Chapter 1. General Provisions
Article 1 [Purpose]
These terms set out the basic conditions and procedures for using the online information services (the ‘Services’) provided by TATOA Clinic (the ‘Company’).
Article 2 [Amendment of Terms]
The Company may amend these terms. Amended terms take effect when members are notified through the Services or by other means.
Article 3 [Definition of User]
A ‘User’ is a person who accesses the Company's website, registers as an online member under these terms, and receives the Services provided.
Chapter 2. Membership Management and Services
Article 4 [Member IDs and Passwords]
Membership is free. Users bear full responsibility for managing their member IDs and passwords. Each member is responsible for all consequences arising from negligent management or unauthorized use of their assigned ID and password. If a member's ID is used improperly, the User must promptly notify the Company so that action can be taken. The Company is not responsible for consequences arising from delayed notification.
Article 5 [Membership Withdrawal]
1. Members wishing to withdraw must email a withdrawal request to the Company's responsible staff member. 2. The Company may terminate the service agreement without prior notice or suspend use of the Services for a specified period if a member: 1) Misappropriates another person's name, ID, or password; 2) Deliberately interferes with operation of the Services; 3) Registers under a name other than their real name; 4) Registers multiple accounts under different names or aliases; 5) Deliberately distributes content detrimental to public order or accepted moral standards; 6) Plans or uses the Services to harm national interests or the public interest; 7) Damages another person's reputation or causes them disadvantage; 8) Infringes a third party's intellectual property rights; 9) Reproduces, distributes, or commercially uses information obtained through the Company's Services without the Company's prior consent; or 10) Is otherwise considered unsuitable to retain membership.
Article 6 [Content and Modification of Services]
1. The Company provides various information services, whose content may be added, changed, or discontinued as necessary. The Company may also suspend the Services due to unavoidable circumstances such as natural disasters or relay-line failures. 2. When necessary, the Company may send emails to the address supplied at registration without the member's consent.
Article 7 [Business Partnerships]
The Company may partner with other companies for certain parts of the Services to improve convenience for Users and efficient operation. Activities performed by partner companies in connection with the Services have an effect equivalent to activities performed directly by the Company.
Article 8 [Acceptance of Service Applications]
1. The Company may accept an application when the member has accurately completed all information specified by the Company, except in the circumstances in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. 2. The Company may defer acceptance when: 1) Facilities lack available capacity; 2) Technical difficulties exist; or 3) The Company otherwise considers it necessary. 3. The Company may defer acceptance of applications when: 1) The name supplied is not the applicant's real name; 2) An application is made in another person's name; 3) Required information is falsely provided; 4) The application is intended to undermine public order or accepted moral standards; or 5) The Company's other application requirements are not met.
Article 9 [Use of Member Registration Information]
1. The Company may use member registration information in aggregated statistical form. Individual Users' personal information will not be disclosed without consent, except where a User harms others or causes other improper problems. 2. If a member infringes the Company's rights or commits other unlawful acts, the Company may use the member's information in accordance with lawful procedures. 3. Where an investigative authority requests member information in connection with an investigation through lawful procedures, the Company may provide the member's registration information in response.
Article 10 [Suspension of Services]
1. The Company may temporarily suspend the Services due to maintenance, inspection, replacement, or failure of information and communications facilities such as computers, interruptions in communication, or other force majeure events. 2. The Company will not compensate Users or third parties for losses arising from temporary suspension for the reasons in paragraph 1, except where the Company has acted intentionally or negligently.
Chapter 3. Terms and Damages
Article 11 [Rules Not Specified in These Terms]
Matters not specified in these terms are governed by the Framework Act on Telecommunications, the Telecommunications Business Act, and other applicable laws. 1. The Company: the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Framework Act on Electronic Transactions, the Digital Signature Act, and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection. 2. Matters not provided for in these terms and interpretation of these terms are governed by the government's consumer protection guidelines for electronic transactions, applicable laws, or customary practices in electronic commerce.
Article 12 [Damages]
The Company will not, under any circumstances, be liable for any loss suffered by a User in connection with use of the Services.
Article 13 [Disclaimer of Liability]
1. The Company is not responsible for providing the Services when natural disasters or equivalent force majeure events prevent provision. 2. The Company is not responsible for disruption of the Services attributable to a member. 3. The Company is not liable for the loss of profits a member expected from using the Services or for other losses arising from materials obtained through the Services. 4. The Company is not responsible for the reliability or accuracy of information, materials, or facts posted by members on the Services.
Article 14 [Jurisdiction]
If litigation is brought concerning a dispute arising from use of the Services, the court with jurisdiction over the Company's location shall have jurisdiction.
[Supplementary Provision] (Effective Date) This policy takes effect on February 1, 2025.