Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Updated: January 1, 2025
The Quality Directive.com | KIMEC Expert Group values your privacy and complies with the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and other applicable privacy protection laws.
Through this Privacy Policy, we explain how your personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected. In the event of any updates or changes to this policy, we will notify users via website announcements or individual notifications.
1. Personal Information Collected
We collect the following personal information for membership registration and related services:
- Items Collected: Login ID, password, name, mobile phone number, email address, postal address, cookies
- Collection Method: Website membership registration form
2. Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information
We use the collected personal information for the following purposes:
Member Management
- User identification for membership-based services
- Prevention of unauthorized use and misuse
- Confirmation of membership intent and age verification
- Handling complaints and customer inquiries
- Delivery of notifications
Marketing and Advertising
- Providing event and promotional information
- Statistical analysis of user service utilization and access frequency
3. Retention and Use Period of Personal Information
In principle, personal information will be destroyed without delay once the purpose of its collection and use has been fulfilled.
However, if it is necessary to retain information in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, We will store it for the specified period as follows:
| Type of Record | Retention Period | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Contract or withdrawal records | 5 years | Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce |
| Payment and goods supply records | 5 years | Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce |
| Customer complaints or dispute resolution records | 3 years | Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce |
4. Destruction of Personal Information
When the purpose of processing personal information is achieved, We will promptly destroy the relevant information according to the following procedures and methods:
- Destruction Procedure: Information entered by users for membership or other purposes will be transferred to a separate database (or physical storage if paper-based) and retained for a certain period as required by internal policy and applicable laws before being destroyed.
- Destruction Method: Electronic files containing personal data will be permanently deleted using technical methods to prevent recovery.
5. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
We do not provide usersโ personal information to third parties without prior consent.
However, exceptions may apply in the following cases:
- When users have given prior consent
- When required by law or by lawful request from investigative authorities
6. Entrustment of Personal Information Processing
To improve service efficiency, we may entrust certain personal information processing tasks to external specialized companies:
- Entrusted Party: KIMCE | Expert Group
- Purpose of Entrustment: Website and system maintenance
7. Rights of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives
Data subjects may exercise the following rights at any time regarding their personal information:
- Request to access personal information
- Request to correct errors or inaccuracies
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request suspension of processing
For minors under the age of 14, the legal guardian has the right to view, correct, or withdraw consent for the collection and use of the childโs personal information.
Contact for Data Subject Rights Requests:
- E-mail : Quality.Directive@gmail.Com
8. Use of Cookies
We use cookies to provide optimized and convenient web services.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent by a web server and stored on the userโs computer. They allow the server to recognize the user on subsequent visits.
Purpose of Cookies:
- Save user preferences and improve service convenience
- Analyze service usage for performance improvement
How to Refuse Cookies:
Users can refuse cookie storage by adjusting their web browser settings.
However, some services requiring login may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
Cookie Settings Example:
- Internet Explorer: Tools โ Internet Options โ Privacy โ Settings
- Chrome: Settings โ Advanced โ Privacy and Security โ Content Settings โ Cookies
9. Inquiries and Complaint Handling
We designate the following department and officer to protect personal information and handle related complaints:
Email: Quality.Directive@gmail.com
If you have any concerns or complaints regarding personal information, please contact the department above. We will respond promptly and thoroughly.
You may also contact the following institutions for further assistance:
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center โ https://privacy.kisa.or.kr (โ118)
- ePrivacy Certification Committee โ http://www.eprivacy.or.kr
- Supreme Prosecutorsโ Office Cybercrime Investigation Division โ http://icic.sppo.go.kr
- Cyber Bureau of the National Police Agency โ http://www.ctrc.go.kr