Amendments to Kakao Operation Policy

2023-01-09

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 Operation Policy effective Jan. 16, 2023.

 

 

1. Amendments

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

6. Inactive Account Policy (Guidelines for long-term inactive member's Service use)

 

Unless the Service has been accessed for the following period of time under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., the Service Agreement thereof shall be terminated after personal information was destroyed or separately stored.

 

Kakao Account User

(1) i) Unless a Member uses his/her Kakao Account in any of Individual Services that constitute the Comprehensive Services for one (1) year, ii) unless any user who has not agreed to the Kakao Comprehensive Terms of Service use his/her Kakao Account in any service associated with Kakao Brand, his/her Kakao Account shall be inactive and any information therein shall be stored separately.

(2) Unless the aforementioned member logs into for four (4) years thereafter, his/her personal information shall be destroyed and the relevant account shall be deleted.

(3) Provided that any personal information in the KakaoTalk Service shall be destroyed, and the Service shall be terminated thereby in case of conversion to Inactive Account.

 

KakaoTalk users who have no Kakao Account

(1) If a member does not use the KakaoTalk service for one (1) year, his/her personal information within KakaoTalk Service shall be destroyed, and the KakaoTalk Service will be terminated thereby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Differences between Inactive Account Policy set forth herein and inactive account policy stipulated in each Individual Service are listed as follows. In such event, the Latter shall override the Former.

Kakao Talk Channel Service Operation Guide

Kakao AdFit Service Operation Policy

6. Inactive Account Policy (Guidelines for long-term inactive member's Service use)

 

Unless the Service has been accessed for the following period of time under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., the Service Agreement thereof shall be terminated after personal information was destroyed or separately stored.

 

Kakao Account User

(1) i) Unless a Member uses his/her Kakao Account in any of Individual Services that constitute the Comprehensive Services for one (1) year, ii) unless any user who has not agreed to the Kakao Comprehensive Terms of Service use his/her Kakao Account in any service associated with Kakao Brand, his/her Kakao Account shall be inactive and any information therein shall be stored separately.

(2) Unless the aforementioned member logs into for four (4) years thereafter, his/her personal information shall be destroyed and the relevant account shall be deleted.

(3) Provided that any personal information in the KakaoTalk Service shall be destroyed, and the Service shall be terminated thereby in case of conversion to Inactive Account.

 

KakaoTalk users who have no Kakao Account

(1)   If a member does not use the KakaoTalk service for one (1) year, his/her personal information within KakaoTalk Service shall be destroyed, and the KakaoTalk Service will be terminated thereby.

 

A Daum service user who has not integrated his/her accounts into a Kakao account

(1) If the Daum service is not used for one year, the user status shall be changed to dormant, and his/her personal information shall be maintained separately.

(2) If the user does not log into the service for four (4) years after the separation, his/her personal information shall be destroyed, and the membership shall be withdrawn.

 

Differences between Inactive Account Policy set forth herein and inactive account policy stipulated in each Individual Service are listed as follows. In such event, the Latter shall override the Former.

Kakao Talk Channel Service Operation Guide

Kakao AdFit Service Operation Policy

 

 

2. Effective Date

The amended Terms & Conditions will take effect on Jan. 16, 2023.

 

Thank you.