LAOBANG Service Terms and Conditions

Effective Date : February 18, 2023

Chapter 1 : General Provisions

Article 1 (Purpose)

1. The purpose of these Terms and Conditions is to prescribe legal relations and other necessary matters between the company and the user in connection with the use of all services provided by HappyPOP (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") using the "LAOBANG" brand. The service is provided through a platform operated by the company (hereinafter referred to as “LAOBANG platform”), such as applications, regardless of terminal (including various wired and wireless devices such as PC, mobile, and tablet PC).. Users who use LAOBANG services as members or non-members are considered to have confirmed or agreed to these terms and conditions and related operating policies.

 

Article 2 (Definition)

1. The definitions of terms used in these Terms and Conditions are as follows.
   -      Member: A person who has registered as a member by providing personal information to the company.
   -      Non-member: As a person who uses the service without registering as a member, the use of some services provided by the company may be restricted.
   -      Users: Those who use various services provided by the company through the LAOBANG platform, including members and non-members.
   -      Content Provider: All users may provide various information and contents in accordance with the platform rules, and are referred to as content providers.
   -      Data: Data is mean information provided by the content provider, content that includes texts, photos, videos, and various files posted on the service, advertisements within the scope of permission. It also means information contained in this Service in the form of posts, distributed, transmitted through this Service, or accessed from this Service.
   -      ID: This means the email address entered when registering for membership and using the service.
   -      Paid service: refers to various online digital contents and services provided by the company or a third party that has signed a contract with the company, such as a link user, through "Laobang" for a fee. Information and advertising services are included.

2. Among the terms used in these terms and conditions, those not prescribed in this Article shall be subject to relevant laws and general customs.

 

Article 3 (Specification, Effect and Change of Terms and Conditions)

1. The company notifies the contents of these terms and conditions on the services provided by the company so that users can easily understand them, and users are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions when using the services provided by the company.
2. The company may amend these terms and conditions to the extent that it does not violate related laws and general practices.
3. If the company revises the terms and conditions, the date of application and the reason for the revision are specified and announced at least 7 days, and in the case of unfavorable content to the user, 30 days in advance.
4. If the company revises the terms and conditions, the changed terms and conditions will take effect from that point if the application date is specified, or 30 days after the notice if the application date is not specified. By continuing to use this service even after the terms and conditions are changed, the user is deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions after the change.
5. Users may terminate the use contract if they do not agree to the revised terms and conditions. However, if there are special circumstances in which the existing terms and conditions cannot be applied, the company may terminate the use contract.
6. Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions and interpretation of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by relevant laws and commercial practices.

 

Article 4 (Application of Operating Policy)

1. In accordance with these terms and conditions, the types of users who use the company's services are classified as follows according to the purpose and method of using the services, and in some cases, a specific user may fall under two or more types. However, the type of this section may change from time to time according to the addition, change, and deletion of future services.

• General user: A person who receives and uses various services from the company or a third party through the LAOBANG platform
• Seller: A person who uses real estate-related information and advertisement posting services through the LAOBANG platform

2. The seller follows the LAOBANG operating policy set by the company for matters not specifically stipulated in these terms and conditions in relation to the use of real estate-related information and advertisement posting services.
3. The company may prepare and operate a separate operating policy for service operation, and the company applies the operating policy to the service after prior notice. The contents of the operating policy can be made available to users through the connection screen, and it is effective for all users who have agreed to these terms and conditions.
4. Any matters or interpretations not stipulated in these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by separate operating policies, related laws or commercial practices. In addition, in the event of a conflict between these terms and conditions and the operation policy, the contents of the separately stipulated operation policy take precedence in effect.

 

Chapter 2 User Agreement and Information Protection

Article 5 (Member Registration and Change of Member Information)

1. In the membership subscription contract, the person who wishes to become a member (hereinafter referred to as the “subscription applicant”) agrees to the terms and conditions and then applies for membership according to the procedure set by the company. It is concluded when the company accepts this application. The time when the membership subscription contract is established is when the company's approval reaches the member.
2. The company may not approve the application for subscription that falls under any of the following subparagraphs or may terminate the use contract afterwards.

• If the applicant for membership has previously lost membership in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. However, exceptions are made when the company's approval for membership re-registration has been obtained.
• Where false information is stated or the contents presented by the company are not stated
• If approval is not possible due to reasons attributable to the applicant for membership or if the application is made in violation of all other regulations

3. Members must notify the company of the change by modifying it online if the information entered at the time of membership application is changed. The company is not responsible for any disadvantages caused by not notifying the company of changes.
4. Membership registration can only be signed up with their own information, and the company can check the information registered by the member. The company may suspend the provision of LAOBANG services until the confirmation of member information is complete. Members are responsible for losses and damages incurred by the company, the owner of the actual information, and the content provider, caused by arbitrarily using other people's information.
5. In order to provide services smoothly, the company may divide the members' ratings according to the company's internal policies and make a difference in use.
6. Members must immediately amend the changes with the latest information if the information entered at the time of request, such as application for service use, is changed. However, the information items set by the company can be modified with the approval of the company. Damages caused by unmodified information are borne by the member, and the company is not liable unless there is a cause attributable to it.

 

Article 6 (Obligations Regarding Member's Login Email Information)

1. Members are responsible for managing login information.
2. Members must not allow their login information to be used by a third party.
3. If a member recognizes that his/her login information is stolen or used by a third party, he or she must immediately notify the company and follow the company's instructions. Members shall bear all responsibilities and disadvantages arising from negligent account management and illegal use by members.
4. The user must check the LAOBANG service terms and conditions before using the LAOBANG service. Users are responsible for any loss or damage caused by using the service without checking the LAOBANG Terms of Service.
5. Users must comply with these Terms and Conditions, the contents of notifications or notices by the company in relation to the service, and related laws. Users are responsible for any loss or damage resulting from their violation or failure to comply with these Terms, notices or notices or related laws and regulations. If necessary, the company may notify government agencies or judicial agencies of violations of relevant laws and regulations by users.
6. The user shall bear the information entered by the user in relation to the LAOBANG service and the responsibilities and disadvantages arising from that information.
7. The user must cooperate so that the company can safely provide the service, and if the company discovers the user's violation of these terms and conditions and requests the user to explain the act, the user must actively respond to the company's request.

 

Article 7 (Notification to Users)

1. If the company notifies the user, it can use reasonable means such as e-mail address, (mobile) phone number, App Push, SMS, LMS, and service login notification window provided by the user, unless otherwise stipulated in these terms and conditions.
2. In the case of notification to all users, the company may replace the notification in paragraph 1 by notifying the service provided by the company for more than 7 days. However, for matters that have a significant impact on the user's own use of paid services, etc., notices are made in the manner set forth in Paragraph 1.
3. The company shall be deemed to have given individual notifications by making a notice under paragraph (1) only when it is difficult to give individual notifications to users and confirm the company's notifications.

 

Article 8 (Cancellation of Use Agreement)

1. Users can notify the company of their intention to terminate the use contract at any time, and the company immediately accepts it unless there is a special reason. However, the user must complete, withdraw or cancel all ongoing procedures before notifying the intention to cancel. In this case, the user must bear the disadvantages caused by withdrawal or cancellation.
2. Termination of the paid service use contract is established by the user's application for service cancellation and the company's consent, and if there is an amount to be refunded, the refund will also be made. However, if the company stipulates the method and effect of contract cancellation that is different from these terms and conditions in each individual paid service, the applicable regulations shall be followed.
3. The user is responsible for any disadvantages caused by the user's expression of intent, and when the use contract is terminated, the company may cancel various benefits additionally provided to the user.
4. If the user does not comply with the relevant laws, the company's terms or policies, the company may investigate the user's violation, delete or temporarily delete the data, temporarily or continuously suspend the use of the service, In the case of re-registration when canceling the use contract and applying for membership of the user, restrictions may be placed.
5. When the contract of use is terminated, the information of the user or the data provided by the user remains within the service without being deleted to the extent that the service operates normally for the purpose of preventing fraudulent use and statistics for service use records.

 

Article 9 (Protection and collection of personal information, etc.)

1. To protect users' personal information, the company establishes a "Personal Information Handling Policy" and appoints a person in charge of personal information protection to post and operate it. The specific details for the company to safely process related personal information about users are subject to the personal information processing policy set forth separately by the company.

 

Chapter 3 Use of Services

Article 10 (Service Provision and Change, etc.)

1. Users can use the services provided by the company. However, in the case of users who have not gone through the procedures set by the company, such as membership registration, the use of the service may be partially restricted.
2. The services provided by the company are as follows.

• Services related to real estate, such as providing information and convenience related to real estate in which users live, and other services provided by companies through the LAOBANG platform.

3. The company may modify, suspend, or change all or part of the service according to the company's policy and operational needs, and will not compensate users unless there are special provisions in the relevant laws and regulations.
4. The company may conduct regular inspections if necessary to provide services. However, the service availability date and time may be set for reasons such as regular inspection of service facilities.
5. Data communication charges incurred by the user in the process of using the service must be paid to the mobile carrier at the user's expense and responsibility. For detailed information on data communication charges, please contact the mobile carrier you subscribed to.

 

Article 11 (How to use the service and precautions)

1. Users can basically use the service freely. However, if the service is used in the wrong way as described below, the company may restrict the user from using the service, terminate the use contract, or place restrictions on re-registration, and the company may hold the user liable for civil or criminal penalties.

• In case of intentionally or negligently interfering with the operation of the company service
• When accessing the service using a method other than the method provided by the company
• Registration of false information about member information when applying or changing
• Theft of other people's information
• Posting false information
• Transmission or posting of information other than the information set by the company (computer programs, etc.)
• Infringement of intellectual property rights such as copyrights of the company and other third parties
• Acts that damage the reputation of the company and other third parties or interfere with their work
• Disclosing or posting obscene or violent messages, video, voice, or other information against internal regulations
• Behaviors that interfere with the activation of a healthy trading culture, such as fraud and malicious postings
• Where the Company deems it inappropriate to continue providing the Services for other serious reasons
• Impersonating a company by changing applications, adding and inserting other programs to an application, hacking and reverse design of a server, leaking or changing source code or application data, building a separate server, or arbitrarily changing or stealing a part of a website
• Write content that promotes prejudice or discriminates against gender, religion, disability, age, social status, race, region, occupation, etc.
• In the case of repeatedly registering the same content on the same service or multiple services
• In the case of registering and transmitting commercial content for the purpose of advertising, promoting, and inducing visits to other people's posts or spaces without their consent
• In the case of subscribing to and engaging in services by using system vulnerabilities of the service for commercial, promotional, advertising, or malicious purposes
• The act of selling, transferring, or renting the account and the contents in the account to others, or permitting or attempting to use the account to others
• Attempts to purchase, transfer, or exchange in order to acquire another person's account and the contents in the account, or to arrange it to another person
• Stealing other people's accounts and their contents by deceiving others
• Creating a large number of accounts that cannot be seen as normal service use, signing up for or withdrawing services, and repeated similar activities
• An act of causing harm and confusion, such as deceiving or taking advantage of other users by impersonating the service name or LAOBANG executives and staff or management related to the service
• Use of common taboo words such as profanity, profane language, slang, and other abnormal activities that go against common sense and social norms shared by the company and users
• Infringement of the intellectual property rights or portrait rights of the company or another person, defaming or damaging the reputation of another person
• Other acts that violate related laws or against good customs and other social norms

 

Article 12 (Use, Change and Termination of Service)

1. The company makes every effort to ensure that the service is provided normally. However, the company may temporarily suspend the provision of services in the event of significant operational reasons, such as maintenance, replacement or breakdown of information and communication facilities such as computers, loss of communication, cloud service failure, etc. In this case, the company notifies or announces to the user by the method set forth in Article 7 (Notification to Users). However, if there is an unavoidable reason that the company cannot notify in advance, it may be notified or announces or notified later.
2. The contents of the service may be changed or the service may be terminated due to reasons such as conversion of business item, abandonment of business, integration between companies, launch of new service, etc. In the event that the company becomes unable to provide the service, the company notifies the user in the manner specified in Article 7 (Notification to Users) or makes a public announcement on the service so that the user can recognize it.

 

Article 13 (Provision of information and publication of advertisements)

1. The company may use and send in the method set forth in Article 7 (Notification to Users) to provide various information, including advertisements, and the user agrees to this. However, if the user does not want to receive it, he or she can refuse to receive it at any time, and the company will not send advertising information when the user refuses to receive it.
2. The company may post announcements and advertisements at locations designated by the company on the service screen, homepage, and pop-up in relation to the operation of the service.
3. The company may provide various marketing information that is deemed necessary during service use to the user by e-mail, SMS, phone, push notification, and SNS service linked to the user's contact information, and the user agrees In this case, the user may bear data charges, etc., depending on the user's communication environment or fee structure. The company provides users with a way to reject reception. In order not to receive advertising information provided by the company, the user may indicate his/her intention to refuse to receive it according to the guided "Receive rejection Method". However, it does not apply to advertising information that has already been sent.
4. Users do not take measures such as changing, modifying, or restricting data or other information in relation to the services provided by the company.
5. The company may request additional information about individual users for the purpose of improving services and introducing services to users, and the user may provide or refuse additional information by accepting the request.
6. The company may collect and utilize the user's mobile device information (settings, specifications, operating system, version, etc.) excluding the member's personal information for smooth and stable operation of the service and improvement of service quality.

 

Article 14 (Attribution of rights and use of data)

1. The content provider permits the company to use the materials provided to the company in the following ways and conditions.

• The data can be exposed to company services and services affiliated with the company, and within the scope necessary for this, the data can be used by changing the editing format and other transformations. (Use, storage, modification, reproduction, public transmission, exhibition, announcement, performance, transmission, distribution, broadcasting, creation of secondary works, etc. can be used in any form, and there are no restrictions on the period and region of use)

2. The content provider must have the necessary rights for the matters that allow the company to use the data in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Article. The content provider is responsible for any problems arising from not having these rights.
3. Copyright and intellectual property rights for the service belong to the company. The user shall not use for commercial purposes or allow a third party to use the information obtained through the use of the service by copying, transmitting, publishing, distributing, broadcasting or other methods without prior consent of the company without prior consent of the company.
4. If the company determines that the material provided by the content provider violates laws and service policies, it may delete or refuse to post it. However, the company is not obligated to review all data.
5. The service may display some data that the company does not have. The content provider who provided the material is solely responsible for such material. Even if a user uses the service, he or she does not have any rights to other users' data.
6. This article is valid while the company operates the service, and continues to apply even after the content provider suspends use of the service, terminates it, or withdraws from membership. The company uses this right within the scope of operating, improving, promoting, and developing new services.
7. Other materials that do not conform to the purpose of service provision in the process of using the service may cause inconvenience to other users in normal service use and further interfere with the company's smooth service provision, so posting may be restricted.
8. The company may take measures against false and exaggerated advertisement publishers to prevent damage from false and exaggerated advertisements.

 

Article 15 (Use of Paid Service)

1. The company basically provides services for free, but some services such as advertisements may be provided for a fee.
2. The company provides matters regarding the conditions and procedures for refund of paid services in providing paid services.
3. In principle, when a user uses a paid service provided by the company, he or she must pay the usage fee before using it.

• Payment methods for the company's paid services include app payment, account transfer, credit card payment, and deposit without a bankbook, and there may be differences in payment methods for each paid service, and users must perform payment according to the method determined and recognized by the company.

4. In the case of services where regular payments are made, regular payments will continue unless the individual user stops using the service and requests cancellation of the regular payments.
5. The company may additionally request the user's personal information for payment, and the user must accurately provide the personal information requested by the company.
6. The user shall comply with these terms and conditions and the company's notification regarding paid services, and shall be responsible for all losses and damages caused by violating or failing to perform the terms and conditions. If the user violates these terms and conditions and the company restricts the use of paid services to the user or terminates the contract, the company will not give any refund.
7. For the use of the paid service provided by the company, specific details such as payment of the usage fee, refund method, and objection are subject to separate regulations set by the company. Requests for refunds or requests for personal information of the payer due to user's personal information theft or payment fraud may be rejected, except as stipulated by law.
8. Users must accurately check the details and conditions of the paid service provided by the company before using the paid service and make a purchase. The user is responsible for all losses and damages caused by the purchase without checking the terms of use.
9. When users use paid services, any of the following acts are prohibited.

• An act of using a paid service or accessing the system in an abnormal way, not according to the method of using the paid service provided by the company
• The act of using paid services provided by the company by stealing the name of another person, card information, account information, etc
• Acquiring or using paid services in an abnormal way not specified by the company

 

Article 16 (Provision of location-based service)

1. The company may include location-based services in the service to provide useful services to users.
2. The company's location-based service is a service that receives location information from location information providers that collect location information of users' terminal devices and provides them to users. Specifically, it is used for the following purposes.

• Provides information generated using information about the user's current location or a specific location
• Provision of advertising information using the user's location
• Provide information by processing the location of users into a form in which specific individuals cannot be recognized for statistical preparation, academic research, or market research
• In order to provide effective service, the company keeps personal location information and location information use/provision confirmation data for more than 6 months in accordance with the regulations.

3. The data communication fee incurred when using the wireless service of the user is separate, and is subject to the policy of each mobile carrier to which the user subscribes.

 

Chapter 4 Miscellaneous

Article 17 (Refund)

1. When a user requests a refund of usage fees from the company, if it is determined that a refund is necessary according to separate regulations set by the company, the refund-related procedures must be followed after review according to the company's regulations. Upon the user's request, the company reviews and promptly takes necessary measures for refund.

 

Article 18 (Overpayment)

1. In accordance with company regulations, the company must refund the full amount of the overpayment, excluding the cost spent on overpayment, if it is determined that overwage has occurred. However, if a refund is not possible in the same way, it will be notified in advance.
2. If an overcharge occurs due to reasons attributable to the company, the company refunds the full amount of the overcharge regardless of contract costs and commissions. However, if an overcharge occurs due to a cause attributable to the user, the cost required for the company to refund the overcharge must be borne by the user within a reasonable range.
3. The company handles the refund procedure for overpayments in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

 

Article 19 (Obligations of the Company)

1. The company shall not engage in acts prohibited by the relevant laws and regulations and these terms and conditions, and shall do its best to provide services continuously and stably. However, due to regular inspections of service facilities, the company may divide the service into specific ranges and set the service availability date and time separately.
2. If the company recognizes that the opinions or complaints raised by users in relation to the use of the service are justified, it must deal with them. Regarding opinions or complaints raised by users, the processing process and results can be delivered to users through e-mail addresses, etc.
3. The company operates, manages, and provides the system so that users can check and use the data provided by the content provider.

 

Article 20 (denial of agency and guarantee)

1. The company only operates, manages, and provides a system for content providers to conveniently post materials, and does not act on behalf of content providers. In addition, the content provider is directly responsible for the responsibility for various inquiries made between the content provider and the user and the information provided by the content provider.
2. The company does not guarantee the authenticity or legality of the information entered by the content provider and the data published through the information in connection with various inquiries between the content provider and the user through the service, and the relevant content provider bears all risks.

 

Article 21 (Compensation for Damages, etc.)

1. The company compensates for damages to the extent governed by the relevant laws and regulations if the user intentionally or negligently causes damage while using the service. However, the company shall not be liable for the following damages unless there is intentional or gross negligence on the part of the company. In addition, the Company shall not be liable for indirect damages, special damages, consequential damages, disciplinary damages, and punitive damages to the extent permitted by law.

• Damage caused by natural disasters or equivalent force majeure
• If there is a problem in using the service due to a reason attributable to the user
• Personal damages incurred while accessing or using the service
• Damages caused by a third party illegally accessing or using the company's server
• Transmission to company server by third party or Losses arising from obstruction of transmission from the corporate server
• Damages caused by third parties transmitting or distributing malicious programs
• Damage caused by omission, omission or destruction of transmitted data, damage incurred in the process of using the service by a third party, such as defamation
• Damage caused by other reasons without intention or negligence of the company

 

2. To the extent permitted by law, the company does not make any promises or guarantees regarding specific matters not specified in these terms and conditions in relation to the service. In addition, the company does not guarantee the reliability and accuracy of the facts about the data, and does not bear responsibility for the damage caused by the user without the company's intention or serious negligence.

 

3. The user must compensate the company for damages if the violates the company's terms of use and operation policy or violates the relevant laws and regulations.

 

4. If the company receives various objections such as claims for damages or lawsuits from a third party other than the user due to an illegal act or an act in violation of paragraph 1 by a member in using the service, the responsibility lies with the user. You must indemnify the company for damages and expenses, and you must compensate the company for any damages caused by it.

 

Article 22 (Dispute Resolution)

1. The company does not take any responsibility for problems arising from disputes between users. Disputes between users must be resolved directly between the parties.
2. In the event of a dispute, the user must faithfully work to resolve the dispute, and if the content provider or company suffers damages due to the user's infidelity in resolving the dispute, the user is responsible for compensating for the damage.

 

Article 23 (Trial Rights and Governing Law)

1. Lawsuits filed between the company and users are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea.
2. Lawsuits regarding disputes between the company and users shall be filed with the competent court under the Civil Procedure Act.

 

Notice Date: February 18, 2023

Efective Date: February 18, 2023