Privacy Policy(shotag)

개인정보처리방침(샷태그) (Linked to Privacy Policy written in Korean)
This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") explains the way of treatment of the information which is provided or collected in the web sites on which this Policy is posted. In addition the Policy also explains the information which is provided or collected in the course of using the applications of MiNER Inc.(the "Company", www.minerinc.io) which exist in the websites or platforms of other company.
The Company is the controller of the information provided or collected in the websites on which this Policy is posted and in the course of using the applications of the Company which exist in the websites or platforms of other company.
Through this Policy, the Company regards personal information of the users as important and inform them of the purpose and method of Company's using the personal information provided by the users and the measures taken by the Company for protection of those personal information.
This Policy will be effective on the 1st day of May, 2021 and, in case of modification thereof, the Company will make public notice of it through posting it on the bulletin board of Company's website (or individual notice through sending mails, fax or e-mails).
1. Information to be collected and method of collection
(1) Personal information items to be collected
Personal information items to be collected by the Company are as follows:
Information provided by the users
The Company may collect the information directly provided by the users.
Information collected while the users use services
Besides of information directly provided by the users, the Company may collect information in the course that the users use the service provided by the Company.
(2) Method of collection
The Company collects the information of users in a way of the followings:
Webpage, written form, fax, telephone calling, e-mailing, tools for collection of created information
Provided by partner companies
2. Use of collected information
The Company uses the collected information of users for the following purposes:
Member management and identification
To detect and deter unauthorized or fraudulent use of or abuse of the Service
Performance of contract, service fee payment and service fee settlement regarding provision of services demanded by the users
Improvement of existing services and development of new services
Making notice of function of company sites or applications or matters on policy change
To receive and reply to your inquiry about the Service
To help you connect with other users you already know and, with your permission, allow other users to connect with you
To make statistics on member's service usage, to provide services and place advertisements based on statistical characteristics
To provide information on promotional events as well as opportunity to participate
To comply with applicable laws or legal obligation
Use of information with prior consent of the users (for example, utilization of marketing advertisement)
The Company agrees that it will obtain a consent from the users, if the Company desires to use the information other than those expressly stated in this Policy.
※ 'Lawful Processing of Personal Information under GDPR' in Appendix <1> of Privacy Policy
3. Disclosure of collected information
Except for the following cases, the Company will not disclose personal information with a 3rd party:
When the Company disclosing the information with its affiliates, partners and service providers;
- When the Company's affiliates, partners and service providers carry out services such as bill payment, user data analysis, marketing and dispute resolution (including disputes on payment) for and on behalf of the Company
When the users consent to disclose in advance;
- when the user selects to be provided by the information of products and services of certain companies by sharing his or her personal information with those companies
-  when the user selects to allow his or her personal information to be shared with the sites or platform of other companies such as social networking sites
-  other cases where the user gives prior consent for sharing his or her personal information
When disclosure is required by the laws:
- if required to be disclosed by the laws and regulations; or
- if required to be disclosed by the investigative agencies for detecting crimes in accordance with the procedure and method as prescribed in the laws and regulations
4. Cookies, Beacons and Similar Technologies
The Company may collect collective and impersonal information through 'cookies' or 'web beacons'.
Cookies are very small text files to be sent to the browser of the users by the server used for operation of the websites of the Company and will be stored in hard-disks of the users' computer.
Web beacon is a small quantity of code which exists on the websites and e-mails. By using web beacons, we may know whether an user has interacted with certain webs or the contents of email.
These functions are used for evaluating, improving services and setting-up users' experiences so that much improved services can be provided by the Company to the users.
The items of cookies to be collected by the Company and the purpose of such collection are as follows:
The users have an option for cookie installation. So, they may either allow all cookies by setting option in web browser, make each cookie checked whenever it is saved, or refuses all cookies to be saved: Provided that, if the user rejects the installation of cookies, it may be difficult for that user to use the parts of services provided by the Company.
5. User's right
The users or their legal representatives, as main agents of the information, may exercise the following rights regarding the collection, use and sharing of personal information by the Company:
exercise right to access to personal information;
make corrections or deletion;
make temporary suspension of treatment of personal information; or
request the withdrawal of their consent provided before
If, in order to exercise the above rights, you, as an user, contact the Company by sending a document or e-mails, or using telephone to the company(or person in charge of management of personal information or a deputy), the Company will take measures without delay: Provided that the Company may reject the request of you only to the extent that there exists either proper cause as prescribed in the laws or equivalent cause.
※ 'User's right when applying GDPR' in Appendix <2> of Privacy Policy
6. Security
The Company regard the security of personal information of uses as very important. The company constructs the following security measures to protect the users' personal information from any unauthorized access, release, use or modification.
Managerial measures
- Establish and execute internal management plan
- Designate Personal Information Management(PIM) team with minimum members
- Regular training of PIM team members
Technical measures
- Install and operate access control system
- Store personally identifiable information after encrypting it
- Install security program
- Transmit users’ personal information by using encrypted communication zone
- Regular analysis and update of security system
Physical measures
- Install a system in the zone the external access to which is controlled
7. Protection of personal information of children
In principle, the Company does not collect any information from the children under 13 or equivalent minimum age as prescribed in the laws in relevant jurisdiction. The website, products, applications and services of the Company are the ones to be provided to ordinary people, in principle. The website or application of the Company has function to do age limit so that children cannot use it and the Company does not intentionally collect any personal information from children through that function.
However, if the Company collects any personal information from children under 13 or equivalent minimum age as prescribed in the laws in relevant jurisdiction for the services for unavoidable reason, the Company will go through the additional procedure of the followings for protecting that personal information of children:
verify, to the extent that efforts are reasonably made, whether they are children of the age at which consent from their guardian is required and the consenting person is an authorized one
obtain consent from the parents or guardian of children so as to collect personal information of children or directly send the information of products and services of the Company
give the parents or guardian of children a notice of Company's policy of privacy protection for children including the items, purpose and sharing of personal information collected
grant to legal representatives of children a right to access to personal information of that children/ correction or deletion of personal information/ temporary suspension of treatment of personal information/ and request for withdrawal of their consent provided before
limit the amount of personal information exceeding those necessary for participation in online activities
8. Modification of Privacy Protection Policy
The Company has the right to amend or modify this Policy from time to time and, in such case, the Company will make a public notice of it through bulletin board of its website (or through individual notice such as written document, fax or e-mail) and obtain consent from the users if required by relevant laws.
9. Others
※ 'Data transfer to other countries' in Appendix <3> of Privacy Policy
※ 'Sites and service of 3rd party' in Appendix <4> of Privacy Policy
※ 'Guidelines for residents in California' in Appendix <5> of Privacy Policy
※ 'Guidelines for residents in Korea' in Appendix <6> of Privacy Policy
10. Contact information of Company
Please use one of the following methods to contact the Company should you have any queries in respect to this Policy or wish to update your information:
Company name: MiNER Inc.
Address: Room 302, 134, Sillim-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel.: 010-3894-3885
E-mail: help@minerinc.io
The Company designates the following Data Protection Officer(DPO) in order to protect personal information of customers and deal with complaints from customers.
DPO of the Company: JUNG Gu-il, Co-CEO of MiNER Inc.
Tel.: 010-9429-3187
E-mail: sigma13@minerinc.io
The latest update date: May 1st, 2021.
Appendix of Privacy Policy
<1> Lawful processing of personal information under General Data Protection Regulation(the “GDPR”, a regulation policy in EU law on data protection and privacy)
<2> User’s right when applying GDPR
<3> Data transfer to other countries
<4> 3rd party's sites and services
<5> Guide for users residing in California
<6> Guide for users residing in Korea
We followed "Guideline for Internet Corporation"(2018.09), the guideline about English privacy policy, provided by NAVER, Korean industrial conglomerate.