• The Association collects the following personal information for membership, counseling, service applications, etc.

  • Collected items

    Name, login ID, password, password questions and answers, home phone number, home address, mobile phone number, email, occupation, service usage history, access log, cookies, access IP information

  • Method of collecting personal information

    Homepage (Sign up)

   

• The Association utilizes the collected personal information for the following purposes.

  • To fulfill the contract for service provision and to provide billing content for service provision
  • Member management

    Identification, personal identification, prevention of unauthorized use and prevention of unauthorized use by bad members, confirmation of intention to join, confirmation of age, confirmation of legal representative's consent when collecting personal information of children under 14 years of age, handling of complaints, and delivery of notices

  • Utilization for marketing and advertising

    Development and specialization of new services (products), delivery of advertising information such as events, provision of services and advertisements according to demographic characteristics, identification of access frequency or statistics on members' use of services

   

In principle, after the purpose of collecting and using personal information is fulfilled, the information will be destroyed without delay. However, the following information is retained for the period specified for the following reasons.

• In principle, the Association destroys the information without delay after the purpose of collecting and using personal information is achieved. The procedure and method of destruction are as follows.

  • Destruction procedure

    The information entered by members for membership registration, etc. is transferred to a separate DB (separate filing cabinet in case of paper) after the purpose is achieved, and is stored for a certain period of time (see Retention and Use Period) in accordance with the internal policy and other related laws and regulations, and then destroyed.
    Personal information transferred to a separate DB will not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is retained, unless otherwise required by law.

  • Destruction method

    Destroyed by file deletion method.

   

• In principle, the Association does not provide users' personal information to outside parties, except in the following cases.

  • When users have agreed in advance
  • In accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, or when requested by an investigative agency in accordance with the procedures and methods set forth in laws and regulations for the purpose of investigation.

   

• The Association will not entrust your information to an outside company without your consent. If such a need arises in the future, we will notify you of the entrusted party and the details of the entrusted business and obtain your prior consent if necessary.

• Users and their legal representatives may view or modify their personal information or that of their children under the age of 14 at any time, and may request to cancel their membership.
  To view or modify personal information of users or children under the age of 14, click “Change Personal Information” (or “Modify Member Information”), and to cancel membership (withdraw consent), click “Cancel Membership” after going through the identity verification process.
  Alternatively, you can contact the person in charge of personal information management in writing, by phone, or by e-mail, and we will take action without delay.
  If you request the correction of errors in your personal information, we will not use or provide the personal information until the correction is completed. In addition, if you have already provided incorrect personal information to a third party, we will notify the third party of the correction without delay so that the correction can be made.
  We will handle personal information that has been terminated or deleted at the request of a user or legal representative as specified in the “Retention and Use Period of Personal Information Collected by Association” and will not allow it to be viewed or used for any other purpose.

• The Association uses “cookies” to store and retrieve your information from time to time. A cookie is a very small text file that is sent to your browser by the server used to operate the website of Association and is stored on your computer's hard disk. The Association uses cookies for the following purposes.

  • Purpose of using cookies

    To provide targeted marketing and personalized services by analyzing the access frequency and visiting time of members and non-members, identifying users' tastes and interests and tracking their traces, and identifying the degree of participation in various events and the number of visits.
    You have a choice about the installation of cookies. Therefore, you can accept all cookies, confirm each time a cookie is stored, or refuse to store all cookies by setting the options in your web browser.

  • How to refuse cookie settings

    Example: You can choose to accept all cookies, confirm each time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies by selecting the options in your web browser.
    
    Example settings (for Internet Explorer)
    : Tools > Internet Options > Privacy at the top of your web browser
    However, if you refuse to install cookies, it may be difficult to provide the Service.

   

• In order to protect your personal information and handle complaints related to personal information, the Association has designated the following departments and personal information managers.

  • Privacy Officer - Name : Sunhwa Park (Director) / Affiliation : Secretariat of the Korea Economic Association / E-mail: kea1952@kea.ne.kr
  • Personal Information Manager - Name : Sunhwa Park (Director) / Affiliation : Secretariat of the Korea Economic Association / E-mail: kea1952@kea.ne.kr

  
  You may report any complaints related to personal information protection arising from using the services of the Association to the person in charge of personal information management or the department in charge. The Association will promptly provide a sufficient response to the user's report.
  
  If you need to report or consult about other personal information infringement, please contact the following organizations.

  • Individual Dispute Resolution Board (https://www.kopico.go.kr/1833-6972)
  • Information Security Mark Certification Committee (https://www.eprivacy.or.kr/02-550-9532~4)
  • Supreme Prosecutors' Office Internet Crime Investigation Center (https://www.spo.go.kr/1301 without area code (toll-free))
  • National Police Agency Cyber Terrorism Response Center (https://ecrm.police.go.kr/112 (free), 182 (paid))