vling Terms of Service

Last Updated: 2023/10/20

Chapter 1. General Terms

Article 1.(Purpose)

These Terms of Service govern your use of creator search engine vling, a service provided by Buzz & Beyond Inc. (hereinafter referred to as 'Company') The rights, claims, obligations, responsibilities, and service usage conditions and procedural matters as a user (membership user) and provider are listed in these terms of service.

These Terms of Service, therefore, constitute an agreement between you (the membership user) and us (Buzz & Beyond Inc).

Article 2.(Effect and Modification of Terms and Conditions)

  1. These Terms of Service are effective since they are displayed to the user through the web page managed by the provider or through a different channel.

  2. If the "Company" has a justifiable reason to modify the terms, the "Company" may do so within the boundaries of the law. The "Company" must notify the date of effect and the reason for modification on its web page seven (7) days before the date of effect or notify its users through a different way and send them emails with the important details regarding the date of effect and the modifications.

  3. However, if the modifications are deemed unfair to the user, the "Company" should send its users the date of effect and reason for the modification to its users thirty (30) days before the date of effect by e-mail or other electronic channels.

  4. Unless the user explicitly expresses disagreement with the terms before the date of effect despite the "Company" having announced the terms of use by the preceding clause, the - 2 - user agrees to the terms.

  5. The amended terms are only applied to the terms made after the date of effect. Therefore, the existing agreement applies to any terms / contract made prior to the amended terms.

Article 3.(Additional Terms)

Any matter that is outside of these terms follows the policy and law by the Information and Communications Industry Promotion Act, Act on Promotion of Information announced Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and other related laws. Laws related to consumer protection and Terms of Usage for paid services are applied for paid service users due to e-commerce transactions.

Article 4.(Definition of Terms)

The Terms herein shall be defined as follows:

  1. Service: All the services (including wireless internet service) provided through the internet website operated by the "Company".

  2. User: Members and non-members using the services provided by the "Company".

  3. Member: All users who have agreed to the Terms of Service and use the services provided by the "Company" after having received a user account.

  4. User Account: The email address set (verified) by the member and approved by the "Company" for the member to use the services. For Easy Sign Up (syncing account information from a different service), the email address that is registered to the other service is automatically set as the user account. If the email address set as the user account does not work properly, important notifications such as messages made between users and vling announcements may not be transmitted. The member is responsible for such cases. - 3 -

  5. Password: The number and letter combinations made by the member to protect the member's privacy.

  6. Block: The "Company" restricts the usage of service of the member according to the terms and conditions.

  7. Termination: The termination of a contract for use by the "Company" or the member.

  8. "Contents" refers to the data or information expressed in signs, letters, voices, sounds, images, videos, etc. used in information and communication network in the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection. It is made or processed in the electronic form to increase its usefulness in preservation and use.

  9. "Paid Service" refers to the "services" provided by the "Company" to its "members" when the "member" transacts a certain amount to use one of the "services" or when the "member" agrees to the terms of transaction or agreement with the "Company"

  10. "Payment" refers to paying a certain amount to the "Company" to use the "paid services" provided by the "Company" through various means of payment.

  11. The "Company" may issue rights to use under names such as "subscription" and "coupon" online or offline. The usage guidelines are listed separately on the "subscription" and "coupon" usage guideline pages.

  12. "Device" refers to PC, Tablet, Smartphone, PMP, and any other digital electronic devices released in the future that can be used to use the "content" that the "Company" provides. Any other terms not defined in this article are guided by its relevant legislation and services.

  13. "Enterprise Solution": a custom solution of the "Company" which customizes the information and technology owned by to meet the needs of the suppliers. The details, duration, and amount of production are all decided by negotiation. - 4 -

Chapter 2. Service Agreement

Article 1.(Purpose)

  1. Users can sign up for an account by entering certain information in the Sign-Up form and agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of the "Company".

  2. The Service Agreement shall come into effect after the "Company" verifies the information entered by a user who has agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

Article 2.(Application for Use)

  1. For users who wish to use the services after signing up as a member can apply for use by agreeing to the terms and conditions and providing certain personal information requested by the company.

  2. If you're a minor under the age of fourteen (14), you must have your parent’s or legal guardian's permission to use the membership. This permission requires specific additional terms and policies.

  3. Members can apply for use by providing the certain personal information requested by the "Company".

  4. The "Company" may require an additional authentication process for members that cannot be verified online.

Article 3.(Approval of Application for Use)

  1. The "Company" approves applications in order from earliest to latest unless there is a special case.

  2. The "Company" may limit the acceptance of applications for use in any of the following cases, and may withhold the acceptance until the grounds, therefore, are resolved: - 5 -

A.Provided that there is no sufficient capacity to provide the Service.

B.Provided that any technical issue is detected in providing the Service.

C.Provided that the "Company" finds the need to do so given the circumstances.

  1. The "Company" reserves the right to refuse the application for use without notice beforehand if a case falls under any of the following subparagraphs.

A.Provided that you have attempted to create an account under another’s name.

B.Provided that you enter no required information, or false information in the process of creating an Account.

C.Provided that the application is made for the purpose of hindering the well-being and order of society or the good customs of society.

D.Provided that the other requirements for application for use determined by the "Company" are insufficient.

E.Provided that you have used any malware and bugs or any methods that exploit the vulnerabilities of the system.

F.Provided that the user has previously lost his / her membership under these terms and conditions. However, exceptions shall be made if a person who lost his / her qualification more than a year ago has been approved by the "Company" to rejoin the membership.

Article 4.(Protection of Personal Information)

  1. The "Company" complies with the personal information protection policy as prescribed by the related laws to protect users’ personal information, including user registration information. The Members can find which efforts the "Company" exerts to securely process their personal information in the Privacy Policy.

  2. Personal information that users voluntarily provide online, such as bulletin boards, e-mails, and - 6 - chats, may be collected and used by others. The burden of risk thereon shall be in principle carried by a user who has agreed to the use of such service.

  3. Among the services provided by the company to the user, viewer statistics based on YouTube authentication data may be used. The company only processes publicly available SNS account information on services such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, AfreecaTV, Twitch, and Naver Blog (hereinafter referred to as 'SNS Platforms') and complies with relevant laws and the privacy policies of YouTube and each SNS platform.

Article 5.(Modification of User Information)

  1. Members can access and modify their personal information at any time through the 'Preferences' menu.

  2. Members are responsible for updating any changes that are made after the application and the "Company" takes no responsibility for any loss attributable to the member's negligence in timely updating the Account Information.

Article 6.(Grant and Change of Nicknames)

  1. The "Company" gives a member a nickname according to the terms and conditions.

  2. The "Company" may request members to change their nicknames in any of the following cases:

A.Provided that the user nickname contains the user's personal information that may impose any threat to the user.

B.Provided that the name defames and harms others and minors.

C.Cases where the nicknames of members may overlap due to integration with other sites.

D.Cases where the nickname contains special characters that deter the protection of the user's personal information and provision of smooth service to the user.

E.For any other reasonable cases

  1. The "Company" may notify the members with multiple accounts and delete other accounts other than the default account set by the user.

Article 7.(Notification to Members)

When the "Company" gives a notice to a member, it shall give the same notice as the contents of Articles 2(2) and(3) unless otherwise provided for in these terms and conditions. However, in the case of notification for all members, it can be replaced by posting it on the "Company"'s website screen for more than seven (7) days.

Chapter 3. Obligation of Contracting Parties

Article 1.(Obligation of the "Company")

  1. The "Company" allows the members to use the service on the day of the application for use unless there are special circumstances. However, in the case of "paid service", members can use the service after the transaction is completed.

  2. The "Company" shall continuously endeavor to provide continuous and stable services as prescribed in these Terms and Conditions, and shall repair and restore the facilities if they are damaged or lost. However, in the event of a natural disaster, emergency, or other unavoidable circumstances, the service may be suspended.

  3. If the "Company" deems that the opinions or complaints raised by the prescribed procedures from the members are justified, it shall deal with them through appropriate procedures. If the process takes a certain period, the members will be notified of the reason and process schedule through bulletin boards or e-mail.

  4. The "Company" complies with the contents outlined in Article 8 regarding the protection of the members’ personal information.

  5. The company collects data in a legitimate manner in accordance with the policies of YouTube and each SNS platform as well as related laws, and takes immediate action if there is any related notification.

  6. If the entity that holds the rights to the data requests modification or deletion for a valid reason, the company will modify or delete the respective data.

Article 2.(Obligation of the Members)

  1. Members shall comply with the matters prescribed in these Terms and Conditions and the matters - 8 - announced by the "Company" through instructions for use or announcements, and shall not engage in any other acts that interfere with the "Company"'s business.

  2. Members shall be responsible for the management of their ID and password. The member shall be responsible for the negligence of management of the ID and password granted to the member and for all consequences caused by illegal use.

  3. If a member discovers that his ID or password has been used illegally, he / she shall immediately report it to the "Company", and he / she shall be responsible for all consequences of not reporting.

  4. Members shall not engage in business activities without prior consent from the "Company", and the "Company" shall not be responsible for the results of the business activities and the results of the member's violation of the terms and conditions. Members shall be obliged to compensate the "Company" for damages caused by such business activities.

  5. Members shall not use the contents provided by the "Company" outside of his / her personal use, such as reproduction of the contents in public places or stores for profit.

  6. Members shall neither transfer nor grant their rights to use and legal status hereby, nor impignorate the foregoing rights and status without the explicit consent from the "Company".

  7. Members must perform none of the following activities in the use of the Service.

A.The act of stealing another person's ID, password, etc.

B.Copy, alter, distribute, sell, transfer, lend, secure, or allow others to use the Service or part of software thereof without the "Company"'s consent.

C.Publishing, e-mailing, or other means of disseminating to others any infringement of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights.

D.Disseminate to others any information, sentence, figure, or voice against public order and / or good morals and manners.

E.The act of sending, posting, e-mailing, or distributing contents that may be offensive or - 9 - threatening to others' personal information.

F.Any act that is objectively determined to be associated with crime.

G.Collecting or storing personal information of other users without the approval of the "Company".

H.Other Illegal Act.

I.You must access only one session at a time with one account.

Chapter 4. Using Services

Article 1.(Provision of Information)

  1. Users are deemed to have agreed to receive 'ad information for profit purposes' upon membership registration, and the "Company" can provide 'ad information for profit purposes' to members in various ways (notification, PUSH messages, SMS, e-mail, telephone, etc.).

  2. 'Ad information for profit' includes 'information deemed necessary during service use' and 'information for providing service benefits' that the "Company" intends to provide to its members.

  3. Members can refuse to receive 'ad information for profit purposes' at any time by refusing to receive 'email notification' in the account preference menu. In such cases, the "Company" excludes the member from the information provision, and the "Company" shall not be responsible for any disadvantages in using the service to the member.

Article 2.(Member's Content)

  1. The "Company" may delete the contents within the service posted or registered by the member without prior notice if it is deemed to fall under any of the following subparagraphs:

A.Defame or injure other member or a third party's reputation.- 10 -