Privacy and Security

‘Koreandirect.com‘ (here in after referred to as the ‘Company’ takes care of the personal information of our customers and complies with the Law related to the ‘Stimulation of Use of Information and Communication Network & Information Protection”. The Company notifies our customers how the personal information provided by them in terms of the purpose and the way of use, and which measures are taken for the protection of the personal information through our Privacy Policy. In the event of any modification on the Privacy Policy, the Company will announce it through the notice on our Website (or individual notification).

• This Policy shall be implemented from May 20, 2015.

Personal Information To Be Collected

The Company collects the following personal information for membership, consultation, application for service, etc.

• Items: Name, Date of Birth, Log-in ID, Password, Q&A for Password, Home Number, Home Address, Mobile Phone Number, Email, Credit Card Information, Bank Account Information, Service Use History, Access Log, Cookie, Access IP Information, Payment Record
• Method of Collection of Personal Information: Website (Membership Subscription)

Purpose of Collection & Use of Personal Information

The Company makes use of the personal information collected for the following purposes.

• Implementation of contract for the provision of services and provision of contents for fees calculation in accordance with the provision of services, purchase and payment, goods delivery or sending to destinations, identification for financial transactions and other financial services, collection of fees
• Identification in accordance with the use of membership services, personal identification, prevention of abuse of bad users and unauthorized use, confirmation of intent of membership subscription, age confirmation, complaints management, notification

Period of Possession & Use of Personal Information

As a rule, the personal information collected shall be destroyed without any delay once the purpose of its use is achieved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following information shall be preserved for the period with the cause mentioned below.

• Items for Preservation: Name, Log-in ID, Password, Q&A for Password, Home Number, Home Address, Mobile Phone Number, Email
• Cause of Preservation: Internal policy of the Company
• Period of Preservation: By the time of withdrawal of membership

Delete Account

To close your account, go to ‘My Account’ > ‘Account Settings’

• After deleting your account, the closed account’s ID cannot be used to create another account.
• Lose access to any store credit, coupon, and membership of the closed account, and cannot be refunded or transferred.
• Personal data will be deleted.