Amendments to the Kakao Terms of Service

2022-12-22

Greetings from Kakao!

We'd first like to thank all our members for using Kakao Services.

 

Please be informed that amendments will be made to the Kakao Terms of Service, Kakao Terms of Service effective Jan. 9, 2023.

 

1. Amendments

 

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

Newly added

You may use the digital card service.


The Company shall provide a service where the Company issues digital cards such as credentials, tickets, and items to a member's Kakao Account at the request of affiliated issuing organizations, including the Company, and lets the Member to use them such as submission to affiliated User Organizations (hereinafter referred to as "the Digital Card Service").

 User Organization: In relation to the Digital Card Service, it refers to a third party that is issued or confirms a digital card and use it for his or her work and business.


The digital card may be issued upon the request of the Member, or automatically upon the request of an issuing organization if the Member has met certain conditions. Provided, that the Company may request consent to additional authentication or use during the process of digital card issuance, and may restrict overseas members or members of foreign nationals from issuing or using a digital card.


The Company shall only include or indicate information provided by an affiliated issuing company in a digital card, and shall not verify the content of the digital card issued by an issuing organization or guarantee its legitimacy.


A member's digital card information may be viewed or disclosed in services provided by the Company, an issuing organization or a User Organization. (The collective term for the issuing organizations and the User Organization shall be "Partner Organization".)


A digital card may be recalled or revised as required or requested by an issuing organization. A recalled digital card or information thereon may not be restored.


A digital card has an expiration date set by an issuing organization. When the expiration date elapses, the Member may not use the features of the digital card or may face restrictions in using it including submission, depending on the policy of the Partner Organization. Also, places where the digital card can be used may be changed by the Partner Organization, and the Company does not guarantee its continuity or recognize its financial value except for its features.


When the Member withdraws from Kakao Account, the digital card issued under the Kakao account will be deleted, and the same digital card may not be re-issued.


The Member shall not engage in any of the following acts while using the Digital Card Service.


1. Using the service provided by the Company or the digital card by providing false information or stealing someone else's name and information when using the service.


2. Lending digital card information to a third party.


3. Using an invalid digital card for abnormal purposes.


4. Changing information posted by the Company without permission, or sending or posting information other than those set by the Company (computer programs, etc) in the service.


5. Using the service or accessing the system in abnormal ways that are not set by the Company.


6. Sending or receiving the digital card in abnormal ways that are not set by the Company.


(E.g. Selling and buying digital cards, extortion through a transmission unagreed between users, transactions made through a method not notified normally, etc.)


7. Others cases where the Member causes damage or is reasonably expected to cause damage to the Company, the Partner Organization, or other third parties by violating related laws, the Company's Terms of Service and Operation Policy.


In relation to the use of the digital card, the Company shall not take any responsibility for the relationship between the Member, the issuing organization and the User Organization, and shall not be held liable for damages incurred to the Member due to reasons attributable to the issuing organization and the User Organization, unless there is a cause attributable to the Company.


In addition to the contents set forth in this Article, details related to the Digital Card Service are subject to the digital card service operation policy, and the Company shall inform them to the Member through service notices and the Customer Center Help Page.

General

 

Date of Announcement : Aug 18, 2022

Date of Implementation : Aug 25, 2022

General

 

Date of Announcement : Dec 22, 2022

Date of Implementation : Jan 9, 2023

 

 

2. Effective Date

The amended Terms & Conditions will take effect on Jan. 09, 2023.

 

Thank you.