Terms of Service

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terms of service

TERMS OF SERVICE

Article 1 Purpose

① Oriental Calligraphy Association (Internet Corporation)www.orientalcalligraphy.org) The purpose of the User Agreement (hereinafter “these Terms and Conditions”) is to define the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of users and the Dongyang Calligraphy Association when using Internet-related services (hereinafter “Services”) provided by the Dongyang Calligraphy Association.

② A person who wishes to become a user is deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions by going through the prescribed procedures set by the Oriental Calligraphy Association and pressing the “Agree” button.

The rights, duties, and responsibilities of users and the Oriental Calligraphy Association other than those stipulated in these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the Telecommunications Business Act and other relevant laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea.

Article 2. Definition of User

“User” refers to a person who accesses the Oriental Calligraphy Association, signs up as a member of the Oriental Calligraphy Association (hereinafter referred to as an “Association Member”) on the website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and receives services provided by the Oriental Calligraphy Association.

Article 3 Membership

① Those who wish to become users apply for membership by filling in membership information and pressing the “Sign Up” button according to the registration form set by the Oriental Calligraphy Association.

② The Oriental Calligraphy Association shall register the applicant as a member unless the person applying for membership as described in paragraph 1 falls under any of the following subparagraphs.

  1. If the applicant for membership has previously lost his/her membership in accordance with Article 7 (3) of these Terms and Conditions. However, the exception is if one month has passed since the loss of membership pursuant to Article 7 (3) and has obtained approval to re-enroll as a member of Seo-hyup.
  2. If the registration details are false, omitted, incorrect, or commercial
  3. Other cases where it is determined that registering as a member is significantly interfering with Seohyup's technology

③ The time of establishment of a membership agreement is when Seo-hyup confirms whether to sign up for membership.

④ If there is a change in the member information described in paragraph 1, the member must immediately correct and write the change.

Article 4 Provision and Change of Services

① The Oriental Calligraphy Association provides the following services to users.

  1. Document download service
  2. Bulletin board usage service
  3. Calligraphy information services such as member sympathy, branch introduction, calligraphy, calligraphy, and calligraphy
  4. Artist promotion, photo gallery, exhibition guide, Korean calligraphy service
  5. Any other services that Seohyup will develop in-house or provide to members through cooperation agreements with other companies

② The Oriental Calligraphy Association may notify users of the details and delivery date of the service to be changed in the manner specified in Article 8 (2), and change the service specified in paragraph 1.

Article 5 Service Fees

Services provided by the Oriental Calligraphy Association can be divided into free or paid services.

Article 6 Suspension of Services

① The Oriental Calligraphy Association may temporarily stop providing services in the event of reasons such as maintenance, inspection, replacement, or failure of information and communication equipment such as computers, or loss of communication, etc., and may completely stop the service currently provided due to replacement with a new service or other reason that the agreement determines is appropriate.

② In the case of service interruption due to paragraph 1, the Oriental Calligraphy Association shall notify the user in the manner specified in Article 8 (2). However, this is not the case when advance notice is not possible due to service interruption due to reasons beyond the control of the Dongyang Calligraphy Association (disk failure without the intention or negligence of the system administrator, system downtime, etc.).

Article 7 User Withdrawal and Loss of Eligibility

① Users can request that Seo-hyup cancel their membership registration (user withdrawal) at any time, and the Dongyang Calligraphy Association will take steps to cancel the user's membership registration as soon as the above request is received.

② If a user falls under any of the following reasons, the Oriental Calligraphy Association may restrict, or suspend the user's membership in an appropriate manner.

  1. If false information was registered when applying for registration (misuse of another person's resident registration number or information)
  2. Threatening the electronic trade order by interfering with another person's use of the Oriental Calligraphy Association website or stealing that information
  3. When using the Oriental Calligraphy Association to commit acts prohibited by law or these terms and conditions, or acts contrary to public order and morals

③ If the Oriental Calligraphy Association decides to lose the user's membership, the membership registration will be cancelled. In this case, the member who is the user will be notified and given the opportunity to call before the cancellation of the membership registration.

Article 8. Notice to users

① If the Oriental Calligraphy Association makes a notification to a specific user, the member can use the email address entered during registration.

② If the Oriental Calligraphy Association issues a notice to an unspecified number of users, it may replace the individual notice by posting it on the Seo-hyup bulletin board for 1 week or more.

Article 9 Protection of User's Personal Information

The Dongyang Calligraphy Association strives to protect the personal information of users, including user registration information, as stipulated by relevant laws and regulations. The protection of users' personal information is governed by relevant laws and regulations and the “Personal Information Protection Policy” determined by the Dongyang Calligraphy Association.

Article 10. Duties of the Oriental Calligraphy Association

① The Oriental Calligraphy Association strives to continuously and stably provide services as stipulated in these Terms and Conditions without engaging in acts prohibited by laws and regulations or contrary to public order and morals.

② The Oriental Calligraphy Association establishes a security system to protect users' personal information (including credit information) so that users can use Internet services safely.

③ The Oriental Calligraphy Association does not send commercial e-mails for commercial purposes that users do not want.

④ The Oriental Calligraphy Association is responsible for compensation for damages caused by Seo-hyup's intention or gross negligence when users use the service.

Article 11 User ID and Password Obligations

① Each user is responsible for managing their ID and password, except when the Oriental Calligraphy Association is responsible under the relevant laws and regulations or the “Privacy Policy.”

② Users must not allow third parties to use their ID and password.

③ If the user recognizes that their ID and password have been stolen or used by a third party, they must immediately notify the Oriental Calligraphy Association and follow the instructions of the Oriental Calligraphy Association.

Article 12 User Obligations

① The user shall not perform any of the following acts.

  1. The act of registering false information when applying for or changing membership
  2. The act of changing information posted by the Oriental Calligraphy Association
  3. Acts that infringe on the personal rights or intellectual property rights of the Oriental Calligraphy Association or other third parties or interfere with the work
  4. The act of stealing another member's ID 5. The act of sending emails containing obscene or violent messages, images, sounds, advertisements, etc., such as spam emails, lucky letters, etc., or disclosing or posting other information contrary to public order and morals.
  5. The act of transmitting or posting information (computer programs, etc.) whose transmission or posting is prohibited by relevant laws
  6. The act of impersonating or impersonating an employee of the Oriental Calligraphy Association or the manager of the Oriental Calligraphy Association service, or posting a post or sending an email using the name of another person
  7. The act of posting or e-mailing materials containing software viruses or other computer code, files, or programs designed to interfere with or destroy the normal operation of computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment
  8. Acts that harass other users, such as stalking or threatening members
  9. The act of collecting, storing, and disclosing personal information about other users without their consent
  10. The act of engaging in commercial activities using the services of the Oriental Calligraphy Association by posting advertisements or propaganda to an unspecified number of people or sending spam emails
  11. Acts that violate the terms and conditions stipulated for services provided by the Dongyang Calligraphy Association or other regulations relating to the use of services

② If there is a user who has committed an act falling under paragraph 1, the Oriental Calligraphy Association may restrict, suspend, or lose the user's membership in an appropriate manner as stipulated in Article 7 (2) and (3) of these Terms and Conditions.

③ The user is responsible for compensation for damages caused by the Oriental Calligraphy Association or other users due to reasons attributable to them.

Article 13 Deletion of public posts

If the content of a user's public post falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Oriental Calligraphy Association may delete the public post without prior notice to the user, and may restrict, suspend, or lose the user's membership.

  1. Content that slanders or slanders other users or third parties and damages their honor
  2. Content that distributes information, sentences, shapes, etc. that violate public order and morals
  3. Content judged to be related to criminal acts
  4. Content that infringes on the copyright or other rights of other users or third parties
  5. Content judged to be in violation of other relevant laws Article 14 (Copyright Ownership and Restrictions on Use)

① The copyright and other intellectual property rights for works created by the Oriental Calligraphy Association belong to the Oriental Calligraphy Association.

② Users shall not reproduce, transmit, publish, distribute, broadcast, or otherwise use information obtained by using the Oriental Calligraphy Association for commercial purposes or allow a third party to use it without the prior consent of the Oriental Calligraphy Association.

Article 15 Amendments to the Terms

① The Oriental Calligraphy Association may amend these terms and conditions to the extent that they do not violate relevant laws, such as the Act on Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Basic Act on Electronic Transactions, the Electronic Signature Act, and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization, etc.

② If the Oriental Calligraphy Association revises these terms and conditions, the effective date and reason for the revision will be announced on the initial screen along with the current terms and conditions from 7 days before the effective date to the day before the effective date.

③ If the Oriental Calligraphy Association revises these terms and conditions, the revised terms and conditions also apply to users who signed up as members before the revision, unless the revised content violates relevant laws and regulations.

④ Users who have objections to the changed terms and conditions may withdraw in accordance with Article 7 (1).

Article 16 Jurisdiction

A lawsuit arising from a dispute between the Oriental Calligraphy Association and the user regarding the use of the service shall be brought before a court of the Republic of Korea, which has jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act.

[Addendum]

These terms and conditions are effective from January 1, 2019.