Privacy Policy

The Company complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter "the APPI") and all other applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines, and handles personal information and personally related information appropriately in a manner consistent with the nature, scale, and types of information involved in its business activities.

Terms used in this Policy shall have the meanings set forth in the APPI. Information obtained through identifiers such as cookies, including website browsing history and other information that does not identify a specific individual, shall be treated as personally related information. When such information is combined with a person's name, email address, customer data, or other identifying information, it shall be treated as personal information.

The Company collects personal information by lawful and fair means, within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use. When collecting special care-required personal information, the Company shall obtain the prior consent of the individual concerned, except where permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

The Company uses collected personal information within the scope of the following purposes. Except where permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the Company will not use personal information beyond these stated purposes without the prior consent of the individual concerned. The Company may obtain and use personal information or personally related information regarding customers, persons in charge at delivery destinations, and others through distributors, agents, or other business partners.

• (1) Personal information of customers, inquirers, event participants, and persons in charge at delivery destinations
  • Responding to inquiries, requests for materials, consultations, and other communications
  • Sending information and materials regarding the Company's products and services, exhibitions, campaigns, and related matters
  • Carrying out transactions including estimates, order acceptance, contracts, invoicing, payment confirmation, delivery, and installation
  • Providing notifications related to product repairs, maintenance, inspections, warranties, after-sales service, and product safety
  • Improving and enhancing the quality of products, services, and the website, and conducting surveys
  • Addressing complaints, accidents, defects, and other issues, and investigating their causes
  • Preventing fraudulent activity, addressing violations of terms and conditions, and protecting the Company's rights
  • Carrying out communications and operations incidental to the above
• (2) Personal information of business partners and persons with whom the Company has business relationships
  • Managing transactions including supplier selection and registration, contracts, ordering and receiving, delivery, invoicing, and payment
  • Business consultations, communications, and provision of information necessary for business operations
  • Creating and retaining records required by law or internal management needs
  • Any other activities necessary for the appropriate and smooth conduct of the Company's business
• (3) Personal information of job applicants
  • Providing information, communicating, screening, and making hiring decisions in connection with recruitment
  • Processing procedures after a job offer has been extended, and other matters necessary for recruitment activities
  • Improving future recruitment activities and managing recruitment records
• (4) Personal information of officers, employees, former employees, and their families
  • Employment management, including personnel affairs, labor relations, payroll, attendance, employee benefits, training, and occupational health and safety
  • Procedures required under laws and regulations related to social insurance, taxation, and other matters
  • Health management, appropriate assignment, and responses necessary for duty of care
  • Communications for business purposes and in emergencies
  • Post-retirement communications, issuance of certificates, and other necessary correspondence
• (5) Personal information collected through use of the Company's website
  • Operating the Company's website, and understanding, analyzing, and improving website usage
  • Optimizing communications and information provision following inquiries or requests for materials
  • Measuring the effectiveness of the website and email distribution
  • Ensuring security and preventing unauthorized access

The Company's website may use cookies and similar technologies for the purposes of operating the site, improving convenience, understanding usage, and making improvements. As a result, information such as cookie and other identifiers, pages viewed, referring sources, access dates and times, device and browser information, and IP addresses may be collected or transmitted to third-party service providers.

Cookies and similar identifiers do not, in principle, directly identify individuals by name or other means. However, where such information is combined with customer data or other information held by the Company, it will be handled as personal information in accordance with this Policy.

• (1) Google Analytics

  The Company uses Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, to analyze and improve website usage. For details on how Google Analytics collects and uses information, please refer to Google's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and the explanation of "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services."

  * Google Analytics Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/

  * Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

  * How Google uses information from partner sites: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

  * Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

• (2) Marketing Automation (MA)

  The Company may use marketing automation (MA) functionality to record browsing history on the Company's website, as well as email open and click history for emails sent by the Company. Where an individual has provided their contact information through an inquiry, request for materials, or similar means, such records may be linked to that contact information and used to optimize communications and information provision regarding the Company's products and services.

• (3) Cookie Settings

  Users may refuse to accept cookies or delete stored cookies through their browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may result in some features of the Company's website being unavailable.

The Company will not provide personal data to third parties without the prior consent of the individual concerned, except in the following cases:

• When required by applicable laws or regulations
• When necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent
• When particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent
• When it is necessary to cooperate with a national authority, local government, or other body in the performance of duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual's consent is likely to impede the performance of those duties
• In any other case permitted by the APPI or other applicable laws and regulations

Notwithstanding Section 6 above, the Company may outsource certain operations — including delivery, system operation, cloud services, access analysis, and email distribution — to external service providers, to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use. In such cases, the Company will appropriately select outsourcing partners and exercise necessary and appropriate oversight through contracts and other means.

The Company implements necessary and appropriate measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of personal data and to otherwise ensure its security, in a manner proportionate to the nature, scale, and handling status of its business. Key measures include:

• Establishing basic rules and a clear accountability structure for the handling of personal information
• Providing necessary training and supervision to employees who handle personal data
• Restricting access to personal data and appropriately managing equipment and media
• Implementing necessary technical measures against unauthorized access, malware, and other threats
• Selecting outsourcing partners and exercising appropriate oversight

Regarding the specific details of security management measures, the Company will provide information to the individual upon request, within a reasonable scope and without delay, except where disclosure would pose a risk to security management.

The Company retains personal information for the period necessary to achieve its purposes of use or as required by applicable laws and regulations. Personal information that is no longer required to be retained will be securely and appropriately deleted or disposed of in accordance with applicable laws and the Company's internal procedures.

An individual may request that the Company notify them of the purposes of use, disclose, correct, add to, or delete the contents of, suspend the use of or delete, or cease the third-party provision of their retained personal data held by the Company. Individuals may also request disclosure of records of third-party provision as provided under applicable laws and regulations.

To submit such a request, please contact the inquiry desk listed below. The Company will verify that the request is made by the individual themselves or a duly authorized representative, and will respond promptly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Where applicable laws and regulations permit the Company to decline a request in whole or in part, the Company will notify the individual of such refusal in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Where fees are applicable for notification of purposes of use or for disclosure requests, such fees will be separately announced on the Company's website or by other appropriate means.

The Company may revise this Policy in response to changes in laws and regulations, the Company's business activities, or its handling of personal information and related matters. Any revised Policy shall take effect upon publication on the Company's website or at such other time as the Company may separately determine.

For questions, complaints, consultations, and requests for disclosure or other matters regarding the Company's handling of personal information, please contact: