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Online job introduction platform essential guide! Law firm Veat’s terms of service & personal information protection strategy

Article posted in 2024-11-11 09:52:34 | VEAT

Law firm Veat provided comprehensive legal advice to support the legal aspects of a startup (hereinafter referred to as "Customer") that developed an online job referral platform (hereinafter referred to as "the Business Model") aiming to provide recruitment and job search services for the fashion industry.

Law firm Veat, for the Customer, drafted and reviewed various documents to prevent potential legal disputes that may arise during the operation of the Business Model and to build user trust, thereby strengthening the legal foundation of the Business Model.

Design of Terms of Use etc. Required for the Business Model


◾ Service Terms of Use

"Act on the Regulation of Standard Contract Terms"


Article 2 (Definitions) The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows.
1. "Standard contract terms" means the contents of a contract prepared in advance in a certain form by one party to a contract in order to enter into contracts with several counterparties, regardless of its name or form or scope.

According to Article 2, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of the Act on the Regulation of Standard Contract Terms, service terms of use are likely to fall under the regulation of this Act. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful to verify whether the service terms of use were drafted in compliance with the provisions of the Act on the Regulation of Standard Contract Terms and other related laws.

Law firm Veat designed lawful service terms of use applicable to all service users, clearly defining the rights and obligations between the Customer and users. This provided a legal framework allowing job seekers and recruiters to trust and register for the service.

◾ Standard Contract
Law firm Veat drafted and recommended a standard contract to clarify the relationship between job seekers and recruiters. This helped both parties to clearly understand their rights and responsibilities in the recruitment and job search process, and to prevent potential legal disputes in the future.

◾ Location-Based Service Terms of Use

"Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information"


Article 12 (Disclosure of Terms of Use, etc.) ① A person falling under any of the following items shall publicly disclose the contents of the service to be provided, charges and conditions related to collection, use and provision of location information (hereinafter referred to as "Terms of Use") by posting it on the internet homepage of the business entity or by a method prescribed by Presidential Decree, so that the personal location information subject and the location-based service business user can easily ascertain at any time, and if intending to change it, shall publicly disclose it without delay by a method prescribed by Presidential Decree, and take measures to make the changed details easily ascertainable.
1. Location information business entity
② A person who has reported a location-based service business pursuant to Article 9, Paragraph 1 and a person who is conducting a location-based service business pursuant to Article 9-2, Paragraph 1 (hereinafter referred to as "location-based service business entity")

According to the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, a location-based service business entity must publicly disclose the contents of the service to be provided, charges and conditions related to collection, use and provision of location information by posting it on the internet homepage of the business entity, so that the personal location information subject and the location-based service business user can easily ascertain at any time.

It was necessary for the Business Model to utilize the location information of job seekers. Therefore, Law firm Veat considered the contents of the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information and drafted location-based service terms of use so that the Customer could legally utilize personal location information based on the consent of job seekers.

◾ Privacy Policy

"Personal Information Protection Act"

Article 30 (Establishment and Disclosure of Privacy Policy) ① A personal information controller shall establish and implement a privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as “Privacy Policy”) including the following items. In this case, a public entity shall register it in accordance with Article 32 for a personal information file subject to registration.
1. Purpose of processing personal information
2. Period of processing and retention of personal information
3. Matters concerning transfer of personal information to third parties (only when applicable)
3-1. Procedures and methods for disposal of personal information (including the basis for retention and the items of personal information to be retained when required to retain personal information under the single proviso of Article 21)
3-2. Possibility of disclosure of sensitive information pursuant to Article 23, Paragraph 3 and method of selecting non-disclosure (only when applicable)
4. Matters concerning entrustment of processing personal information (only when applicable)
4-2. Matters concerning processing of pseudonymized information pursuant to Article 28-2 and Article 28-3 (only when applicable)
5. Rights and obligations of information subjects and legal representatives and methods of exercising them
6. Name or personal information protection department of the personal information protection officer pursuant to Article 31 and contact information such as telephone number for handling related grievances
7. Matters concerning installation and operation of devices that automatically collect personal information such as Internet connection information files and methods for rejecting them (only when applicable)

Personal information has become an essential part of online service provision. The Personal Information Protection Act, which regulates the processing and other matters related to personal information, obligates personal information controllers to establish and disclose a privacy policy.

Since the Customer’s Business Model involved collection and use of job seekers’ personal and sensitive information, Law firm Veat drafted a privacy policy in compliance with related laws and regulations. This allowed the Customer to comply with the Personal Information Protection Act and allowed users to trust that their personal information was being safely managed.

Legal advice from Law firm Veat with expertise in personal information

In addition, Law firm Veat thoroughly reviewed the legal validity of the Customer’s Business Model and prepared for potential expansion of services domestically and internationally.

Law firm Veat, particularly with deep expertise in IT, startups and personal information protection, provided customized legal advice to ensure that the Customer complied with related laws and regulations, such as the Personal Information Protection Act. If you need legal advice to minimize legal risks and grow stably, especially at the initial stage of a startup, we recommend that you seek professional help from Law firm Veat.

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