Article 1 (Purpose)

Design Compass is a service platform where Design Compass (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) provides content and products to its members. Members can use information and communication devices such as computers and mobile phones to use the services provided by the company to members through the design compass (hereinafter referred to as “services”), and the specific contents and conditions of use of the services can be specified in the Terms of Use and Policies, and on the service page. etc. can be found.

The Terms of Use (hereinafter “these Terms”) contains the rights and obligations between the company and members in relation to the use of the service.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in these Terms and Conditions are defined as follows:
“Service”: refers to the online service provided by the Company to the User.
“Site”: means the online site that provides content services operated by the Company, https://designcompass.org.
“App”: refers to an application that allows you to use the services provided by the company using mobile information and communication devices such as smartphones and tablets.
“User”: refers to members and non-members who access the site and receive services provided by the company in accordance with these terms and conditions.
“Member”: refers to a “User” who has entered into a service agreement with the “Company” and has been issued a “User” ID, who continuously receives information from the “Company” and can continuously use the “Contents” and “Various Services” provided by the “Company”.
“Membership”: refers to a service that allows you to subscribe to content on a regular basis.
“Content”: refers to the content that the Company provides to users through the Service.
“User Content”: refers to text, symbols, images, links, files, etc. that users produce while using the Service.
Any terms used in these Terms and Conditions that are not defined in this Article shall follow general practices.

Article 3 (Provision of company information, etc.)

“Company” posts the contents of these terms and conditions, company name, representative name, business office location, telephone number, e-mail address, business registration number, mail-order business report number, and personal information manager, etc. on the initial screen of the online service so that users can easily see them.

Article 4 (Posting and revision of terms and conditions)

The Company posts the contents of these Terms and Conditions on the initial screen of the site so that members can easily understand them, and provides them on a separate linked screen. The Company may revise these Terms and Conditions to the extent that they do not violate related laws such as the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the Act on Consumer Protection in E-Commerce, etc., the Act on Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Content Industry Promotion Act, the Framework Act on Electronic Documents and Transactions, and the Electronic Signature Act.

When the company revises the terms and conditions, it will notify users of the revisions along with the current terms and conditions at least 7 days prior to the date of application and up to the day before the date of application, specifying the date of application and the reason for revision. However, when changing the contents of the terms and conditions to the disadvantage of users, it will notify users 30 days prior to the date of application and provide separate, clear notice through electronic means such as e-mail for a certain period of time in addition to the notice.

If the company clearly notifies or informs members of the revised terms and conditions in accordance with Article 3 of these Terms and Conditions and states that if members do not express their intent to reject the revised terms and conditions within 7 or 30 days, they will be considered to have agreed to the revised terms and conditions, and if members do not expressly express their intent to reject the revised terms and conditions, the members will be considered to have agreed to the revised terms and conditions.

If a member does not agree to the application of the revised terms and conditions, the member may terminate the service agreement. If a member using a paid product does not agree to the revision of the terms and conditions and terminates the service, the refund policy set by the company will apply.

The Company may separately establish terms and conditions of use for each service and obtain the consent of members based on the content of each service provided. In this case, the terms and conditions of use for each service shall take precedence over these Terms and Conditions.

Article 5 (Interpretation of Terms)

The Company may establish separate terms of use and policies (hereinafter referred to as “individual terms”) in addition to these Terms and Conditions, and if the contents thereof conflict with these Terms and Conditions, the individual terms and conditions shall take precedence. Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions or their interpretation shall be governed by the individual terms and conditions and relevant laws and customs.

Article 6 (Establishment of Use Agreement)

The service use agreement is concluded when a person wishing to become a member agrees to the terms and conditions and applies for membership, and the company approves the application.

Article 7 (Change of Member Information)

Members can view and edit their personal information at any time through the account management menu. If changes are difficult, help@designcompass.orgYou can change it by sending an email to .

Members are responsible for managing their service user ID and password. Members are responsible for any damages incurred while using the service due to negligence in management or unauthorized use by third parties, and the company is not responsible.

Article 8 (Personal Information Protection Obligation)

The company strives to protect the personal information of its members in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, including the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. The relevant laws and the company's personal information processing policy apply to the protection and use of personal information. However, the company's personal information processing policy does not apply to linked sites other than the company's site.

Members are responsible for all management of their ID and password, and if they discover that their ID or password has been used illegally, they must immediately notify the company. Members are responsible for all liabilities arising from failure to notify.

Users must log out accurately after each use of the site and app, and the company is not responsible for any damage or loss that occurs due to failure to log out.

Article 9 (Use of Services)

The company provides the following services to its members.

1. Content Sales and Publication
   Members can purchase and use content sold individually by the company within the service. Content refund conditions can be found in the refund policy.

2. coaching
   Members may purchase coaching services in some locations to ask questions and receive answers directly or indirectly related to content from instructors. Members should not ask questions that violate related laws or social ethics when using the coaching service, and may be restricted from using the service if they engage in negative verbal behavior such as abusive language or threats. Refund conditions for coaching services can be found in the refund policy.

3. Membership subscription service
   Members can use the service when certain requirements are met. Refund conditions can be checked in the refund policy on the subscription sales page.

4. promotion
   The company may offer promotions to its members. The subject and contents of the promotion may be determined or modified at the company's complete discretion. In addition, the availability of certain new promotions may be limited to existing members, including those who have recently joined. Information on the subject, conditions, etc. of the promotion is provided in a separate electronic way.

5. Any services provided to members through additional development by other companies or partnerships with other companies/individuals, etc.

Article 10 (Restrictions on Service Use)

Members can use the service from the time of registration. However, some services can be used when certain requirements are met. If the service cannot be used due to business or technical difficulties of the company, this will be posted on the site or notified to the member. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in principle. However, the service may be temporarily suspended due to business or technical reasons of the company. In such cases, the company will notify this in advance or after the fact.

Article 11 (Ownership of the Company)

The intellectual property rights and other rights related to the services provided by the company, the software, images, marks, logos, designs, service names, information, and trademarks necessary for such services, belong to the company. Except in cases where the company has expressly approved, members may not modify, rent, lend, sell, distribute, produce, transfer, relicense, establish liens, or commercially use all or part of the properties specified in Article 1, and may not allow third parties to do the same.

Article 12 (Obligations of the Company)

The company will not engage in any acts prohibited by these terms and conditions or related laws and regulations, and will do its best to provide continuous and stable services. If the company determines that opinions or complaints raised by members regarding the service are justified, it must reflect and process them. In addition, regarding opinions or complaints raised by members, the company will use the 'Notice' bulletin board or use email, etc. to inform members of the processing process and results. The company will take measures to enable members to check the use of paid products and their payment details.

Article 13 (Members’ Obligations)

13.1 Compliance

Members must not do the following in relation to service use.

• Acts that violate the laws of the Republic of Korea or foreign countries
• Illegal acts using the service directly or indirectly
• Proceeding with membership registration by entering fraudulent information
• An act of interfering with the use of a third party's service by means of deception, force, etc.
• Stealing third party's personal information or payment method
• An act of disposing of (including collateral, trust, etc.) or lending one's account or payment method to a third party
• Infringing the intellectual property rights of the company or a third party
• Acts that damage the reputation or credit of the company or a third party
• An act of posting information that includes obscenity, brutality, cruelty, speculation, etc.
• Discrimination that violates individual human rights or equal rights
• An act of using the member or a third party for commercial activities (advertising, etc.)
• Unauthorized collection of third party information
• An act of damaging or interfering with the service operated by the company or overloading all servers
• Transmission or posting of information (computer program) other than the information specified by the company
• Archiving, duplicating, publicly transmitting, distributing, modifying, displaying, demonstrating, publishing, or licensing content and information included in or obtained through the service, and creating, selling, soliciting, or using derivative works of the content and information
• circumvent, delete, modify, invalidate, weaken or tamper with the content protection features in the Service; use robots, spiders, scrapers or other automated means to access the Service; or reverse software or other products or processes accessible through the Service; Compile, reverse engineer or disassemble, insert code or products or manipulate the Services in any way, or use data mining, data gathering or extraction methods;
• Uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting or transmitting any material designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment related to the Service, including any computer virus or other computer code, files, or programs1

13.2 Use of comments

Members may write posts using the comment service. However, postings containing any of the following expressions are prohibited.

• Expressions that damage the reputation of the company or a third party
• Expressions that infringe the intellectual property rights of the company or a third party
• Expressions that infringe on the privacy of third parties
• Discriminatory expressions that violate human rights or equal rights
• An act of using the member or a third party for commercial activities (advertising, etc.)
• Expressions that include lewdness, outrageousness, cruelty, speculation, etc. 
  

Article 14 (Notice of suspension and suspension of service)

The Company shall not be liable in any way for any content, including messages and other communication messages, stored or transmitted on the Site that is not stored or deleted due to a national emergency, power outage, service facility failure beyond the Company's control, or other force majeure.

In the event that the Company must temporarily suspend the Service, the Service may be suspended after providing a notice one week prior to the suspension, and the Company shall not be liable for the Member's failure to recognize the notice during this period. In addition, the Company shall not be liable for any failure to store or delete, failure to transmit, or other loss of communication data stored or transmitted in this Service due to the suspension of the Service in this Article.

In the event that the Company must permanently suspend the service due to circumstances of the Company, the preceding paragraph shall apply. However, in this case, the advance notice period shall be 1 month. In the event that the Company is unable to provide normal services due to natural disasters, national emergencies, etc., the Company may temporarily restrict or suspend the service and shall notify the members of the reason and period of suspension in advance or after the fact. The Company may temporarily modify, change, and suspend the service after prior notice, and the above prior notice may be omitted if there is a reasonable cause. The Company shall not be liable to the members or any third party for the above modifications, changes, and suspension. The Company may temporarily suspend the service without prior notice due to unavoidable reasons such as urgent system inspection, expansion, and replacement, and may completely suspend the currently provided service for reasons that the Company deems appropriate, such as replacement with a new service. In the event of a service suspension due to reasons beyond the Company’s control (such as intentional or unintentional disk failures or system downtime by the system administrator), the Company may not provide prior notice, and in the event of a system suspension due to intentional or unintentional acts of others (such as PC communication companies, telecommunication service providers, etc.), no notice shall be given. If a user is a dormant member for a long period of time, the company may suspend the use of the service after providing a two-week notice period via email.

Article 15 (Restrictions on Service Use)

If the information provided by the user is found to be false or there is reasonable cause to suspect that it is false, the company may suspend the user's use of the service, and the company shall not be liable for any disadvantages arising therefrom. If the user acts in violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement, the company may suspend the user's use of the service (including access ban).

Article 16 (Changes to Services)

The Company may change the content and benefits of the service, etc., according to the Company's circumstances, if there is a reasonable cause. In this case, the Company will notify the Member of the reason for the change, the content to be changed, and the benefits, etc. in advance. If the Member is unable to use the Service midway due to the change in the content and benefits of the Service, the Company will provide a refund in accordance with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

Article 17 (Provision of information and posting of advertisements)

The company may provide information provided by members while using the service to other members through notices, e-mail, postal mail, SMS (mobile phone text message), Kakao Talk notifications, etc. The company may post advertisements on service screens, homepages, e-mails, etc., and members are deemed to have agreed to the posting of advertisements in accordance with this clause. If a member suffers damages in connection with an advertisement in accordance with the preceding clause, the company shall not be held liable in any way.

Article 18 (Copyright of Posts)

The copyright of posts posted by members within the service belongs to the member who posted the post. Posts posted by members within the service may be exposed to the service, related promotions, etc. (including partial modification, reproduction, and editing within the scope necessary for such exposure) and may be used for research purposes for the service. In this case, the company complies with relevant laws and regulations, and members may take actions such as deleting, excluding from search results, and making private the post at any time by contacting help@designcompass.org. If you wish to use the member's post in any other way, you must obtain the member's consent in advance by phone, fax, or email.

Article 19 (Management of Posts)

All rights and responsibilities for posts written by members belong to the member who posted them, and if the company determines that the contents of the service posted or registered by a member fall under the following, the company may delete them without prior notice, and the company shall not be held liable in any way for this.

1. If you post a post that violates these Terms of Service or is judged to be commercial, illegal, obscene, or vulgar

2. If the content defames or slanders other members or third parties and damages their reputation.

3. In case of content that violates public order and morals

4. If the content is deemed to be related to criminal activity

5. If the content infringes on the copyrights or other rights of a third party

6. In case of information that does not match the nature of the service

7. In case of violation of other related laws and regulations

Members are fully responsible for any civil or criminal liability arising from the infringement of others' copyrights by their posts. Members agree that the Company and other members may use (including using as search results) the posts they have posted on the Service.

You agree to our use (including as search results).

Article 20 (Attribution of Rights)

Copyright and intellectual property rights for the Service belong to the Company unless otherwise included in a separate contract. However, this excludes member posts and works provided under affiliate contracts. The Company grants members only the right to use accounts, IDs, information, payment methods, etc. in accordance with the terms of use set by the Company in relation to the Service, and members may not dispose of them by transfer, sale, or provision of collateral unless permitted by the Company. The Company may change or relocate the posting location for reasons such as service policy or integration between services operated by the Company.

Article 21 (Account Use)

21.1 Membership Registration

To use the service, an account created by membership registration is required. In this regard, the company may proceed with the identification process for the member, and membership registration may not proceed if the member refuses to provide information necessary for membership registration or enters other information or false information.

21.2 Updating account information

It is the responsibility of the member to reflect changes in account information such as e-mail address and contact information, and the member shall bear the disadvantages caused by not updating the account information despite the company's intention or negligence.

Article 22 (Use of Payment)

Members apply to purchase content and products through the following procedures provided by the company or similar procedures.

1. Search for content and products, browse lists, and select purchases

2. Check details of content and products

3. Confirm payment amount and payment time

4. Make a payment

Members may make payments using the method determined by the company. However, if there are any prerequisite procedures required for payment, payment may be made only after the procedures have been completed.

In principle, payments by minor members must be made in the name or with the consent of the guardian (legal representative), and the guardian (legal representative) may cancel a contract entered into by a child (minor) without his/her consent.

The member's monthly cumulative payment amount and paid product purchase limit may be limited according to the internal standards set by the company, and if the limit is exceeded, additional use of paid products may not be possible.

The company may collect and use the member's personal information according to the personal information processing policy. However, members may refuse to provide personal information or request deletion of personal information at any time. In addition, the company may transmit advertising information to members using electronic methods such as text messages, e-mails, and app pushes in accordance with relevant laws, and members may refuse to receive advertising information at any time.

29.2 Deletion of Personal Information

Upon membership withdrawal, the company destroys or retains the member's personal information for a certain period of time in accordance with the relevant laws and personal information processing policy. However, the company may post the posts written by the member as it is when the member withdraws.

Article 30 (Disclaimer)

The Company does not guarantee the legality, accuracy, truthfulness, reliability, validity, etc. of the Content. The Company does not guarantee the integrity of the data that makes up the Service. The company is not liable for damages caused by the member's fault or damages caused by circumstances beyond the company's control, such as natural disasters, industrial action, and infectious diseases. The company does not intervene in disputes between members and is not responsible for any damages arising therefrom unless the company is at fault. The Company is taking technical protection measures necessary for the security of information systems, including members’ personal information, in accordance with relevant laws. However, despite such technical protection measures, if hacking, computer viruses, etc. cause a breach of the Company’s information system, the Company shall not be liable for any losses suffered by members as a result unless the Company is at fault. If the company mediates mail-order sales, the company is not responsible for transactions between sellers and members unless the company is at fault. However, the company provides seller information to members in accordance with relevant laws. If the company supplies a product to a member that is not manufactured by the company, the company will not assume product liability. However, if a member requests information about the manufacturer of the product, the company will provide the member with this information in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

The Company shall be exempt from liability for service provision in cases where it is unable to provide the service due to natural disasters, war, or other similar force majeure. The Company shall be exempt from liability in cases where damage occurs due to the suspension or failure of normal provision of telecommunications services by the telecommunications service provider. The Company shall be exempt from liability for damage caused by unavoidable reasons such as maintenance, replacement, regular inspection, or construction of service equipment. The Company shall not be liable for damage caused by computer errors of the user or damage caused by the member incorrectly entering personal information or email address. The Company shall not be obligated to confirm or represent any opinions or information expressed by members or third parties, and shall not approve, oppose, or modify opinions. The Company shall not be liable for any profits or losses incurred by members by relying on information contained in the Service under any circumstances. The Company shall not be liable for any transactions of goods or money between members or between members and third parties through the Service, and shall not be liable for any profits expected by members in connection with the use of the Service. The Company shall not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of information posted on the Service by users or other related organizations. Accordingly, the company shall not be liable for any kind of loss or damage suffered by the user due to the use of the above contents. The company shall not be liable for compensating the user for any damages incurred by the user in relation to the use of the service, including damages caused by the user's intention or negligence, and mental damages suffered by other users.

Article 31 (Compensation for damages)

If damage occurs to a member in relation to the services provided by the company, the company shall not be liable for any such damage unless it is caused intentionally by the company.

Article 32 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

The interpretation of these Terms and Conditions and disputes between members shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. In the event of a dispute between the Company and a Member in connection with the use of the Service, the parties shall first resolve the dispute through consultation. If the dispute is not resolved through consultation, the matter shall be brought to the Seoul Central District Court.

Effective Date – These Terms will be effective from August 16, 2024 
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