Notice of Amendment to Weverse Company Privacy Policy (June 19, 2026)N
Hello, this is Weverse Company.
Thank you for using the services provided by Weverse Company.
We would like to inform you that the Weverse Company Privacy Policy will be revised, effective June 18, 2026, as outlined below.
[Updates to the Privacy Policy]
1. Article 1 Privacy Notice
- Explicitly stated Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act, which serves as the legal basis for establishing and disclosing the Privacy Policy.
2. Article 3 Processed Personal Information
- Content regarding the personal information items processed for the service has been changed as follows:
- Removed broad phrasing regarding retention and use periods based on relevant laws, and explicitly stated the exact legal retention periods instead.
- Items processed with the member's consent:
- Changed the designation for the timing of personal information processing
- Before: Upon making an on-site event booth reservation for an artist's offline performance (Weverse Con Festival, etc.)
- After: When using Weverse Queues services
- Added a new type of event that processes personal information, which will be processed with the consent of members applying for the event:
- Membership presale events
3. Article 4 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
- Content regarding third-party provision for service delivery has been changed as follows:
- Period for Retention and Use:
- Removed comprehensive statements based on relevant regulations and explicitly guided the statutory retention periods item by item.
- Provision Without the Member's Consent:
- Deleted overlapping provision purposes/items that duplicated those requiring user consent.
- (Deleted) Purpose of provision: Community event operation (To secure a reliable communication channel for checking event participants, shipping event prizes, providing warranty, handling complaints, etc.)
- Provision With the Member's Consent:
- Deleted overlapping provision purposes/items that duplicated those provided without user consent.
- (Deleted) Purpose of provision: Community operation and management, provision of the ‘TXT the answer’ service login and providing the service
- Clearly separated and detailed the personal information provided for community event operation purposes and its retention/use periods based on specific tasks.
- Added easy payment operators (Kakao Pay Corp., NAVER FINANCIAL Corp.).
- Disclosed third-party provision based on business purposes due to platform-to-platform (Weverse – simple payment platform) data provision arising from direct contracts.
※ Weverse Company does not provide members' personal information to third parties unless separate consent is obtained from the data subject or the disclosure is otherwise expressly prescribed in applicable law.
4. Article 5 Entrustment of Personal Information
- The following entities to which personal information is outsourced have been changed (removed):
- NHN PAYCO Corp., Kakao Pay Corp., NAVER FINANCIAL Corp.
- Because Kakao Pay Corp. and NAVER FINANCIAL Corp. engage in platform-to-platform data provision (Weverse – easy payment platform) under direct contracts, they have been reclassified and disclosed under third-party provision based on business purposes.
5. Other Amendments
- Article 9 Your Legal RightsAdded precautionary notices regarding refraining from exposing your own or others' personal information when using community boards, chatting, or sending one-on-one messages.
- Article 10 Technical/Administrative Measures for Protecting Personal DataSupplemented administrative, technical, and physical protective measures.
- Added information regarding Weverse Company's Information Security Certification status.
- Article 11 Installation and Operation of Automatic Collection Tools for Personal Information and Refusal ThereofUpdated instructions on how to block cookies across different web and mobile browsers to match current functions.
- Restructured the form and status layout regarding the collection, use, and personalized advertising services of online behavioral information.
- Article 12 Decision-Making Standards for Additional Use and Provision of Personal InformationAdded detailed consideration factors for additional use and provision, such as relevance to the initial purpose of collection.
- Article 14 Handling of Comments and ComplaintsUpdated the access URL for the Cyber Bureau of the National Police Agency to reflect the current website.
- Jurisdiction-Specific TermsFollowing the entry into force of the UK's Data Use and Access Act 2025 ("DUAA"), updated the text to designate the official local channel for submitting complaints and inquiries.
- Change in President NameReflected changes due to the appointment of a new CEO.
- Enactment of the Easy-to-Understand Privacy PolicyNewly established to guide users through the current state of personal data processing via a simplified layout adjusted to the eye level of our service's age demographics.
- The amended Privacy Policy will take effect on June 19, 2026
[Objections and Inquiries]
- If you have any objections or questions regarding the updated Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@weverse.io.
We will continue to do our best to protect your personal information.
Thank you.
Weverse Company Inc.