Article 1. (Purpose)
The purpose of these Terms and Conditions of Location-Based Services is to prescribe the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between UBIGWORLD (hereinafter, the “Company”) and users of the Company's Location-Based Services (hereinafter, “User”).

Article 2. (Effectiveness and Modification of the Terms and Conditions)
①These Terms and Conditions shall be effective upon the User's agreement and registration thereafter as the user of this Service.
②When the User agrees, the User shall be deemed to have read and fully understood the Content and agrees to its application.
③The Company may, if necessary, modify the Terms and Conditions to the extent that it does not violate relevant laws and regulations to reflect any changes in Location-Based Services.
④If modifications are made to these Terms and Conditions, the Company shall notify any such modifications at least fifteen (15) days before the effective date through Service notices. However, if the revised content causes a significant change to the User's rights, individual notification of such shall be sent through the Service, at least thirty (30) days before the effective date.
⑤If the Company makes announcements or sends notifications to the User under the preceding Paragraphs, while clearly stating that the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms and Conditions unless the User expresses an intention to object to such revisions from the date of the announcement up until seven (7) days after the effective date, and the User expresses no objections to the revisions, then the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms and Conditions. Unless the User agrees to the revised Terms and Conditions, the User may withdraw the consent hereto.

Article 3. (Additional Rules)
Any matters that are not specified in these 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 Location-Based Services as follows using the User's location information collected by location information business operators, etc.
①Nearby user recommendations, social discovery, and friend-matching services using user location information
②Location-based personalized advertising and content

Article 5. (Service Rates)
Any Location-Based Services provided by the Company shall be free of charge.
Provided, however, that any data charge incurred while using wireless service shall be additionally imposed and subject to mobile carriers' policies.

Article 6. (Change, Limitation, and Suspension of Service Use)
①Unless the Company can maintain the Service due to various conditions, including changes to policy and/or relevant laws and regulations, etc., all or part of the Service may be restricted, modified, or suspended.
②The Company may restrict or suspend the User's use of the Service in any case falling under the subparagraphs:
1.WHERE a User interferes with the operation of the Company's services by intention or gross negligence;
2.WHERE it is inevitable due to inspection, maintenance, or production of service equipment;
3.WHERE any telecommunications service provider stipulated in the Telecommunications Business Act suspends the telecommunications service;
4.WHERE the service use is interrupted due to a national emergency, service equipment failure, or traffic congestion; and
5.WHERE the Company considers that it is inappropriate to continue providing the Service for any other serious reasons
③If the Service is restricted or suspended under Paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof, the Company shall post a prior notice on the Company's homepage or notify the User of the reasons for and period of such restrictions.

Article 7. (Utilization or Provision of Personal Location Information)
①If the Company uses any personal location information to provide the Service, the Company must notify such uses and acquire the User's consent.
②The Company shall not provide personal location information to a third party without the User's consent. In case of such provision to a third party, the Company shall notify to the User the information recipient and the purpose of provision.
③Whenever the Company provides location information to third parties designated by the User, the Company shall immediately notify the User of the recipient, date, and purpose of the provision via telecommunications device collecting such information; provided, however, that, in any case falling under subparagraphs below, notifications shall be sent via telecommunications device, email, or online notice that has been prespecified by the User.
1.Unless telecommunications device where personal location information was collected incorporates any function to receive text, voice, or video.
2.If the User requests, in advance, a notification via email address, online publishing, or any telecommunications devices other than the prespecified device herein.
④In accordance with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, the Company shall automatically record and store any data that confirms the utilization and provision of personal location information, and this data shall be stored for six (6) months.

Article 8. (Purpose and Duration of Personal Location Information Retention)
The Company shall retain personal location information as described below in order to provide location-based services.
①Personal location information shall be immediately destroyed once the information has been used in and provided to location-based services, as specified in Article 4 of these Terms and Conditions.
②However, the personal location information in User-created posts and content which are in services that store location information (geotagging) shall be retained as long as the posts and content remain in the service.
③If needed, personal location information may be retained for a minimum amount of time to provide location-based services.
④Notwithstanding the above Paragraph 1, 2 and 3, if the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information or other laws and regulations prescribes justifiable reasons to retain personal location information, then the information shall be retained in accordance with such relevant laws.

Article 9. (Rights of the Personal Location Information Provider)
①The User may reserve all or part of the User's consent to the utilization and provision of location-based services that use the personal location information.
②The User may withdraw all or part of the User's consent to the utilization and provision of location-based services that use the personal location information at any time. In this event, the Company shall destroy the personal location information within the withdrawn extent and any data confirming the utilization and provision of location information.
③The User may request that the Company temporarily suspend the utilization and provision of personal location information. In this event, the Company shall not refuse such requests and prepare any technical measures for the preceding.
④The User may request the inspection or notification of the following information and correct any errors therein. The Company shall not refuse any such request without justifiable grounds.
1.Any data that confirms the utilization and provision of the User's location information
2.Reasons and details that the User'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.
⑤The User may request the Company to exercise the User's rights by using the Company's prescribed procedures.

Article 10. (Rights of Legal Representative)
①With regard to a User under 14 years old, the Company must gain consent, from both the User and the User's legal representative, to provide the Service using the User's personal location information and to provide the personal location information to third parties. In this event, the legal representative shall have all rights of the User under Article 8 hereof.
②If the Company intends to use the personal information of children under 14 or any data confirming the utilization and provision of location information beyond the extent specified or notified in the Terms and Conditions or provide them to third parties, it shall gain consent from the User and the User's legal representative. However, the following cases are excluded.
1.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
2.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 11. (Rights of Custodians of Children Aged 8 Years or Younger)
①If a custodian prescribed in the Article 26(2) of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information (the "Custodian") agrees on the use or provision of personal location information to protect life or physical body of children aged 8 years or younger specified as below ("Children Aged 8 Years Or Younger, Etc."), such Children will be deemed to have consented thereto.
1.Children aged 8 years or younger
2.Incompetent person under the adult guardianship
3.Mentally disabled persons that are defined in Article 2.2.2 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities and categorized as persons with severe disabilities based on the Act on the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (Only those registered as disabled in accordance with Article 32 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities)
②Any custodian who intends to consent to the use or provision of personal location information for the purpose of protecting life and physical body of children aged 8 years or younger shall submit written consent along with evidentiary documents proving custodianship.
③Any custodian who has agreed to the use or provision of personal location information of children aged eight (8) years or younger shall have all rights attributed to those under Article 9 hereof.

Article 12. (Compensation for Damages)
If any damage is incurred to the User due to the Company's violation of Article 15 and/or 25 of Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, the User may file a claim for damages against the Company. The Company shall not be exempt from liability unless it proves the absence of intent or negligence.

Article 13. (Exemption from Liability)
①If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to any case falling under subparagraphs below, the Company shall assume no liability and/or responsibility for any damages.
1.Natural disaster or equivalent force majeure
2.Any intentional service interruption by a third party that has entered into Service Partnership Agreement with the Company
3.Errors that occur during the Service use due to any reasons imputable to the User
4.Any cause arising without the Company’s intent or negligence excluding the cases as prescribed in the Clause 1 or 3 herein.
②The Company shall provide no guarantee of reliability and accuracy of the Service, or any information, data or fact posted in the Service, and shall assume no responsibility for any User's damages caused thereby.

Article 14. (Dispute Settlement)
①The Company shall consult with the Users in good faith to settle any disputes related to location information.
②If the dispute is not resolved through the aforementioned consultation, the Company and the User may request an arbitration at the Korea Communications Commission under the Article 28 of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, or request an adjustment at the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee under the Article 43 of the Personal Information Protection Act.

Article 15. (Company Information)
The Company's name, address, and contacts are as follows:
Company Name : UBIGWORLD
Address : 2F, #201-B548, 14, Seonyuseo-ro 21-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-1522-8659 (Charges may apply)

Addenda
Article 1. (Enforcement Date)
These Terms and Conditions shall enter into force on May 31, 2026.

Article 2. (Location Information Manager)
The Company has appointed a Location Information Manager who is in charge of supervising and protecting individual location information and settling user grievances. Location Information Manager is the head of the department that operates Location-Based Services. Name and contacts are as follows.
Name: UI JUN HWANG
Team: R&D Team (Development Team)
Position: Team Leader
Email: info.ubigworld@gmail.com
Tel: +82-1522-8659 (Charges may apply)

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