Article
1 (Purpose)
The purpose of these
provisions is to prescribe the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the
online mall run by Superior Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the
“Online Mall”) and users, regarding the use of the Internet-related service (hereinafter
referred to as “Service”) provided by the Online Mall.
Article
2 (Definition of Terms)
(1) “Online Mall” refers to a homepage where
Superior Holdings Co., Ltd. provides contents and services related to online
businesses and brands to provide and trade goods and services by using
information telecommunications facilities and it also refers to an operator who
runs the Online Mall.
(2) “User” refers to a member and a non-member who receives
provided services in accordance with the terms and conditions by accessing the
Online Mall.
(3) “Member” refers to the user who has registered for
membership by providing the Online Mall with his or her personal information
and is continuously provided information on the Online Mall by being allowed to
use the service.
(4) “Non-member” refers to the user who uses the
Online Mall services without applying for membership.
Article 3 (Prescription,
Explanation and Revision of Terms and Conditions)
(1) The Online Mall shall notify the contents in
the terms and conditions, name of business and owner, location of the office
and business registration number so that users can easily find the information.
However, the contents of the terms and conditions shall be seen on a linked
page.
(2) The Online Mall shall obtain confirmation from
the user by providing a separate linked page to help the user understand
important contents of the terms and conditions, such as order cancellation,
responsibility for delivery and refund conditions, before the user consents to
the terms and conditions.
(3) The Online Mall may revise the terms and
conditions within the extent not to violate any pertinent laws and regulations
such as the Act on Consumer Protection on E-Commerce etc.
(4) In case where the Online Mall revises the terms
and conditions, the Online Mall shall notify the revised version with the
current terms and conditions while specifying the date of application and the
cause of revision from at least seven days prior to the date of application to
the date before the date of application: Provided,
that in a case where the Online Mall revises the terms and conditions against
the advantage of the user, the Online Mall shall notify the revised terms and
conditions with a grace period of at least 30 days. In this case, the Online
Mall shall notify the terms and conditions by comparing clearly the contents
before and after the revision to help the user understand the contents more
easily.
(5) In case where the Online Mall revises the terms
and conditions, the revised version shall be applied to all users from the date
of application unless the Online Mall specifies the date separately: Provided, that the rights and
obligations that already took effect before the revision are not influenced by
the revised terms and conditions. In a case where the user who has already
contracted conveys his or her willingness to be covered by the original terms
and conditions to the Online Mall within the period pursuant to Article 3, the
user shall be covered by the original terms and conditions.
(6) With respect to the items not specified under
the terms and conditions and the interpretation of the terms and conditions, it
shall follow the Act on Consumer Protection on E-Commerce etc., the Act on
Regulation of the General Terms and Conditions, consumer protection instruction
on e-commerce set forth by the Fair Trade Commission and pertinent laws and
regulations or commercial practice.
Article 4 (Provision and
Modification of Service)
(1) The Online Mall shall
carry out the following:
1. Provision of information
of goods or services and entering into a purchase contract;
2. Delivery of goods or
services with the purchase contract;
3. Provision of brand-related
contents and services; and
4. Other works set forth by
the Online Mall
(2) In a case where goods or services are sold out
or their technical specifications are modified, the Online Mall may change the
contents of goods or services to be provided under the contract to be entered
into later.
(3) In a case where the Online Mall changes the
contents of goods or services due to reasons such as out of stock or changes of
technical specifications, the Online Mall shall immediately notify the reason
to the user by contacting the available number of the user.
(4) In a case of paragraph (3), the Online Mall
shall be liable for any damage to the user: Provided,
that in case where the Online Mall proves that it has no negligence or fault,
the Online Mall shall not be liable for the damage.
Article
5 (Suspension of Service)
(1) In a case where there is any cause of
maintenance, replacement and break-down, disconnection of communications of
information communication facilities such as computers and other equipment, the
Online Mall may temporarily suspend the provision of service.
(2) In a case where service is not to be provided
due to the conversion of business category, giving up the business, integration
of businesses and others, the Online Mall shall notify the user with the method
prescribed under Article 8 and compensate consumers in accordance with the
conditions initially presented by the Online Mall.
Article
6 (Subscription of Membership)
(1) The user writes
personal information in accordance with a membership form prescribed by the
Online Mall and applies for the membership by consenting to the terms and
conditions.
(2) In a case where there is any modification of
the registration under Article 1, the member shall inform the Online Mall of
the modification via email or other method.
Article
7 (Withdrawal from Membership, Disqualification etc.)
(1) The member may request withdrawal from the
Online Mall at any time and the Online Mall shall immediately cancel the
membership.
(2) In cases falling under any of the following
subparagraphs, the Online Mall may restrict and suspend the membership.
1. In a case where false
contents are registered at the time of applying for subscription;
2. In a case where the
payment is not made on the due date by the member in relation to the proceeds
for goods or others purchased on the Online Mall;
3. In a case where the
member threatens the e-commerce order by interfering with other persons from
using the Online Mall and illegally using their information; and
4. In a case where the
member acts against public order and standards of decency or the terms and
conditions of the Online Mall.
Article
8 (Notice to Members)
In
case where the Online Mall notifies the member, it may contact the number that
the member designated in advance by making an agreement with the Online Mall.
Article
9 (Purchase Application)
(1) Any user shall apply
for purchase under the following or similar methods on the Online Mall and the
Online Mall shall provide following contents for the user to help the user
understand the contents more easily: Provided,
that in case of the member, the application of Article 2 or Article 4 may be
excluded.
1. Search and selection of
the goods and others;
2. Entering the name,
surname, address, telephone number and email address (or cell phone number);
3. Confirmation of the
contents of the terms and conditions, services with the limitation of order
cancellation, shipping charge and the contents regarding cost burden on
installation fee;
4. Indication to confirm or
refuse the contents above with agreement to the terms and conditions (e.g.
clicking a mouse);
5. Order request for the
goods and its confirmation or consent to the confirmation by the Online Mall;
and
6. Selection of payment
method
Article
10 (Establishment of the Contract)
(1) In cases falling under any of the following for
the order in accordance with Article 9, the Online Mall may not approve.
1. In a case where there is
false information, omission of information or error in the contents; and
2. In a case where the
approval of the application for the other purchase is evidently impossible for
the technical conditions of the Online Mall
(2) The contract is assumed to be concluded when
the consent of the Online Mall reaches the user in the form of notification of
the acknowledgment of receipt pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Article 12.
(3) The indication of the approval by the Online
Mall shall include the confirmation of purchase order by the user, the
possibility of selling the product and information on the revision and
cancellation of purchase order.
Article
11 (Payment Method)
The payment for goods or
services that are purchased on the Online Mall shall be made only by credit
cards.
Article
12 (Notification of Acknowledgement of Receipt and Modification and
Cancellation of Purchase Application)
(1) In a case where the user applies for a
purchase, the Online Mall shall notify the acknowledgement of receipt.
(2) In a case where there is a discrepancy in the
expression of the intention, the user who has accepted the acknowledgement of
receipt may immediately request for change and cancellation of purchase. In
this case, the Online Mall shall meet the request without delay: Provided, that in the case of prepaid order, it shall be applied by Article 15.
Article
13 (Supply of Goods, etc.)
(1)
The Online Mall shall take necessary measures such as customized order and
package to deliver the goods, etc. within 10 days of the application for purchase
unless there is a separate agreement with the user at the time of provision of
goods: Provided, That in case where
the Online Mall receives all or part of the payment for the goods, the Online
Mall shall take measures within two business days from the day when the user
pays the price. In this case, the Online Mall shall take appropriate measures
for the user to confirm the process of providing the goods.
(2)
The Online Mall shall specify the delivery method for the goods that the user
purchased, the person who bears the burden of delivery fee and delivery period
depending on the method.
Article
14 (Refund)
When
finding difficulties with the supply of ordered goods or services due to
reasons such as products being out of stock, the Online Mall shall without
delay inform the user concerned of the reason, and, in the case of a prepaid
order, refund the price or take measures necessary for refund within two
business days from the day when the user pays the price.
Article
15 (Cancellation, etc. of Orders)
(1)
The consumer who has signed a contract with the Online Mall may cancel the
order within ten days from the day when the goods or services are delivered.
(2)
After the consumer receives the delivery of goods or services, in cases falling
under any of the following cases, the consumer shall not be entitled to cancel
the order or exchange the item:
1.
In a case where the goods or services have been destroyed or damaged due to a
cause ascribable to the consumer: Provided,
that in case where the damage to the package, etc. has been done to confirm the
contents of the goods or services, this shall not apply;
2.
In a case where the value of the goods or services have remarkably decreased
due to a cause ascribable to the consumer;
3.
In a case where the value of the goods or services have remarkably decreased as
to cause difficulty in resale due to the elapse of time; and
4.
In a case where the package of the reproducible goods or services has been
destroyed.
(3)
In case of Paragraphs (2) or (4) of Article 2, cancellation of order by the
user shall not be limited if the Online Mall did not notify the information on
the restriction of order cancellation in advance to where the user can
recognize easily or take measures to provide the product.
Article
16 (Effect of Cancellation, etc. of Orders)
(1)
The Online Mall shall refund the price of goods or services, which have been
already paid, within three business days from the date he/she has received the
returned goods, etc. In such cases, if the Online Mall delays the refund of the
price of the goods or services to the consumer, the Online Mall shall pay
interest on the delay calculated by multiplying a delayed period by the
interest rate prescribed by the Fair Trade Commission.
(2)
In refunding the price of goods or services, when a consumer has paid the price
of goods and services with a credit card or other means of settlement such as
electronic money, the Online Mall shall promptly request a business operator
who has supplied the means of settlement concerned to halt or cancel the
request for the price of the goods or services.
(3)
In a case where the order is cancelled due to the user such as a change of
heart, the user shall bear the cost of having the goods or services returned.
The Online Mall shall not charge the user a penalty or claim damages against
the user due to the order cancellation.
(4)
In a case where the user paid the delivery fee upon being provided the goods or
services, the Online Mall shall clearly specify the party who bears the burden
of paying the delivery fee if the user cancels the purchase.
Article
17 (Protection of Personal Information)
(1) The Online Mall shall collect the following
information when it collects user information.
The following are required information while other information is optional.
- Name, surname, address, telephone number, ID,
password, gender and date of birth
(2) When the Online Mall collects personal
information that can be used to identify individuals, the Online Mall shall
obtain the consent of the user.
(3) Personal information shall not be used for
other than the initial purpose without the consent of the user or provided to a
third party and the Online Mall shall be liable for the responsibility.
However, the following are exceptions:
1. In a case where the user
gives the minimum personal information for a delivery company (e.g. name,
address and telephone number);
2. In a case where the user
provides personal information for statistics or a survey in the form that may
not be used to identify individuals;
3. In a case where the
personal information is needed for paying the price due to the transaction;
4. In a case where the
personal information is needed to identify individuals for the prevention of
its illegal use; and
5. In a case where the
personal information needs to be disclosed by legal process by a national
agency or pursuant to laws and regulations
Article
18 (Obligation of the Online Mall)
(1) The Online Mall shall make great efforts to
provide the goods and services in a continuous and stable manner and not to act
against laws and regulations, the terms and conditions and public order and
standards of decency.
(2) The Online Mall shall be equipped with a
security system for the protection of personal information (including credit
card information) of the user in order for the user to use the Internet service
more safely.
(3) Where any user has suffered damage from unfair
labeling or advertising on goods or services provided by the Online Mall which
violates Article 3 of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising, the Online Mall
shall be obligated to compensate for such damage to the sufferer.
(4) The Online Mall shall not send any email for
profit or advertisement not desired by the user.
Article
19 (Obligation for IDs and Passwords)
Except
for Article 17, the member shall be responsible for managing his or her ID and
password.
Article
20 (Obligation of Users)
The
user shall not do the following:
1.
Registration of false information for application or modification
2.
Illegal use of personal information of others
3.
Revision of information posted by the Online Mall
4.
Transmission or posting the information (e.g. a computer program) other than
information specified by the Online Mall
5.
Any act to disclose or post lewd or violent messages, audio and videos and information
against public order and standards
of decency
Article 21 (The
Relationship between the Connecting and Connected Online Mall)
The
connecting Online Mall refers to the fact that it bears no guarantee liability
for transaction with the user for the goods and services that the connected
Online Mall exclusively provides. In a case where the main page of the
connecting Online Mall or pop-up screen at the time of being connected is
specified, the Online Mall shall not bear guarantee liability.
Article 22 (Belonging of
Copyright and Restriction of its Use)
(1)
The copyright and other intellectual property rights on contents written by the
Online Mall shall belong to Superior Holdings Co., Ltd.
(2)
Among information obtained by using the Online Mall, the user shall not use the
contents whose intellectual property rights belong to the Online Mall for
profit or being used by a third party by reproduction, transmission,
publication, distribution, broadcasting and other methods without prior
permission.
(3)
In case where the Online Mall uses the copyright belonging to the user pursuant
to the contract, the Online Mall shall notify its use to the user.
(4)
The copyright of postings that the member has written while using the service
provided by the company belongs to the member and he or she shall bear the
burden of responsibility from dealing with the violation of copyright and
relevant criminal and civil lawsuits.
Article
23 (Dispute Resolution)
The
Online Mall shall establish and operate a help center for consumers, which
reflects consumers’ opinions or complaints and compensate for the damage.
Article 24 (Special Agreement on International Shipping)
(1)
Purchase for international shipping is allowed up to 30 kg per order. In a case
where the weight is over 30kg, products are partially delivered depending on
the purchaser’s willingness, but in a case where the purchaser is out of
contact for seven days or more, the order is automatically cancelled.
(2)
Return of the package due to failure of customs clearance, uncertain consignee
and rejection by addressee shall be deemed the responsibility of the purchaser
and the delivery fee regarding this issue shall be paid by the purchaser.
Returned products shall be stored in a distribution center for up to 30 days
and in a case where the purchaser is out of contact for 30 days, the product
shall be discarded. In a case where the product is confiscated or discarded
through customs, it shall be impossible to redeliver the product or refund.
(3)
The consignee shall be liable for the tariffs, taxes on public utilities and
other expenses charged depending on the nation in using international shipping
service.
Article
25 (Jurisdiction and Governing Laws)
(1)
The jurisdiction of lawsuits relating to e-commerce disputes between the Online
Mall and the user shall be subject to the user’s address at the time of filing
the lawsuit, but, in the case of nonexistence of address, the district court
that has jurisdiction over his residence shall have the exclusive jurisdiction:
Provided, that this shall not apply
in a case where the address or residence of the consumer at the time of filing
the lawsuit is not evident or in case of a foreign resident, which is filed for
the district court in accordance with Civil Procedure Act.
(2)
In the case of lawsuits regarding e-commerce disputes between the Online Mall
and the user, the Korean laws shall be applied.
These
terms and conditions take effect from March 29, 2013.