft of others' information
3. Modification of information posted by the Company
4. Infringement of the Company's or third parties' intellectual property rights such as copyrights
5. Other illegal or unjust acts
Article 8 (Termination of Contract and Usage Restrictions)
1. Members may withdraw their membership at any time if they wish to terminate the service agreement.
2. The Company may terminate the service agreement without prior notice or restrict the use of Services if a member engages in any of the following:
- Violating these terms
- Intentionally interfering with service operations
- Violating other related laws
Article 9 (Protection of Personal Information)
1. The Company respects and protects the personal information of its members.
2. The Company collects information about members provided at the time of application, for community activities, participation in various events, and other information collected during the use of Services. This information is used for the execution of the service agreement and the provision of Services under this agreement.
3. The Company cannot disclose or distribute personal information acquired in connection with the provision of Services to third parties without the member's consent and cannot use it for commercial purposes. However, the following cases are exceptions:
- If necessary for billing for the provision of information and communication services
- If processed and provided in a way that individual identification is impossible for the purpose of statistics, academic research, or market research
- If requested by related authorities for investigative purposes following legal procedures and methods
- If there are special provisions in other laws
- If requested by the Information and Communications Ethics Committee in accordance with related laws
4. Within the scope of Paragraph 3, the Company may create collective statistical data on members' personal information and use it, and may send cookies to members' computers through Services. In this case, members can change their browser settings to refuse cookies or to receive warnings about cookies.
5. Information provided by members at the time of registration may be retained from the time of membership registration until 5 days after termination. Exceptions are made if retention is necessary under the regulations of laws.
Article 10 (Provision of Information)
1. The Company may provide various information that is deemed necessary for the member's use of Services through notices or email.
2. The Company may provide service-related information through various methods (phone, notices, mail, etc.) for better service benefits. However, if a member expresses that they do not wish to receive such service benefits, the Company must exclude the member from the information provision target, and the Company is not responsible for any disadvantages resulting from the member's exclusion from receiving service information.
3. The Company may substitute individual notifications by posting them on the service bulletin board in the case of notifications to an unspecified number of members.
Article 11 (Loss of Qualification and Restriction of Member Benefits)
1. Members may lose their qualification or have service benefits restricted if they fall under any of the following. In such cases, the Company will notify the member of the reason through the registered email or mobile message.
- If the application form is filled out falsely
- If tickets are issued for profit and then transferred to others for a fee
- If defamatory or harmful actions are taken on the homepage or mobile screen
- If intentional acts to interfere with service operations are carried out (a notice will be given on the day of notification or a grace period of 3 days will be provided)
- If other application requirements set by the Company are not met
Article 12 (Copyright of Posts)
1. The rights to the materials posted on the Service are as follows:
- The rights and responsibilities for the posts belong to the poster, and the Company cannot use them for profit without the poster's consent. However, non-profit use is not restricted, and the Company holds the posting rights within the Service.
- Members cannot commercially use materials posted on the Service, such as by processing or selling information obtained through the Service.
Article 13 (Protection of Copyrights)
1. Members must not infringe on the Company's copyrights or other intellectual property rights.
2. Members cannot reproduce, transmit, publish, distribute, broadcast, or otherwise use for profit or let third parties use information obtained through Services without prior approval from the Company.
Article 14 (Advertisement Posting and Transactions with Advertisers)
1. The basis for the service investment that allows the Company to provide Services to members comes partly from revenue through advertisement postings. Those who wish to use the Service are deemed to agree to the exposure of advertisements during service use.
2. The Company is not responsible for any loss or damage that occurs as a result of members participating in, communicating with, or transacting with advertisers' promotional activities posted on the Service or through the Service.
Article 15 (Service Usage Responsibility)
1. Members cannot conduct sales activities using the Service unless explicitly permitted in writing by a Company-authorized employee. This includes commercial activities through hacking, money-making advertisements, pornographic sites, and illegal distribution of commercial software. The Company is not responsible for the consequences and losses of these commercial activities, or for legal actions taken by related institutions.
Article 16 (Service Suspension)
1. The Company may suspend the provision of Services in the following cases:
- In unavoidable circumstances such as maintenance of service facilities
- Other cases of force majeure
2. The Company may restrict or suspend all or part of the Services if normal service use is hindered due to a national emergency, power outage, facility malfunction, or excessive service usage.
3. When the Service is restricted or suspended under Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Company must immediately notify members of the reason and the period of restriction or suspension.
Article 17 (Termination of Contract and Usage Restrictions)
1. Members wishing to terminate the service contract must apply for withdrawal through the Company’s homepage.
2. Upon member withdrawal, any coupons or invitation tickets held by the member will be automatically invalidated.
3. The Company does not retain any personal information or use it for other purposes after the period defined in these terms following the member’s withdrawal.
4. The Company may terminate the service agreement without prior notice or restrict the use of Services for a set period if a member engages in any of the following:
- Stealing another person's personal information, ID, or password
- If the registered name is not the real name
- Damaging the reputation or causing harm to others
- Infringing on the intellectual property rights of the Company, other members, or third parties
- Intentionally spreading content that disrupts public order and morals
- Planning or executing the use of Services for the purpose of harming national interests or public welfare
- Intentionally interfering with service operations
- Sending large amounts of information or advertising information for the purpose of disrupting stable service operations
- Distributing computer viruses that cause malfunctions or destruction of information and communication facilities
- If there are requests for correction from external organizations such as the Information and Communications Ethics Committee, or interpretations from the Election Commission regarding illegal election activities
- Reproducing or distributing information obtained through the Service without prior approval from the Company or using it commercially
- Posting obscene materials or linking to obscene sites on their homepage or bulletin board
- Violating other conditions defined by the Company
Article 18 (Compensation for Damages)
The Company is not responsible for any damages incurred by members using free Services. For paid Services, separate terms of service apply.
Article 19 (Disclaimer)
1. The Company is exempt from liability for providing Services if it is unable to do so due to force majeure such as natural disasters.
2. The Company is not responsible for service usage disruptions caused by the member’s fault.
3. The Company is not responsible for lost profits expected by members using the Services or for damages caused by data obtained through the Services.
4. The Company is not responsible for the reliability, accuracy, etc., of information, data, or facts posted by members on the Service.
5. The Company is not responsible for damages incurred by members due to intentional or negligent acts by the member in relation to Service use.
Article 20 (Amendment of Terms)
If these terms are amended, the Company must post the changes on its website or notify members via email.
Article 21 (Resolution of Disputes)
1. Matters not specified in these terms are governed by relevant laws and general commercial practices.
2. Disputes arising in relation to the use of Services are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court having jurisdiction over the Company’s headquarters location.