MEC Forum

Privacy Policy

<Korea Network Industry Association>('https://www.mecforum.org/' hereinafter 'MEC Forum') protects users' personal information and rights and interests in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act, and We have the following handling policies in place to handle grievances smoothly.

<Korea Network Industry Association>('MEC Forum') will notify you through the website notice (or individual notice) when the company revises the privacy policy.

This policy is effective from 1 August 2021.

1. Purpose of processing personal information <Korea Network Industry Association>('https://www.mecforum.org/' hereinafter 'MEC Forum') processes personal information for the following purposes. The processed personal information will not be used for any purpose other than the following, and prior consent will be sought when the purpose of use is changed.

a. Website membership registration and management
- Personal information is processed for the purpose of confirming the intention to join as a member, identifying and authenticating the person in accordance with the provision of membership service, maintaining and managing membership qualifications, preventing illegal use of the service, and handling grievances.

b. Use in Marketing and Advertising
- Personal information is processed for the purpose of providing event and advertising information and participation opportunities.

c. question
- Receiving and replying to inquiries related to the MEC forum

d. Participation in events
- Application and confirmation of event participation hosted by MEC forum

2. Personal information file status
① Personal information file name: MEC Forum Privacy Policy
② Personal information items: email, mobile phone number, password, login ID, name, company phone number, position, company name
③ Collection method: website
④ Basis for retention: Article 15 of the Personal Information Protection Act (consent of information subject)
⑤ Retention period: 3 years
⑥ Relevant laws: Records on collection/processing and use of credit information: 3 years

3. Processing and retention period of personal information
① <Korea Network Industry Association>('MEC Forum') processes personal information within the period of retention and use of personal information in accordance with laws and regulations or within the period of retention and use of personal information agreed upon when collecting personal information from the information subject , holds.
② Each personal information processing and retention period is as follows.

1. <Website membership registration and management>
· <Personal information related to>Website membership registration and management is retained and used for the above purpose of use until <3 years>from the date of consent for collection and use.
· Basis for retention: Article 15 of the Personal Information Protection Act (consent of information subject) Relevant laws: Records on collection/processing and use of credit information: 3 years
· Reason for exception:

2. <Use in Marketing and Advertising>
· Personal information related to <Use for Marketing and Advertising>is retained and used for the above purposes from the date of consent for collection and use to <3 years>Relevant laws: Records on collection/processing and use of credit information: 3 years
· Reason for exception:

3. <Contact Us>
· Personal information such as name and e-mail is collected and sent directly by e-mail, so no separate personal information is stored.

4. <Participation in the event>
· Personal information related to <Event Participation>is retained and used for the above purpose from the date of consent to collection and use until <3 years>Relevant laws: Records on collection/processing and use of credit information: 3 years
· Reason for exception:

4. Rights and obligations of information subjects and legal representatives and how to exercise them A user can exercise the following rights as a personal information subject.
① The information subject can exercise the right to view, correct, delete, and suspend processing of personal information at any time with respect to the Korea Network Industry Association.
② The exercise of the rights pursuant to Paragraph 1 may be done in writing, e-mail, facsimile (FAX), etc. in accordance with Article 41 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act for the Korea Network Industry Association, and the Korea Network Industry Association We will take action without delay.
③ The exercise of rights pursuant to Paragraph 1 may be done through an agent such as a legal representative of the information subject or a person who has been delegated. In this case, you must submit a power of attorney in accordance with Form 11 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Personal Information Protection Act.
④ The rights of the information subject may be restricted in accordance with Article 35 (5) and Article 37 (2) of the Personal Information Protection Act to request to view and suspend processing of personal information.
⑤ Request for correction and deletion of personal information cannot be requested if the personal information is specified as a collection target in other laws.
⑥ The Korea Network Industry Association confirms whether the person who made the request, such as a request for reading, correction or deletion, or request for suspension of processing, is the person or a legitimate agent according to the right of the information subject.
6. Destruction of personal information <Korea Network Industry Association>('MEC Forum'), in principle, destroys the personal information without delay when the purpose of processing personal information is achieved. The procedures, deadlines and methods of destruction are as follows.
- Destruction procedure
The information entered by the user is transferred to a separate DB after the purpose is achieved (a separate document in the case of paper) and is destroyed after being stored for a certain period according to internal policies and other related laws or immediately. At this time, the personal information transferred to the DB will not be used for any other purpose unless it is in accordance with the law.
- Deadline
If the retention period of personal information has elapsed, the user's personal information shall be stored within 5 days from the end of the retention period, when the personal information becomes unnecessary, such as achieving the purpose of processing personal information, abolishing the service, or terminating the business. The personal information will be destroyed within 5 days from the date the processing is deemed unnecessary.
- Destruction method
Information in the form of electronic files uses a technical method that cannot reproduce records.
Personal information printed on paper is shredded with a shredder or destroyed through incineration.

7. Matters concerning the installation, operation and rejection of the automatic personal information collection device
① The Korea Network Industry Association uses 'cookies' that store and retrieve usage information from time to time to provide individually tailored services.
② Cookies are a small amount of information that the server (http) used to operate the website sends to the user's computer browser and is also stored on the hard disk of the user's PC computer.
a. Purpose of use of cookies : It is used to provide optimized information to users by identifying the types of visits and usage, popular search terms, secure access, etc. to each service and website visited by the user.
b. Installation, operation, and rejection of cookies: You can refuse to store cookies by setting options in the Tools>Internet Options>Personal Information menu at the top of the web browser.
c. If you refuse to store cookies, you may experience difficulties in using customized services.

8. Created by the person in charge of personal information protection
① The Korea Network Industry Association ('https://www.mecforum.org/', hereinafter 'MEC Forum') is responsible for overall personal information processing, handling complaints and For damage relief, etc., the person in charge of personal information protection is designated as follows.

▶ Person in charge of personal information protection
· Name: Jeong Sang-hyun
· Position: Manager
· Title: Manager
· Contact: 070-8233-3448, jsh82@kani.or.kr

② The information subject is responsible for all personal information protection-related inquiries, complaint handling, damage relief, etc. You can contact the person in charge of personal information protection and the department in charge. Korea Network Industry Association (‘https://www.mecforum.org/’, hereinafter ‘MEC Forum’) will answer and handle inquiries from information subjects without delay.

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy
① This personal information processing policy is effective from the effective date, and if there is any addition, deletion or correction of changes according to laws and regulations, we will notify you through a notice 7 days before the implementation of the changes.

10. Measures to ensure the safety of personal information <Korea Network Industry Association>('MEC Forum') is taking the following technical/administrative and physical measures necessary to ensure safety in accordance with Article 29 of the Personal Information Protection Act.

1. Conduct regular self-audits
In order to secure the stability of personal information handling, we conduct our own audits on a regular basis (once a quarter).
2. Minimization and training of personnel handling personal information
We are implementing measures to manage personal information by designating employees who handle personal information and limiting them to the person in charge.
3. Establishment and implementation of internal management plan
We have established and implemented an internal management plan for safe handling of personal information.
4. Technical measures against hacking, etc.
<Korea Network Industry Association> ('MEC Forum') installs security programs to prevent leakage and damage of personal information caused by hacking or computer viruses, and periodically updates and checks, and installs systems in areas where access is controlled from outside. and technical/physical monitoring and blocking.
5. Encryption of personal information
The user's personal information is stored and managed with an encrypted password, so only the user can know it. For important data, a separate security function is used, such as encrypting files and transmission data or using a file lock function.