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Design Compass (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) complies with the Personal Information Protection Act and related laws and regulations, and has established a personal information processing policy in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act to do its best to protect the rights and interests of users. Through the personal information processing policy, the company informs you of the purpose and method of using the personal information provided by the user and what measures the company is taking to protect personal information.
The company processes personal information for the following purposes.
① Membership registration and management
– Identification according to the use of membership services, maintenance and management of membership, prevention of illegal use and unauthorized use of services, various notices and notices, handling complaints such as complaint handling and customer consultation, and preservation of records for dispute mediation
② Provision of goods or services
– Implementation of contracts for service provision and fee settlement according to service provision, content provision, purchase and fee payment, refund, delivery of goods, identity verification, fee collection
③ Service improvement and marketing utilization
– Delivery of promotional information such as new service (product) development and specialization, events, etc.
– Service provision according to demographic characteristics, advertisement posting, access frequency identification, and statistical analysis of member service use
In principle, the company destroys the information without delay after the purpose of collecting and using personal information is achieved. However, if it is necessary to preserve it in accordance with the provisions of related laws, the company will keep the member information for a certain period of time as set forth in the relevant laws and regulations as follows, in which case the company will keep the personal information separately.
① Records on contract or subscription withdrawal: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
② Records on payment and supply of goods: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
③ Records on consumer complaints or dispute handling: 3 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
④ Records on display/advertising: 6 months (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
⑤ Records on website visits: 3 months (Communications Secret Protection Act)
⑥ Records on reporting the tax base and amount of VAT: 5 years (Value Added Tax Act)
The company collects the following personal information from users when signing up for membership or using services.
① Items of personal information collected
1) When signing up for membership, the following information is collected.
– When using an email account: [Required] Name, email address, mobile phone number, password
2) The following information may be collected in the process of using the service.
– Service use record, access log, IP information, bad use record, country, device information (model name, OS information, MAC information, language and country information, device unique identification number, advertising identifier)
3) The following information may be collected when providing services that require age verification and identity verification.
– When verifying the identity of the mobile phone: name, date of birth, gender, overlapping subscription confirmation information (DI), connection information (CI), domestic and foreign information
4) The following information may be collected when contacting the customer center
– Email address, mobile phone number
5) The following information may be collected when making a paid payment.
– Necessary information is collected by the PG company depending on the payment method (credit card, bank transfer, lifelong education voucher, and other payment methods).
– In case of refund: name, contact information, bank name, account holder, account number
6) The following information may be collected when giving event prizes, etc.
– Delivery product: name, address, phone number
– Mobile product: name, mobile phone number
– When processing taxes and dues for prizes: the front side of a copy of ID card (for the purpose of processing other income reports under the Income Tax Act)
7) Additional information may be collected when using the services below, and in this case, you may obtain a separate consent to the collection and use of personal information.
– When entering additional information on My Page: nickname, profile picture
– When participating in an event: Collect after receiving consent for separate collection and use of personal information
② How to collect personal information
– Homepage or mobile web/app membership registration, service use, member information modification, written form, phone, fax, customer center consultation, event application, provision from partner companies, collection through generated information collection tools, and survey tools collection
※ In principle, the company does not collect personal information of children under the age of 14.
① The company uses the user's personal information in 「1. Purpose of processing personal information” and processing only within the scope notified, and in principle, users' personal information is not provided to third parties. However, the following cases are exceptions.
1) If a user agrees to provide a third party for transaction execution, only the minimum amount of personal information necessary for service provision, delivery, identity verification, etc. can be provided to the service provider.
2) In accordance with the provisions of the law or in accordance with the procedures and methods set forth in the law for the purpose of investigation or investigation, if there is a request from the investigative agency
3) In case a specific individual is de-identified and provided in a form in which a specific individual cannot be identified for statistical writing, academic research or market research
① Destruction procedure and deadline: The company destroys the personal information without delay when the personal information becomes unnecessary, such as the expiration of the personal information retention period and the achievement of the purpose of processing. However, 『2. Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information”, in case personal information must be continuously preserved according to other laws and regulations, the personal information is moved to a separate database (DB) or stored in a different storage location, and the period specified as the retention period If this has expired, it will be destroyed without delay. At this time, the personal information transferred to the DB will not be used for any other purpose except in cases required by law.
② Destruction method
1) Information in the form of electronic files is completely deleted using a technical method that cannot be recovered or reproduced.
2) Personal information printed on paper is shredded with a shredder or destroyed by incineration.
① Users may request the company to view, correct, delete, withdraw consent, or suspend processing of personal information at any time. Users can view and modify personal information directly from the “My Page” menu in the service, and withdraw membership (withdrawal of consent). In addition, if you contact the customer center or the person in charge of personal information protection in writing, by phone or e-mail for related consultations and inquiries, we will take action without delay.
② If a user requests correction of an error in personal information, the personal information will not be used or provided until it is completed. In addition, if wrong personal information has already been provided to a third party, the result of the correction will be notified to the third party without delay so that the correction can be made.
③ Rights can be exercised through an agent, such as a user's legal representative or an entrusted person. In this case, you must submit a power of attorney in a separate form.
④ Requests for correction and deletion of personal information cannot be requested if the personal information is specified as the subject of collection in other laws and regulations.
⑤ The company checks whether the person who made the request, such as viewing, correction, or deletion, is the person or a legitimate agent in accordance with user rights.
In processing users' personal information, the company takes the following administrative and technical measures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations to ensure safety so that personal information is not lost, stolen, leaked, falsified or damaged.
① Administrative measures: Establishment and implementation of internal management plan, operation of dedicated organization, regular employee training
② Technical measures: Management of access rights such as personal information processing system, installation of access control system, encryption of personal information, installation and renewal of security program
The company installs and operates cookies to provide user-customized services, etc. The purpose of cookie use and rejection are as follows.
① Cookie: A cookie is a small amount of information that the server used to operate the website sends to the user's computer browser and is stored on the user's computer.
② Purpose of using cookies: To provide personalized services such as target marketing by analyzing the user's access frequency and visit time, identifying usage patterns and areas of interest, tracking traces, and identifying the degree of participation in various events and the number of visits, etc. Use.
③ Installation, operation and rejection of cookies
1) Users have the option to install cookies, and can accept or reject all cookies by selecting options for each web browser, or have them go through confirmation whenever cookies are saved. How to specify whether or not to allow cookie installation is as follows.
– Microsoft Edge: Settings menu > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and other site data
– Chrome: Settings menu > Select Show Advanced Settings > Privacy-Content Settings > Cookie Level Settings
2) However, if you refuse to save cookies, you may have difficulties using some services, such as services that require login.
The company collects and uses behavioral information to provide customized services and benefits optimized to users, online customized advertisements, etc. during the service use process.
① The company collects behavioral information as follows.
Items of collected behavioral information
How to collect behavioral information
Purpose of collecting behavioral information
Retention and use period and subsequent information processing method
Service use record (user's website/app service visit history, browsing history, purchase history)
Automatic collection when the user visits/runs the website/app service
Provides personalized product/benefit recommendation service (including advertisements) based on the user's interest and inclination
Destroy after storage for up to 1 year from the date of collection
② The company permits online customized advertising service providers to collect and process behavioral information as follows.
– Advertisers who want to collect and process behavioral information: Online customized advertisers
– How to collect behavioral information: Automatically collected and transmitted when users visit our website or run apps
– Behavioral information items collected and processed: Service use records (user’s web/app visit history, search history, purchase history)
– Retention and use period: 1 year
③ The company collects only the minimum behavioral information necessary for online customized advertisements, etc., and sensitive information that may clearly infringe on individual rights, interests, or privacy, such as ideology, belief, family and relatives, academic background, medical history, and other social activity careers. We do not collect behavioral information.
④ The company collects and uses advertisement identifiers for online customized advertisements in mobile apps. Users can block/allow customized advertisements of the app by changing the settings of the mobile device.
– Block / allow advertisement identifier of smartphone
1) (Android) Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Reset Advertising ID or Delete Advertising ID
2) (iPhone) Settings > Privacy > Tracking > Allow apps to request tracking Off
※ Depending on the mobile OS version, the menu and method may be slightly different.
⑤ Users can collectively block or allow online customized advertisements by changing the cookie settings of the web browser. However, changing cookie settings may affect the use of some services.
– Block/allow customized ads through web browser
1) Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search & Services > Select Tracking Protection and level in the Tracking Protection section > Select whether to 'Always use “Strict” Tracking Prevention when browsing InPrivate' > In the Privacy section below, select 'Do Not Track' Delete the selection of 'Send request'
2) Chrome: Settings > Show advanced settings > Click Content Settings in the Privacy section > Check the box for 'Block third-party cookies and site data' in the Cookies section
⑥ Users can inquire about behavioral information, exercising their right to refuse, and receiving reports of damage to the contact information below.
– Person in charge: Park Jong-min
– Email: help@designcompass.org
① Users can make inquiries to the person in charge of personal information protection below regarding all personal information protection-related inquiries, complaint handling, and viewing requests that occurred while using the company's services. The company will respond to and handle inquiries from users without delay.
Privacy Officer
– Department name: Park Jong-min
– Contact:07080803192
– Email: help@designcompass.org
② Users may apply for dispute resolution or consultation to the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Internet & Security Agency Personal Information Infringement Reporting Center, etc. in order to receive relief from personal information infringement. In addition, please contact the following organizations for reporting or consulting of other personal information infringement.
1) Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: https://www.kopico.go.kr / (without area code) 1833-6972
2) Personal information infringement reporting center: https://privacy.kisa.or.kr / (without area code) 118
3) Supreme Prosecutors' Office: https://www.spo.go.kr / (without area code) 1301
4) National Police Agency: https://ecrm.cyber.go.kr / (without area code) 182
① This privacy policy is applied from November 5, 2022.
② You can check the previous privacy policy below.
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