Privacy Policy

World K-Pop Center Co., Ltd. values your personal information and complies with relevant laws and regulations, including the Personal Information Protection Act.

1. Items and Purpose of Personal Information Collection

The Company collects the minimum amount of personal information necessary to provide the service.

Category	Items Collected	Purpose of Collection and Use
Membership	Email (ID), Name, Country, Phone Number (Optional)	User identification, confirmation of intent to join, service announcements
Audition Application	Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, Address, Video URL, Thumbnail Image (Optional)	Audition evaluation, identity verification, notification of results, and contact
Payment & Charging	Payment records, Card/Account info (processed by payment gateway)	Point charging and provision of payment services

2. Retention and Use Period of Personal Information

In principle, personal information is retained until the user withdraws their membership.
- However, audition application information may be stored for a certain period (e.g., 1 year) after the audition ends for evaluation and follow-up management.
- If preservation is required by relevant laws (Commercial Act, Framework Act on Electronic Commerce, etc.), information will be stored for the period specified by those laws.

3. Provision and Entrustment of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Company does not provide personal information to external parties without the user's consent.
The Company may entrust payment information to a Payment Gateway (PG) company for payment processing, which is an essential process for service fulfillment.

Rights of the Data Subject

Users may view, modify, or request the deletion (withdrawal) of their personal information at any time.

5. Privacy Officer

For inquiries regarding personal information, please contact the Privacy Officer below:
Name : Kim Dae-young
Email : w-kpop@naver.com

6. Entrustment of Personal Information Processing

To ensure smooth service provision and payment processing, the Company entrusts the processing of personal information to external specialized companies as follows:

Trustee (Subcontractor)	Details of Entrusted Work	Retention and Use Period
PortOne	Transmission of payment info and provision of payment integration services	Until membership withdrawal or termination of entrustment contract
Payment Gateways (PG)	Real-name verification and processing for payment methods (Credit cards, bank transfers, etc.)	According to the PG's policy and relevant laws