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Updates to Kakao Terms of Location-Based Services
2022-01-05Dear Kakao users
Your continued support makes the Kakao services possible. We are deeply grateful for the trust you have placed in us. Please be advised that the terms and conditions of location-based services have been revised.
1. Changed Content
(1) The Terms were amended to measure up to the status of the Company as a location-based service provider.
(2) The user guide was supplemented regarding effect and changes of the Terms and Conditions, utilization and provision of personal location information, and rights of legal guardian.
(3) The Terms format was changed so that the Content can be clearly expressed in any possible way (ex. modifying words and context, splitting/merging clauses, and the like).
2. Details
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Article 2. (Effect and Changes of the Terms and Conditions)
| Article 2. (Effect and Changes of the Terms and Conditions)
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Article 3. (Additional Rules)
Any matters that are not specified in this Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc. of Location Information, Telecommunications Business Act, Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and other relevant laws and regulations and the Company's guiding principles. | Article 3. (Additional Rules)
Any matters that are not specified in this Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc. of Location Information, Personal Information Protection Act, Telecommunications Business Act, Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and other relevant laws and regulations and the Company's guiding principles. |
Article 4. (Services)
The Company provides the Location-Based Services as below in use of Subscriber's present location information or broader area information encompassing the present location that are collected by itself or provided by location information business operators.
(The rest omitted/not changed) | Article 4. (Services)
The Company provides the Location-Based Services as below in use of Subscriber's location information collected by location information business operators, etc.
(The rest omitted/not changed) |
Article 6. (Limitation and Suspension of Service Use)
| Article 6. (Change, Limitation, and Suspension of Service Use)
⓵ WHERE a Member interferes with the operation of the Company's services by intention or gross negligence; ⓶ WHERE it is inevitable due to inspection, maintenance, or production of service equipment; ⓷ WHERE any telecommunications service provider stipulated in the Telecommunications Business Act suspends the telecommunications service; ⓸ WHERE the service use is interrupted due to a national emergency, service equipment failure, or traffic congestion; and ⓹ WHERE the Company considers that it is inappropriate to continue providing the Service for any other serious reasons
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Article 7. (Rights of the Personal Location Information Provider)
⓵ Any data that confirms the collection, utilization and provision of the Subscriber's location information ⓶ Reasons and details that the Subscriber's personal location information has been provided to a third party under the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, or other relevant laws and regulations.
| Article 8. (Rights of the Personal Location Information Provider)
⓵ Any data that confirms the utilization and provision of the Subscriber's location information ⓶ Reasons and details that the Subscriber's personal location information has been provided to a third party under the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information or other relevant laws and regulations.
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Article 8. (Utilization or Provision of Personal Location Information)
⓵ Unless telecommunications device where personal location information was collected incorporates any function to receive text, voice or video. ⓶ If the Subscriber requests, in advance, a notification via email address, online publishing, or any telecommunications devices other than the prespecified device herein
| Article 7. (Utilization or Provision of Personal Location Information)
⓵ Unless telecommunications device where personal location information was collected incorporates any function to receive text, voice, or video. ⓶ If the Subscriber requests, in advance, a notification via email address, online publishing, or any telecommunications devices other than the prespecified device herein.
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Article 9. (Rights of Legal Guardian)
With regard to a Subscriber under 14 years old, the Company must gain consent from both the Subscriber and his/her legal guardian to offer the Service and to provide personal location information to a third party. In this event, the legal guardian shall have all rights of Subscriber under the Article 7 hereof. | Article 9. (Rights of Legal Representative)
⓵ WHERE any data confirming the utilization and provision of location information is required to adjust the charge for the provision of location information and location-based services; and ⓶ WHERE relevant information is processed and provided for statistical preparation, academic study, or market research in an unrecognizable form so that a specific individual cannot be identified |
Article 10. (Rights of Custodians of Children Aged 8 Years or Younger)
| Article 10. (Rights of Custodians of Children Aged 8 Years or Younger)
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Article 14. (Contacts)
The Company name, address and contacts are as follows:
(Ellipsis) Phone : +82-1577-3754 | Article 14. (Company Information)
The Company's name, address, and contacts are as follows: (Ellipsis) Gen: 1577-3754 (Charged) |
Addenda Article 1.
This Terms and Conditions shall enter into force on August 9, 2021. | Addenda Article 1.
These Terms and Conditions shall enter into force on January 12, 2022. |
AddendaArticle 2. (Location Information Manager)
(Omitted)
44. Customer Service : 1577-3754 | Addenda Article 1. (Location Information Manager)
(Omitted)
45. Gen: 1577-3754 (Charged) |
3. Effective Date
January 12, 2022
4. Inquiry and Withdrawal
If you do not agree to the changed version of the Terms and Conditions of Location-Based Services, you can withdraw your consent thereto and apply for membership withdrawal.
If you have any questions or opinions regarding changes to these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at Customer Service to let us know.
Kakao promises to exert its utmost efforts to protect your location and personal information and is committed to rewarding you with reliable service.
Thank you.