Privacy Policy

'Beauty Story Clinic' (hereinafter the 'Clinic') values your personal information and complies with the "Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection". Through this Privacy Policy, the Clinic informs you of the purposes and methods for which the personal information you provide is used, and of the measures taken to protect your personal information. When the Clinic revises this Privacy Policy, it will announce the revision through website notices (or individual notices). ο This policy takes effect on : April 01, 2017. ■ Personal Information Items Collected The Clinic collects the following personal information for membership registration, consultations, service applications, and so on. ο Items collected : name, date of birth, gender, login ID, password, password question and answer, home address, mobile phone number, email, resident registration number, access logs, cookies, access IP information, email opt-in status, SMS opt-in status, sign-up channel ο Collection methods : website, written forms ■ Purposes of Collection and Use of Personal Information The Clinic uses the collected personal information for the following purposes. ο Fulfillment of contracts for service provision, fee settlement for services provided, and content delivery ο Member management Identity verification for use of membership services, personal identification, prevention of fraudulent use by delinquent members and unauthorized use, confirmation of intent to join, handling of complaints and other grievances, and delivery of notices ο Use for marketing and advertising Delivery of promotional information such as events, analysis of access frequency, and statistics on members' use of services ■ Retention and Use Period of Personal Information Once the purposes of collection and use of personal information have been achieved, the Clinic destroys the relevant information without delay and without exception. ■ Procedures and Methods for Destroying Personal Information In principle, the Clinic destroys personal information without delay once the purposes of its collection and use have been achieved. The destruction procedures and methods are as follows. ο Destruction procedure Information you enter for membership registration and similar purposes is, after the purpose has been achieved, transferred to a separate DB (a separate filing cabinet in the case of paper documents), stored for a certain period in accordance with internal policies and other relevant laws on information protection (see Retention and Use Period), and then destroyed. Personal information transferred to a separate DB is not used for any purpose other than that for which it is retained, except as required by law. ο Destruction method - Personal information stored in electronic file format is deleted using technical methods that make the records unrecoverable. ■ Provision of Personal Information In principle, the Clinic does not provide users' personal information to external parties. However, the following cases are exceptions. - When users have given prior consent - When required by law, or when requested by investigative agencies for investigative purposes in accordance with the procedures and methods prescribed by law ■ Entrustment of Collected Personal Information The Clinic does not entrust your information to external companies without your consent. Should such a need arise in the future, we will notify you of the entrusted party and the details of the entrusted work, and obtain your prior consent when necessary. ■ Rights of Users and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them Users and legal representatives may at any time view or modify the registered personal information of themselves or of children under the age of 14, and may also request cancellation of membership. To view or modify the personal information of a user or a child under the age of 14, click 'Edit Personal Information' (or 'Edit Member Information', etc.); to cancel membership (withdraw consent), click "Withdraw Membership" and, after completing the identity verification process, you may directly view, correct, or withdraw. Alternatively, if you contact the personal information manager in writing, by phone, or by email, we will take action without delay. If you request correction of an error in your personal information, the relevant personal information will not be used or provided until the correction is completed. In addition, if incorrect personal information has already been provided to a third party, we will notify the third party of the correction result without delay so that the correction is carried out. oo processes personal information canceled or deleted at the request of a user or legal representative in accordance with the "Retention and Use Period of Personal Information Collected by oo", and ensures that it cannot be viewed or used for any other purpose. ■ Installation, Operation, and Refusal of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices The Clinic operates 'cookies' and similar devices that frequently store and retrieve your information. A cookie is a very small text file that the server operating oo's website sends to your browser, and it is stored on your computer's hard disk. The Clinic uses cookies for the following purposes. ▶ Purposes of using cookies, etc. - Providing targeted marketing and personalized services by analyzing the access frequency and visit times of members and non-members, identifying users' tastes and areas of interest and tracking their traces, and determining the degree of participation in various events and the number of visits You have the right to choose whether to install cookies. Therefore, by setting options in your web browser, you may allow all cookies, require confirmation each time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies. ▶ How to refuse cookie settings Example: To refuse cookie settings, you may allow all cookies, require confirmation each time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies by selecting the options in the web browser you use. Example of how to configure (for Internet Explorer) : Tools at the top of the web browser > Internet Options > Privacy However, if you refuse to install cookies, there may be difficulties in providing services. ■ Civil Complaint Services Regarding Personal Information In order to protect customers' personal information and handle complaints related to personal information, the Clinic has designated the relevant department and a personal information manager as follows. Customer service department : Beauty Story Clinic Beauty Story Clinic phone number : 02-511-0411 Personal information manager name : Seo Bit-na Phone number : 02-511-0411 You may report any personal information protection-related complaints arising from your use of the Clinic's services to the personal information manager or the department in charge. The Clinic will promptly provide sufficient answers to users' reports. If you need to report or consult on other personal information infringements, please contact the organizations below. 1. Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.1336.or.kr/1336) 2. ePRIVACY Mark Certification Committee (www.eprivacy.or.kr/02-580-0533~4) 3. Internet Crime Investigation Center, Supreme Prosecutors' Office (http://icic.sppo.go.kr/02-3480-3600) 4. Cyber Terror Response Center, National Police Agency (www.ctrc.go.kr/02-392-0330)