BLACKVUE CLOUD Terms of Location-Based Service Use

 

1. Purpose

 

The purpose of these Terms of Location-Based Service Use (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Terms’) is to enunciate the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Company and a subject of personal location information, and other necessary matters with regard to location-based service operated and provided by Pittasoft Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Company’.).

For users in South Korea: Please see the links for information about BlackVue Cloud Terms of Location-Based Service Use (click here) and Consent to Personal Location Information Use (click here).

For users in Japan: Please see here for information about BlackVue Cloud Terms of Location-Based Service Use.

 

2. Rules in Addition to the Terms

 

For any matter not specified in these Terms, relevant laws such as the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc., of Location Information and the Act on Promotion of Utilization of Information and Communications Network, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Terms of Charged Service of the Company apply.

 

3. Effectiveness and Modification of Terms of Service

 

1.     These Terms become valid when a subject of personal location information agrees to these Terms and registers as a member according to a procedure determined by the Company.

 

2.     When a member has clicked the ‘Agree’ button on these Terms online, it is deemed that the member has read, fully understood and agreed to apply all contents of these Terms.

 

3.     The Company may, if there is a significant reason for company operation or business, modify these Terms within a range that is not against the relevant laws, and the modified Terms become valid when the Terms are posted and announced in the same procedure and method specified in Article 4 of the Terms of Service of the Company.

 

4. Contents of Service

 

1.     The Company provides the following services by gathering location information, which a member by agreeing to these Terms voluntarily consents to the collection of said location information, or receiving location information from a licensed location information provider.

 

A.    Dashboard Camera GPS services for automotive vehicles including location information

 

B.    Data management services, which manage data including location information saved in a Cloud storage space

 

C.    Search services based on current location information (areas affected by an accident, gas stations, parking lots, etc.)

 

D.    Connected services based on current location information (chauffeur services, parcel delivery, etc.)

 

2.     Some of the services in the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 may be operated at a cost. For charged services, the information required for the payment does not include location information, and the Terms of Charged Service of the Company apply.

 

3.     The Company requires the consent of a member for the provision of the services specified in Paragraph 1 when providing personal location information to a third party designated by the subject of personal location information. The Company informs the member who gave consent that they are providing personal location information (party receiving personal location information, date and purpose of provision) immediately.

 

5. Method of Gathering Location Information

 

The Company gathers personal location information using the following method.

 

The location information of a customer is gathered using GPS information recorded by the dashboard camera which has a built-in GPS chip or can be otherwise connected to one. If the method of gathering personal location information changes, the Company will notify members in advance. However, if the Company cannot notify members in advance due to unforeseen circumstances, the Company may notify members afterward.

 

6. Contents of Collected Location Information

 

1.     The contents of location information collected by the Company according to the agreement of a member are as follows:

 

A.    Location of the vehicle-mounted dashboard camera of the subject of personal location information

 

B.    Surrounding network information in order to determine the location of the vehicle-mounted dashboard camera of the subject of personal location information

 

2.     The Company may receive the location information of the vehicle-mounted dashboard camera of the subject of personal location information from the location information business operator with the consent of the member.

 

7. Rights of the Subject of Personal Location Information

 

1.     A subject of personal location information may withdraw his/her consent for part of the purpose of use or provision of personal information, the parties to whom personal information is provided, and the location-based service. He/she may withdraw, at any time, all or part of his/her consent.

 

2.     A subject of personal location information may request temporary suspension of the use or a provision of personal location information at any time. In such a case, the Company cannot refuse such request and will take technical measures to fulfill such a request.

 

3.     If the subject of personal location information attaches a document proving his/her identity and requests in writing, the Company will inspect or disclose the following information and the subject of personal location information may request the correction of any error.

 

A.    Data confirming the collection, use and provision of location information of the subject of personal location information

 

B.    The reason and contents of location information of the subject of personal location information provided to a third party according to the provisions of the said Act or other Acts

 

4.     If a subject of personal location information has withdrawn his/her consent on the use and provision of location information in whole or in part, the Company will discard that personal location information and data confirming the use and provision of location information (data confirming the use and provision of partial data from which the subject has withdrawn consent in the case where the subject withdraws his/her consent in part) without delay.

 

8. Right of Legal Representative

 

1.     If the Company intends to use and provides personal location information of a child under the age of 14 (including providing to a third party designated by the subject of personal location information), the Company must receive the consent of his/her legal representative.

 

2.     If the Company intends to use personal location information or data confirming the use or provision of location information of a child under the age of 14 beyond the scope specified or notified in the Terms of Service or provides the said information or data to a third party, the Company must obtain the consent of the child under the age of 14 and his/her legal representative. However, the following cases are excluded.

 

A.    Where data confirming the use and provision of location information are required to calculate fees related to the provision of location information and location-based services

 

B.    Where data is processed in such a way that any specific person cannot be identified, and provided for the purpose of statistics, academic research or market research

 

3.     The legal representative of a child under the age of 14 may, if he/she gives consent to the use or provision of personal location information of the child under the age of 14, exercise the right to withhold consent (Article 19, Paragraph 4 of the Act), the right to withdraw consent, the right to suspend consent temporarily, the right to request inspection and notification (Article 24 of the Act).

 

9. Right of Legal Guardian of a Child under the Age of 8, Etc.

 

1.     Where the legal guardian of a person falling under any of the following cases (hereinafter referred to as ‘child under the age of 8, etc.’) gives consent to the use or provision of personal location information of the child under the age of 8, etc. for the protection of the latter’s life or body, the Company deems that the child, etc. himself/herself gives consent thereto.

 

A.    A child under the age of 8 (A child under the age of 8 cannot become a member of the Company in principle.)

 

B.    Someone not legally able to make decisions for him/herself

 

C.    A person with a mental disability according to Article 2 (2) 2 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities who is classified as a person with a severe disability under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act (limited to those registered as disabled persons pursuant to Article 29 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities).

 

2.     The legal guardian who intends to give consent to the use or provision of personal location information for the protection of life or body of a child under the age of 8, etc. should attach a document proving that he/she is the legal guardian to his/her written consent and submit it to the Company.

 

3.     The legal guardian may, if he/she gives consent to the use or provision of personal location information of a child under the age of 8, etc., exercise all rights of the subject of personal location information.

 

10. Designation of Location Information Manager

 

1.     The Company designates and operates a person who is in the position which enables him/her to take actual responsibility to manage, protect location information properly and handle complaints from the subject of personal location information smoothly as the location information manager.

 

2.     The location information manager is the head of the department that provides location-based service.

 

11. Location Information Protection Arrangements

 

The Company fulfills the managerial responsibilities falling under any subparagraph of Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Protection & Utilization of Location Information, etc. under the responsibility of the location information manager as the managerial arrangement for the protection of personal location information.

 

12. Service Fee

 

The Company may follow the method determined by an electronic payment service provider which has concluded a contract with the Company for the charged service fee or charge the fee according to the method determined by a service provider.

 

The charged service use agreement between a member and the Company is concluded when the member submits an application for use of the charged service to the Company and the Company accepts the application. The charged service fee, etc. should be paid in advance, and the fee will be charged and paid in such a manner that the member pays a certain amount of money in advance through a payment means provided by the Company and an amount of money is deducted according to purchase and use.

 

For the type of charged service fee, etc., these Terms and the Terms of Charged Service of BLACKVUE CLOUD apply. The Company may refuse a request for a refund or request of personal information of a person who made a payment due to unauthorized use of personal information and payment fraud.

 

The Data communication fee occurring when wireless service is used is charged separately, and the policies of each subscribed mobile carrier apply. If a member has an objection to the charged fee, he/she may raise an objection within 5 days from the date of settlement, and the Company will investigate the validity of such raised objection and notify him/her of the result within 10 days.

 

13. Grounds for and Period of Retaining Location Information and Data Confirming the Use or Provision of Location Information

 

1.     The Company records and stores data confirming the collection, use or provision of location information on the location information system according to Article 16 of the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc. of Location Information.

 

2.     The Company shall destroy personal location information except for information specified in Paragraph 1 of this Article after the purpose of use or provision has been achieved.

 

3.     The Company holds data specified in Paragraph 1 of this Article for 6 months in order to fulfill the obligations specified in Article 7, Paragraph 3 of these Terms. However, for the details in the use of charged service, the period of holding specified in the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc., Electronic Financial Transactions Act, etc. which is introduced in the Privacy Policy of the Company applies.

 

14. Range of Damage Compensation

 

1.     A user who has violated the provisions of these Terms, causing damage to the Company, shall compensate for all damages occurred to the Company. At this time, if the relevant user is unable to prove a lack of intention or negligence by the user, he/she cannot be freed from his/her liability. A user shall bear all responsibilities for legal or actual disputes such as an objection raised by the subject of personal location information and a third party, disputes, lawsuits, etc. which the user has caused by violating the provisions of these Terms, and the user shall compensate for damages or losses occurred to the Company with regard to such disputes.

 

2.     If the Company has violated Article 15 or 26 of the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc. of Location Information on purpose or by negligence, a user or subject of personal location information may claim damages and the range of the liability is limited to general damage. At this time, if the Company is unable to prove a lack of intention or negligence by the Company, the Company cannot be freed from his/her responsibility.

 

3.     If such damage has occurred due to a force majeure such as a natural disaster or the intention or negligence of the user, the Company shall not compensate for such damage.

 

4.     The Company shall not compensate for damage which a user has caused to the user and a third party by using location information with an error which may occur according to the communication environments of the network provider.

 

5.     A member is under obligation to compensate for the losses which the member has caused to the Company by violating the BLACKVUE CLOUD Terms of Service presented by the Company such as obligations of the user even after the use agreement has been terminated.

 

15. Mediation of Dispute

 

The Company may apply for mediation to the Korea Communications Commission according to Article 28 of the Act on the Protection, Use, Etc., of Location Information if an agreement is not made or cannot be made between the parties on a dispute related to location information. The Company or a member may apply for mediation to the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee according to Article 42 of the Personal Information Protection Act if an agreement is not made or cannot be made between the parties to a dispute related to location information.

 

16. Exemption from Responsibility

 

The Company shall not be liable to compensate for all problems that occur during the service use for a member who uses the service for free. In addition, the Company shall not assume responsibility when a failure occurs in the normal service provision due to any of the reasons prescribed in the following subparagraphs.

 

1.     When a natural disaster or an equivalent uncontrollable condition has occurred

 

2.     When a third party who has concluded a service cooperation agreement with a service provider for providing the service interrupts the service intentionally

 

3.     When there is a problem in the use of service due to a reason attributable to a customer

 

4.     When damage has occurred and the damage was not caused through intention or negligence on the part of the Company, excluding subparagraphs 1 or 3

 

If a member has violated any matter specified in these Terms or damage or a problem in the use of service has occurred due to a reason attributable to the member or the subject of personal location information, the Company holds no responsibility.

 

The user is responsible for managing all the information according to the use of location information and other services which the Company provides to the member, and the Company holds no liability for such negligence in the management of information, unauthorized or illegal use of information. The user must make the final decision for service and information obtained through the use of service, and the Company does not guarantee any specific purpose of profit that the user expects through the use of service. The Company does not guarantee the credibility and accuracy of service and information, data and facts posted on the service, and the Company does not assume responsibility for damages occurred to the user due to such information.

 

17. Contact Information of the Company

 

You may contact us if you have any questions concerning these Terms. Please contact us at cs@pittasoft.com, or call us at +82-26947-4670.

 

18. Effective Date

 

These Terms of Location-Based Service Use are effective as of Feburary 24, 2025.

 

Addendum (2021.08.01)

(Effective Date) This agreement has been effective since August 1, 2021. ([View this version of the terms and conditions])