Gowoonsesang Cosmetics (also referred to as “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) ranks the personal data protection for our customers as a top priority in compliance with the “Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.” In this Privacy Policy, the Company will provide customers (also referred to as “you” or “your”) with detailed information on how and where we use your personal data that we have collected which measures are taken to protect your privacy.
1. Purpose for Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect and use the following personal information for the purposes as stated below with the intention to provide reliable and safe services, making provision that however personal information is gathered it is to be used only for the purposes detailed below.
1) Services for Which Personal Information is Collected and Used
Category
Information Collected
Purpose for Collection and Use
Retention and Usage Period
Ethical Misconduct Reporting
Name, contact number, email address
To send a notification of Committee’s final decision
To be destroyed immediately after achieving the purpose
2) Methods of Collection and Usage
Information on ethical misconduct reporting will be gathered via our website, log analyzers, and cookies.
Article 2. Retention and Usage Period of Personal Information
Your personal information will be retained and used for service offering as long as you use the services provided by the Company. If you request removal of your information, or if you are disqualified and your rights are restricted or suspended, the information will be destroyed using a technical or physical method to ensure that records cannot be reproduced, accessed, or used for any purposes. However, the information may be retained under the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations for a certain time period, if needed.
Article 3. Destruction of Personal Information
The Company will destroy personal information immediately once the purpose of collection and use of the information is achieved in principle as follows:
1) Destruction Procedures
Personal details provided for subscription will be transferred to a separate database (or a separate filing cabinet if printed) and retained according to internal policies and other applicable laws and regulations (see “Retention and Usage Period”); it will be destroyed after a certain period. Personal information transferred to a separate database will not used for any purposes other than retention, unless required by applicable laws.
2) Method of Destruction
Personal information stored as an electronic file is destroyed using a technical or physical method such that records cannot be reproduced, and personal information printed on paper is shredded or destroyed by incineration.
Article 4. Disclosure of Personal Information
Our official website is intended to provide sales promotion and accept ethical misconduct reporting, thus personal information will not be provided to third parties. The Privacy Policy of Gowoonsesang Online Mall is disclosed on the homepage of the website and can be referred to at any time.
Our official website is intended to provide sales promotion and accept ethical misconduct reporting, thus personal information will not be entrusted to third parties. The Privacy Policy of Gowoonsesang Online Mall is disclosed on the homepage of the website and can be referred to at any time.
You may access and edit your personal details at any time, and can request the removal of personal information. Please contact Gowoonsesang Cosmetics Customer Center (call 080-085-8245; your information will be removed immediately after verification in a manner that it will not be reproduced or used by any means).
Article 7. Identity Theft
If identify theft is reported and verified, you may be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three (3) years or by a fine not exceeding KRW 10 million, as stipulated in the Resident Registration Act.
Article 8. Rights of Data Subject and Legal Guardianship
- The data subject may access, edit, or lodge a request for access to their personal details at any time.
-The data subject or their legal guardian can exercise their rights upon request.
- The data subject is entitled to request a suspension of processing personal information at any time, the Company may refuse the request for suspension of processing as stipulated by the applicable laws.
- If the data subject is under the age of 14, the child’s legal guardian is entitled to access, update, or edit the child’s persona information, to request suspension, and to revoke their consent to the collection and use of data.
- The data subject should agree to keep their personal information up-to-date to prevent unexpected accidents; the Company shall not be responsible for any liability or damages resulting from incorrect information. If a data subject signs up with third party’s personal information, their subscription will be terminated.
- The data subject has a right to demand privacy protection and obligations to protect themselves and not infringe upon other’s information.
Article 9. Automatic Data Collector and Opt-out
In order to provide personalized services, the Company uses “cookies” that store and retrieve information regarding customers occasionally. Cookies are small blocks of data created and transmitted by a server to your web browser and placed on the hard disk of your computer and is used for operating the Company website. The Company may use cookies for the following purposes:
(1) Purposes of Using Cookies
Target marketing and personalized services will be provided by tracking and analyzing access frequency, visitation time, tastes, interests, and participation in various events for subscribers and guests.
(2) Opting out of Cookies
You are entitled to opt out of cookies. Therefore, you can adjust your web browser settings to enable or disable cookies, or decide to accept or decline every time cookies are saved. For example, if your web browser is Internet Explorer, click “Tools” in the browser toolbar; choose Internet Options; click the Privacy tab, and then under Settings, move the slider to block or allow all cookies. If you disable cookies, services may not be smoothly provided.
Article 10. Safety Measures to Protect Personal Information치
Gowoonsesang Online Mall takes the following technical and administrative measures to ensure reliability of personal information protection.
-An internal control plan is established and implemented to enable safe data processing.
-Employees in charge of handling personal information are appointed and complete a training program on privacy protection.
-The Company is taking the necessary measures to prevent data leakage or damage caused by hacking or computer viruses such as security programs.
- Only authorized associates can access the database system that processes personal information.
-Access to the personal information processing system made by data processors will be recorded, retained and controlled such that the personal information is not lost, stolen, leaked or tampered with.
- Critical information is encrypted and stored as stipulated by the applicable laws and regulations
Article 11. Chief Privacy Officer
The Company has designated the following person as the Chief Privacy Officer to take responsibility of protecting personal information and resolving any related complaints.
- Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
Name: Park Sang-Jun
Tel. 1811-9415
Email: computing@gwss.co.kr
- Ethical Misconduct Reporting Officer (EMRO)
Name: Ahn Sang-Woon
Tel. 1811-9415
Email:: hr@gwss.co.kr
If you have a complaint regarding you personal information, such as a privacy infringement, arising out of the services you have used from the Company, you can report the matter to the CPO or relevant department at any time. We will promptly and appropriately respond to your report.
In the event that you need to report or consult on other privacy infringements, please contact the relevant institutions.
(1) Privacy Infringement Report Center: call 118 or visit www.1336.or.kr;
(2) Cyber Crime Investigation Unit, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office: call 02-3480-3600 or visit icic.sppo.go.kr);
(3) Cyber Bureau of Investigation, National Police Agency: call 02-392-0300 or visit www.ctrc.go.kr.
Article 12. Obligation to Notify Prior to Amendment
If this Privacy Policy is to be amended, revised or altered, a notification will be sent at least seven (7) days prior to the effective date. However, when such an amendment, revision or alteration may significantly affect the rights of the customers, e.g. personal information to be collected or purpose of use, the notification will be sent at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date, and written consent may be requested anew.
