Location-based Service Terms and Conditions
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this agreement is to stipulate the rights, obligations and responsibilities, and other necessary matters between NAVER Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company“) and the subject of personal location information in terms of the location-based services provided by the Company.
Article 2 (Working Rules Other Than the Terms of Use)
Matters not specified herein shall comply with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, Personal Information Protection Act, Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Framework Act on Telecommunications, Telecommunications Business Act and other relevant regulations, terms of use and privacy policy of the Company, and other guidelines as set forth by the Company.
Article 3 (Description and Pricing of Services)
1. The Company, upon receiving location information from the location information provider, shall provide the following location-based services:
1) GeoTagging service: The location information of a subject of personal location information or mobile device included in a post or content saved by the user is stored with the post. The stored location information may be preserved without being used for specific purpose, or may be used to provide features that categorizes or searches for content based on location;
2) Provision of search result and content using location information: Where there is a request for information search, or where the location information of the subject of personal location information or mobile device is provided, such location information is used to provide search result, result of nearby location search (popular restaurants, nearby businesses, means of transportation, etc.), and translation result;
3) Advertisement based on user’s location: In the process of using search result or other services, the location of the subject of personal location information or mobile device is used to present advertising materials;
4) Protection of users and prevention of abuse: The location of the subject of personal location information or mobile device is used to prohibit any unauthorized individual from attempting to use services abnormally, etc.;
5) Provision of convenience services such as directions: Optimal routes including traffic information, directions, etc. are offered on a map, and locating nearby facilities, news and weather information, emergency rescue service, automatic address completion and other convenience services shall be provided.
2. Location-based services under Paragraph 1 shall be offered free of charge.
Article 4 (Rights Held by Subjects of Personal Location Information)
1. The subject of personal location information may defer their consent for part of the scope of the collection of personal location information and the terms of use, or the usage and purpose of personal location information, scope of the recipient of personal location information, and part of location-based services.
2. Any subject of personal location information may fully or partially withdraw their consent to the collection, use and provision of personal location information.
3. Any subject of personal location information may request, at any time, a temporary suspension on the collection, use and provision of personal location information. In such case, the Company shall not refuse such request and shall take technical measures accordingly.
4. Any subject of personal location information may request the Company to permit them to inspect any of the following data or to give notice of any of the following data, and may request the Company to correct an error found in the concerned data. In such case, the Company shall not reject such request without good cause:
1) Data verifying the collection, use and provision of personal location information which relates to the subject of personal location information;
2) The ground on which the personal location information of the subject of personal location information was provided to a third party pursuant to the provisions of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information or other Acts, and the relevant details.
5. Upon the full or partial withdrawal of consent by the subject of personal location information, the Company shall, without delay, destroy the collected personal location information and the data verifying the collection, use and provision of location information; notwithstanding the foregoing, in cases which the subject of personal location information partially withdraws their consent, such destruction of data is limited to the personal location information and the data verifying the use and provision of location information for the part withdrawn.
6. In order to ensure the subject of personal location information exercises their rights outlined in Paragraph 1 through 4 of this Article, the subject of personal location information may use the contact information under Article 13 of this agreement to make requests to the Company.
Article 5 (Rights Held by Legal Representatives)
1. Where the Company intends to collect, use or provide personal location information from children under 14 years of age, the Company shall obtain the consent of both the child under 14 years of age and their legal representative.
2. Where legal representatives provide their consent to the collection, use and provision of personal location information of children under 14 years of age, they may exercise the right to defer consent, right to withdraw and suspend consent, and right to request inspection and notification.
Article 6 (Grounds for and Retention Period of Data Verifying the Usage and Provision of Location Information)
In accordance with Article 16-(2) of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, the Company shall automatically record data verifying the collection, use, and provision of location information in a location information system, and preserve the data for 6 months or longer.
Article 7 (Alteration and Termination of Service)
1. Where it becomes impossible for the Company to maintain its services due to circumstances of the Company, including but not limited to policy changes of the location-based service provider or legal obstacles, the Company may restrict, change or terminate the service fully or partially.
2. In cases which the service is terminated pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Article, the Company shall make an announcement on the Internet or notify the subject of personal location information prior to such termination.
Article 8 (Immediate Notification upon Provision of Personal Location Information to Third Parties)
1. The Company shall not provide the personal location information of the subject of personal location information to a third party without the consent of the relevant subject of personal location information, and in the cases which the Company provides services offered by a third party, the designated recipient of the personal location information and the purpose of provision shall be notified to the subject of personal location information in advance, and shall obtain their consent.
2. In the cases which the Company provides personal location information to a third party designated by the subject of personal location information, the Company shall immediately notify, on each occasion, the subject of personal location information, of the designated recipient of such information, the date, time, and purpose of such provision via the communication terminal device from which the personal location information was collected.
3. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in the cases of the following, the subject of personal location information shall notify via the predesignated communication terminal device or e-mail address:
• In cases which the communication terminal device, for which the personal location information was collected, does not include functions to receive text, voice or video;
• In case the subject of personal location information has requested in advance to notify with a communication terminal device or e-mail address other than the communication terminal device that collected the personal location information.
Article 9 (Rights Held by the Legal Guardian of Children of 8 Years Old or Younger, etc.)
1. Where the legal guardian of any of the following persons (hereinafter referred to as “child of eight years old or younger, etc.”) gives consent to the use or provision of personal location information regarding the child of eight years old or younger, etc., for the protection of the child’s health or safety, the Company shall deem that the child, etc. themselves consent thereto:
1) A child of 8 (eight) years old or younger
2) A person under adult guardianship
3) A person with a mental disorder defined in Subparagraph 2 of Article 2 (2) of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, classified as a person with a severe disability defined in Subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (limited to those registered as disabled persons under Article 32 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities).
2. For the protection of the health or safety of a child of eight years old or younger, etc., the legal guardian who intends to consent to the use or provision of personal location information must submit a written consent to the Company along with a document proving their status as the legal guardian.
3. The legal guardian can exercise all of the rights of the subject of personal location information by agreeing to the use or provision of personal location information for a child of eight years old or younger, etc.
Article 10 (Purpose of Retention and Usage Period of Personal Location Information)
1. The Company shall retain and use personal location information for the minimum period necessary to provide location-based services.
2. The Company shall destroy personal location information without delay after one-time or temporary use from majority of its location-based services. Provided, that when a user posts or stores personal location information along with posts and content on the Company’s service, such as in the ‘GeoTagging’ service, the personal location information shall be stored together during the retention period of the posts and content.
Article 11 (Compensation for Damage)
A subject of personal location information may claim damages against the Company in case of any damage arising from the Company’s violation of Articles 15 through 26 of Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, In such cases, the Company shall not be exempt from liabilities unless it proves that there was no intention or negligence on its part.
Article 12 (Mediation of Disputes)
1. In cases which the parties to a dispute related to location information fail to reach an agreement or it is impossible to reach an agreement, the Company may file a petition for adjudication with the Korea Communications Commission.
2. In cases which the parties to a dispute related to location information fail to reach an agreement or it is impossible to reach an agreement, the Company or the subject of personal location information may file a petition for mediation with the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee established under the Personal Information Protection Act.
Article 13 (Contacts of the Company and the Person Responsible for Location Information)
1. Name, address and contact information of the Company are as follows:
Name of Company: NAVER Corporation
Address: NAVER 1784, 95, Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (Postal code: 13561)
Telephone number: 1588-3820
2. The company strives to protect the rights of the subject of personal location information, including the handling of complaints that users have in the process of using the service, by designating a person responsible for managing location information.
Person responsible for managing location information: David Lee, CPO/DPO (Secondary position: Protection of personal information)
Email: Contact us
Addendum
Effective date of Article 1
The previous terms and conditions that were in effect from May 18, 2022 will be replaced by the terms and conditions outlined above, which will come into effect on August 20. 2024.