GENERAL TERMS
This HANCHOOM Terms
of Service (this “Agreement” or the “Terms and Conditions”) between you, a User
and TDI Co., Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our’) govern
your use of our Website www.hanchoom.com (the “HANCHOOM Service(s)”, “HANCHOOM” or “Service(s)”).
“You” or “Your” means you or any other person or entity identified in any
service account on whose behalf you are authorized to act.
2.1. In this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this
Article 2.
- “Website” means
the website operated by the Company (www.hanchoom.com)) for HANCHOOM Services.
- User means a user of Service who has
agreed to these Terms of Conditions and has completed the User Registration.
- “User
Name” means a combination of letters, numbers, and special symbols that are
designated by the User and approved by the Company to identify the User and use
the Service.
- A “Password”
means a secret code consists of alphabets and numeric numbers that a User can
choose to protect the User’s access to HANCHOOM.
- “Account” means a login account based
on “User Name” and “Password”.
- A “Post” or “Posting”
means any letter, sign, symbol, sound, picture, video, words or any link to any
of the foregoing that is uploaded to the Website by a User.
2.2. Any terms or
expressions used in this Agreement that are not otherwise defined in Article 1
shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws, any instructions using
the HANCHOOM Services provided by the Company or business customs.
3.1. This Agreement
applies to all Users of HANCHOOM.
3.2. By creating a User
account via the online user interface on the Website, or by otherwise accessing
or using any part of the HANCHOOM Services, you effectively give your consent
to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.3. If you do not
agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you cannot create a User
account, or access or use any part of the HANCHOOM Services.
3.4. We reserve the
right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at
any time and in our sole discretion. We will provide 15 days prior notice to
you before making any such changes; provided, if in our opinion, any such
changes may not be so favorable to you, then in such cases, we will provide at
least 30 days prior notice to you via E-mail or SMS (However, if we cannot
reach you due to failure on your part to update your contact information, then
a prior notice will be deemed given to you by posting the amended terms and
conditions on the Website).
3.5. Your continued
use of any part of the HANCHOOM Service following our notice to you of any
changes or modification to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
orAgreement or posting of the amended
Agreement on the Website will constitute your consent to such changes or
modifications. If you do not agree with any of the changes or modifications to
this Agreement, you must stop using the HANCHOOM Services and contact us for
cancellation of your membership.
3.6. By agreeing to
be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you also agree to
periodically check our Website for any amendment to this Agreement. The Company
is not responsible for any damages or losses you may incur due to your failure
to check for the updates or changes to this Agreement.
4.1. Any matters
not specifically addressed in this Agreement shall be governed by the
provisions of applicable Korean laws, including without limitation, Act on
Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information
Protection, etc. (hereinafter the “Information and Communications Network Act”)
and the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.
4.2. If you, as a User entered into a
separate agreement with HANCHOOM concerning any other product or services
offered by the Company through HANCHOOM, then the terms and conditions of the
separate agreement shall govern the relationship between the parties concerning
that other subject matter in addition to this Agreement.
5.1. A person who intends to
use the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Applicant”) shall subscribe to the
Service,
andService and apply for subscription by
checking the checkbox indicating that the “Applicant” agrees to the terms and
conditions. Membership is established by the Company's acceptance of the
application of the “Applicant”. In this case, the “Applicant” will be deemed to
have agreed to the following.
- The “Applicant” is an
individual who is 16 years of age or older.
- Agree to these Terms and
Conditions.
- Recognize and agree that
sanctions may be taken in violation of these Terms and Conditions.
5.2. People under 16 years of
age cannot use the Service.
5.3. The Company may, if
deemed necessary, have the applicant submit a separate document for joining.
5.4. In the following cases,
the Company may or may not withhold the acceptance of the subscription, or may
terminate the thisthis
Agreement afterwards.
- If the User with whom the
Company previously terminated this Agreement applies for re-enrollment
- If the User who has
withdrawn under these Terms and Conditions has applied for the same email
address again within 30 days
- If false information is
entered in the application form or the information requested by the Company is
not entered
- Application is not acceptable
due to the fault of the “Applicant” or User or application is in violation of
other regulations
- Other cases where the Company
clearly acknowledges that it may be harmful to other “Users” or contrary to
social order and morals based on relevant laws and regulations.
- “Applicant” or User is under
16 years old
5.5. The Company may withhold
approval if there is no room for service-related facilities, or if there is a
technical or business problem in providing the service, or if the Company deems
it is financially or technically necessary to do so.
5.6. If the acceptance of
subscription is withheld in accordance with Paragraph 4, the Company may notify
such withholding to the email address entered by the “Applicant” when the Company
deems necessary.
5.7. The date of entering into
the Agreement shall be the time when the Company marked the completion of the
subscription in the application process.
5.8. The Company can give a
grade to User according to Company policy, andpolicy
and can differentiate the level of service according to the grade.
6.1. The User can access
his/her user information at any time through the settings and My Page menu,
etc., and can modify the information by inputting on the page or requesting the
Company.
6.2. If the User changes the
information specified in the subscription application, he/she shall inform the Company
of the change, and the Company shall not be responsible for any disadvantages
caused by not notifying the Company of the change.
6.3. The User shall notify the
Company without delay or register the change by changing his/her personal
information without delay if any matters specified in the application for
registration, such as contact means (e-mail, mobile phone number), are changed.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused by such omission.
7.1. The Company collects the
personal information necessary from the User to provide the Service.
7.2. The Company shall endeavor
to protect the personal information of the User collected under Paragraph 1.
Regarding the protection and use of personal information, relevant laws and the
Company's privacy policy shall apply.
7.3. Privacy policy of the Company
does not apply to linked sites other than the Service of the Company.
8.1. The User is responsible
for the management of “User Name” and “Password” of the User, and the User is
responsible for all disadvantages if the third party uses it due to the User's
intention or negligence.
8.2. When the User recognizes
that the “User Name”, “Password” and additional information are stolen or used
by a third party, he/she shall immediately notify the Company and follow the
instructions of the Company.
8.3. In the case of Paragraph
2, the Company shall not be responsible for any disadvantages caused by not
notifying the Company or not following the instructions of the Company even if
notification of the User to the Company exists.
8.4. The Company can restrict
the use of the “User Name” when the “User Name” of the User has the concern of the
leakage of personal information, contradicts social norms or morals, or maybe
mistaken as the Company or the Company's administrator
9.1. The “Service” provided by
the Company is as follows
- providing video or virtual
reality (on demand online) education on (basic and advanced) Korean Traditional
Dance
- Any other services provided by the Company to the User
through further development or partnership agreements with other companies.
9.2. Service can be used
immediately after the Company approval. However, if you do not complete email
verification, there may be restrictions on the use of some or all of the
Services.
9.3. The Service usage time
shall be in principle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (00: 00-24: 00) except when
the Company cannot provide the Service for technical or business reasons.
9.4. The Company may
temporarily suspend the provision of Services if there are reasons for its
operation, such as regular inspection, replacement and failure of service
facilities, or loss of communication. If the interruption of service provision
exceeds 24 hours, the Company will notify the User in advance according to
Article 10. If there is an unavoidable reason that cannot be notified in
advance, it will be notified after the event.
9.5. The Company may conduct
regular inspection when it is deemed necessary to provide the Service, and the
regular inspection time will be announced through the service provision screen.
9.6. The User's right to use
the Service may not be transferred, given or used for a pledge.
9.7. If it is judged that the
use of the Service by the User is not in accordance with the normal procedure,
the Company may intervene and take actions in place of the User. At this time,
the judgment is entirely up to the Company.
10.1. If the Company notifies
the User, it can be done by e-mail of the User registered in the Service unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement.
10.2. In the case of Paragraph
1, the Company shall not be responsible if the User does not receive e-mail
authentication or if he/she inputs false e-mail intentionally or by mistake.
10.3. In case of notification
to the whole User, the Company may substitute the notice of Paragraph 1 by
issuing news in the Service or posting it on the notice board for 7 days or
more.
11.1. We reserve the right to
change or modify any part of the HANCHOOM Services (including without
limitation, quality and technical specifications) at any time and in its sole
discretion upon providing 15 days prior notice to you which notice will be
posted on the Website or communicated via e-mail. If, however, we believe any
of the changes may not be so favorable to you, then we will provide at least 30
days prior notice to you via e-mail or SMS.
11.2. We reserve the right to
suspend or terminate the HANCHOOM Services or any part thereof in each of the
following cases:
- for maintenance, repair or technical
difficulties;
- if a User interferes with
our operation;
- for power outage, failure of
communication equipment or sever failure due to unusually high traffic;
- for any other internal
reasons as determined by us; or
- in the event of force
majeure, including without limitation, natural disaster, acts of God or
national emergency.
11.3. A User may terminate this
Agreement at any time with or without cause by making termination request to
the Company. Such termination will become effective upon the Company’s receipt
of the termination request. The Company will not be responsible for any losses
or damages you may incur in relation to your termination. The Company reserves
the right to retract any rights and privileges that the Company offered to you
prior to your termination.
11.4. The Company will not be
responsible for any losses, damages or problems you may incur in relation to
your termination or suspension of the use of the HANCHOOM Services.
11.5. The Company reserves the
right to immediately terminate a User’s Agreement or block such User from
accessing HANCHOOM in its sole discretion for any breach by the User of its
obligations under Article 13, with or without notice, upon discovery by the
Company.
11.6. Any User whose account
was terminated by the Company under Paragraph 5 above may appeal the Company’s
decision by following the instructions provided by the Company.
11.7. If the Company finds the
appeal has valid ground, the Company will immediately restore the User’s Account.
12.1. The Company
does not disclose, share or distribute any personal information collected from
any User to a third party without the User’s express consent; provided, that we
may disclose such information to relevant government agencies, including
without limitation, the Korea Communications Commission pursuant to a legal
requirement, a judicial order or government regulations, to the extent required
under applicable laws.
12.2. The Company
will promptly process any complaints reported to our customer service
department. In the event the Company cannot respond to complaint in timely
manner, the Company will communicate reasons for the delay and estimated time
of our response through the Website or via e-mail.
12.3. The Company
closely observes all applicable laws for providing and maintaining the HANCHOOM
Services, including without limitation, the Information and Communications
Network Act, and the Protection of Communications Secret Act.
13.1. The User
shall not:
- Provide false
information when applying for subscription or changing the “user” information
- Theft of others'
information
- Change the
information posted on the Service of the Company or use the information
obtained by using the “Service” for reproduction, publication, broadcasting,
etc. for commercial or non-profit purposes or offer to third parties without
the prior consent of the Company.
- Receive money or
transfer the right to use the Services or receive money in return by providing
a third party with the opportunity to promote the User or promoting a third
party on behalf of a third party using the “Services” provided by the Company.
- Infringe on the
rights of the Company or third parties, such as posting false facts about the Company
or other third parties or infringing on intellectual property rights.
- Use unfairly the “Service”
by stealing the User and “Password” of other “Users”.
- Use the Company's
paid services using payment information of others without the permission of
others, such as account numbers and credit card numbers of others.
- Post any content
that suggests joining a pyramid or terrorist organization or post obscene or
violent messages, postings or voices, or disclose or posting information that
is against public order or morals.
- Transmit or post
information (computer program, etc.) that is prohibited from being transmitted
or posted by related laws such as the Information and Communication Network Act.
- Post harmful
media for juveniles under the Juvenile Protection Act
- Disseminate
information, sentences, figures, sounds, etc., in violation of public order or
morals
- Post or send
messages by pretending or impersonating an employee of the Company or a manager
of the Services or by using the name of another person.
- Post or e-mail
any materials containing software viruses or other computer codes, files or
programs designed to disrupt or destroy the normal operation of computer
software, hardware or telecommunications equipment.
- Interfere with
other Users' use of the Service, such as stalking, abusive language, or
plastering.
- Collect, store or
disclose the personal information of other “Users” without their consent.
- Collect
information from other “Users” to post advertisements or propaganda or send
spam mails to an unspecified majority;
- Modify, reverse
engineer, decompile, or disassemble software provided by the Company.
- Use the Company's
intellectual property without permission, including the Service description or
terms and conditions of the Company, without the Company's consent.
- Provide
information in the Services to competitors or potential competitors of the Company;
- Access to
information that is not open to “Users”, such as server computer of the Company
- Attempt an
individual transaction other than the Service which is not agreed with the Company
in advance by exposing personal information or exposing personal contacts.
- Violate current
laws, terms and conditions set forth in the Services provided by the Company,
and other regulations regarding the use of the Services.
- Interfere with
any other User's use of the Services or the provision of the Services by the Company.
- Act other actions
that may be harmful to the Company and the Services
13.2. The User
should comply with the related laws, the provisions of this Agreement, the
precautions noticed related to information of use, and Service, and the notices
of the Company, and should not act in any way that interferes with the work of
the Company. If the User acts in violation of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2, the Company
may delete or temporarily delete the Postings, may restrict the use of the
Service, may terminate this Agreement, may permanently delete the Account, may
take legal action such as civil sue or criminal charge. If the damage occurs to
the Company, we can claim for damages.
14.1. Copyright and intellectual
property rights of the Service belong to the Company. However, this excludes
posts and copyrighted works provided under an affiliate agreement.
14.2. The Company
grants the User only the right to use Account, “User Name”, content, etc. in
connection with Service according to the terms and conditions set by Company,
the User is not allowed to transfer, to sell, or to provide collateral the
right to use.
15.1. In the event
of an over or mistaken payment by the User, the Company will refund the
corresponding amount. In such a case, the fee incurred as a result of the
refund procedure shall be borne by the User.
15.2. In case of a
refund due to the responsibility of the User, such as change of mind, the User
shall be responsible for any fees incurred due to the refund process.
15.3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 2, the following items will be
refunded in full:
1) If the User has
not used the Service within 24 hours after completing the payment
2) If the Service
is not available due to the Company fault, such as Service failure
- In case of refund
for item 1), the User shall be responsible for the fees incurred. In the case
of a refund for item 2), the Company shall bear the fee incurred.
15.4. If the User
violates the provisions of Article 13 and the Company restricts the use of the
Service by the User or unilaterally terminates this Agreement, the Company
shall not be responsible to refund equivalent to the damages incurred by the User.
15.5. When the User
terminates this Agreement or withdraws the Service, the User must request a
refund. If the User terminates this Agreement or withdraws the Service without
requesting a refund, the Company has no obligation to refund.
15.6. Refunds
should be made using the payment method used by the User, but if this is
impossible, the refund shall be made in a separate method determined by the Company.
15.7. In principle,
the Company shall process the refund within 7 business days. If a delay occurs
due to the delay of processing by a third party such as credit card company,
PayPal or the cause of the User, the corresponding days are not included in the
processing period.
17.1. The Company
will, from time to time, provide relevant information about HANCHOOM on the
Website or via e-mail or postal mail to our Users.
17.2. Company will,
with your consent, provide useful information or other advertising materials to
you via SMS or e-mail.
17.1. The Company
reserves the right to remove any Posting made by Users on the Website for any
of the following cases without any liability to such User:
- materials that
are defamatory or libelous to the Company, any User or third party;
- materials that
are against social order or public safety;
- materials that
are illegal or distribution of which can be a criminal offense;
- materials that
are infringing upon intellectual properties of the Company or any third party;
- materials that
are past the pre-determined posting period by the Company;
- non-permitted
promotional or advertising materials; or
- any other
outlawed or non-permitted materials under applicable laws.
17.2. The Company
reserves the right to implement a separate policy setting forth detailed terms
and conditions covering the Postings on the Website and may remove any Postings
that are in breach of such policy.
18.1. The Company
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless a User from any damages or losses arising
out of or resulting from any intentional misconduct or negligence of the
Company in providing the HANCHOOM Service.
18.2. A User agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, employees and agents
from any claims, lawsuits, damages or losses including court costs and
attorney’s fee arising from any breach by the User of this Agreement or any
provisions of applicable laws.
18.3. You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold the Company, its agents, directors, officers, and
employees harmless from and against any and all third partythird-party
claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement
amounts, and reasonable legal fees), brought against any Indemnified Party,
arising out of, related to or which may arise from your breach of any term of
this Agreement your failure to comply the applicable laws.
19.2 WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF THE SERVICES CAUSED
BY EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL SUCH AS STRIKES, RIOTS, INSURRECTION, FIRES,
FLOODS, EXPLOSIONS, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTION, LABOR CONDITIONS, EARTHQUAKES,
NATURAL DISASTERS.
19.3 WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF THE SERVICES
CAUSED BY USER’S FAULT.
19.4 WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF PROFIT EXPECTED FROM THE USE
OF THE SERVICES; WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE
MATERIALS OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE; WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELIABILITY
OR THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THE POSTS OR POSTONGS UPLOADED BY
THE USER.
19.5 WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WILL NOT GET INVOLVED OR MEDIATE ANY
DISPUTE (A) BETWEEN OR AMONG OUR USERS OR (B) BETWEEN YOU AND A THIRD PARTY
WHICH MAY ARISE IN RELATION TO USE OF THE SERVICE.
19.6 WE CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILTIY FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES INCURRED
BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR DISCLOSURE OR RELEASE OF ANY PERSONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU.
You may not assign
or transfer this Agreement or any of your rights and obligations hereunder
without the prior consent of the Company.
This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought before the Seoul Central District Court and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.