The Organizer values the privacy of applicants and strives to comply with relevant laws and regulations, including the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and the Personal Information Protection Act.
Applicants have the right to refuse consent to the collection and use of personal information outlined below.
However, the information provided through the application is essential in
accordance with the contest guidelines. Without this information, the Organizer
may be unable to proceed with the screening and evaluation process.
Therefore, if you do not consent to the provision of personal information listed below, your application may be restricted.
The applicant’s right to refuse consent and the possible disadvantages
resulting from refusal apply to all consent items described below.
1. Personal Information Provided to the Third Party (Information That May Be Shared)
Name, contact information, email address, gender, date of birth, address, affiliation, department, etc.
2. Entrusted Organization and Details of Entrusted Tasks
Purpose of Entrustment: Collection and modification of personal information; management, operation, and maintenance of the submission system
Entrusted Company: Spectory Co., Ltd.
Article 1 (Purpose)
This consent form outlines the terms regarding the collection and use of personal information by Spectory Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act and other relevant laws when using the services provided by the Company.
Article 2 (Items Collected and Method of Collection)
The Company collects the following personal information to provide its services:
Items Collected
Required: Name (Korean/English), contact number, email address, password
Optional: Gender, date of birth, address, affiliation, department, other fields designated by the Organizer
Automatically Collected: Access logs (IP address, time of access), session cookie information
Method of Collection
Direct input through the online system
Automatically generated during website use
Article 3 (Purpose of Collection and Use)
The Company collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:
Member Management: User registration, identity verification, service usage verification, member identification
Service Provision: Contest and event operation, service improvement, customer support
Notifications and Announcements: Service updates, policy changes, event and promotion notices
Security and Abuse Prevention: Maintaining security through access log analysis and preventing illegal activities
Article 4 (Retention and Use Period of Personal Information)
The Company will destroy the collected personal information without delay once the purpose of collection and use is fulfilled. However, if retention is required by applicable laws, information will be stored for the periods specified below:
Membership information: Deleted within 1 year after account withdrawal
Access logs (IP address, time, session cookies): Retained for 3 months, then automatically deleted
Retention under relevant laws:
Records of contracts or withdrawals: 5 years (per the Electronic Commerce Act)
Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years (per the Electronic Commerce Act)
Article 5 (Provision and Outsourcing of Personal Information)
As a rule, the Company does not provide users' personal information to third parties. However, exceptions are made in the following cases:
When the user has given prior consent
When required by law or requested by an investigative agency
When outsourcing tasks necessary for service provision (information on third-party vendors will be announced separately)
The winning entry must be posted on the winner’s personal SNS account and remain publicly available for one year.