Privacy policy

mvillage inc(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") establishes a personal information protection policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") to deeply recognize the importance of personal information and to provide safe, secure and reliable products and services to customers.

■ Definition

The term "personal information" as used in this Policy means personal information defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act").

■ Items and methods of collecting personal information to be collected, and purpose of use

o Items of personal information to be collected

· Account ID and Password for Service Login
· Name, email address, and password as account registration information
· Address, mobile number, and payment information provided by the customer as information related to the account
· Information on the execution of transactions conducted by the customer through the use of the service and on the details of the transaction
· Credit card information, bank account information, and other settlement and method information
· Information related to customer inquiries and contact on this site
· Additional information you have provided for the service

Service usage records, connection logs, cookies, connection IP information, payment records, and bad usage records may be generated and collected during the service usage process or business process.

o Collection method

· Collection of homepages, document forms, email addresses, event applications, delivery requests and generation information using tools

o Purpose of use

· Order processing, delivery of goods/services, payment management, return/refund processing
· Financial Transaction Identification and Financial Services
· Inquiries
· Member Account Management
· Advertising, Campaigning, and Marketing (commercial communications) ; including marketing and promotional messages, newsletter, advertising and catalogues concerning
· Statistics on communication of advertising information, frequency of connection, or use of services by members, such as events
· Cases where a third party entrusts business to perform logistics or other functions on behalf of another party
· For notification of service operational requirements
· To resolve disputes between us and our customers
· Other than that, for the purpose of use mentioned above, or for the proper and smooth performance of the business of this office site

■ Matters concerning the installation and operation of automatic personal information collection devices and their rejection

o Refusal Matters

Regarding the use of cookies, we sometimes use cookies for the purpose of improving the convenience of services, analyzing statistical data, and measuring the effectiveness of advertisements.

Cookies are data sent from the website to your browser when you access the website. There are two types of cookies: those set up to take advantage of the features provided on our website and those set up by a third party affiliated with us. In addition, our site cannot collect your personal information through cookies.

o How to reject cookies

You can disable cookies by changing your browser settings. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use some website features or some pages may not display properly.

If you would like to change the cookie settings, please check with the manufacturer of each browser.

■ Personal information provision

In principle, the company does not provide users' personal information to the outside world. However, the following cases are excluded.

o Cases where prior consent is obtained from the user
o Cases under the provisions of laws and regulations

■ Provision of Personal Information of Third Parties

When a customer provides personal information about a third party (spouse, friend, etc.) other than the customer, please provide it after obtaining the consent of the third party in advance. When we provide personal information of a third party, we treat it as if you have already obtained permission from the person in question.

o Provide personal information from customers under 14 years of age
If you are under 14 years old, please provide your personal information after obtaining the consent of your parental authority.

o Provision of personal information to third parties

We do not provide or disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent, except as provided by law.

In addition, we may provide your personal information to third parties, such as data analysis companies, advertising companies, etc. for research, analysis, and advertising purposes. The third party may use the personal information provided by the company against information related to customers already held by the third party.

■ Users' rights and methods of exercising them

o Users may view and change their registered personal information or request cancellation of membership at any time.
o "Change of personal information" (or "Modification of membership information", etc.) for viewing and changing personal information of users, and "Cancellation of membership" (withdrawal of consent) for cancellation of membership, we will take immediate action.
o User may contact the chief privacy officer by email, and necessary actions will be taken.
o When a member requests correction of an error in personal information, he/she shall not use or provide such personal information until the correction is completed. In addition, if you have already provided incorrect personal information to a third party, you should immediately notify the third party of the correction so that the correction can be made.
o The Company shall process personal information cancelled or deleted at the request of the User as specified in the "Retention and Period of Use of Personal Information Collected by the Company" and shall not be viewed or used for any other purpose.

■ Procedures and methods for destroying personal information

In principle, after achieving the purpose of collecting and using personal information, the company immediately discards it. The discard procedure and method are as follows.

o Discard Procedure

Information entered by members for membership registration, etc. is transferred to a separate database (in the case of paper, a separate document box) after achieving the purpose, and for reasons of information protection under internal policies and other relevant laws (see retention and usage period). Save for a period of time and discard it.

Personal information transferred to the database separately is not used for any other purpose other than holding it except by law.

o Destruction method

Personal information stored in the form of an electronic file is deleted using a technical method that cannot play the record.

■ Consignment of collected personal information

When providing personal information held by our company to the business contractor, we strictly select the contractor based on our company's standards for personal information, sign a contract for the protection of personal information, and manage and supervise the handling of personal information appropriately.

o Items of personal information to be entrusted

All personal information provided by the customer, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, etc

o Person Subject to Entrustment

· DHL
· Shopify

■ personal information counseling service

In order to protect your personal information and handle complaints about personal information, our company has designated related departments and personal information management managers as follows.

• Principal Privacy Officer
Department: customer care
E-mail: cs@minitmute.com

• Chief Privacy Officer
Name: minitmute
E-mail: info@minimute.com

o You may report all complaints related to privacy protection, in using the Company’s service, to the chief privacy officer or the department in charge.
o The Company shall provide prompt and sufficient answers to your report.
o For further consultation or report on other privacy infringements, contact the following the following agencies.
· Privacy Rights Violation Complaint Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118)
· Cybercrime Investigation Department, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (www.spo.go.kr / 02-3480-2000)
· Cyber Bureau, National Police Agency (www.ctrc.go.kr / 182)

■ a change in this policy

We may change all or part of this policy without notice in order to better protect personal information or to respond to amendments to laws and regulations or other norms. In that case, we will post a revised version on this site, so please check this policy regularly. If you continue to use this site after the revision of this policy, you will be considered to have agreed to the policy.

Minitmute Privacy Policy (Revised March 31, 2025)