What is the Webhard Privacy Policy?
The Webhard Privacy Policy is the principle abided by Webhard regarding its
members¡¯ privacy protection, which involves protecting the right
and benefit of Webhard members to ensure that they are able to use the services in a secured manner.
Webhard requires necessary information at a minimum for the appropriate
provision of the services, and such personal information collected
from its members is taken very seriously.
Webhard does not share personally identifiable information of its
members with any third party without the members¡¯ consent or unless
compelled by applicable laws, and always exerts its best not to disclose
such personal information outside; following Privacy Policy is being
practiced.
Why was Webhard
Privacy Policy formulated?
The Webhard Privacy Policy is aimed at helping its members use the Webhard services
in more secure and convenient manner on the basis of trust with respect
to the collection and handling of personal information and the rights
of users.
What type of member information is collected and how is used?
The personal information that the member provides is collected and used only
to provide the optimized services fit for each Webhard member.
First, in order to use the Webhard services, Webhard basically demands
your real name, title(gender), City, Province, Country, Occupation, address,
zip code, contact phone number, email address, user account (ID),
and password. Also for the paid service Webhard demand the number,
PW, Expiration date of your credit-card.
Furthermore, in order to provide the more advanced and special
services, we may conduct individual or collective surveys to collect
the additional information on the basis of members¡¯ voluntary participation
and consent, or may notify the members of the service changes via
email.
In principle, the gathered personal information is not used for any
other purposes than the original purpose.
However, except when members consent, or under the following circumstances:
1) There is a particular provision prescribed in the applicable laws
or statutes.
2) It is necessary for late payment settlement.
3) There is a need to provide the information in personally unidentifiable
format for statistical research, academic research or market research
only, if any.
How long is personal information retained?
Member¡¯s personal information is managed and protected by Webhard while they use the services as a Webhard service member, and the information
is immediately after it serves its purpose.
However, if there is consent from the member or a specific provision
prescribed by applicable laws, it shall be exempted.
Under what circumstances is personal information disclosed?
Personal information may be disclosed and shared with
the third parties if it has enough justifiable reasons to decide to
disclose the personal information of a member, who violates any of
the Terms and Conditions of Service, does legal damage to others by
the use of the Webhard services, or conducts an offense against public
morals and manners, on the purpose of taking a legal action against
him or her.
And, Webhard may share the members¡¯ personal information with the
business partners (affiliate companies) so as to provide better services
to its members. In such a case, Webhard will seek for your consent
before it collects and provides the necessary information.
How are cookies operated and used?
As a way to provide the optimized and high quality services to each user,
Webhard may use ¡®cookies¡¯ in order to save the information about the
member. A cookie, which is a tiny data packet to be sent to the user¡®s
browser by HTTP server (a website hosting server), is saved in your
PC hard drive. The members should allow cookies to use the Webhard
services,
Webhard uses cookies to identify the member and find out the member
information about the account (user ID) and Webhard service storage
capacity through the information stored in Webhard service equipment.
Surely, each of members has the right of selecting cookies. The member
can allow all the cookies by selecting the applicable option on the
web browser. The member can go through individual steps of the confirmation
whenever cookies are saved. Or, she or he can refuse to save cookies.
But, if you reject to save cookies, the Webhard services are not available.
What are the technical, managerial measures Webhard are taking to prevent personal information effluence?
Webhard minimizes the number of personal information administrator to protect
the members¡¯ privacy. And Webhard continues to educate the concerned
administrators for inspiration and development of countermeasures
to protect private information effluence.
Besides, Webhard technically acquires and operates cutting-edge equipment
and security solutions in order to prevent outsider¡¯s hacking or burglary.
Since the personal information of the members is protected by the
password, the members can only manage their user ID.
Therfore, when the computer is shared with other people, or the member
use the services in a public place, the member shall completely log
out and close the browser when the member finishes using the services.
In this way, the personal information can be protected from information
effluence in a public place.
How to read, correct, delete personal information and to withdraw consent?
Members can view their personal information anytime and request correcting of any errors. Members can always agree with or turn down Webhard's request to use or offer any personal information to third parties. Webhard shall immediately process the necessary measures. In addition, when any member uses the Webhard website (URL: http://www.webhard.net) as a way to have errors corrected, the member should login and update the general information in the Member Information Update menu.
When such a request is done via email, a member can send an application for updating to the Customer Center within the Webhard homepage (URL: http://www.webhard.net).
If a member wishes to withdraw membership, login and then apply for membership termination via the Membership Withdrawal menu. Or, email the member information including the name, user ID, email address, and contact number to Webhard email address. Webhard will then process it after confirming the information.
Note that when a member sends the application by email, the member must use the email address registered with the account.
How is Privacy Policy amended?
Webhard may change the Webhard Privacy Policy when there is an amendment
to applicable laws and ordinances, or there is a need for an amendment
in order to provide better services to the members. If it determines
to amend the Webhard Privacy Policy, it shall be noticed to the members.
What you need to keep in mind to product your privacy!
Members who own a user ID and password, should strictly manage the userID and password.
In addition, the separate personal information requested from and
provided to any events, clubs, or other service registration requiring
membership, which are not hosted by Webhard, within the Webhard services
shall be exclusively managed and used by a separate, independent operator.
Webhard shall not be liable for the use and management of such separate
personal information. Please be cautious to provide the personal information
and make consent with the independent operator.
