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Terms and Condition

  • Purpose
    • The purpose of these terms and conditions is to prescribe the website of Ministry of Gender Equality and Family(collectively "website") and right, obligation, and responsibility of users in using internet services(collectively "services") from the website managed under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
  • Definition
    • 1. The "website" indicates the internet web page(http://www.moget.go.kr) that the Ministry of
          Gender Equality and Family provides requisite contents and services for the whole nation.
      2. The "user" indicates both members and non-members who access to the website and receive
          services provided according to these terms and conditions.
  • Indication, explanation, and amendment of terms and conditions
    • 1. Contents of terms and conditions, names of departments, address(including the address
          handling user's dissatisfaction), telephone number, e-mail address, and person in charge of
          personal information management are posted on the first page of the website. However,
          contents of terms and conditions are read by users through another linked page.
      2. Before users' agreement of terms and conditions, the "website" needs to provide a separate
          or a pop-up screen which contains important points indicated in terms and conditions such as
          withdrawing membership so that users can understand them.
      3. The terms and conditions can be revised within the boundary of related laws such as Personal
          Data Protection Act, Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization
          and information protection, Consumer Protect Act.
      4. In the case of amendment, dates and reasons of amendment should be specified with existing
          terms and conditions at the first page of the website from 7 days before to the day before the
          effective date. However, if amendments make against users, announcements should be made
          with minimum of 30 days of grace period. The "website" compares and clarifies the contents of
          before and after revision so that "users" can easily understand.
      5. In the case of amendment of "website", after announcements of revised terms and conditions,
          it is required to make sure whether users approve it or not. If users do not approve it,
          "website" or "users" can cancel the contract.
      6. If one does not show a refusal until 7 days after the effective date of revised terms and
          conditions and keeps using services, it is regarded to be agreed
      7. Information not defined in these terms and conditions and explanations follow Consumer
          Protect Act related laws in e- commerce, laws related to regulation of terms and conditions,
          and other related laws.
  • Providing services and modification
    • 1. The "website" carries out its responsibilities as follows;
         1) Providing information about services(contents) and making a contract
         2) Providing services which made a contract.
         3) Other works that the "website" set up
      2. If changes in operational and technical specification alter the contents of services that
          were contracted to be given to users, it is required to notify users of reasons through a
          possible address.
      3. In the case of preceding paragraph, the "website" pays for damages done to users.
          However, it is not applied if the "website" proves that there is no intentions or mistakes done
          to users.
  • Discontinuance of services
    • 1. The "website" can temporarily discontinue providing services in the case of maintenance,
          inspection, or replacement of information and telecommunication equipment and
          communication failures or troubles.
      2. In the case of the first paragraph, the "website" pays for damages done to users or third
          parties. However, it is not applied if the "website" proves that there is no intentions or
          mistakes done to users.
      3. If services are not offered due to conversions and integrations, the "website" should give
          users prior notice before 15 days.
  • Request for using services
    • To use services, the "website" users request its using following the process below or similar ways. The "website" needs to provide information which makes users easy to understand.
      1. Search and select of "services(contents)"
      2. Input name, address, phone number, e-mail address(or mobile phone number)
      3. Check contents of terms and conditions and related services which restricted right to cancel.
      4. Agree to these terms and conditions and indicate whether one agrees to above subparagraph
          3 or not (e. g. mouse click).
      5. Confirmation of service request or consent to the confirmation of "website".
  • Formation of contract
    • 1. Regarding article 6 of service requests, the "website" can deny the requests if they conform
          to each subparagraph below. In the case of minor's contract, it should be notified that minor
          oneself or a legal representative can withdraw the contract if there is no approval from a
          legal representative.
          1) When requests contain falsity, omission, or errors in writing
          2) When approval of requests causes significant technical difficulties of the "website".
      2. As indicated in paragraph 1 of Article 9 below, a contract is concluded when an approval of
          "website" reaches users as a form of receipt notification.
      3. Approval notification of "website" should contain information about the confirmation of
          request, correction, and cancelation, including whether services can be provided or not.
  • Receipt notification and correction and cancellation of contract.
    • 1. The "website" sends receipt notification to users if there is a service contract request.
      2. Users who receive a receipt notification can immediately request correction and cancellation
          of contract if there is disagreement. The "website" should handle the process without delay
          if there are requests from users before providing services.
  • Personal information protection
    • 1. The "website" collects minimum personal information needed for providing services.
          Essential requirements are as follows and for the rest are optional.
          1) name
          2) address
          3) phone number
          4) e-mail address(or mobile phone number)
      2. When the "website" collects personally identifiable information, a user's agreement is
          positively necessary
      3. Without a user's agreement, their personal information cannot be provided to the third party
          or for other purposes and its responsibility goes to the website. Exceptions are below
          1) If information is offered in the form of personally non-identifiable for statistical uses,
              academic research, or market survey
          2) If person's identification is needed to prevent an illegal use of identity
          3) If there are inevitable reasons under regulations or laws
      4. According to paragraph 2 and 3, when the "website" needs to get an user's agreement,
          regulations under Personal Information Protection Act Article 18 Paragraph 3 such as
          identifying person in charge of personal information management(affiliation, name, telephone
          number, and other contact details), the purpose of personal information collect and use, issues
          related with information offering to the third party(the receiver, purpose, and contents) should
          notify or specify in advance. Users can withdraw their agreement anytime.
      5. Users are always available for checking their personal information and asking error collections
          and the "website" has an obligation to take a necessary action without any delay. When
          users are asking error collections, the website does not use corresponding personal
          information until error is collected.
      6. For protecting personal information, a number of person in charge of personal information
          management should be minimized. The "website" takes all the responsibility of user's
          damages from lost, robbery, leak, or falsify of personal information.
      7. The third parties which receive personal information should promptly destroy it when they
          reach the purpose of collections and uses.
      8. Obligation of the "website"
          1) The "website" does not take actions of violating public order or forbidden by laws and
              terms and regulation and does its best to provide continuous and stable services.
          2) The "website" needs to be equipped with a security system for protecting personal
              information so that the users can safely use internet services.
          3) The "website", for its profit, does not send advertisement e-mail that users do not want .
  • Obligation of users
    • Users should not take follow actions
      1. Registering false information in application or modification process
      2. Illegal use of other person's information
      3. Changing posted information in the "website"
      4. Sending or posting information besides what is decided from the "website".
      5. Infringement of the "website" or other third party's copyright and intellectual copyright
      6. Actions disrupting the "website" or other third party's work or damaging their reputation.
      7. Actions positing or releasing pornographies, violent messages, videos, voices, or other
          information against public order.
  • Deletion of posts
    • If contents posted or registered by users are come under a category of paragraph below, those contents can be deleted without advance notice. Also, cancellation of service contract or services restriction is possible.
      1. Non-fulfillment of user's obligation regulated in these terms and conditions
      2. Violation of national security
      3. If contents are related to religious or political matters so that they can stir up a quarrel
      4. Criticizing specific agencies, parties, and department in public sites without evidences
      5. Slandering a specific person in public sites without evidences and staining a person's honor
      6. If contents are, against purpose of noticeboard, about profitable commercial advertisement
          and violation of copyrights
      7. Unwholesome contents such as swear words and pornography
      8. If same contents by the same person are posted more than two times a week or similar
          contents are posted more than two times a day.
      9. Other drafts, errors, jokelike contents and using an assumed name when posting something
          on the board which is supposed to use a real name.
      10. Excess the posting period limit
  • Relations between the linking 'website' and the linked 'website'
    • 1. If upper "website" and lower "website" are connected through a hyperlink(e. g letters,
          pictures, or videos), the former is the linking "website" and the latter is the linked
          "website"
      2. Regarding services independently provided by the linked "website", no responsibility of a
          surerity is on the linking "website" if the meaning is stated in the first page or pop-up
          screen when a page goes to the linked "website".
  • Copyright belonging and restrictions of its use
    • 1. Copyright and intellectual property right in regard to website's writing is belong to the
          "website".
      2. Without previous consents, users do not use information belonging intellectual property rights.
          Information, by reproductions, transmissions, publications, distributions, broadcasting, or other
          ways, should not be used for profit and delivered to the third parties.
      3. According to the terms and conditions, the "website" should notify users if their copyrights are
          used.
  • Conflict resolution
    • The "website" primarily handles complaints and opinions from users. If prompt responses are not possible, reasons and processing schedule need to be notified to users.
  • Supplementary provision
    • 1. (Date of enforcement) These terms and conditions come into effect from the first of July, 2011.

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