The purpose of these terms and conditions is to define the conditions and procedures for using all services (hereinafter referred to as "Services") provided by the Modern English Education Society (hereinafter referred to as the "Society") website, and to regulate the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between the user and the Society website.

• ①All services provided by the Society website are subject to the user's agreement to these terms and conditions, and these terms and conditions shall apply first to the Society's service provision and the user's service use.
• ②The Society may change these terms and conditions without prior notice if reasonable grounds arise, and the changed terms and conditions will take effect immediately after being posted on the Society website or notified to members by email.
• ③If the user does not agree to the changed terms and conditions, the user may cancel (withdraw from) their membership registration. If the user continues to use the Society website after 7 days from the date of the changed terms and conditions without expressing their refusal, it will be deemed that they have agreed to the changed terms and conditions.
• ④Agreeing to these terms and conditions means agreeing to regularly visit the Society website to check for changes to the terms and conditions. The Society website shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users who are not aware of changes to the terms and conditions.

Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the provisions of the Telecommunications Basic Act, the Telecommunications Business Act, the Regulations on the Deliberation of the Information and Communication Ethics Committee, the Code of Ethics for Information and Communication, the Program Protection Act, and other relevant laws and regulations.

The definitions of the terms used in these Terms and Conditions are as follows:

• ①"User" refers to a person who receives the services provided by the academic society website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
• ②"Registration" means the act of filling out the application form provided by the academic society website, agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, and completing the service usage agreement.
• ③"Member" refers to a person who has registered personal information with the academic society website and can use the information and services provided by the academic society website.
• ④"ID" refers to a combination of letters and numbers selected by the user within the academic society website to identify the user and to use the services.
• ⑤"Password" refers to a combination of letters and numbers selected by the user within the academic society website to confirm whether the user is the same person as the registered member and to protect their personal information in communication.
• ⑥"Withdrawal" means the act of terminating the service usage agreement by the member.

• ①The agreement for use is established when the applicant completes the registration process by entering the required information on the designated registration form provided by the academic society's website and agrees to the terms of use of the website.
• ②The agreement to these terms of use is expressed by checking the box indicating "I agree to the homepage terms of use" on the relevant page of the academic society's website.

• ①A member who wishes to use the services of the academic society's website must provide the information requested by the website and complete the registration process to become a member.
• ②All members must provide their real name, contact information, date of birth, email, and address for identification verification to be able to use the services. If a member provides false information, they may be restricted from using the services.
• ③Membership registration must be done using the member's real name.
• ④If a member applies for services using another person's name or personal information, their ID may be deleted without prior notice, and they may be punished according to the relevant laws and regulations.

• ①The Society shall enforce a personal information handling policy to protect the personal information of service users in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. The protection and use of user personal information shall be subject to the relevant laws and regulations and the Society's personal information handling policy. However, the Society shall not be responsible for any information exposure resulting from the user's own fault.
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  The member information on the Society's website shall be used, managed, and protected as follows:

  • 1. Use of Personal Information: The Society's website shall not disclose or distribute the member's personal information collected in relation to the provision of services to a third party without the member's consent. However, if there is a request from a government agency under the provisions of laws such as the Telecommunications Basic Act, for investigation of a crime, a request from the Korea Internet & Security Agency, or if there is a request following the procedures prescribed by other relevant laws, it shall be exempted. It also shall not be exempted if the user has voluntarily disclosed their personal information on the Society's website.
  • 2. Management of Personal Information: Users can modify or delete their personal information in the personal information management section of the service to protect and manage their personal information.
  • 3. Protection of Personal Information: User's personal information can only be accessed, modified, or deleted by the user, and it is primarily managed by the user's ID and password. Therefore, users should not disclose their ID and password to others, and they must log out from the website and close the web browser window when finishing their tasks.
• ③By applying for membership on the Society's website in accordance with these terms and conditions, the user is deemed to have agreed to the collection and use of the member's information stated in the application form by the Society's website.

• ①The Society approves the use of the service to the applicant under the provisions of Article 6, unless there is any obstacle in performing the business or technical aspects.
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  The Society does not approve the service for the following cases:

  • 1. If the applicant uses another person's name or if the name is not the real name.
  • 2. If the applicant provides false information on the membership application form or applies for it falsely.
  • 3. If the applicant obstructs the use of the Society's site services or steals the information.
  • 4. If the applicant violates laws and regulations and the terms and conditions of this Agreement using the Society's site.
  • 5. If the applicant fails to meet other requirements for the use of the service set by the Society.
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  The Society may withhold approval of the service application if it falls under the following items until the reasons for withholding approval are resolved:

  • 1. When there is no spare capacity in the web operating equipment of the Society site.
  • 2. When there is a technical obstacle to operating the web of the Society site.
  • 3. When it is difficult to approve the use due to the Society's attributable reasons.
• ④When the service application is not approved or approval is limited under the provisions, the Society shall immediately inform the applicant.

• ①The Society must have a security system in place to protect the personal information of users, in order to ensure that they can use the Society's services safely.
• ②The Society has an obligation to protect the personal information of members in accordance with the privacy policy established by the Society. The Society shall not disclose or distribute a member's personal information to a third party without their consent, except where required by related laws and regulations, such as the Telecommunications Business Act and other relevant national agencies.
• ③If the Society wishes to use a member's personal information beyond the scope notified or stated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2, or provide such information to a third party, it must first individually notify the member and obtain their consent.
• ④The Society shall promptly repair or restore its facilities in the event of equipment failure or loss, to ensure the continuous and stable provision of services. However, in case of natural disasters, emergencies, or other unavoidable circumstances, it may temporarily suspend or terminate such services.
• ⑤The Society must provide convenience to members in matters related to the conclusion, modification, and termination of membership contracts, and other contractual procedures and contents.
• ⑥If opinions or complaints raised by members are deemed reasonable, the Society must immediately handle them. However, if immediate handling is difficult, the Society must notify the member of the reason and processing schedule in writing, by email or telephone, etc.
• ⑦The Society may create statistical data on all or part of the personal information of the members with their prior consent, in relation to its business, and may transmit cookies to the member's computer through the Service. A cookie is a small amount of information that a website server sends to a user's computer, which contains information about the visited website and the user's personal information necessary for confirming the provision of services. Members have the option to choose whether to install cookies. Therefore, members can allow all cookies by setting options in their web browser, or go through confirmation each time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies. However, if the storage of cookies is refused, some services of the Society that require login may be difficult to use.

• ①The subscriber must provide accurate information when joining as a member. In addition, the information provided about the member must be maintained and updated to ensure that it is accurate.
• ②Members must not allow third parties to use their ID and password.
• ③Members cannot transfer or donate their status as a user of the service or offer it as collateral without prior consent from the academic society.
• ④Members cannot exclusively use the entire or part of the content and functions of the service without prior approval from the academic society.
• ⑤Members cannot engage in profitable activities using the service without explicit prior consent from the academic society, and the academic society is not responsible for any results arising from such violations. Members are liable for damages to the academic society resulting from such profitable activities.
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  Members must not engage in the following activities while using the service.

  • 1.Illegally using another member's ID and password.
  • 2.Copying, processing, translating, reproducing, performing, broadcasting, exhibiting, distributing, publishing, or providing to third parties information obtained through the service for purposes other than personal use.
  • 3.Infringing upon the academic society's or third party's copyright or other rights, or posting, publishing, transmitting, or distributing content that infringes upon another's patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights.
  • 4.Damaging another's reputation or causing harm.
  • 5.Transmitting, posting, publishing, distributing, or sending via email or other means content that cannot be used under the law or contract, or content that is obscene, vulgar, defamatory, threatening, or infringes on another's privacy.
  • 6.Distributing to others content such as information, sentences, graphics, or voice that violates public order or morals.
  • 7.Posting, publishing, transmitting, or distributing unapproved advertisements, promotional materials, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other types of solicitations on the academic society's website.
  • 8.Acts aimed at causing the malfunction or destruction of equipment related to the service or information, such as distributing computer viruses or malicious codes or hacking.
  • 9.Any acts that may disrupt the stable operation of the academic society's website service.
  • 10.Acts aimed at committing crimes or other illegal activities.
  • 11.Acts subject to corrective measures requested by reputable organizations such as the Korea Communications Standards Commission or consumer protection groups, violations of election laws resulting in suspension, warning, or corrective orders from the election management committee, or violations of Article 53(1) of the Electric Communication Business Act or Article 16(Unfair Communication) of the Enforcement Decree of the Electric Communication Business Act.
  • 12.Acts in violation of other related laws and regulations
• ⑦ Members must comply with the provisions of these terms and conditions, the service usage guide, or cautionary notes, and also comply with any notices or separately posted matters announced by the Society.

• ①The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year unless there is a special obstacle in the association's business or technology.
• ②The association may temporarily suspend the service on the day or time designated by the association for system regular inspection, expansion, or replacement, and advance notice of the service interruption due to the scheduled work will be provided through the website.
• ③In case of service interruption due to reasons beyond the control of the association (such as disk failure without intentional or negligent action by the system administrator, system downtime, etc.), it is impossible to give advance notice, and in case of system interruption due to intentional or negligent actions by others (telecommunications business operators, etc.), no notice will be given.

• ①The user is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information entered from the moment the user completes the registration process for the Society's website service, and the user is solely responsible for any consequences that arise from the use of the member's ID and password.
• ②The member is solely responsible for all management related to the member's ID and password, and if the member discovers that the ID or password has been used improperly, the member must immediately report it to the Society's website. The member is solely responsible for any damages resulting from failure to report such incidents.
• ③The user must accurately terminate the connection with the site each time they finish using the Society's website service, and the Society's website is not responsible for any damages or losses resulting from third-party use of the user's information due to the failure to terminate the connection accurately.

• ①
  The Society may delete, move, or refuse to register in advance the following posts or materials without notice:

  • 1.Contents that severely insult or damage the honor of other members or third parties.
  • 2.Contents that violate public order and morals or distribute links to such contents.
  • 3.Posts that are deemed commercial, illegal, obscene, or vulgar.
  • 4.Contents that promote illegal replication or hacking.
  • 5.Advertisements for profit.
  • 6.Contents that are objectively recognized as being associated with crimes.
  • 7.Contents that infringe upon the copyrights or other rights of other users or third parties.
  • 8.Posts that violate the posting principles set by the Society or are not suitable for the nature of the bulletin board.
  • 9.Other cases that violate relevant laws and regulations.
• ②The Society's website is not responsible for the reliability, accuracy, or other contents of the information, data, or facts posted by members in this service, and is not responsible for any profit or damage expected from the use of the information posted by these members or the service.

• ①The rights to the content of the posts posted by users belong to the users themselves.
• ②The civil and criminal liabilities arising from the infringement of third-party copyrights by users' posts are solely borne by the users.
• ③Members cannot use the materials posted on the service for commercial purposes, such as processing or selling the information obtained through the service.
• ④The society may delete, move, or refuse registration of the contents or postings within the service posted or registered by the members without prior notice if it is determined to fall under any of the items in Article 13.

The society may provide members with various information that is deemed necessary during the use of the service via email, phone communication, or other methods.

• ①If a user has a reason such as not wanting to receive the services provided on this site after joining as a member, they may withdraw (terminate) their membership at any time, and the information entered at the time of registration will be immediately deleted upon withdrawal.
• ②If a member wishes to terminate the usage agreement, they must use the 'Membership Withdrawal' menu on the association's website to withdraw from the membership themselves.

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  The Society may restrict the use of the Service by a Member if the Member violates the contents of Article 10 of these Terms and Conditions or falls under any of the following subparagraphs in using the Service:

  • 1. Use of vulgar user ID or nickname that harms public decency
  • 2. Cases of severe defamation or interference with the use of the Service to other users
  • 3. Cases that may disturb the normal operation of the Service
  • 4. Cases where there are corrective requests from relevant public institutions such as the Information and Communication Ethics Committee
  • 5.
    Cases of posting illegal materials on bulletin boards

    • a.Cases where commercial software or crack files are uploaded
    • b.Cases where pornographic materials that violate Article 7 of the Review Rules of the Information and Communication Ethics Committee are posted
    • c.Cases containing content that aims to perform acts against the state
    • d.Cases of unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works or uploading of MP3 files
  • 6.Cases of distributing computer virus programs that may cause malfunction of information and communication equipment or destruction of information.

• ①The Society shall not be liable for any damages incurred by a member in connection with the free services provided on the Society's website, except for intentional criminal acts.
• ②If the Society receives claims for compensation for damages, lawsuits, or other objections from third parties, other than the member who caused illegal acts while using the service, the member shall make efforts to exempt the Society from liability. If the Society cannot be exempted from liability, the member shall compensate the Society for all damages incurred.

• ①In the event that the service cannot be provided due to force majeure, such as natural disasters, war, or other similar circumstances, the Society shall be exempted from liability for the provision of the service.
• ②The Society shall be exempted from liability in the event that damages arise due to the suspension or improper provision of telecommunications services by a telecommunications service provider.
• ③The Society shall be exempted from liability for damages arising from the unavoidable circumstances of maintenance, replacement, periodic inspection, construction, etc. of service equipment for providing a more stable service to its members.
• ④The Society shall not be liable for any obstacles or damages caused by the member's fault in using the service.
• ⑤The Society shall not be liable for damages caused by errors in the user's computer or by the member's insufficient provision of personal information, including contact information and address.
• ⑥The Society shall not be liable for the reliability, accuracy, or other contents of various information, data, and facts posted by members on the service.
• ⑦The Society's website shall not be liable for any transactions, such as the trade of goods or financial transactions, between members or between members and third parties facilitated by the service, and shall not be liable for any expected benefits related to the use of the service by members.
• ⑧The Society's website shall not be liable for damages caused by the user's intention or negligence among the damages incurred by the user in connection with the use of the service.

• ①Matters not specified in this Agreement shall be governed by relevant laws and regulations such as the Telecommunications Business Act.
• ②In the event of a dispute between the Association and a member regarding the use of the Service, the dispute cannot be filed in court unless the parties have made sincere efforts to resolve the dispute.
• ③In the event of a lawsuit regarding a dispute arising from the use of the Service, the court with jurisdiction over the location of the Association shall be the competent court.