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Privacy Policy

Y&S Corporation Co., LTD (the "Y&S Corporation") explains the way of treatment of the information which is provided or collected in the web sites on which this Policy is posted. In addition the Policy also explains the information which is provided or collected in the course of using the applications of the Company which exist in the websites or platforms of other company.  The Company is the controller of the information provided or collected in the websites on which this Policy is posted and in the course of using the applications of the Company which exist in the websites or platforms of other company. Through this Policy, the Company regards personal information of the users as important and inform them of the purpose and method of Company's using the personal information provided by the users and the measures taken by the Company for protection of those personal information. This Policy will be effective on the July 3. 2023

1. Information to be collected and method of collection

Information collected while the users use services : Besides of information directly provided by the users, the Company may collect information in the course that the users use the service provided by the Company. 

  • Equipment information : Equipment identifier, operation system, hardware version, equipment set-up, type and set-up of browser, use information of website or application and telephone number

  • Log information : IP address, log data, use time, search word input by users, internet protocol address, cookie and web beacon

  • Location information : Information of device location including specific geographical location detected through GPS , Bluetooth or Wifi (limited to the region permissible under the laws)

  • Other information : Preference, advertisement environment, visited pages regarding service use of users 

2. Cookies, Beacons and Similar Technologies

The Company may collect collective and impersonal information through 'cookies' or 'web beacons'. Cookies are very small text files to be sent to the browser of the users by the server used for operation of the websites of the Company and will be stored in hard-disks of the users' computer.   Web beacon is a small quantity of code which exists on the websites and e-mails. By using web beacons, we may know whether an user has interacted with certain webs or the contents of email.   These functions are used for evaluating, improving services and setting-up users' experiences so that much improved services can be provided by the Company to the users   The items of cookies to be collected by the Company and the purpose of such collection are as follows: 

  • Strictly necessary cookies : This cookie is a kind of indispensible cookie for the users to use the functions of website of the Company. Unless the users allow this cookie, the services such as shopping cart or electronic bill payment cannot be provided. This cookie does not collect any information which may be used for marketing or memorizing the sites visited by the users  (Examples of necessary cookies)

∘ Memorize the information entered in an order form while searching other pages during web browser session

∘ For the page of products and check-out, memorize ordered services

∘ Check whether login is made on website

∘ Check whether the users are connected with correct services of the website of the Company while the Company changes the way of operating its website

∘ Connect the users with certain application or server of the services 

  • Performance cookies : This cookie collects information how the users use the website of the Company such as the information of the pages which are visited by the users most. This data helps the Company to optimize its website so that the users can search that website more comfortably. This cookie does not collect any information who are the users. Any and all the information collected by this cookie will be processed collectively and the anonymity will be guaranteed.  (Examples of performance cookies)

∘ Web analysis: provide statistical data on the ways of using website

∘ Advertisement response fee: check the effect of advertisement of the Company

∘ Tracing affiliated companies; one of visitors of the Company provides anonymously feedback to the affiliated companies

∘ Management of error: measure an error which may occur so as to give a help for improving website

∘ Design testing: test other design of the website of Company 

  • Functionality cookies This cookie is used for memorizing the set-ups so that the Company provides services and improves visit of users. Any information collected by this cookie do not identify the users individually.  (Examples of functionality cookies)

∘ Memorize set-ups applied such as layout, text size, basic set-up and colors

∘ Memorize when the customer respond to a survey conducted by the Company

  • Targeting cookies or advertising cookies This cookie is connected with the services provided by a 3rd party such as the buttons of 'good' and 'share'. The 3rd party provides these services by recognizing that the users visits the website of the Company. (Examples of targeting cookies or advertising cookies)

∘ carry out PR to the users as targets in other websites by connecting through social networks and these networks use the information of users' visit

∘ provide the information of users' visit to ad agencies so that they can suggest an ad which may attract the interest of the users 

The users have an option for cookie installation. So, they may either allow all cookies by setting option in web browser, make each cookie checked whenever it is saved, or refuses all cookies to be saved: Provided that, if the user rejects the installation of cookies, it may be difficult for that user to use the parts of services provided by the Company.

3. Contact information of Company

Please use one of the following methods to contact the Company should you have any queries in respect to this policy or wish to update your information:

  • Company name : Y&S Corporation Co., LTD

  • Address : 44 Bongeunsa-ro 47-gil, ​Gangnam-gu, Seoul​, Republic of Korea 

  • E-mail: office@ynscorp.co.kr

The latest update date: July. 3. 2023

 

 

 

Appendix of Privacy Protection Policy

[1] Lawful processing of personal information under GDPR

Processing personal information by the Company shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies

  • A user has given consent to the processing of his or her personal information.

  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which a user is party or in order to take steps at the request of a user prior to entering into a contract

  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject

- Compliance with relevant law, regulations, legal proceedings, requests by the government

  • Processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of users, or other natural persons

- Detection of, prevention of, and response to fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues that may harm users or other natural persons

  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the excise of official authority vested in the Company

  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party (except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child).

 

 

[2] User’s right when applying GDPR

The users or their legal representatives, as main agents of the information, may exercise the following rights regarding the collection, use and sharing of personal information by the Company

  • The right to access to personal information; The users or their legal representatives may access the information and check the records of the collection, use and sharing of the information under the applicable law.

  • The right to rectification

- The users or their legal representatives may request to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

  • The right to erasure

- The users or their legal representatives may request the deletion of the information after the achievement of their purpose and the withdrawal of their consent.

  • The right to restriction of processing

​- The users or their legal representatives may make temporary suspension of treatment of personal information in case of the disputes over the accuracy of information and the legality of information treatment, or if necessary to retain the information.

  • The right to data portability

​- The users or their legal representatives may request to provide or transfer the information.

  • The right to object

​- The users or their legal representatives may suspend the treatment of personal information if the information is used for the purpose of direct marketing, reasonable interests, the exercise of official duties and authority, and research and statistics.

  • The right to automated individual decision-making, including profiling

​- The users or their legal representatives may request to cease the automated treatment of personal information, including profiling, which has critical impact or cause legal effect on them.

If, in order to exercise the above rightss, you, as an user, use the menu of 'amendment of member information of webpage or contact the Company by  sending a document or e-mails, or using telephone to the Company  ( person in charge of management of personal information or a deputy), the Company will take measures without delay: Provided that the Company may reject the request of you only to the extent that there exists either proper cause as prescribed in the laws or equivalent cause.

 

 

[3] Data transfer to other countries

Considering it engages in global businesses, the Company may provide the users' personal information to the companies located in other countries for the purpose as expressly stated in this Policy. For the places where the personal information is transmitted, retained or processed, the Company takes reasonable measures for protecting those personal information.

(If used in the US, additional security measures may be available) In addition, when the personal information obtained from the European Union or Switzerland is used or disclosed, the Company may have to comply with the US-EU Privacy Shield and Swiss-US Privacy Shield, take other measures or obtain consent from users so far as those complies with the regulations of EU so as to use a standardized agreement provision approved by executing organizations of EU or securing proper safe measures.

 

 

[4] 3rd party's sites and services

The website, product or service of the Company may include the links to the ones of a 3rd party and the privacy protection policy of the site of 3rd party may be different. Thus, it is required for the users to check additionally that policy of a 3rd party site linked to the site of the Company.

[5] Guide for users residing in Korea

The Company guides several additional matters to be disclosed as required by the information network laws and personal information protection laws in the Republic of Korea as follows:

 

(1) Information collected

The items collected by the Company are as follows: Examples of required information

  • In the course of using services, the information as described below may be created and collected:

∘ Information of devices (equipment/device identifier, operation system, hardware version, equipment set-up and telephone number)

∘ Log information (Log data, use time, search word input by users, internet protocol address, cookie and web beacon)

∘ Location information (Information of device location including specific geographical location detected through GPS, Bluetooth or Wifi)

∘ Other created information

  • Examples of optional items - The user may reject the collection and use of optional items and, even in case of rejection, there is no limit on use of services​

  • User analysis

∘ The reason for membership, occupation, marriage status, wedding anniversary, interest category and SNS account information

  • Provision of customized ad

∘ Contents and result of marketing activities and event participation

  • Delivery of urgent notice

∘ Information provided by the users regarding execution, maintenance, execution, management of other agreements and event participation

  • Marketing

∘ Preference, advertisement environment, visited pages regarding service use of users

  • Additional procedure for collection of sensitive information​ - ​​If collection of sensitive information is indispensible, the Company may collect it by going through lawful procedure in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The sensitive information which may be collected by the Company is as follows

∘ Thoughts and belief

∘ Membership of and withdrawal from labor union or political party

∘ Political opinions ∘ Information of health and sexual life

∘ Genetic information obtained from the result of gene test

∘ Information of criminal record including announcement, exemption and suspension of sentences, care and custody, protective custody, treatment and custody, probation, lapse of suspension of sentence and cancellation of suspension of execution.

(2) Details of provision of personal information to 3rd party

Except for the following cases, the Company does not disclose or provide personal information of the users to a 3rd party:

(3) Period for retention and use of personal information

In principle, the Company destructs personal information of users without delay when: the purpose of its collection and use has been achieved; the legal or management needs are satisfied; or users request: Provided that, if it is required to retain the information by relevant laws and 19  regulations, the Company will retain member information for certain period as designated by relevant laws and regulations. The information to be retained as required by relevant laws and regulations are as follows:

  • Log record of users such as internet/data detecting the place of user connection: 3 months (The Protection of Communications Secrets Act )

  • Other data for checking communication facts: 12 months (The Protection of Communications Secrets Act )

(4) Procedure and method of destruction of personal information

In principle, the Company destructs the information immediately after the purposes of its collection and use have been achieved without delay: Provided that, if any information is to be retained as required by relevant laws and regulations, the Company retain it for the period as required by those laws and regulations before destruction and, in such event, the personal information which is stored and managed separately will never be used for other purposes. The Company destructs: hard copies of personal information by shredding with a pulverizer or incinerating it; and delete personal information stored in the form of electric file by using technological method making that information not restored.

 

 

(5) Technical, managerial and physical measures for protection of personal information

In order to prevent the loss, theft, leakage, alteration or damage of personal information of the users, the Company takes technical, managerial and physical measures for securing safety as follows:

  • Technical measures

∘ Utilize security servers for transmitting encryption of personal information

∘ Take measures of encryption for confidential information

∘ Install and operate access control devices and equipments

∘ Establish and execute internal management plan

  • Managerial measures

∘ Appoint a staff responsible for protecting personal information

∘ Provide education and training for staffs treating personal information

∘ Establish and execute internal management plan

∘ Establish rules for writing passwords which is hard to be estimated

∘ Ensure safe storage of record of access to personal information processing system

∘ Classify the level of authority to access to personal information processing system 

  • Physical measures

∘ Establish and operate the procedure for access control for the facilities for storing personal information

∘ Store documents and backing storage containing personal information in safe places which have locking device

(6) Data Controller and Contact Detail

 

 

 

The latest update date: July. 3. 2023

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