Article 1 Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice (this “Notice”) is issued by Weverse Company
Inc. (“Weverse,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and is addressed to our
general customers, visitors to our Sites, users of our Apps and
other users of our services (together, “you”). In this Notice, the
term “App” means any application made available by us (including
where we make such applications available via third-party stores or
marketplaces, or by any other means), and the term “Site” means any
website operated, or maintained, by us or on our behalf. However,
services with their own privacy notice will adhere to their own
privacy notice.
As this Notice may be amended or updated from time to time, we
encourage you to regularly check this Notice to review any changes
with the terms.
Article 2 Purposes of Processing Personal Information
We process your personal information for the following purposes
pursuant to applicable law:
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To provide our Sites, Apps, products and services:
Providing our Sites, Apps, products or services; creating an
account; providing customer support on the use of services;
identifying and preventing wrongful uses; providing functions for
joining the Weverse community and for community activities;
performing statistical analyses; providing promotional materials
(upon request); and communicating with you in relation to our
Sites, Apps or services, provision and operation of event services
(confirming participants for events, providing and delivering
prizes to winners, handling other complaints), and manufacturing
individually customized products.
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To operate our business:
Operating and managing our Sites, Apps and services; providing you
with content; displaying advertising and other information to you;
authenticating users for the sales/delivery of products and the
identification and prevention of duplicate purchases/uses or other
wrongful uses; communicating and interacting with you via our
Sites, Apps or services; and notifying you of changes to any of
our Sites, Apps or services.
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To perform communications and marketing activities:
Communicating with you via any means (including via email and app
push alerts) to provide news items and other information in which
you may be interested, subject to obtaining your prior opt-in
consent to the extent required under applicable law; personalizing
our Sites, products and services for you; maintaining and updating
your contact information where appropriate; where applicable,
enabling you to opt-out to withdraw your consent to or unsubscribe
from emails sent by us, and recording your choice.
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To manage IT systems:
Managing and operating our communications, IT and security
systems; and auditing (including security audits) and monitoring
such systems.
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To improve our Sites, Apps and services:
Identifying issues related to our Sites, Apps or services;
planning improvements to our Sites, Apps or services; and
developing new Sites, Apps or services.
Article 3 Processed Personal Information
The personal information that we process about you is as follows:
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What is "required items"?: Information required to provide the
service's fundamental functions
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What is "optional items"?: Information collected additionally
to provide specialized services (Your use of the service will
not be restricted even if you do not enter optional items.)
[Required items]
[Required items]
| weverse account |
New account sign-up |
General members: Account (email address), password, name,
nickname
Members connected with social media accounts (Twitter,
Google, Apple): Account (email address), name, nickname
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For 3 months after deleting the account or period stated
in relevant laws.
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| Accounts sign-up before May 25, 2022 |
General members: Account (email address), password, name,
and whether you are a South Korean resident or foreigner
Members connected with social media accounts (Twitter,
Google, Apple): Account (email address), name, and whether
you are a South Korean resident or foreigner
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| Weverse |
Service sign-up |
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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When using the artist community services
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Nickname, profile image |
| Paid service purchase |
Receipt number (for in-app purchases) |
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Processing refund requests from customers using paid
services
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weverse account (email address), name (first name and last
name), bank name, bank account number, address
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For 5 years after the refund, as stated in relevant Korean
laws.
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When reporting illegally filmed materials
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Name, mobile phone number (telephone number), email
address
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For 3 years from the reported date, as stated in relevant
Korean laws
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| Weverse Shop |
Service sign-up |
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Entering shipping address for purchasing products
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Recipient information (Name, mobile phone number, and
address)
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| Upon purchasing products |
Customer information (Name, email, and mobile phone
number)
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Payment information (credit card number, cardholder name,
expiration date, and CVV code)
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Retained for 10 years after the time of payment
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USA Shop customer’s sales tax billing information (name,
contact information, and address), and order number
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Retained for 7 years after the time of payment
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| Membership purchase |
Name, address, and mobile phone number |
Until the expiration of Weverse Membership; the
termination of Weverse Membership due to the deletion of
weverse account service; or etc.
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For producing the membership card included in a membership
kit
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Membership user name and membership number
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Retained for 90 days after Weverse membership kit purchase
or as stated in relevant Korean laws.
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| Weverse Concerts |
For providing performance contents |
Email address, user verification information (for
connecting to weverse account), and purchase status of
related products.
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90 days after the ends of performances (concerts,
showcases, fan events, etc.).
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| Weverse albums |
Service sign-up |
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Checking user information when adding album
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Nickname and weverse account (email address)
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| Phoning |
Service sign-up |
Nickname, and user verification information (for
connecting to weverse account)
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For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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| For Phoning chats and real-time LIVEs |
Messages nickname |
| Use of paid service |
Receipt number (for in-app purchases) |
V LIVE
(Service terminated: December 31, 2022)
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Identifying customers to refund V COIN |
General members: Email address, password
Members
connected with social media accounts (NAVER, Facebook,
Google, LINE, Twitter, Apple, Weibo, QQ): Social media log
in and connection information
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For 3 months after a refund or period stated in relevant
laws
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| For processing V COIN refund request |
V LIVE number (VID), recipient's name (first name and last
name), recipient's address, recipient's phone number, bank
account information for a refund (bank name, account
number, branch name, SWIFT code, etc.)
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For 5 years after the refund, as stated in relevant Korean
laws
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| For all services |
Event |
Prize shipping: weverse account (email address) and
recipient information (Name, mobile phone number, and
address)
Offline performance events such as fan meetings, public
broadcasts, etc.: weverse account (email address), name,
date of birth, and phone number
Online performance events such as video call fan meeting:
weverse account (email address), name, date of birth,
phone number, and social media account (KakaoTalk or LINE)
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For a year after the end of events. Data of participants
who did not win the event are discarded within 7 days of
the winner announcement.
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| Handling customer inquiries |
General inquiry: weverse account (email address) and the
details of the customer inquiries
Purchase inquiry: weverse account (email address), the
details of the customer inquiries, mobile phone number
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Stored for 3 years after the customer inquiry in
accordance with relevant laws.
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| For SMS authentication |
Country code and mobile phone number |
For 1 year after deleting the account, or as stated in the
relevant Korean laws
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Transmission of advertising information for marketing
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Email address, app push device information
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For 3 months after deleting the account or period stated
in relevant laws.
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Accessing and using the service, providing services for
reward
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Cookies, service usage history (date of log-in, IP
address, fraudulent usage, etc), device information
(unique device identifiers and OS version), your location
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For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Service:
weverse account
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Time of processing:
New account sign-up
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Personal information Processed:
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Accounts sign-up before May 25, 2022
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Personal information Processed:
General members: Account (email address), password, name,
and whether you are a South Korean resident or foreigner
Members connected with social media accounts (Twitter,
Google, Apple): Account (email address), name, and whether
you are a South Korean resident or foreigner
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Service:
Weverse
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Time of processing:
Service sign-up
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Personal information Processed:
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
When using the artist community services
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Personal information Processed:
Nickname, profile image
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Paid service purchase
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Personal information Processed:
Receipt number (for in-app purchases)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Processing refund requests from customers using paid
services
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Personal information Processed:
weverse account (email address), name (first name and last
name), bank name, bank account number, address
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Period for retention and use:
For 5 years after the refund, as stated in relevant Korean
laws.
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Time of processing:
When reporting illegally filmed materials
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Personal information Processed:
Name, mobile phone number (telephone number), email address
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 years from the reported date, as stated in relevant
Korean laws
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Service:
Weverse Shop
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Time of processing:
Service sign-up
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Personal information Processed:
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Entering shipping address for purchasing products
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Personal information Processed:
Recipient information (Name, mobile phone number, and
address)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Upon purchasing products
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Personal information Processed:
Customer information (Name, email, and mobile phone number)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Upon purchasing products
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Personal information Processed:
Payment information (credit card number, cardholder name,
expiration date, and CVV code)
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Period for retention and use:
Retained for 10 years after the time of payment
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Time of processing:
Upon purchasing products
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Personal information Processed:
USA Shop customer’s sales tax billing information (name,
contact information, and address), and order number
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Period for retention and use:
Retained for 7 years after the time of payment
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Time of processing:
Membership purchase
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Personal information Processed:
Name, address, and mobile phone number
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Period for retention and use:
Until the expiration of Weverse Membership; the termination
of Weverse Membership due to the deletion of weverse account
service; or etc.
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Time of processing:
For producing the membership card included in a membership
kit
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Personal information Processed:
Membership user name and membership number
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Period for retention and use:
Retained for 90 days after Weverse membership kit purchase
or as stated in relevant Korean laws.
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Service:
Weverse Concerts
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Time of processing:
For providing performance contents
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Personal information Processed:
Email address, user verification information (for connecting
to weverse account), and purchase status of related
products.
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Period for retention and use:
90 days after the ends of performances (concerts, showcases,
fan events, etc.).
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Service:
Weverse albums
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Time of processing:
Service sign-up
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Personal information Processed:
User verification information (for connecting to Weverse
Account)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Checking user information when adding album
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Personal information Processed:
Nickname and weverse account (email address)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Service:
Phoning
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Time of processing:
Service sign-up
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Personal information Processed:
Nickname, and user verification information (for connecting
to weverse account)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
For Phoning chats and real-time LIVEs
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Personal information Processed:
Messages nickname
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Use of paid service
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Personal information Processed:
Receipt number (for in-app purchases)
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Service:
V LIVE (Service terminated: December 31, 2022)
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Time of processing:
Identifying customers to refund V COIN
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Personal information Processed:
General members: Email address, password
Members connected with social media accounts (NAVER,
Facebook, Google, LINE, Twitter, Apple, Weibo, QQ): Social
media log in and connection information
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after a refund or period stated in relevant
laws
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Time of processing:
For processing V COIN refund request
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Personal information Processed:
V LIVE number (VID), recipient's name (first name and last
name), recipient's address, recipient's phone number, bank
account information for a refund (bank name, account number,
branch name, SWIFT code, etc.)
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Period for retention and use:
For 5 years after the refund, as stated in relevant Korean
laws
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Service:
For all services
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Time of processing:
Event
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Personal information Processed:
Prize shipping: weverse account (email address) and
recipient information (Name, mobile phone number, and
address)
Offline performance events such as fan meetings, public
broadcasts, etc.: weverse account (email address), name,
date of birth, and phone number
Online performance events such as video call fan meeting:
weverse account (email address), name, date of birth, phone
number, and social media account (KakaoTalk or LINE)
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Period for retention and use:
For a year after the end of events. Data of participants who
did not win the event are discarded within 7 days of the
winner announcement.
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Time of processing:
Handling customer inquiries
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Personal information Processed:
General inquiry: weverse account (email address) and the
details of the customer inquiries
Purchase inquiry: weverse account (email address), the
details of the customer inquiries, mobile phone number
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Period for retention and use:
Stored for 3 years after the customer inquiry in accordance
with relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
For SMS authentication
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Personal information Processed:
Country code and mobile phone number
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Period for retention and use:
For 1 year after deleting the account, or as stated in the
relevant Korean laws
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Time of processing:
Transmission of advertising information for marketing
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Personal information Processed:
Email address, app push device information
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
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Time of processing:
Accessing and using the service, providing services for
reward
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Personal information Processed:
Cookies, service usage history (date of log-in, IP address,
fraudulent usage, etc), device information (unique device
identifiers and OS version), your location
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after leaving the service or period stated in
relevant laws.
[Optional items]
[Optional items]
| Weverse Shop |
Membership purchase |
Gender |
Until the expiration of Weverse Membership; the
termination of Weverse Membership due to the deletion of
weverse account service; or etc.
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| Weverse |
When reporting illegally filmed materials
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Date of birth |
For 3 years from the reported date, as stated in relevant
Korean laws
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Service:
Weverse Shop
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Time of processing:
Membership purchase
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Personal information Processed:
Gender
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Period for retention and use:
Until the expiration of Weverse Membership; the termination
of Weverse Membership due to the deletion of weverse account
service; or etc.
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Service:
Weverse
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Time of processing:
When reporting illegally filmed materials
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Personal information Processed:
Date of birth
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 years from the reported date, as stated in relevant
Korean laws
Our service
is not offered for children (under 14 years old for South Korean and
under 16 years old for international users). If we discover that we
have collected the personal information of a child, we will delete
the information and cancel the user's account. If you believe that
we have collected information of a child, please inform us via
contact information in Article 13.
Article 4 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
Except in the following cases, we do not provide third parties with
your personal information, unless you consent thereto or the
disclosure is otherwise expressly prescribed in applicable law.
In addition, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, we
may share personal information without your consent to the extent
that such sharing is reasonably related to the purpose of the
collection of such personal information. In the foregoing case, we
will comprehensively consider factors such as whether the sharing is
related to the original purpose of collection, whether the sharing
is predictable in light of the circumstances under which the
personal information was collected or under usual processing
practices, whether the sharing unreasonably infringes upon your
interests and whether security measures such as pseudonymization or
encryption have been implemented.
Article 5 Entrustment of Personal Information
When necessary for the purposes of service use, performing
contractual obligations and improving member convenience, we entrust
the processing of personal information to specialized service
providers or utilize specialized platforms, within the scope
disclosed in this Privacy Notice.
When signing the consignment contract to entrust the personal
information processing, we include clauses stating the consignee's
responsibilities such as the prohibition of processing personal
information for purposes other than entrusted tasks,
technical/administrative measures, prohibition of reconsigning,
managerial and supervision of consignee, and compensations for
damages, and we supervise the consignees to handle the information
safely.
We will immediately disclose when there is any change in the
entrusted tasks or consignees via the Notice.
Article 6 International Transfer of Personal Information
For the purposes of providing our services and enhancing users’
convenience, we may transfer and/or manage your personal information
overseas as follows. The details on our international transfer of
personal information are described below.
Article 7 Retention of Personal Information
If we collect any personal information from you, we comply with our
internal policy to use and retain such personal information for the
period during which you use our services.
For any accounts of inactive users who have not used our services
for 1 year or longer after they joined membership, we separately
store the personal information of such inactive users. The personal
information separately stored will be retained for 4 years, after
which period the information will be destroyed.
We will notify inactive account users of the following matters at
least 30 days prior to the expiry of their accounts:
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The fact that personal information is disposed of, or the fact
that personal information is separately stored and managed
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Date/time of destruction
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Content of personal information disposed of
In addition, if we need to preserve personal information in
accordance with the provisions of applicable law or our internal
policies, we will retain relevant personal information for a
specified period as follows:
Article 8 Procedures and Methods of Destroying Personal Information
Once the purposes of collection and use of your personal information
are achieved, we destroy your personal information in accordance
with our internal policies and other applicable laws. However,
personal information collected with your consent or stored in the
form of electronic files will be deleted using technical means that
make the records unreproducible, and personal information printed on
paper such as filings or printed materials will be shredded or
incinerated
Article 9 Your Legal Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights
relating to your personal information managed by us:
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The right not to provide your personal information to us
(however, please note that we will be unable to provide you with
the full benefit of our Sites, Apps, or services, if you do not
provide us with your personal information – e.g., we might not
be able to process your requests without the necessary details);
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The right to request information regarding the nature,
processing and disclosure of your personal information managed
by us and request access to, or copies of such personal
information;
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The right to request rectification of any inaccuracies in your
personal information managed by us;
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The right to request, on legitimate grounds:
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Deletion of your personal information managed by us; or
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Suspension of processing of your personal information
managed by us;
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The right to have certain personal information transferred to
another entity, in a structured, commonly used and
machine-readable format, to the extent applicable;
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Where we process your personal information managed by us on the
basis of your prior consent, the right to withdraw that consent
(noting that such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of
any processing performed prior to the date on which we receive
notice of such withdrawal, and does not prevent the processing
of your personal information in reliance upon any other
available legal bases, as applicable); and
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The right to submit complaints to an authority in charge of
protection of data regarding the processing of your personal
information managed by us.
Article 10 Technical/Administrative Measures for Protecting Personal
Data
When handling personal information, we take appropriate measures to
keep the information safe and prevent from loss, theft, leakage,
falsification, or damage, and we take technical measures as follows:
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Your personal information is protected by password and encrypted
information. However, your information can be exposed to others
in many ways including when you use the public internet, so you
need to be responsible for protecting your own information. We
are not responsible for any damages that arise from your
negligence or the fundamental nature and risks of the internet.
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Your personal information is protected with a password and
encrypted information by default, and important data are
protected with separate security functions by encrypting files
and transmitted date.
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We use vaccine programs to prevent possible damage by computer
viruses, and vaccine programs are updated periodically.
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We prevent leakage and damage of personal information caused by
hacking and viruses by monitoring the system 24 hours a day
using a system that detects and blocks external intrusion.
We fully acknowledge the importance of your personal information,
and accordingly, we have a reasonably limited number of employees
handling personal information. The personnel in charge of protecting
personal information conducts periodical education for the
employees, putting the utmost effort to protect personal
information. Also, we periodically check the compliance status of
commitments stated in the policy and relevant employees, and when we
detect any violation, we immediately correct and improve the issue
and take necessary measures.
Article 11 Installation and Operation of Automatic Collection Tools
for Personal Information and Refusal Thereof
We use cookies to store and discover information about members.
Cookies are strings of small amounts of text transmitted by the
website server to users’ computer browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer,
Safari, Chrome, Firefox). Cookies identify each member’s computer,
but do not identify individual members.
We use Google Analytics (Terms of Service)and Firebase(Terms of Service), API provided by Google (Privacy Policy), for providing services and statistics analyses. For further
details, please see our
Cookie Policy
(1) Operation of Cookies
① Provide differentiated information depending on each individual’s
interests
② Analyze members’ and non-members’ frequency of visits and time
spent on each visit to identify members’ tastes and interests for
use in targeted marketing
③ Identify the traces of browsing records of contents in which
members were interested in to provide personalized services on the
next visit
④ Analyze customers’ habits and use the results as criteria for
service reorganization, etc.
(2) Cookie options
By adjusting the settings on their web browser, members may accept
all cookies, receive notifications whenever cookies are installed,
or refuse all cookies. However, if you refuse cookies, you may not
be able to use certain functions of the service that require login.
You can set whether to permit cookies (on Internet Explorer) as
follows:
① Go to [Tools] and [Internet Options].
② Click [Privacy].
③ Under the tab [Settings], choose the level you want from “Accept
All Cookies – Low – Medium – Medium High – High – Block All
Cookies.”
(3) Cookies expire when you close or log off from the browser.
Article 12 Decision-Making Standards for Additional Use and
Provision of Personal Information
In accordance with Article 15(3) and Article 17(4) of the Personal
Information Act of South Korea, we may additionally use or provide
your personal information without your consent, in consideration of
Article 14-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information
Protection Act of South Korea.
Article 12 Decision-Making Standards for Additional Use and
Provision of Personal Information
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Nickname used in community, W ID, content in posts
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Operating and managing artist communities and sending out
event announcements
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For 3 months after Service withdrawal or as stated in
relevant laws
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| (event winner's) Email address |
Community event winner announcement and winner
verification
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For 1 year after the event ends |
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Generated information (internal identification key, device
information, etc.), service usage history (date of log-in,
IP address, fraudulent usage, etc.), device information
(unique device identifiers, OS version), your location
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Performing statistical analyses on use of platform
services
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For 3 months after Service withdrawal or as stated in
relevant laws
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Personal information to be provided:
Nickname used in community, W ID, content in posts
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Purpose of provision:
Operating and managing artist communities and sending out
event announcements
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after Service withdrawal or as stated in
relevant laws
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Personal information to be provided:
(event winner's) Email address
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Purpose of provision:
Community event winner announcement and winner verification
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Period for retention and use:
For 1 year after the event ends
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Personal information to be provided:
Generated information (internal identification key, device
information, etc.), service usage history (date of log-in, IP
address, fraudulent usage, etc.), device information (unique
device identifiers, OS version), your location
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Purpose of provision:
Performing statistical analyses on use of platform services
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Period for retention and use:
For 3 months after Service withdrawal or as stated in
relevant laws
Accordingly, we have considered the below items for additional use
and provision of information without the user's consent.
1. Whether the purpose of additionally using and providing the
personal information is relevant to initial purpose of collecting
the information.
2. Whether there is predictability about additional use and
provision of personal information, based on the circumstances of
collecting information or its processing practices.
3. Whether the additional use and provision of personal information
violates your rights.
4. Whether security measures have been taken, such as
pseudonymization or encryption.
Article 13 Data Protection Officer
In order to protect users’ personal information and handle
complaints related to personal information, we have designated our
Data Protection Officer as follows. Users may report all complaints
related to personal information protection arising in the course of
using our services to the Data Protection Officer, and we will
provide prompt and sufficient responses to such reports.
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Data Protection Officer: Sung-gu Yeo
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Department responsible for processing complaint: CX/CS team
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Department responsible for information inspection request: CX/CS
team
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Telephone number: +82 1544-0790 (only available in South
Korea)
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Email address:
Article 14 Handling of Comments and Complaints
We operate a customer services center for smooth communication and
resolution of any comments and/or complaints presented by our users
in connection with personal information protection. If you are a
user in Korea, in the event of a dispute arising between us and you
in connection with personal information protection, for which you
require help regarding potential infringement upon your information,
you can contact the Personal Information Infringement Report Center
of the Korea Internet & Security Agency, the Cyber Bureau of the
National Police Agency, or other relevant agencies.
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Korea Internet & Security Agency
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https://privacy.kisa.or.kr
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Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
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https://www.kopico.go.kr
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1833-6972
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Cybercrime Investigation Division of Supreme Prosecutors’
Office
- https://www.spo.go.kr
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1303
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Cyber Bureau of National Police Agency
Article 15 Changes in Privacy Notice
This Privacy Policy will take into effect from March 30, 2023 (KST).
Please refer to the link below to see the previous version of
Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy version number: Integrated V1.3
Effective date: March 30, 2023
Previous Privacy Policy
Jurisdiction-Specific Terms
The following are supplementary clauses applicable depending on your
location or nationality. In the event of conflict between the
following and the main text of this Privacy Notice, the following
shall prevail.
EEA and UK
For the purposes of this section, the term “personal information”
used in the main text of this Notice shall be replaced with the term
“personal data” – the term shall have the same meaning as set out in
Article 1
Clause Article 1 of this Notice shall be supplemented with the
following text as a new final paragraph:
Article 1 Privacy Notice
For the purposes of the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018,
Weverse Company Inc. is the entity (or “controller”) that decides
how and why your personal data are processed and has primary
responsibility for complying with applicable data protection laws.
Clause Article 2 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 2 Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing of Personal Data
The purposes of processing of your personal data and the legal bases
on which we rely under applicable laws are as follows:
Article 2 Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing of
Personal Data
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To provide our Sites, Apps, products and services:
Providing our Sites, Apps, products or services; creating
an account; providing customer support on the use of
services; identifying and preventing wrongful uses;
providing functions for joining the Weverse community and
for community activities; performing statistical analyses;
providing promotional materials (upon request); and
communicating with you in relation to our Sites, Apps or
services; and providing and operating event services
(confirming participants for events, providing and
delivering prizes to winners, handling other complaints) ,
and manufacturing individually customized products.
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to
take steps prior to entering into a contract with
us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of providing you with our
Sites, Apps or services (to the extent that such
legitimate interest is not overridden by your
interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the
processing (the aforementioned legal basis is only
used in relation to processing that is entirely
voluntary – it is not used for processing that is
necessary or obligatory in any way).
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To operate our business:
Operating and managing our Sites, Apps and services;
providing you with content; displaying advertising and
other information to you; authenticating users for the
sales/delivery of products and the identification and
prevention of duplicate purchases/uses or other wrongful
uses; communicating and interacting with you via our
Sites, Apps or services; and notifying you of changes to
any of our Sites, Apps or services.
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to
take steps prior to entering into a contract with
us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of providing you with our
Sites, Apps or services (to the extent that such
legitimate interest is not overridden by your
interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the
processing (the aforementioned legal basis is only
used in relation to processing that is entirely
voluntary – it is not used for processing that is
necessary or obligatory in any way).
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To perform communications and marketing activities:
Communicating with you via any means (including via email
and app push alerts) to provide news items and other
information in which you may be interested, subject to
obtaining your prior opt-in consent to the extent required
under applicable law; personalizing our Sites, products
and services for you; maintaining and updating your
contact information where appropriate; obtaining your
prior opt-in consent when necessary; where applicable,
enabling you to opt-out to withdraw your consent to or
unsubscribe from emails sent by us, and recording your
choice.
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to
take steps prior to entering into a contract with
us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of contacting you,
subject always to compliance with applicable law (to
the extent that such legitimate interest is not
overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or
freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the
processing (the aforementioned legal basis is only
used in relation to processing that is entirely
voluntary – it is not used for processing that is
necessary or obligatory in any way).
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To manage IT systems:
Managing and operating our communications, IT and security
systems; and auditing (including security audits) and
monitoring such systems.
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The processing is necessary for our compliance with
a legal obligation; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of managing and
maintaining our communications and IT systems (to
the extent that such legitimate interest is not
overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or
freedoms).
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To improve our Sites, Apps and services:
Identifying issues related to our Sites, Apps or services;
planning improvements to our Sites, Apps or services; and
developing new Sites, Apps or services.
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of improving our Sites,
Apps or services (to the extent that such legitimate
interest is not overridden by your interests,
fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the
processing (this legal basis is only used in
relation to processing that is entirely voluntary –
it is not used for processing that is necessary or
obligatory in any way).
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To provide our Sites, Apps, products and services:
Providing our Sites, Apps, products or services; creating an
account; providing customer support on the use of services;
identifying and preventing wrongful uses; providing functions for
joining the Weverse community and for community activities;
performing statistical analyses; providing promotional materials
(upon request); and communicating with you in relation to our
Sites, Apps or services; and providing and operating event
services (confirming participants for events, providing and
delivering prizes to winners, handling other complaints) , and
manufacturing individually customized products.
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Legal basis for processing:
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to take
steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of providing you with our
Sites, Apps or services (to the extent that such
legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests,
fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the processing
(the aforementioned legal basis is only used in relation
to processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not
used for processing that is necessary or obligatory in
any way).
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To operate our business:
Operating and managing our Sites, Apps and services; providing you
with content; displaying advertising and other information to you;
authenticating users for the sales/delivery of products and the
identification and prevention of duplicate purchases/uses or other
wrongful uses; communicating and interacting with you via our
Sites, Apps or services; and notifying you of changes to any of
our Sites, Apps or services.
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Legal basis for processing:
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to take
steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of providing you with our
Sites, Apps or services (to the extent that such
legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests,
fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the processing
(the aforementioned legal basis is only used in relation
to processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not
used for processing that is necessary or obligatory in
any way).
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To perform communications and marketing activities:
Communicating with you via any means (including via email and app
push alerts) to provide news items and other information in which
you may be interested, subject to obtaining your prior opt-in
consent to the extent required under applicable law; personalizing
our Sites, products and services for you; maintaining and updating
your contact information where appropriate; obtaining your prior
opt-in consent when necessary; where applicable, enabling you to
opt-out to withdraw your consent to or unsubscribe from emails
sent by us, and recording your choice.
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Legal basis for processing:
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The processing is necessary in connection with any
contract that you have entered into with us, or to take
steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of contacting you, subject
always to compliance with applicable law (to the extent
that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your
interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the processing
(the aforementioned legal basis is only used in relation
to processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not
used for processing that is necessary or obligatory in
any way).
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To manage IT systems:
Managing and operating our communications, IT and security
systems; and auditing (including security audits) and monitoring
such systems.
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Legal basis for processing:
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The processing is necessary for our compliance with a
legal obligation; or
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of managing and maintaining
our communications and IT systems (to the extent that
such legitimate interest is not overridden by your
interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms).
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To improve our Sites, Apps and services:
Identifying issues related to our Sites, Apps or services;
planning improvements to our Sites, Apps or services; and
developing new Sites, Apps or services.
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Legal basis for processing:
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We have a legitimate interest in carrying out the
processing for the purpose of improving our Sites, Apps
or services (to the extent that such legitimate interest
is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights,
or freedoms); or
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We have obtained your prior consent to the processing
(this legal basis is only used in relation to processing
that is entirely voluntary – it is not used for
processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).
Direct Marketing
We process personal data to contact you via email, telephone, direct
mail or other communication formats to provide you with information
regarding Sites, Apps or services that may be of interest to you. We
also process personal data for the purposes of displaying content
tailored to your use of our Sites, Apps or services. If we provide
Sites, Apps or services to you, we may send or display information
to you regarding our Sites, Apps or services, upcoming promotions
and other information that may be of interest to you, including by
using the contact details that you have provided to us, or any other
appropriate means, subject always to obtaining your prior opt-in
consent, to the extent required under applicable law.
You may unsubscribe from our promotional email list at any time by
simply clicking on the unsubscribe link included in every
promotional electronic communication we send or by unsubscribing
online at
[Link]
Please note that it may take up to 2 weeks to process your
unsubscribe request, during which time you may continue to receive
communications from us. After you unsubscribe, we will not send you
further promotional emails, but in some circumstances we will
continue to contact you to the extent necessary for the purposes of
any Sites, Apps or services you have requested.
The final paragraph of Clause Article 4 of this Notice shall be
replaced with the following:
Article 4 Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties
We disclose personal data to other entities within the Weverse
group, for legitimate business purposes and the operation of our
Sites, Apps or services to you, in accordance with applicable law.
In addition, we disclose personal data to:
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you and, where appropriate, your appointed representatives;
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legal and regulatory authorities, upon request, or for the
purposes of reporting any actual or suspected breach of
applicable law or regulation;
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accountants, auditors, consultants, lawyers and other outside
professional advisors to HYBE, subject to binding contractual
obligations of confidentiality;
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third party processors, located anywhere in the world, subject
to the requirements noted below in this Section Article 4;
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any relevant party, regulatory body, governmental authority, law
enforcement agency or court, to the extent necessary for the
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
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any relevant party, regulatory body, governmental authority, law
enforcement agency or court, for the purposes of prevention,
investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or
the execution of criminal penalties;
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any relevant third party acquirer(s) or successor(s) in title,
in the event that we sell or transfer all or any relevant
portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a
reorganization, dissolution or liquidation); and
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any relevant third party provider, where our Sites and our Apps
use third party advertising, plugins or content. If you choose
to interact with any such advertising, plugins or content, your
personal data may be shared with the relevant third party
provider. We recommend that you review that third party’s
privacy policy before interacting with its advertising, plugins
or content.
If we engage a third-party processor to process your personal data,
the processor will be subject to binding contractual obligations to:
(i) only process the personal data in accordance with our prior
written instructions; and
(ii) use measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the
personal data; together with any additional requirements under
applicable law.
Please see Article 5 for more information on
the third-party processors
engaged by Weverse.
Clause Article 6 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 6 International Transfer of Personal Data
Because of the international nature of our business, we transfer
personal data within the Weverse group, and to third parties, as
discussed further in Article 6, in connection with the purposes set
out in this Notice. For this reason, we transfer personal data to
other countries that may have different laws and data protection
compliance requirements to those that apply in the country in which
you are located, including Korea, Japan, and the United States.
If an exemption or derogation applies (e.g., where a transfer is
necessary to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim) we may
rely on that exemption or derogation, as appropriate. Where no
exemption or derogation applies, and we transfer your personal data
from the EEA or UK to recipients located outside the EEA or UK who
are not in jurisdictions formally designated by the European
Commission or UK Government as providing an adequate level of
protection for personal data, we do so on the basis of template
transfer clauses adopted by the European Commission or adopted by a
Data Protection Authority and approved by the European Commission,
or adopted by the UK Government (as appropriate). You are entitled
to request a copy of these clauses using the contact details
provided in Section Article 13 below.
Please note that when you transfer any personal data directly to any
Weverse entity established outside the EEA or UK, we are not
responsible for that transfer of your personal data. We will
nevertheless process your personal data, from the point at which we
receive those data, in accordance with the provisions of this
Notice.
Clause Article 8 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 8 Procedures and Methods of Destroying Personal Data
We destroy your personal information in accordance with our internal
policies and other applicable laws.
The following shall be added at the bottom of Clause Article 9:
Article 9 Your Legal Rights
In addition to the above rights, you remain entitled to all other
statutory rights.
You may also have the following additional rights regarding the
processing of your personal information:
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the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular
situation, to the processing of your personal information by us
or on our behalf, where such processing is based on Articles
6(1)(e) (public interest) or 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests) of
the GDPR; and
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the right to object to the processing of your relevant personal
data by us or on our behalf for direct marketing purposes.
Clause Article 11 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 11 Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you visit a Site or use an App, we will typically place cookies
onto your device or read cookies already on your device, subject
always to obtaining your prior consent, where required, in
accordance with applicable law. For further details, please see our
Cookie Policy
Clause Article 13 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 13 Contact Information
You may contact our DPO
[privacy@Weverse.io]
if you wish to exercise your rights in connection with this Notice
or your personal data. You may also contact our represnetative
[EU LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE]
Clause Article 14 of this Notice shall not apply.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Clause Article 7 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 7 Data Retention
We take every reasonable step to ensure that your personal
information is only processed for the minimum period necessary for
the purposes set out in this Notice. We will retain your personal
information in a form that permits identification only for as long
as:
(1) we maintain an ongoing relationship with you; or
(2) your personal information is necessary in connection with the
lawful purposes set out in this Notice, for which we have a valid
legal basis.
Clause Article 9 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 9 California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), we must disclose
our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of the
personal information of California residents (“Consumers”).
Collection of Personal Information
We have collected and will collect the following general categories
of personal information about Consumers:
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Personal identifiers, including names, postal addresses, IP
addresses, and email addresses;
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Protected classifications, including age;
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Internet or other electronic network activity information; and
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Inferences for use in creating a consumer profile.
Our service is not offered for children (under 14 years old for
South Korean and under 16 years old for international users). If we
discover that we have collected the personal information of a child,
we will delete the information and cancel the user's account. If you
believe that we have collected information of a child, please inform
us via contact information in Article 13.
Use of Personal information
We may use the categories of personal information described above
for the following business or commercial purposes:
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Advance our commercial or economic business interests;
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Maintain or service customer accounts;
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Provide customer service;
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Process or fulfill orders and transactions;
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Provide advertising or marketing services;
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Provide analytic services;
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Perform internal research for technological development;
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Ensure the quality and safety of services or devices;
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Improve the quality and safety of services or devices;
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Debugging to address impairments to operational functionality;
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Detect security incidents;
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Comply with applicable law and law enforcement requirements;
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Protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal
activity;
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Prosecute those responsible for malicious, deceptive, fraudulent
or illegal activity; and
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Defend against or bring legal action, claims and other
liabilities.
Categories of Sources of Personal information
We collect or obtain personal information of Consumers from the
following sources:
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Information provided to us by Consumers;
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Information we obtain on our own;
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Information provided to us through collaboration with
Consumers;
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Information provided to us in the course of our relationship
with Consumers;
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Information made public by Consumers;
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App data;
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Site data;
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Information registered by Consumers;
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Information obtained from content and advertising providers; or
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Information provided to us by third parties.
Disclosure of Personal information
We do not sell any personal information to third parties. In
particular, we do not sell the personal information of minors under
16 years of age. In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the
following categories of personal information to the following
categories of recipients:
Disclosure of Personal information
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Vendors who may need access to Consumers’ personal
information to help us provide our services.
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80 (e)
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Protected classification (if provided)
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Internet or other electronic network activity
information
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Inferences for use in creating a consumer profile
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Entities who provide us with email address management and
communication contact services, and those who analyze and
enhance our marketing campaigns and service.
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in
Cal. Civ. Code § 1789.80 (e)
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Protected classification (if provided)
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Internet or other electronic network activity
information
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Inferences for use in creating a consumer profile
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Entities we partner with to assist us with our Weverse
community events.
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in
Cal. Civ. Code § 1789.80 (e)
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Categories of recipients:
Vendors who may need access to Consumers’ personal information
to help us provide our services.
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Categories of personal information:
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in Cal.
Civ. Code § 1798.80 (e)
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Protected classification (if provided)
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Internet or other electronic network activity
information
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Inferences for use in creating a consumer profile
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Categories of recipients:
Entities who provide us with email address management and
communication contact services, and those who analyze and
enhance our marketing campaigns and service.
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Categories of personal information:
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in Cal.
Civ. Code § 1789.80 (e)
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Protected classification (if provided)
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Internet or other electronic network activity
information
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Inferences for use in creating a consumer profile
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Categories of recipients:
Entities we partner with to assist us with our Weverse community
events.
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Categories of personal information:
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Personal identifiers
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Categories of personal information enumerated in Cal.
Civ. Code § 1789.80 (e)
Clause Article 11 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 11 California’s “Shine the Light” Law
Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents are
entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of
personal customer information we share with third parties or our
affiliates in connection with direct marketing performed by such
third parties or our affiliates. The aforementioned notice will
identify the categories of information we shared with third parties
and our affiliates, and will include a list of names and addresses
of such data recipients. If you are a California resident and would
like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to the
following email address:
Clause Article 13 of this Notice shall be replaced with the
following:
Article 13 Consumer Rights under the CCPA
If you are a Consumer, the CCPA grants you the following rights
regarding your personal information. If you make a certain request
to us in order to exercise, or cause an authorized representative
you appointed to exercise on your behalf, your rights to know and
delete set forth in the CCPA, we will generally require you to
provide us with certain personal information for the purpose of
identifying you in the course of handling your request and compare
such personal information against the personal information we have
collected about you to verify your identity (“verifiable consumer
request”).
Verifiable consumer requests to know or delete may be submitted
through one of the following methods:
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Call us toll free at: +1 (209) 370-0219
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Or by email at:
Right to Know About Personal Information We Collected about You.
Consumers have the right to submit a verifiable consumer request
that we disclose the following personal information we collected
about you over the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer
request, in a readily useable format:
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The categories of personal information we collected about you.
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The purposes for which the categories of personal information
collected about you will be used.
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The categories of sources for the personal information we
collected about you.
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The categories of third parties with whom we share your personal
information.
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Our business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal
information.
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The specific pieces of personal information we collected about
you.
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The categories of personal information we have disclosed for a
business purpose.
Right to Request Deletion of Personal Information.
Consumers have the right to request that we delete any personal
information we have collected from them.
Right to Non-Discrimination.
Consumers have the right to be free from discrimination when they
exercise their rights under the CCPA and, should you exercise those
rights, we cannot:
1. Deny you goods or services;
2. Charge you a different price or rate for goods or services;
3. Provide you with a different level of quality of goods or
services;
4. Suggest that you may receive a different level of quality of
goods or services.
Notice of Financial Incentive
We offer consumers who provide personal identifiers, including their
name, home address, and email address, and commercial information,
including their purchase history and access to Weverse community
events. As participants in these programs, consumers will have the
opportunity to win prizes. The value of this personal information to
our business will vary depending on the consumer's purchases from
Weverse. Consumers may opt-in to our community events by signing up
on our website. Consumers may cancel their participation in these
events at any time.
Authorized Agent
Under the CCPA, you may appoint an authorized agent to submit
requests to exercise your rights on your behalf. Should you choose
to do so, for your and our protection, we will require your
authorized agent to provide us with a signed permission
demonstrating they are authorized to submit a request on your
behalf. We note, should your authorized agent fail to submit proof
that they have been authorized to act on your behalf, we will deny
their request.
Clause Article 14 of this Notice shall not apply.
Japan
According to the purpose of the Article, the “relevant laws" and
“relevant Korean laws" stated in this Notice shall be replaced with
the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of
2003) and relevant Japanese laws.
The terms used in Clause Article 2 of this Notice shall be replaced
with the following:
The description of this Notice shall be replaced with the following:
“We process your personal information for the following purposes
pursuant to applicable law.”
Clause Article 4 (Provision of Personal Information to Third
Parties), Article 5 (Entrustment of Personal Information), and
Article 6 (International Transfer of Personal Information) of this
Notice shall be replaced with the following:
Except in the following cases, we do not provide third parties with
your personal information, unless you consent thereto or the
disclosure is otherwise expressly prescribed in applicable law.
Joint Use
The companies listed below and included in the above details about
third parties provided with personal information are part of the
company’s group. The types of jointly used personal information; the
bounds of jointly using parties; the purpose of using; and the names
of the companies and their representatives with responsibilities of
managing personal information are listed below.
Companies included in the group (jointly using parties): HYBE Co.,
Ltd., BIGHIT MUSIC, Inc., PLEDIS Entertainment, Inc., BELIFT LAB
Inc., KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, SOURCE MUSIC Co.Ltd., ADOR Co., Weverse
COMPANY Inc., Weverse Japan, Inc.
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Types of information for joint use: Same as listed in “Details
About Providing Personal Information To Third Parties" and
“Types of personal information”.
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Purpose of use: Same as listed in “Details About Providing
Personal Information To Third Parties" and “Types of personal
information”.
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Management responsibilities: The names of the company’s
representatives are the same as listed in each company’s
website.
References
Personal Information Protection Systems of Countries Receiving
Information
Provision by Entrustment
The company has entrusted specialized companies and platforms with
the tasks of processing personal information within reasonable
scopes, in order to achieve the purposes of providing service and
fulfilling contracts, and improving the convenience of customers.
When signing a contract with entrusted companies, important issues
are addressed including prohibition of processing personal
information for purposes other than entrusted purposes; technical
and managerial measures to protect information; prohibition of
re-entrustment; management and supervision of entrusted companies;
and indemnification for possible damages. The company supervises the
entrusted companies to ensure they handle the information safely.
If there are any changes in the entrusted tasks or list of entrusted
companies, we will make sure to notify by sharing the revised
Privacy Policy.
References
Personal Information Protection Systems of Countries Receiving
Information
Clause Article 12 of this Notice is not applied.
The following shall be added to Clause Article 13.
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COMPANY: Weverse Company Inc.
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ADDRESS: 6F, C, Pangyo Tech-One Tower, 131, Bundangnaegok-ro,
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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CEO: JOON WON CHOI
Clause Article 14 of this Notice is not applied.