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Overview Our mission is to contribute to Korean reunification and, when you register with us, you gain access to a wide range of tools and services to stay ahead. To seamlessly deliver these resources and benefits, we at times need to share your information across our teams and offices – always with a focus on keeping your data secure. 

This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which your personal data is collected and used by the Unification Culture Corporation (referred to herein as “the controller”, “we”, “us”, “our”). By providing your personal data to the controller, you acknowledge and agree that your data may be shared between and/or processed by the controller.

It is your responsibility to review and understand this Privacy Policy prior to providing your personal data to us. You also should review our Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept and agree to the Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions, please refrain from providing your personal data to us, accessing our websites, and/or utilizing our services.

Notice Our websites contain links to other websites which are managed by third parties (including their use of cookies). As a user of links, it is your responsibility to understand those third parties’ privacy policies. Once you leave our websites using links, we have no control over information that is submitted to or collected by any third parties and are not responsible for other websites.

Collection of Personal Data In order to provide our services and websites and for the other purposes set out in Use of Information below, we collect and process personal data from our members and other users of our websites. We may collect information from you such as, but not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, phone/fax numbers, date of birth, gender and (“Personal Data”). You are not required to provide us with all of the Personal Data listed above, but if you do not do so, we may not be able to effectively provide you with our information. In certain circumstances, you will need to provide us with specific categories of Personal Data (including name, email address and payment information) in order to enter into a contract with us and for us to perform that contract.

See “Use of Information” section below for details regarding the ways that we use and process your personal data.

Use of Information Your Personal Data may be used in the following ways:

• To provide our services to you

• To enhance and improve our services

• To process payments from you (including, but not limited to, membership dues and subscriptions,
   registration fees or voluntary contributions)

• To process payments to you (including, but not limited to, refunds or reimbursements)

• Internal purposes, such as website and system administration or internal audits and reviews

• To provide access to restricted parts of our websites.

• To determine eligibility for membership, credentials, designations and volunteer opportunities • To communicate with you regarding your membership

• To respond to your requests and inquiries

• To request your participation in surveys, focus groups, or other initiatives which help us to gather
information used to develop and enhance our services

• To comply with applicable law(s) or to carry out professional ethics/conduct investigations

 

We will process your Personal Data for the purposes identified above on the following bases:

1. Our legitimate interests, which include processing such Personal Data for the purposes of providing and enhancing the provision of our services and information to you;

2. Where such processing is necessary to perform our contract with you or to take steps before entering into our contract with you; and

3. As necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our contractual agreements.

4. Where such processing is necessary to comply with our obligations to protect members of the public and the public interest, including but not limited to, the maintenance of a member directory, regulatory activities and disciplinary actions.

 

Unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active, as well as for a short additional period afterwards to cover any outstanding issues or queries that may arise in relation to your account. This period of retention is subject to our review and alteration.

Sharing and Disclosure to Third Parties We may disclose your Personal Data to third parties from time to time under the following circumstances:

1. You request or authorize the disclosure of your personal details to a third party.

2. The information is disclosed as permitted by applicable law(s) and/or in order to comply with applicable law(s).

3. The information is provided to our agents, vendors or service providers who perform functions on our behalf. See below for additional details.

 

It is likely that the identity and categories of such third parties will change during the life of your account but, depending on your use of the Site, it is anticipated that your Personal Data will be disclosed to the following categories of third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf. We require that our third-party service providers only use your Personal Data as necessary to provide the requested services to us and each service provider is subject to a set of terms consistent with this Privacy Policy.

• Hosting providers for the secure storage and transmission of your data

• Identity management providers for authentication purposes

• Database software providers for the management and tracking of your data

• Legal and compliance consultants, such as external counsel, external auditors, or tax consultants

• Payment solution providers for the secure processing of payments you provide to us

• Technology providers who assist in the development and management of our web properties

• Our volunteers or committee members who perform various functions on our behalf

• Survey and research providers who perform studies on our behalf

 

Collection of Information Through Cookie Use We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a “cookie” file. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive. If you do not agree, you can choose to not receive a cookie file by enabling your web browser to refuse cookies or to prompt you before you accept a cookie.

The following types of cookies may be used on our websites:

1. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for our websites to work properly. They are usually only set in response to actions you take such as logging in or completing online forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our sites will not function if these cookies are blocked.

2. Functionality Cookies: These cookies enhance the functionality of our websites by storing your preferences and allow us to provide enhanced features on our sites such as videos. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party content that we have placed within our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some of the features on our websites may not function properly and you may not receive a personalized experience when visiting our sites.

3. Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count page visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our sites. They help us to understand which pages are visited most frequently and how visitors interact with our sites. Any information collected by performance cookies is aggregated and therefore not identifiable. If you do not allow these cookies we will not receive data related to your visits to our sites.

 

All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system. To learn more about your ability to manage your preferences related to cookies, please consult the privacy features within your browser.

Communication Preferences We strive to provide you with relevant and useful information related to our services. You can contact us using the information listed at the bottom of this policy to make changes to your communication preferences.

Security and Other We use reasonable measures to strive to safeguard and secure the personal data we collect. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. Our security practices, processes or technology do not guarantee absolute security of your information and you should take all normal personal precautions such as, but not limited to, not sharing passwords, closing browsers, and not using public networks (e.g., internet cafes, etc.).

Parents and Children We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 14. Parents have the right to terminate the registration of a child under the age of 14 by contacting us using the information listed at the bottom of this policy.

Subject Access/User Rights As a user, you are subject to the following rights:

• The right to be informed of the use of your Personal Data

• The right to access and/or to require the correction or erasure of your Personal Data

• The right to block and/or object to the processing of your Personal Data

• The right to not be subject to any decision based solely on automated processing of your Personal Data

• If you have a complaint in relation to the processing of your data carried out under this Privacy Policy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

 

You may seek to exercise any of these rights by updating your information online (where possible) or by sending a written request to our Data Protection Officer using the contact details listed below:

Choi, Yong-Cheon Data Protection Officer Unification Culture Corporation 303-501, 10-gil 6, Gwangpyeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06359, Republic of Korea admin@ucck.or.kr Contact Information You are encouraged to report any improvements, suggestions, or any suspected breaches of privacy or security to us by using the contact information listed below.

Unification Culture Corporation 303-501, 10-gil 6, Gwangpyeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06359, Republic of Korea
P: +82 (0)2 539 3783
Hours of Operation: (9am – 6pm, KST, M-F)
Email: admin@ucck.or.kr