At DSME protecting our users' privacy is very important to us. We have developed a Privacy Policy in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act as below and handle personal information accordingly. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information provided by users may be used or disclosed and what we do to safeguard the information.

We will post the Privacy Policy on our website for your convenience. This Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time without any prior notice to reflect changes in our practices and relative laws and guidelines. The necessary procedure for further improvement of this policy has been established. We will post the revised Privacy Policy here and the revised effective date on the top section of this Privacy Policy. We urge you to review the Privacy Policy when you visit our site.

Our Privacy Policy includes the following information:
This policy will be effective on Jan. 1, 2012.
Revision Date: Feb. 4, 2013

Users can either give their consent for the collection of personal information by clicking the [agree] or reject by clicking the [disagree] button. By clicking the [agree] button, users agree to the terms of privacy policy.

1. Definition of personal information

'Personal Information' 'Personal Information' means information that can be used to uniquely identify one person from another including name and social security number (It also includes information that can be used together with other information to differentiate one person from another)

2. Collection and Purpose of Personal Information

Most of the services are available without signing up. However, personal information is collected in order to provide personalized and better service.
Company does not disclose any personal information without the prior consent of the user and the information collected are used as shown below:

• Bulletin Board
  User authentication, user identification, prevention of unacceptable uses and unauthorized accesses, identification of user traffic patterns and overall statistics about our members
• Recruitment (year-round recruitment, open competition employment, technical Institute)
  User authentication, user identification, interview advice, notification of recruitment and emergency contact information
• Company Tour
  User or group authentication, visiting schedule control, emergency contact information and identification of user traffic patterns and overall statistics about our members

3. Collected items and collection methods

Company collects information which is required to sign up for the membership service from keyboard input. The essential information required for the membership is shown below:

• Bulletin Board
  Any information other than the user's name will not be collected and, NICE credit information agency's real-name authentication service will be used
• Recruitment (year-round recruitment, open competition employment, technical Institute)
  Name (Korean, Chinese and English), social security number, telephone number, email address, photograph, home address, military service records, and educational background
• Company Tour
  Name of the group, name, affiliation, address, phone number, email address, and other the information necessary for a schedule adjustment

Information you entered will not be used other than for the purposes stated above and will not be disclosed or shared with third parties.

4. Period of Maintenance and Use of Personal Information

Company retains and uses the information to provide services to its members. However, as explained in '6.Rights of Users and Legal Representatives and Exercising Those Rights (Membership Withdrawal)'', when a user request to cancel their membership or information is deleted or modified by a user, personal information stored in electronic files is destroyed permanently by using a way to make its recovery impossible. The personal information retention period is shown below:

• Bulletin Board
  Until the end of Bulletin Board Service
• Until the end of Bulletin Board Service
  Year-round recruitment - 5 years
  Open competition employment - 5 years
  Technical Institute - to the end of final recruitment announcement
• Company Tour - 5 years
  

5. Procedure and Methods of Personal Information Deletion

We delete personal information immediately after the purpose of its use has been achieved. The deletion procedure and methods are as follows:

• Deletion procedure
  Information that users enter when subscribing to a service is relocated to a special database (a special file for paper documents) after the purpose of its use has been attained.
  It is stored there for a legally permitted period of time for specific purposes (see “Storage and Period of Use of Personal Information”) before being deleted Personal information that has been placed in a special database is not used for other purposes, except for legally required ones.
  Personal information stored in electronic files is deleted using technical methods that prevent its restoration

6. Rights of Users and Legal Representatives and Methods of Exercising Those Rights (Membership Withdrawal)

Users and legal representatives can view and modify their registered personal information or the personal information of children under 14 who they represent at any time. You can delete your posts on the Bulletin Board or company visit request. To delete a job application, contact the privacy officer by email, phone, or fax using the contact information provided and request for deletion. For bulletin board and company tour, applicants can delete their information manually. For recruitment, refer to 'Staff Dealing With Personal Information - Name and Contact Information' and contact the staff with request for membership withdrawal via e-mail, phone or fax.

7. Installation, Operation and Rejection of Automated Personal Information Collecting Program

Company does not use cookies but uses a session method instead.
This means that personal information is not stored on PCs but only the session id is stored. Since all personal information is stored on the server, personal information will not be compromised.
Your session information is automatically deleted after a specific length of time. Your personal information will be immediately deleted when you log out.

8. Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

We will not use your personal information for any purpose other than the purposes mentioned in "2. Collection and Use of Personal Information" or share it with third parties without your prior consent. However, if the exception is below.

• Violation against the terms of service posted on the homepage and other member services operating principles
• When it is decided that disclosure of the information is required to stop the misusage of the service causing
  mental and physical harms to others.
• When it is decided that disclosure of the information is required by law in good faith
  (e.g., requested by the government for legal case investigation)

9. Complaints and Consultation Related to Personal Information

Company takes users' suggestions on the personal information policy seriously and has created a system to handle complaints. Please refer to “10. Contact Information of the Privacy Officer” to file any complaints or ask any relative questions. We will address your concerns as fast as we can. Company will quickly respond to the complaints and do our best to resolve any issues.

10. Staff Dealing with Personal Information - Name and Contact Information

We try our best to safely utilize the information provided. The personal information manager will be liable, should any accidents occur contrary to the information provided above. Users are responsible for maintaining the security of ID and password provided for the protection of their own person information. Please be aware that Company will not, in any circumstances, directly ask the users for their passwords.
Please be careful, especially when you are using the website in public places Company has a designated employee for processing suggestions and complaints regarding the issues with personal information as below:

Personal Information Management Officer

• Department|Personnel Support Office
• Name|Sung Dae Jeong / Director
• Phone Number|055-735-0093    Fax|055-735-1160
• e-mail|sdjung@dsme.co.kr

Personal Information Management Officer

• Department|Personnel Support Office
• Name|Hye Ri Park / Staff
• Phone Number|055-735-9602    Fax|055-735-1160
• e-mail|headnut@dsme.co.kr

11. Security Measures for Protecting Personal Information

We are equipped with a safe security system including a firewall, an intruder detection system, and an intrusion prevention system. In addition, a professional security solution company provides a security inspection and consultation on a regular basis and on an as-needed basis. We also go through a thorough system inspection in accordance with our internal policy.

We keep a limited number of employees who manage the personal information of our users and provide them with training regularly and as needed. Our users' personal information is encrypted in the database which is not accessible even to our employees. The server with user information is completely separated from the external network to protect it from internal or external intrusion.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

If the Company changes the policy in a material way in accordance with relative laws or policies, the effective date will be posted on the company's website on the top section of the updated Privacy Policy. You may report to the personal information manager or the applicable department with any concerns you may have during the usage of this service.
DSME will get back to you as soon as possible with a sufficient answer.

• Private Dispute Resolution Committee (http://www.1336.or.kr / 1336)
• Privacy Mark Certification Committee (http://www.eprivacy.or.kr / 02-580-0533~4)
• Supreme Prosecutors' Office - Internet Crime Investigation Center (http://icic.sppo.go.kr / 02-3480-3600)
• The National Police Agency - Cyber Terror Response Center (http://www.ctrc.go.kr / 02-392-0330)