[ Chapter 1: General Provisions ]

Article 1 [Purpose)

These Terms and Conditions are set forth for the purpose of prescribing the basic matters related to the conditions for using the services between the (Foundation) Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (hereinafter the "Company") which provides the global Webcomic bank services (hereinafter "Services") and the users of global Webcomic bank Services (hereinafter "Members") who use the Services of the Company.

Article 2 (Publication, implementation and change of Terms and Conditions)

• Depending on the type of Services to be employed by the Member for the first time, these Terms and Conditions shall inevitably be specified on the website or the home page of digital comics gyujanggak (http://www.kcomics.net) due to the nature of a contract for using Internet services, or the settings menu within an application program, etc. and will become effective by the Member’s agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.
• The Company may change these Terms and Conditions, and the changed Terms and Conditions shall be notified to the Members for 7 days prior to their application on the digital comics website gyujanggak (http://www.kcomics.net) or by personal e-mails sent to the Members and become effective on the date of their application.
• The Members have the right not to agree to the revised Terms and Conditions and, if they do not agree to the revised Terms and Conditions, they can stop using the Services and withdraw from the membership. However, if a Member does not express the intention of "denial" to the Company in less than 15 days from the application date of the revised Terms and Conditions according to the method of separate notices as set out in the second paragraph of this Article, the Member shall be considered to have agreed to the revised Terms and Conditions.

Article 3 (Regulation of matters not specified in Terms and Conditions)

If other matters which are not specified in these Terms and Conditions are set forth in the relevant laws and regulations, those matters shall be subject to the provisions specified in the relevant laws and regulations.

[ Chapter 2 Contract for use of Services ]

Article 4 (Conclusion of contract for use of Services)

• The contract for the use of the Services shall be entered into with the acceptance by the Company of the user’s application for using the Services and the user’s agreement to the Terms and Conditions for the use of Services.
• A person who wants to use the Services by subscribing to the membership shall provide his/her personal information (name, username, email, password) by filling out an application form for membership as requested by the Company.
• The contract for the use of the Services shall be concluded following the approval to be endorsed by the Company after screening the application form for the use of the Services submitted by the eligible Members.

Article 5 (Postponing approval of application for use of Services)

The Company may not approve the application for the contract of use of the Services in any of the following cases:

• If an application is made using the name of another person
• If an application is made by filling out false information for necessary entries when applying
• If an application is made for the purpose of inhibiting the well-being of the social order and public morals
• If the applicant is registered as a credit delinquent in accordance with the Credit Information Use and Protection Act
• If endorsing the consent to the use of Services is deemed difficult due to other reasons attributable to the applicant

Article 6 (Change of entry information of contract)

When there is any change with regard to the information entered at the time of application, the relevant Member shall modify the information online, and the Members are responsible for problems caused by not correcting the information.

Article 7 (Sharing Member information)

• When the Company would undertake an alliance, acquisition, division or merger with another organization in order to provide better service, the information of the Members may be shared.
• For an event where various prizes are offered, the registered information of the winners can be shared with the agreement of the sponsor of the prizes.
• When any event specified in the first and second paragraphs of this Article occurs, the Company should notify the related fact to the relevant Members.

Article 8 (Use of additional Member information)

The Company shall use additional Member information (such as the individual schedules of the Members) which is provided by the Members when using the community service, only for the purpose of use for management and statistics.

Article 9 (Provision of information)

With respect to the method of use of the Services, the Company can provide the Members information on various events of the Company by way of correspondence such as e-mail or postal mail.

Article 10 (Protection of personal information)

• When collecting personal information, the Company must receive the consent of the user concerned.
• The Company shall assume all responsibility for the consequent damage caused to the user as a result of the Company’s unauthorized use of the personal information of the user for purposes other than internal management, statistics or activities as provided for in Chapter 2, Article 6, or as the result of the Company’s provision of the personal information of the user to any third party without the user's consent, and any loss, theft, leakage and alteration thereof.

[ Chapter 3 Use of Services ]

Article 11 (Use of Services)

Unless there is a specific business burden or technical difficulty of the Company, the Services shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week year round, as a rule. However, the Services can be suspended temporarily with advance notice when the Company deems it necessary in order to improve the Services, including for regular inspection.

Article 12 (Suspension of Services)

The Company may stop providing the service if the case falls under any of the following circumstances.

• When it is absolutely necessary for the maintenance of facilities, etc.
• If the provider of key telecommunications services stipulated in the Telecommunications Business Act stops telecommunications services
• If the Company undergoes the occurrence of any other event which prevents it from providing the Services

Article 13 (Deletion of file information and cancellation of membership rights)

The Company may delete the Members’ information as well as personal information as needed if it is determined that there remains no spare space in the service capacity of the equipment. However, the company shall notify the details thereof through the Services or by e-mail in advance.

The Company may terminate the contract for use of the Services without prior notice or suspend the use of the Services for a prescribed period if a Member undertakes an action which falls under any of the following activities.

1. ① Entering false personal information of the Members
2. ② Violating the Terms and Conditions and/or other related laws and regulations
3. ③ Defaming or giving disadvantage to others
4. ④ If the act is determined to harm the public order and traditional customs
5. ⑤ When the Services are used for criminal acts
6. ⑥ If the act is determined to cause danger to the Services or to inhibit the sound use thereof
7. ⑦ If hacking programming or a hacking attempt is detected more than once
8. ⑧ If the action violates the Terms and Conditions set forth by the Company and/or other relevant laws and regulations

[ Chapter 4 Restrictions on Use of Services and Termination ]

Article 14 (Restrictions on use of Services)

The Members shall not use the Services for reasons which fall under any of the following subparagraphs, and the use of Services can be restricted for those who use the Services for reasons which fall under any of the following subparagraphs.

1. ① Act of using an ID of another Member fraudulently
2. ② Act for the purpose of criminal activity or associated with other criminal activity
3. ③ Act to undermine the good morals and other acts to harm public order
4. ④ Act to undermine or insult another's honor
5. ⑤ Act to infringe the rights of intellectual property, etc. of others
6. ⑥ Act of hacking or act of spreading computer viruses
7. ⑦ Act of distributing certain information consistently such as advertising information sent by a third party against another’s will
8. ⑧ Any of the acts that cause or can cause interference with the safe operation of the Services
9. ⑨ Act of violation of related laws and regulations

Article 15 (Termination)

• If a Member intends to terminate the contract for the use of the Services, he/she shall submit the termination to the Company online up to 1 day before the date of termination (provided that the termination date is public holiday, two days before the holiday starts) through the Services or by e-mail.
• If a Member has breached the provisions in Chapter 4, Article 1 and has not relieved the breach within a prescribed period as specified by the Company, the Company may terminate the contract for the use of the Services.
• If a re-use application is submitted by a Member whose membership has been revoked as provided in the second paragraph of this Article, the Company can limit its approval for a specific period.

[ Chapter 5 Responsibility ]

Article 16 (Obligations of Members)

• The Members shall assume the responsibility for managing their Member IDs and passwords.
• The Member ID and password shall not be transferred, leased or lent to another person without the prior consent of the Company.
• If a Member finds out the fact that his/her Member ID has been used fraudulently, the relevant Member must notify the fact to the Company without exception.
• If there are the changes in the entry information contained in the application form, the relevant Member must notify the Company of the change of its contents through the Services.
• The Members must comply with the requirements stipulated in the Terms and Conditions and the related laws and regulations.

Article 17 (Duty of Company)

• The Company shall ensure that the Services are available for the Members from the date of the commencement of Services according to their applications as set out in these Terms and Conditions, except the cases as set out in Chapter 3, Article 11 and Article 12.
• The Company shall be obliged to provide continuous and stable Services for the Members as set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
• The Company shall not reveal or distribute personal information of the Members to others without their consent. However, this shall not apply when requested by the national authorities, etc. according to the related laws and regulations, including the Acts related to the telecommunications business.
• If the Company deems that the opinions or complaints raised by the Members are justified, it shall handle and take care of them immediately for a solution. However, if the immediate handling thereof is difficult, the Company must notify the reasons and the handling schedule to the Members.

Article 18 (Deletion of posts or post contents)

If the Company determines that posts or the contents of posts violate the provisions in Chapter 4, Article 14 or the posting period exceeds a predetermined period of time, the Company can delete them without prior notice or consent.

[ Chapter 6 Compensation for Damage and Exemption Provisions ]

Article 19 (Compensation for damage)

The Company shall not be responsible for any damage caused to the Members in connection with the use of the Services, except for such damages which have been caused by gross negligence of the Company.

Article 20 (Exemption provisions)

• If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to natural disasters or force majeure similar to them, it is exempt from responsibility for the provision of the Services.
• The Company shall assume no responsibility for the failure of the Services due to reasons attributable to the Member.
• The Company shall assume no responsibility with regard to the damage derived from the anticipation of profit and loss by the Member or the damage caused by data obtained by the Member through the use of the Services.
• The Company shall not be responsible with regard to the information and data, the reliability of the facts, their accuracy and so on, which are posted on the Services by the Member.
• Only the Member shall be liable for any damage caused due to negligence in the management and use of the Member ID and password