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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Immersivecast (hereinafter referred to as ‘Company’) abides by all guidelines specified in various laws such as the “Personal Information Protection Act”, the “Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection,” the “Protection of Communications Secrets Act,” and other relevant laws which all information and communication service providers should comply with. The Company strives to safeguard the User’s personal interests by establishing a Privacy Policy in accordance with these laws. This Privacy Policy applies to services provided by the Company (hereinafter referred to as “Services”) and contains the following information.

 

01 Collection and Usage of Personal Information

The Company processes the following User information to ensure efficient service.

  • Collection and Usage of Personal Information

All personal information collected and utilized by the Company is obtained through the following channels.

  • Method of Collecting Information

    • When the User agrees to the Company collecting their information and enters their information during registration or Service use

    • When the Company obtains personal information from affiliate services or organizations

    • When the company gathers personal information through the application, email, phone call, fax, and other means while offering customer service

    • When the Company collects information from the User during Service use

Typically, the Company processes User information for a specific storage period. The information below will be retained for the specified durations for the outlined purposes.

※ However, in situations involving ongoing investigations concerning potential law violations, the Company retains the right to store such information until the investigation is complete.

 

  • Reasons in accordance with the Company's interior policies

02 Handling Personal Information of Children Under 14 Years Old

The Company does not collect and utilize personal information of children under 14 years old who require consent from their legal representatives

03 Policies for Entrusting Personal Information

The Company partially entrusts personal information processing to other companies if necessary to ensure efficient service delivery. The Company ensures that the entrusted companies comply with all applicable laws.

04 Policies for Overseas Transfer of Personal Information

The Company entrusts the User's personal information to overseas cloud service for data analysis and for dispersing in cases of data loss.

05 Policies Regarding Personal Information Provision to Third Parties

The Company utilizes the Users’ personal information within the scope outlined in the “Collection and Usage of Personal Information” section and will not exceed that scope or disclose user information without consent. However, exceptions may apply in the following circumstances: In addition, the Company will inform the User via email or pop-up about the party to whom the personal location data was shared, as well as the date and reason for the disclosure, immediately after sharing the information with a third party in exceptional circumstances.

  1. Upon the User's consent

  2. Provision in accordance with relevant laws

  • The Company may disclose personal information without the User’s consent to relevant organizations as mandated by relevant laws such as the “Personal Information Protection Act” and during national emergencies such as natural disasters, pandemics, accidents/incidents causing bodily harm, imminent property loss, and other situations in compliance with government's “Methods for Processing and Protecting Personal Information in Emergencies”

06 Procedures and Methods for Destroying Personal Information

The User’s personal information will be destroyed immediately if the purpose of collection and usage is fulfilled. (‘Fulfilling Usage Purpose’ refers to withdrawal request, Service contract expiration, and account deletion) However, personal data may be stored for certain periods if a designated storage period is outlined in the Company's internal policies or relevant laws.

Personal information printed on paper will be destroyed by shredding or incinerating, and information in electronic file formats will be deleted through methods that render the files unrecoverable.

The Company automatically records and retains proof of collecting/using/providing location data for the purpose of providing customer service to Users. The data will be kept for 6 months and then promptly destroyed.

07 Rights and Obligations of Information Subjects and Legal Representatives

Users may access and rectify their personal information and request account deletion at any time.

Users may use the following methods to rectify personal information or to delete their account

  • Access personal information: My Page > Settings > Account Information

  • Change personal information: My Page > Settings > Account Information

  • Delete account: My Page > Settings > Account Information > Delete Account

You can also contact the administrator or post on a separate message board and we will process your request as soon as possible

  • Contact details for customer service related to personal information

  • Email: pr@immersivecast.com

  • Inquire through customer service: Storymate website > Support > Customer service > Inquiries & Feedbacks

The User may also exercise their rights through proxies such as legal representatives and locum tenens, and are required to provide a letter of attorney as outlined in the specified format in the appendix of the eleventh Clause of the “Personal Information Protection Act.”

Request to halt personal information access and processing may restrict the User's rights as an information subject under the fourth Clause of Article 35 and the second Clause of Article 37 in the “Personal Information Protection Act.” If a User asks for their personal information to be corrected or removed, the Company may not be able to delete such information if it is listed as an item for collection.

The Company will verify if the requested User is identical or a proxy if a User requests access, rectification, or deletion of their personal information as an information subject.

08 Policies Regarding Measures to Ensure the Safety of Personal Information

The Company implements the following technological, administrative, and physical protection measures in accordance with Article 29 of the “Personal Information Protection Act.”

  • Minimizing and educating personal information handlers

    • The company ensures a limited number of employees are responsible for handling personal information. Regular education and awareness campaigns are conducted for all executives and employees to emphasize the importance of protecting personal information.

  • Restricting access to personal information

    • Implementing procedures for granting, adjusting, and terminating access to the personal information processing system

    • Restricting unauthorized access from external sources using an intrusion detection system

  • Encryption of personal information

    • All sensitive information, including credit card numbers, is securely stored and managed through encryption.

    • Sensitive data will be subject to additional security measures like encryption during storage or transmission

  • Technological measures against threats such as hacking

    • Installing security programs and implementing routine updates and maintenance in order to prevent information leaks and damage caused by hacking or computer virus

    • Setting up systems in locations that are inaccessible and under surveillance using technological/physical methods

    • In addition to monitoring network traffic, identifying any illegal attempts to alter information

09 Implementing and Declining to Use of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices

The Company uses 'cookies' to store and regularly retrieve usage information to offer personalized services to the User.

A cookie is a small piece of information that a website server (http) sends to the User's web browser and can also be found on the User's PC hard drive.

Cookies are used to provide optimized personal information, including advertisements, to users by analyzing Users' browsing habits, popular search terms, secure connections, and user demographics.

Users are given the choice to install cookies. Users can choose to accept all cookies, confirm their choices when cookies are saved, or reject them altogether by adjusting cookie settings in their preferred web browser. However, Users may experience inconveniences when using certain services which require them to log in to their accounts should they reject cookies saved to their PC.

How to configure cookie settings

  • Internet Explorer

    • Click on the cog icon at the upper part of the browser window > Select “Internet options” > Select “Privacy” tab > Click “Advanced” > Configure in “Cookies” section

  • Microsoft Edge

    • Click on the ellipses icon at the upper right part of the browser window > Select “Settings” > Select “Cookies and site permissions” > Configure using “Manage and delete cookies and site data”

  • Chrome

    • Click on the ellipses icon at the upper right part of the browser window > Select “Settings” > Select “Privacy and security” > Configure under “General settings” within “Cookies and other site data”

  • Whale

    • Click on the ellipses icon at the upper right part of the browser window > Select “Settings” > Select “Privacy” > Configure under “General settings” within “Cookies and other site data”

10 Policies Regarding Behavioral Information Collection, Usage, Provision, and Rejection

The Company collects the following behavioral information in order to provide personalized service, benefits, and advertisements during service use to information subjects.

The Company only collects the minimal amount of behavioral information necessary for personalized online advertisements and does not collect sensitive information that may violate individual rights, interests, or privacy, such as personal ideals, beliefs, family relations, academic and military records, and other activities.

The Company collects and utilizes advertisement identifiers on its mobile application in order to provide personalized online advertisements. Information subjects can decide whether to accept or decline personalized advertisements on their application by adjusting the settings on their mobile devices as described below.

  • Android devices

    • Configuration > Privacy > Ads > Reset or Delete advertising ID

  • iOS devices

    • Settings > Privacy > Tracking > Disable “Allow Apps to Request to Track”

11 Personal (Location) Information Protection Officer

Please contact the Personal (Location) Information Protection Officer and Relevant Department for all privacy-related inquiries, complaints, advice, and other matters which occur during Service use. We will do our best to hear what you have to say and provide adequate responses as promptly as possible.

  • Name: Janghee Han

  • Position: Personal Information Protection Officer (Location Information Manager)

  • Department: Planning

  • Contact: pr@immersivecast.com

12 Methods for Remedying Information Subject's Infringement on Rights

The User can contact the following organizations for remedying and consulting privacy infringements.

  • Personal Information Infringement Report Center (operated by Korea Internet & Security Agency)

    • Remit: reporting and consulting privacy infringements

    • Website: privacy.kisa.or.kr

    • Telephone: 118

    • Address: 9, Jinheung-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do,

  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee

    • Remit: Filing personal information disputes, reconciling collective disputes (civil remedy)

    • Website: www.kopico.go.kr

    • Telephone: 1833-6972

    • Address:  209, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • The Cybercrime Investigation Division, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office

  • Cyber Investigation Bureau, Korean National Police Agency

The Company ensures the right to informational self-determination of the information subject and makes efforts to consult and remedy any privacy violations. To report and seek advice on such cases, please contact the customer service department responsible for privacy protection (refer to the section regarding “Rights and Obligations of Information Subjects and Legal Representatives.”)

Users who believe their rights or personal interests were violated as a result of actions or inactions by the head of an administrative agency in response to requests specified in Article 35 (Access to Personal Information), Article 36 (Rectification or Erasure of Personal Information), and Article 37 (Suspension of Processing of Personal Information), may submit an administrative appeal following the procedures outlined in the Administrative Trial Act.

13 Enforcement and Amendment to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy will take effect on March 25th, 2024. If any changes are made to reflect amendments in the law or our services, the Company will notify Users through announcements at least 7 days before the changes are implemented.

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