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Terms of Service

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as “Terms”) is to stipulate the conditions and procedures for the use of the service, and the rights, obligations, and responsibilities between the Company and the user (or member) in connection with the services provided by bside Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Company”), as well as other necessary matters.

Article 2 (Definitions of Terms)

The terms used in these Terms are defined as follows, and the interpretation of undefined terms shall be governed by the relevant laws and regulations and the service-specific guides.

Service: Refers to all internet services provided by the Company that can be used by the user or member through various wired/wireless devices or programs such as PC, TV, and portable terminals, including cases where they are provided to the user or member through programs or services developed or constructed by a third party using the API disclosed by the Company.
Member: Refers to a person who agrees to these Terms and enters into a service agreement with the Company to use the services provided by the Company.
User: Refers to a person who intends to enter into a service agreement with the Company to use the Company's services.
Member Information: Refers to the personal information of the user that the Company requests the user to fill out in the membership application form (hereinafter referred to as “Application Form”).
ID (Unique Number): Refers to the identification information used for the member's identification and service use.
Password: Refers to the combination of characters and numbers set by the member to protect their Member Information.
Point (or Mileage): Refers to an intangible tool without property value or convertibility that the Company grants to the member for smooth use of the service.
Post: Includes signs (including URL), characters, voice, sound, video (including moving images), images (including photos), and files, such as messages exchanged between members or posted or registered by members on the service provided by the Company.

Article 3 (Effect and Modification of the Terms)

These Terms become effective upon being posted on the service screen or notified to the member through other methods.
The Company may amend these Terms within the scope that does not violate relevant laws such as the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Location Information Protection Act, the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc., and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.
When the Company amends the Terms, it shall state the reason for the amendment and the effective date, and shall announce it along with the current Terms in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1, from 7 days before the effective date until the day before the effective date. However, for material changes regarding the rights or obligations of the member, the Company shall notify the member at least 30 days in advance and send the revised Terms via email or SMS registered by the member.
If the Company announces or notifies the revised Terms and the member does not express an intention to refuse by the effective date of the Terms change, it shall be deemed that the intention to agree has been expressed, even if the member does not explicitly express an intention to refuse, the member shall be deemed to have consented to the revised Terms. The member must exercise due care regarding the change of the Terms, and the Company shall not be liable for damages incurred by the member due to the member's ignorance of the changed Terms.
If the member does not agree to the changed Terms, the member may stop using the service and terminate the service agreement. In this case, if the member has a remaining period of a paid service subscription, the Company may issue a refund based on the time of termination of the service agreement.
In case of a conflict between these Terms and the individual service terms agreed to by the member, the individual service terms shall take precedence.

Article 4 (Regulations outside the Terms)

Matters not specified in these Terms shall be governed by relevant laws and regulations such as the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, and the Telecommunications Business Act, as well as the service use policy and detailed usage guidelines set by the Company.

Article 5 (Notification to Members)

The Company may notify the member of matters related to their rights and obligations necessary for the use of the service via email or SMS issued by the Company or designated by the member.
In the case of notification to an unspecified number of members, the Company may substitute individual notification by posting it on the service.

Article 6 (Formation of Service Agreement)

The service agreement is concluded when the user selects “I agree” to these Terms and the “Collection and Use of Personal Information,” fills out the Application Form set by the Company, applies for the use of the service, and the Company accepts the application.
The user's selection of “I agree” in the preceding paragraph and filling out the Application Form shall be deemed as understanding the contents of these Terms and the “Collection and Use of Personal Information,” and agreeing to comply with various policies (e.g., Privacy Policy, Service Operation Policy, etc.) operated by the Company for the use of the service and matters announced from time to time.

Article 7 (Application for Use)

The Member Information provided by the member in the Application Form is considered the user's actual information, and members who do not provide actual information may not receive legal protection and may be restricted from using the service.
The service can only be used by individuals aged 14 or older, and the ID of a member who has applied for use for an illegal purpose or by fraudulent means, such as stealing another person's personal information, may be deleted without prior notice, and the member may be subject to punishment under relevant laws and regulations.
The Company shall accept the application for use of the service from the user in the order of receipt, unless there is a business or technical obstacle.
The Company may not approve applications for use that fall under any of the following subparagraphs:
1. If service provision is technically impossible.
2. If the member has omitted, incorrectly stated, or falsely applied for the matters in the Application Form.
3. If the application is made for the purpose of disturbing public order or morals.
4. If the member has lost their membership due to reasons attributable to the member. However, this shall not apply if 12 months have passed since the loss of membership and the Company has approved the member's re-registration.
5. If other requirements for use set by the Company are not met.
The Company may differentiate the use of the service for members by separating the use time, number of uses, and service menu according to the type and grade of the member.

Article 8 (Change of Member Information)

If the Member Information provided in the Application Form changes while using the service, the member must promptly correct the Member Information. The member shall bear all responsibility for any consequences arising from not correcting the Member Information.

Article 9 (Provision and Use of Service)

The Company shall commence the service upon accepting the member's application for use, and for some services, the service shall commence on the designated date. If the service provision changes due to the Company's business or technical obstacles, the Company shall announce it on the service or notify the member.
In principle, the service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. However, the service may be temporarily suspended due to the Company's business, technical, or service operation policies. In such cases, the Company may announce it in advance or afterwards.
The Company may divide the service into certain ranges and set separate available times for each range, and in this case, the Company shall announce the details.
Matters related to the member's use of the service may be used for the purpose of service improvement and research and development, and if the member's separate consent is required, the Company shall separately notify the details and use it after receiving the member's individual consent.
The Company may establish separate terms for individual services within the service, and consent to the terms separately applied in individual services shall be obtained through a separate consent procedure when the member first uses the individual service.
When a member writes a Post on the service, the member grants the Company a worldwide license to use the Post in ways such as use, storage, modification, reproduction, public transmission, display, and distribution.

Article 10 (Change and Suspension of Service)

If there is a significant reason to change the service (including individual services), the Company may notify the member of the content of the changed service and the date of provision in the manner prescribed in these Terms and change and provide the service.
The Company may, in consultation with the member, change the member's ID in the event that the member's ID falls under any of the following subparagraphs:
1. If the ID is registered with the member's resident registration number, etc., and there is concern about privacy infringement.
2. If it causes disgust to others or violates public morals.
3. If the provision of the service is difficult because the ID overlaps with that of another member.
4. If there are other reasonable grounds.
The Company may restrict or suspend all or part of the service in the event that it falls under any of the following subparagraphs. In this case, the Company shall announce the reason for the restriction or suspension in advance.
1. If the Company deems it necessary due to overall circumstances such as equipment maintenance, construction, replacement with a new service, or relocation of individual services to another site operated by the Company.
2. If service restriction or suspension is inevitable due to circumstances difficult for the Company to control (such as force majeure reasons like natural disasters or national emergencies, power outages, equipment failure, or a surge in service usage).
3. If the member interferes with the Company's business activities.
4. If the service cannot be maintained due to overall circumstances of the Company, such as the termination of a partnership agreement.
5. If there are other reasonable grounds for taking measures to ensure the member can use the service smoothly.
The Company may prohibit or restrict the use of the service by members who are non-real-name members, members under the age of 14, members subject to protection under the Juvenile Protection Act, members under the age of 19, foreign members, corporate and group members, phone number members, etc., and matters regarding such service restrictions shall be separately guided or announced in individual services.

Article 11 (Paid Service)

The Company may provide paid services within the service, and detailed matters related to payment and refund for use shall be governed by the paid service-related policies and separate paid service terms of use separately announced by the Company.
The rights regarding the paid services provided by the Company belong to the member who purchased them, and the purchasing member of the paid service has the right to use it within the Company's service according to the conditions and scope set by the Company and cannot transfer, sell, donate, or lend it by methods other than those set by the Company.
In providing paid services, the Company may determine the scope of provision and use of the paid service to the member according to the Company's policy. Matters regarding the use of the paid service, such as the period of use, shall be determined in the detailed usage guidelines for each paid service or announced to the member by posting on the payment screen of each paid service.
Before using the paid service, the member must check in advance whether the specifications of the terminal for using the content service, the quality of the wired/wireless communication network, etc., announced in the detailed usage guidelines for each paid service, are suitable for the use of the content service.
If the member is unable to receive the paid service during the paid service period due to reasons attributable to the Company, the Company shall re-provide the same or similar content that can be used for the remaining period of the paid service use or compensate by a reasonable method.

Article 12 (Provision of Information and Advertisements, etc.)

The Company may post various information on the service screen or provide it to the member via email, note, SMS, or other methods in operating the service.
The Company may post advertisements related to the operation of the service on the service screen or send them via email, note, SMS, or other methods. However, the Company shall comply with relevant laws such as the Personal Information Protection Act when sending emails, notes, SMS, etc., to the member.
The member's use of advertisements posted on the service or engagement in communication or transactions through the service-mediated promotional activities of advertisers is entirely a matter between the member and the advertiser. If a problem arises between the member and the advertiser, the member and the advertiser must resolve it directly, and the Company shall not be liable for this.

Article 13 (Responsibility for Member's Posts)

The Company may suspend or delete a Post posted or transmitted by a member on the service without prior notice if it is deemed to fall under any of the following subparagraphs, and the Company shall not be liable for this.
1. Content that slanders or damages the reputation of the Company, another member, or a third party.
2. Content that violates public order and morals.
3. Content that is recognized as being connected to criminal acts.
4. Content that infringes on the Company's copyright, a third party's copyright, or other rights.
5. Content that violates the detailed usage guidelines for each individual service set by the Company.
6. Content unrelated to the service provided by the Company.
7. Posting unnecessary or unauthorized advertisements or promotional materials.
8. Content created by unauthorizedly stealing another person's ID or name, or content that unauthorizedly forges or alters information entered by another person.
9. Content that deviates from the purpose of posting (e.g., posting multiple duplicate posts).
10. If there are other reasonable grounds, such as a violation of relevant laws and regulations.
The Company may separately set and implement detailed usage guidelines related to Posts for each individual service, and the member must post the Post (including transmission between members) in accordance with those guidelines.

Article 14 (Copyright of Posts)

The copyright of Posts posted by the member on the service is protected by the Copyright Act, and the copyright and other intellectual property rights to the works created by the Company belong to the Company.
The member permits the Company to use the Posts posted by the member on the service for the following purposes at home and abroad:
1. Converting or simplifying the size of the Post, or modifying it by partial extraction, etc., for use in the service (including cases where the service is provided by entering a certain area of a site or media operated by a third party).
2. Reproducing, transmitting, or displaying the Post on other sites operated by the Company or other companies.
3. Having the media, etc., report or broadcast the content of the Post for the purpose of promoting the Company's service.
The member must possess the necessary rights to grant a license to the Company for the Posts posted by the member on the service. The poster shall bear all responsibility for any problems arising from not possessing these rights.
If the Company uses the member's Post by receiving monetary compensation from a third party, the Company may obtain consent from the member in advance via phone, email, or other methods and provide separate compensation.
The member's posting of a Post on the service is considered as permitting other members to use the Post within the service or the Company to use it as a search result. However, the member may take measures such as non-disclosure of the Post or exclusion from search results through the management function within individual services.
If the member terminates the service agreement, or the Company terminates the service agreement, the Posts posted by the member on the service shall be deleted. However, Posts re-posted by other members or third parties through scrap, scoop, or save functions, or Posts posted in public services such as shared bulletin boards and comments, which are necessary for the normal use of the service by other members, may not be deleted.
The Company may change or relocate the posting position of the Post without changing the content of the Post according to the service operation policy, and in the event of relocation or change of the Post, the Company shall announce it in advance.

Article 15 (Use of Points)

The Company may grant points to the member, and the Company may separately set and implement detailed usage guidelines regarding the acquisition, use, and expiration of points. If the Company grants points to the member according to different times and causes of occurrence, and the member uses a part of the combined points, the Company shall determine and announce the order of point deduction or the statute of limitations for expiration.
The member cannot transfer, lend, or perform any other disposition of the points, and if it is confirmed that the member has acquired points by fraudulent means, the Company may take necessary measures such as point retrieval, ID deletion, and criminal prosecution.

Article 16 (Company's Obligations)

The Company shall not provide the member's Member Information known in connection with the provision of the service to a third party without the member's consent.
The Company shall establish and operate a security system to protect the member's Member Information and shall announce and comply with the "Privacy Policy." Furthermore, in processing the Member Information in accordance with the "Privacy Policy," the Company shall establish and operate technical and managerial measures necessary to secure stability.
If the Company receives a complaint from a member regarding the service, it must process it promptly, and if prompt processing is difficult, it shall post the reason and processing schedule on the service screen or notify the member via email, etc.
If damage occurs to the member due to the service provided by the Company, the Company shall be liable only if such damage occurred due to the Company's intention or negligence, and the scope of the liability shall be limited to ordinary damages.

Article 17 (Member's Obligations)

The member must comply with relevant laws and regulations, these Terms, service use guides, precautions announced on the service, and matters notified by the Company to the member in connection with the use of the service, and must not engage in any other acts that interfere with the Company's business.
The member may not engage in sales activities using the service to sell goods, except in cases officially recognized by the Company, and in particular, may not engage in hacking, profit through advertisements, commercial activities through obscene sites, illegal distribution of commercial software, etc. The Company shall not be liable for the results and losses of business activities arising from the violation of this, and legal actions such as detention by related organizations, and the member shall be liable for damages to the Company in connection with such acts.
The member must write all matters based on facts when filling out the Application Form or changing Member Information, and if false information or the use of another person's personal information is discovered, the member cannot assert any rights related to the use of the service.
The member cannot transfer, donate, or provide as collateral the right to use the service or other status under the service agreement to a third party.
The member must thoroughly manage their member ID and password, and the member themselves shall bear all responsibility for any consequences arising from poor management or unauthorized use, etc., and the Company shall not bear any responsibility for this unless there is intention or negligence on its part.
The member must not allow a third party to use their ID and password, and if the member becomes aware that their ID and password have been stolen or are being used by a third party, they must immediately change the password, notify the Company of the fact, and follow the Company's guidance.
The member cannot change the ID granted when entering into the service agreement, and if the member wishes to change it for unavoidable reasons, they must terminate the service agreement and re-register.

Article 18 (Prohibited Acts)

The member may use the service freely, but must not engage in any of the following acts:

Falsely stating facts when applying for use or changing information, stealing another person's personal information, or using it illegally.
Reproducing or distributing information obtained using the service information or commercially using it without the Company's prior consent.
Damaging the reputation or giving a disadvantage to the Company or a third party, such as by posting false facts.
Infringing on the Company's or a third party's copyright or other rights.
Distributing or possessing information, sentences, figures, voices, etc. that violate public order and morals (obscene/gambling information, etc.) to a third party or within the service.
Interfering with the operation of the service or the stable operation of the service, such as registering or distributing computer virus-infected materials that may cause malfunction of the service-related equipment or destruction and confusion of information, or sending advertising information or spam information against the recipient's explicit intention to refuse reception or without the recipient's explicit consent.
Copying, modifying, distributing, selling, transferring, lending, providing as collateral, or permitting others to use all or part of the service or the software included therein without the Company's consent, and acts of reproducing, disassembling, imitating, or otherwise modifying the service, such as reverse engineering the software or attempting to extract the source code.
Impersonating another person or falsely stating a relationship with another person.
Collecting, storing, or disclosing the personal information of other users.
Distributing false information for the purpose of giving a property benefit to oneself or another person or causing damage to another person.
Continuously reaching the other party with words, sounds, writings, images, or videos that cause shame, disgust, or fear, thereby interfering with the other party's daily life.
Transmitting or posting information (including computer programs) whose transmission or posting is prohibited by relevant laws and regulations.
Creating a Post by impersonating or falsely claiming to be an employee or operator of the Company or a related company, or by stealing another person's name.
Posting or sending as a message materials containing software viruses, other computer codes, files, or programs that may interfere with or destroy the normal operation of computer software, hardware, or telecommunication equipment.
Harassing other users, such as stalking or abusing false or malicious reports.
Unjustly abusing the service, such as repeatedly terminating the service after subscribing and purchasing a paid service.
Other acts that violate current laws, these Terms, and detailed guidelines related to the service provided by the Company, such as the operation policy.

Article 19 (Protection and Use of Member Information)

The Company collects the user's Member Information within the minimum scope necessary for the formation and performance of the service agreement by lawful and fair means in accordance with the "Privacy Policy."
The Company's "Privacy Policy" does not apply to other websites linked to the Company (referring to websites not operated by the Company; hereinafter the same).
The Company may provide the member's Member Information if requested by administrative or investigative agencies in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Telecommunications Business Act, the Protection of Communications Secrets Act, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and the Personal Information Protection Act.
The Company shall not bear any responsibility for the Member Information exposed due to reasons attributable to the member.
In principle, the Company handles and manages Member Information and service operation itself, but if necessary, it may entrust all or part of these tasks to a company selected by the Company, and in the event of entrusting tasks related to the processing and management of Member Information and service operation, the Company shall announce it in the "Privacy Policy."
If the member wishes to withdraw consent to the collection, use, or provision of Member Information provided to the Company during the service agreement process, it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the "Privacy Policy," and if the member withdraws such consent, the service agreement shall be automatically terminated.

Article 20 (Termination of Agreement and Restriction of Use)

If the member wishes to terminate the service agreement, they must apply for termination according to the method set by the Company.
If the member terminates the service agreement, the Posts may not be deleted, so the member must delete them before terminating the service agreement.
The Company may restrict the use of the service or terminate the service agreement in stages, such as warning, temporary suspension of use, or permanent suspension of use, if the member violates these Terms and the individual service terms of use.
The member may file an objection to the suspension of service use or other use restrictions related to the service use pursuant to paragraph 3 according to the procedure set by the Company, and if the Company deems the member's objection to be justified, it shall immediately resume the use of the service.

Article 21 (Management of Dormant Accounts, etc.)

The Company implements a dormant account management policy to reduce unnecessary waste of storage space caused by the neglect of Posts by long-term non-logged-in members and to facilitate the use of the service.
If a member does not log in to the service within the period set by the Company, the Company may reduce the scope of service provision, terminate the service agreement, or initialize the member's Posts.
The member shall bear the responsibility for the deletion of data due to the termination of the service agreement or the initialization of Posts pursuant to paragraph 2, and the Company shall not bear any responsibility for the deletion of data unless there is intention or negligence on its part.

Article 22 (Compensation for Damages)

If damage is caused to the Company due to the member's violation of the provisions of these Terms, the member who violated these Terms must compensate the Company for all damages incurred.
If the Company receives claims for damages or various objections, including lawsuits, from a third party other than the member due to illegal acts or violations of these Terms committed by the member in the course of using the service, the member must indemnify the Company at their own responsibility and expense, and if the Company is not indemnified, the member must compensate the Company for all damages incurred thereby.

Article 23 (Disclaimer)

The Company shall be exempt from responsibility for the provision of the service if it cannot provide the service due to force majeure such as a natural disaster or equivalent circumstances.
The Company shall not be liable for service usage 장애 (disruption) caused by reasons attributable to the member.
The Company shall not be liable for the loss of expected profit by the member through the use of the service, nor for damages resulting from materials obtained through the service, unless there is intention or gross negligence on its part. The Company shall not be liable for the accuracy or content of Posts posted by the member on the site.
The Company is not obligated to intervene in disputes arising between members or between a member and a third party through the medium of the service, and is not liable for compensation for damages resulting therefrom unless there is intention or negligence on its part.

Article 24 (Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction)

The member must process any issues or problems related to copyright infringement, defamation, or personal information and service use related to Posts through the customer center or rights infringement reporting center operated by the Company.
This service is governed and performed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. In the event of a lawsuit regarding a dispute arising between the Company and the member in connection with the use of the service, the lawsuit may be filed in the competent court under the Civil Procedure Act.

Addendum

These Terms of Service shall apply from April 1, 2026.

Announcement Date: April 1, 2026

Effective Date: April 1, 2026