Homecast Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the 'Company')'s privacy policy includes the following:
Purpose of Processing Personal Information
Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information
Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
Entrustment of Personal Information Processing
Rights and Duties of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives and Exercise Methods
Items of Personal Information Processed
Destruction of Personal Information
Measures for Securing Stability of Personal Information
Matters Concerning Installation, Operation, and Refusal of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices
Privacy Officer and Personal Information Inspection Request
Relief for Infringement of Rights and Interests
Changes to the Privacy Policy

1. Purpose of Processing Personal Information
The Company collects and uses personal information for customer consultation and service application reception.

2. Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information
In principle, users' personal information is destroyed without delay once the purpose of collection and use is achieved.
However, if retention is necessary due to internal company policies such as dispute resolution or identity verification, the following information will be preserved for the period specified below for the stated reasons:
- Preserved Items: Name, Contact Information, Email Address
- Grounds for Preservation: Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information
- Retention Period: 3 years
- Records on the collection/processing and use of credit information: 3 years (Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information)

3. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
The Company takes the following measures in handling users' personal information:
- Encryption of personal information when receiving customer inquiries on the website
- Appointment of website administrators and granting of access authority

4. Entrustment of Personal Information Processing
The Company does not entrust personal information to third parties. If an entrustment contract occurs in the future, we will notify you through the website and update the content of this 'Privacy Policy'.

5. Rights and Duties of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives and Exercise Methods
Users can request the deletion of their entered personal information at any time. The Company handles personal information requested for deletion by users or legal representatives according to "2. Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information" so that it cannot be viewed or used for other purposes.
For children under the age of 14, the legal representative has the right to view or modify the child's personal information and to withdraw consent for collection and use.

6. Items of Personal Information Processed
The Company collects personal information such as 'Name, Email Address, Phone Number (Mobile Number), Address, Gender, Age, etc.' for providing various services such as customer consultation and service application reception.
- Method of Collecting Personal Information: Website > Volunteer/Support > Volunteer/Support Application

7. Destruction of Personal Information
In principle, users' personal information is destroyed without delay once the purpose of collection and use is achieved.
- Destruction Procedure: Information entered by users for customer inquiries, etc., is moved to a separate database after the purpose is achieved and is destroyed after being stored for a certain period if retention is required by internal policies or other related laws. Personal information is not used for purposes other than those required by law.
- Destruction Method: Personal information on paper is destroyed through shredding/incineration. Personal information stored in electronic file format is destroyed so that the record cannot be reproduced.

8. Measures for Securing Stability of Personal Information
The Company takes the following measures in handling users' personal information:
- Encryption of personal information when receiving customer inquiries on the website
- Appointment of website administrators and granting of access authority

9. Matters Concerning Installation, Operation, and Refusal of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices
The Company uses 'cookies' to store and occasionally retrieve users' information. Cookies are small amounts of information sent by the server (HTTP) used to operate the website to the user's computer browser and may be stored on the hard disk of the users' PC.
- Purpose of Using Cookies: Used to provide optimized information to users by identifying the visit and use patterns, popular search terms, secure connection status, news editing, user scale, etc., for each service and website visited by users.
- How to Refuse Cookie Settings: You can refuse to store cookies through the option settings in the "Tools > Internet Options > Privacy" menu at the top of the web browser.

10. Privacy Officer and Personal Information Inspection Request
You can report all complaints related to personal information protection occurring while using the Company's services to the Privacy Officer or the department in charge. We will provide prompt and sufficient answers to users' reports.
- Privacy Officer / Personal Information Inspection Request Reception
Name: Manager Juhyoung Kim
Phone: 02-3400-7346
Fax: 02-3400-8782
Email: bartkim@homecast.net

11. Relief for Infringement of Rights and Interests
You can contact the following organizations for relief from personal information infringement or consultation:
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118 without area code)
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (www.kopico.go.kr / 1833-6972 without area code)
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office Cyber Crime Investigation Team (www.spo.go.kr / 02-3480-3573)
- National Police Agency Cyber Bureau (cyberbureau.police.go.kr / 182 without area code)

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy will be applicable from September 11, 2020.