Terms of Service


Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms of Service define the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between Union (the "Company") and its members in connection with the use of Union and all related services provided by the Company (the "Service").

Article 2 (Definition of Member)

① A "Member" means a user who accesses the Service provided by the Company, agrees to the Company's usage procedures under these Terms, and uses the Service provided by the Company.

Article 3 (Membership Registration)

① A person who wishes to become a Member applies for membership registration by entering member information according to the registration form determined by the Company and clicking buttons such as "Agree" or "Confirm".
② The Company will register the applicant as a Member unless the applicant falls under any of the following items.
1. The registration information contains false information, omissions, or errors.
2. The applicant has previously been subject to restriction, suspension, or loss of membership under Article 6, Paragraph 2.
3. The Company determines that registering the applicant as a Member would significantly interfere with the operation or technology of the Service.
③ The membership registration agreement is established when the Company's approval reaches the applicant.
④ If there is any change to the member information entered under Paragraph 1, the Member must promptly correct and update the changed information.

Article 4 (Provision and Changes of Service)

① The Company provides Members with the following services.
1. Community services such as bulletin boards and chat
2. Search services
3. AI feature services used with Credits (translation, speech synthesis, image generation, etc.)
4. Any other services developed by the Company or provided to Members through cooperation agreements with other companies
② The Company may notify Members of changes to the content and provision date of the Service by the method set forth in Article 7, Paragraph 2, and may change and provide the services specified in Paragraph 1.

Article 5 (Suspension of Service)

① The Company may temporarily suspend the provision of the Service in the event of maintenance, inspection, replacement, failure of information and communication facilities such as computers, communication interruption, or similar reasons. The Company may also completely discontinue the currently provided Service due to replacement with a new service or other reasons deemed appropriate by the Company.
② In the event of service suspension under Paragraph 1, the Company will notify Members by the method set forth in Article 7, Paragraph 2. However, this does not apply where prior notice is impossible due to service suspension caused by reasons beyond the Company's control, such as disk failure or system downtime without intent or negligence of the system administrator.

Article 6 (Withdrawal, Loss of Membership, etc.)

① A Member may request cancellation of their membership registration (account withdrawal) from the Company at any time, and the Company will proceed with the cancellation procedure immediately upon receiving such request.
② Upon withdrawal, posts registered in community services or other public bulletin boards are not automatically deleted. In particular, recommendation and non-recommendation records cannot be deleted due to their public purpose.
③ If a Member falls under any of the following items, the Company may restrict, suspend, or terminate the Member's membership in an appropriate manner.
1. The Member registered false information when applying for membership.
2. The Member interferes with another person's use of the Service or misuses another person's information, thereby threatening the order of electronic transactions.
3. The Member uses the Service to engage in acts prohibited by laws or these Terms, or acts contrary to public order and morals.
④ If the Company decides to terminate a Member's membership, the Company will cancel the membership registration.
⑤ If a user does not log in to use the Service for one consecutive year after registering as a Member under these Terms, the Company may terminate the user's membership.

Article 7 (Notice to Members)

① When the Company gives notice regarding the Service to a specific Member, the Company may use the email address registered in the Member's information.
② When the Company gives notice to an unspecified number of Members, the Company may substitute individual notice by posting the notice on the notice board for at least 7 days.

Article 8 (Members' Personal Information)

The Company collects necessary personal information from Members in accordance with applicable laws to provide the Service. Individual items related to personal information are disclosed in the Privacy Policy.

Article 9 (Obligations of the Company)

① The Company will not engage in acts prohibited by laws or these Terms or acts contrary to public order and morals, and will make efforts to provide the Service continuously and stably in accordance with these Terms.
② The Company will build systems so that Members can use the Service safely and conveniently.
③ The Company is not liable to compensate Members for damages incurred while using the Service.

Article 10 (Member Obligations Regarding ID and Password)

① Except where the Company is responsible under applicable laws or the Privacy Policy, each Member is responsible for managing their own ID and password.
② Members must not allow third parties to use their ID or password.
③ If a Member becomes aware that their ID or password has been stolen or is being used by a third party, the Member must immediately notify the Company and follow the Company's guidance, if any.

Article 11 (Member Obligations)

① Members must not engage in any of the following acts.
1. Registering false information when applying for membership or making changes
2. Infringing intellectual property rights of the Company or third parties, or interfering with the rights, business, or activities of the Company or third parties
3. Misusing another Member's ID
4. Posting or transmitting information, such as computer programs, that is prohibited from being transmitted or posted under applicable laws
5. Impersonating an employee of the Company, a service administrator, or another person when posting or transmitting information
6. Posting or transmitting materials containing software viruses, other computer code, files, or programs designed to interfere with or destroy the normal operation of computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment
7. Harassing other Members, including stalking
8. Collecting, storing, or disclosing personal information of other Members without their consent
9. Posting advertisements, promotional materials, or obscene materials targeting an unspecified number of people
10. Using two or more IDs
11. Manipulating recommendations, non-recommendations, posts, comments, or view counts, including acts of manipulating, inducing, or assisting such manipulation in exchange for monetary or other economic benefits
12. Mobilizing multiple people to increase recommendations, non-recommendations, posts, comments, or view counts for the purpose of defamation, insult, damage to reputation, or damage to credit
13. Repeatedly posting spam-like content on bulletin boards
14. Spamming chat rooms
15. Other common-sense malicious acts that interfere with business operations
16. Violating notice regulations posted in services provided by the Company
17. Engaging in acts that may overload servers or network lines
18. Using login or functions available to logged-in users through automated programs or bots rather than direct human action, or extracting site content, removing advertisements, and providing it again
② If a Member engages in any act under Paragraph 1, the Company may restrict, suspend, or terminate the Member's membership in accordance with Article 6, Paragraphs 2 and 3. If membership is terminated, the Company is not obligated to delete the user's posts.
③ A Member is liable to compensate the Company or other Members for damages caused by reasons attributable to the Member. In particular, if manipulation is discovered, the Member may be liable for up to five times the amount of damages suffered by the Company and may be subject to criminal punishment for obstruction of business by deception.

Article 12 (Deletion or Restriction of Public Posts)

① If a Member's public post falls under any of the following items, the Company may delete or modify the public post without prior notice to the Member, and may restrict, suspend, or terminate the Member's membership.
1. Content that defames or slanders other Members or third parties and damages their reputation
2. Content that distributes information, text, drawings, or similar materials that violate public order and morals, such as obscene material or abusive language
3. Content deemed to be related to criminal acts
4. Content that infringes copyrights or other rights of other Members or third parties
5. Content that causes religious or political disputes and is deemed to interfere, or likely interfere, with the Company's business
6. Content that infringes another person's personal information or privacy, or damages another person's reputation
7. Content posted repeatedly in multiple instances or otherwise contrary to the purpose of posting
8. Unnecessary or unauthorized advertising or promotional material
9. Repetitive or meaningless spam-like behavior
10. Other common-sense malicious acts that interfere with business operations
② If another Member or third party takes civil or criminal legal action against a Member or the Company based on infringement of legal interests caused by a Member's public post, such as a criminal complaint, injunction application, or damages lawsuit, and requests deletion of the post related to such legal action, the Company may temporarily restrict access to the related post until the result of the legal action, such as indictment by prosecutors, court injunction decision, or damages judgment, is available.
③ The Company may restrict whether certain posts can be modified or deleted to prevent abuse of the Service.

Article 13 (Ownership of Copyrights and Use of Posts)

① Copyrights and other intellectual property rights in works created by the Company belong to the Company.
② Members must not use information obtained through the Service provided by the Company for commercial purposes by copying, transmitting, publishing, distributing, broadcasting, or other methods without the Company's prior approval, nor allow third parties to use such information.
③ Copyrights in posts posted by Members within the Service belong to the Members who posted them. However, for the purpose of operating, displaying, transmitting, distributing, and promoting the Service, the Company may use Members' posts without separate permission and free of charge within a reasonable scope consistent with fair practices under copyright law, as follows.
1. Copying, modifying, adapting, displaying, transmitting, distributing, and creating edited works of Member posts within the Service, to the extent that such use does not impair the nature of the work
2. Providing, displaying, or promoting Member posts to media, telecommunications companies, or service partner companies. However, in this case, the Company will not provide Members' personal information other than the user ID without separate consent.
3. If the Company wishes to use Member posts in ways other than those described above, the Company must obtain the Member's prior consent through telephone, fax, email, or other methods.
4. The Company is not obligated to delete user posts unless the posts are legally restricted.

Article 14 (Advertisements and Transactions with Advertisers)

① Part of the service investment base that enables the Company to provide the Service to Members comes from revenue generated through advertisements. Members agree to advertisements using the content of posts they register and to advertisements displayed within the Service.
② The Company is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from Members' participation in, communication with, or transactions with advertisers' promotional activities posted on or through the Service.
③ The Company may convert links in Members' posts into the Company's affiliate link codes.

Article 15 (Amendment of Terms)

① The Company may amend these Terms to the extent that such amendment does not violate applicable laws, including the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Framework Act on Electronic Documents and Transactions, the Digital Signature Act, and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.
② However, if the amendment is unfavorable to Members, the Company will announce it from 5 days before the effective date until the day before the effective date.
③ Members have the right to reject the amended Terms. Members may express their intention to reject the amended Terms within 14 days after the amended Terms are announced. If a Member rejects the amended Terms, the Company may terminate the agreement with that Member. If a Member does not express an intention to reject the amended Terms within 14 days after the amended Terms are announced, the Member will be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.

Article 16 (Paid Services and Credits)

① The Company sells Credits to Members, and Members may use Credits to access AI features designated by the Company (translation, speech synthesis, image generation, etc.).
② Credits may be used only within the Service provided by the Company and may not be redeemed for cash or transferred, lent, or pledged to a third party. However, this does not apply to payment cancellation and refunds under Article 18.
③ Credits are divided into paid Credits, which a Member acquires by paying consideration, and free Credits, which the Company grants without charge as signup benefits, event rewards, advertisement viewing rewards, and the like. Free Credits are not subject to payment cancellation or refund under Article 18.
④ The amount of Credits consumed by each feature is determined by the Company and displayed on the Service screen, and the Company may change it due to reasons such as changes in cost. In the event of a change, the Company will provide prior notice by the method set forth in Article 7, Paragraph 2.

Article 17 (Payment)

① Members may purchase Credits using the payment methods designated by the Company.
② The payment amount is displayed on the payment screen inclusive of value-added tax, and the amount payable by the Member is fixed at the amount displayed at the time of payment.
③ Payments made through an app market (Google Play, etc.) are also subject to the policies of that app market operator, and cancellation and refund of such payments follow the procedures of that app market. If a Member receives a refund through an app market, the Company will reclaim the Credits granted for that payment, and if the remaining Credits are insufficient, the Company may restrict use of paid services to the extent of the shortfall.
④ A Member under 19 years of age must obtain the consent of a legal representative to make a payment, and a payment made without such consent may be cancelled by the Member or the legal representative.
⑤ If an amount is incorrectly charged due to a cause attributable to the Company, the Company will refund the full amount. If the incorrect charge is due to a cause attributable to the Member, the Member may bear the cost of the refund.

Article 18 (Withdrawal of Subscription, Payment Cancellation, and Refunds)

① A Member may withdraw a subscription within 7 days from the date of purchasing Credits. However, no withdrawal is permitted with respect to Credits already used.
② Payment cancellation and refunds are processed per payment transaction and only where the Credits granted for that payment have not been used. If the remaining Credits are equal to or greater than the Credits granted for that payment, the Credits are deemed unused. A Member may apply for two or more payment transactions at once, in which case the remaining Credits must be equal to or greater than the total Credits of the applied transactions.
③ For a payment received directly by the Company within 30 days from the payment date, the Company will cancel the full payment amount and deduct the Credits granted. No refund fee is deducted in this case.
④ For a payment transaction more than 30 days but not more than 5 years from the payment date, the Company will deduct the Credits granted and remit the payment amount less a refund fee to an account held in the Member's name. The refund fee is the greater of 10 percent of the total payment amount subject to refund or KRW 1,000, calculated per application.
⑤ A payment transaction whose granted Credits have been used even in part is not subject to payment cancellation or refund. Credits are digital content whose use is completed immediately upon use, and withdrawal of subscription is restricted to that extent.
⑥ Applications for payment cancellation and refunds are submitted to the Company's customer service (help@prj-union.com). The Company will process an application within 3 business days from the date of receipt. Where refund by the same method as the payment is not possible due to the nature of the payment method, the Company will notify the Member of the reason and refund by another method.
⑦ Where a Member abuses payment methods, such as by repeatedly purchasing and cancelling or obtaining refunds without justifiable cause, the Company may restrict payment cancellation, refunds, and use of paid services.
⑧ If Credits are consumed because the Service was not provided properly due to a cause attributable to the Company, the Company will re-grant the Credits concerned.
⑨ If the Company terminates the Service, the Company will give notice at least 30 days before the termination date and refund the Member's remaining Credits, applying payment transactions in order beginning with the most recent. In this case, the time limits in Paragraphs 3 and 4 and the refund fee do not apply.

Article 19 (Validity Period and Extinguishment of Credits)

① The validity period of paid Credits is 5 years from the date of last use, and Credits whose validity period has expired are extinguished.
② The validity period of free Credits is the period determined and notified by the Company at the time of grant; where no separate notice is given, Paragraph 1 applies.
③ If a Member withdraws from membership, all Credits held are extinguished and are not refunded. A Member may apply for payment cancellation or a refund under Article 18 before withdrawing.
④ Even where membership has been lost under Article 6, Paragraph 3, a Member may apply for payment cancellation or a refund under Article 18.

Article 20 (Jurisdiction)

The laws of the Republic of Korea apply to disputes arising between the Company and Members regarding use of the Service, and lawsuits arising from such disputes will be brought before the courts of the Republic of Korea having jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act.