DESIGN EARTH sets forth this privacy policy (this “policy”) with regard to the treatment of user’s information, including but not limited to personal information, during the performance of services provided by DESIGN EARTH (the “Service”), as follows.

 

 

User’s information to be collected and method of collection

For purpose of this policy, “user’s information” means information that identifies users, history of actions on communication services and other information created or accumulated in relation to user or user’s devices, which shall be collected by DESIGN EARTH pursuant to this policy.

Depending on the method of collection, the user’s information that we may collect for a user to use the services includes:

 

        i.           Information provided by user, including:

ž   Name;

ž   E-mail address;;

ž   Credit card information;

ž   Photograph; and

ž   Other information entered by the user into such form as specified by DESIGN EARTH;

       ii.           Information provided from services outside the services to the extent that the user permits for use with the services:

 

DESIGN EARTH may collect the following information from services outside the services, including but not limited to social network services, to the extent the user permits for use with the services at that time:

 

ž   ID used by the user for such outside service; and

ž   Other information that the user has authorized the other service provider to disclose through its privacy settings in such outside service;

 

      iii.           Information collected by DESIGN EARTH for the use by the user of the services;

 

DESIGN EARTH may collect information upon access to or use of the services, including:

 

ž   Terminal information;

ž   Log information;

ž   Cookies and anonymous ID; and

ž   Location information.

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Purpose of use

1.     The user’s information may be used not only for provision of the services as provided in the following section 2, but for other purposes as provided in the section 3.

2.     Specific purposes of the user’s information for the provision of the services shall include the following:

 

        i.           Provision, maintenance, protection, and improvement of the services, including but not limited to acceptance of registration for the service, identification of individuals and computation of use fees;

       ii.           Guidance or response to inquiries relating to the service;

      iii.           Addressing a violation of rules, regulations or policies relating to the services (the “rules”);

      iv.           Notice of any modification to the rules; and

       v.           Other purposes incidental to the foregoing.

 

3.     Purposes other than those specified in section 2 above shall be as indicated below:

 

Purpose of use

Corresponding user’s information

1.     Creating statistics data relating to the services, in a form that cannot identify as individual;

 

ž   Device information

ž   Log information

ž   Cookies and anonymous ID

ž   Location information

2.     Delivering or displaying advertisements of DESIGN EARTH or third parties; and

 

ž   Device information

ž   Log information

ž   Cookies and anonymous ID

ž   Location information

3.     Delivering or displaying posted data information.

ž   Name

ž   E-mail address

ž   Log information

ž   Location information

ž   Other information input by users in the form specified by DESIGN EARTH

4.     Other marketing.

ž   Name

ž   E-mail address

ž   Location information

ž   Other information input by users in the form specified by DESIGN EARTH

 

 

Method of notice, publication and permission; Method of discontinuance of the use

1.     The user’s permission must by obtained before collecting the following user’s information;

        i.           Terminal information; and

       ii.           Location information.

 

2.     If the user specifies a certain setting, the user is entitled to require DESIGN EARTH to, and DESIGN EARTH shall immediately, discontinue the use of any or all of the user’s information, in accordance with such rules as may be from time to time prescribed by DESIGN EARTH. Depending on the item of user’s information, if such collection or use is required for the services, DESIGN EARTH may not be able to discontinue such collection unless the user withdraws from the services pursuant to the procedures as determined by DESIGN EARTH.

 

 

Provision of personal information to third parties

Unless required by the personal information protection act or other applicable laws and regulations, DESIGN EARTH shall not provide to any third party personal information contained in the user’s information without the prior consent of user, unless:

        i.           DESIGN EARTH authorizes such third party to handle the personal information in whole or in part to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use;

       ii.           The personal information is provided through a business transfer by way of merger or other similar transactions;

      iii.           DESIGN EARTH is required to cooperate with state or local governmental organizations or their agents to perform their duties or obligations pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, and such performance is likely to be precluded if consent of the user must be obtained; and

      iv.           In addition to the foregoing, DESIGN EARTH is entitled to disclose information pursuant to the personal information protection act or other applicable laws and regulations.

 

Joint use

DESIGN EARTH may jointly use personal information as follows:

        i.           Items of personal information to be jointly used:

       ii.           Party to jointly use personal information:

      iii.           Purpose of joint use:

      iv.           Name of party responsible for user’s information:

 

Disclosure of personal information

Upon request from the user to disclose its personal information under the personal information protection act, DESIGN EARTH shall, without delay, disclose to the user such information after confirming its identity (or notify it of the non-extent of such personal information), to the extent required to do so pursuant to the personal information protection act and other applicable laws and regulations. Please note that you must pay a commission (10 USD per application) for disclosure of personal information.

 

Correction and suspension of use of personal information

1.     If DESIGN EARTH is required by the user to (1) correct the content of personal information under the provisions of the personal information protection act because such information is false, or (2) suspend use of personal information because such information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of the use previously made public, or has been collected in a fraudulent or otherwise illicit manner, then DESIGN EARTH shall, without delay, conduct an appropriate investigation after confirming the requesting party’s identity, and based upon the results, correct the content or suspend the use of such personal information,    and notify the party to that effect. The user shall also be notified of any determination, if applicable, not to correct or suspend the use of such information, together with the justification for such determination.

2.     In the event that DESIGN EARTH is required by the user to delete its personal information and has determined that it is necessary to accept such request, DESIGN EARTH shall delete such personal information confirming the requesting party’s identity and shall notify the party to that effect.

3.     Should DESIGN EARTH not be obligate to correct, or suspend use of, information pursuant to the personal information protection act and other applicable laws and regulations, the preceding paragraphs shall not apply.

 

Inquiries

Any suggestions, questions, complains, or inquires on the handle of the user’s information must be submitted to:

 

e-mail address:

 

Procedure to amend this privacy policy

DESIGN EARTH shall from time to time review how the user’s information is being handled, and use its best efforts to continuously improve the operation, and make such modifications to this privacy policy as may be necessary. Any modification to this privacy policy shall be notified to you by [method of notice]: provided that for any modification requiring consent from the user pursuant to applicable laws and regulation, such consent from the user must be obtained subject to the procedures as separately established by DESIGN EARTH.