K-edical Personal Information Handling Policy

Acote Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") highly values the privacy of its users. We strictly adhere to the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and other relevant laws and regulations 2  regarding the protection of personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how the Company collects, uses, and protects the personal information of users of the K-edical application service (hereinafter referred to as the "Service"). We are committed to ensuring the security and privacy of your personal information. Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time to reflect changes in laws, regulations, our terms of service, or internal policies. We will notify users of any changes to this Privacy Policy through the Service or by other appropriate means.

Article 1 Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information

The Company collects only the minimum amount of personal information necessary to provide the Service for the following purposes, and will not use the collected information for any other purpose or disclose it to third parties without the user's consent.

  1. Member Management

Identifying individual members, verifying enrollment intentions, limiting enrollment and frequency of enrollment, verifying whether the user is under the age of 14, taking measures to restrict the use of services by violating members, preventing the misuse of services by malicious users, preventing unauthorized use, preserving records for handling complaints and disputes, delivering notices, and confirming the intention to withdraw from membership.

2, Providing Services and Improving Functions

Developing new services and providing customized services, statistics on members' use of services, improving functions, providing services and advertising based on demographic characteristics, verifying the validity of services, providing events and advertising information and participation opportunities (users' personal information will not be provided to individuals or organizations that have requested advertising), delivering goods or prizes, verifying identity and age, data analysis, performing contracts for the provision of services and settling fees for the provision of services, improving application functions, developing service technology and launching new services, providing personalized services within the platform, analyzing service usage records and access frequency, providing statistical analysis of service usage, and providing advertising services based on service analysis and statistics, applying for event/designated consultation reservations and receiving completion text messages, creating and storing content, earning activity points and exchanging products, providing search results based on location information, and providing customized advertising.

  1. Access Restrictions

Restricting access to content based on age and preventing the misuse of services.

Article 2 Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information

  1. The Company will process and retain personal information within the retention period stipulated by law or agreed upon by the data subject when collecting personal information.

  2. The retention period for each type of personal information is as follows:

  1. Membership Registration and Management: Retained until withdrawal and for 5 years from the date of withdrawal, but after withdrawal, it will only be retained and used for the purpose of handling complaints, resolving disputes, and fulfilling legal obligations.

  2. Service Provision: Retained until withdrawal and for 5 years from the date of withdrawal, but after withdrawal, it will only be retained and used for the purpose of handling complaints, resolving disputes, and fulfilling legal.

However, if any of the following cases apply, it will be retained until the end of the relevant period even if 5 years have passed since the date of withdrawal:

  1. Records of representations, advertisements, contracts, and performance of transactions pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Consumers in Electronic Commerce, etc.

    Records of representations, advertisements, contracts, and performance of transactions pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Consumers in Electronic Commerce, etc.