[Legal Review for Amendment of Platform Terms of Service]

Law firm Veat was commissioned by A, a company operating an IT education service platform, to review its terms of use and rules of use.

A commissioned Law firm Veat to conduct legal review because it wanted to revise its terms of use and rules of use in the process of operating the IT education service platform.

Law firm Veat identified that A was using two services with the same terms of use and, therefore, revised the terms of use to include provisions regarding the service content as stipulated in the terms and correctly modified provisions regarding the company’s intentional and gross negligence that could be considered unfair terms, as well as ensuring compliance with the Information and Communication Network Promotion and Protection Act (Information Network Act).

In addition, when regulations exist that restrict a member’s service use partially or fully, as stipulated in the Terms and related regulations, it is necessary to inform the member of the reason and content in advance in accordance with the Information and Communication Network Promotion and Protection Act (Information Network Act), and to guarantee the opportunity to file an objection. Law firm Veat provided additional terms and regulations to comply with the law, and provided detailed guidance on each method of notification for significant changes or unfavorable changes.

When launching the service, it is most important to create a well-made terms of use to operate it safely. There are many items to carefully check, such as the content of services provided by the company, the procedure for registration, restrictions on registration for certain customers, refund policies for paid services, and the responsibilities of members in accordance with legal provisions applied specifically to the service.

If the terms of use are insufficient or the operating rules are changed requiring amendments,