Terms of Use

  Article 1 [Purpose)

The purpose of these Terms and Conditions is to set forth the rights, obligations, and other necessary matters between the company and users in relation to the use of game services (hereinafter referred to as “services”) provided by Hupis (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”).

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Article 2 (Definition of Terms)

① The definitions of the terms used in these Terms and Conditions are as follows.

1. “Customer” refers to a person who downloads an application from the App Store market operated by an App Store operator or platform operator in order to use the service provided by the company.

2. “User” refers to a user who agrees to these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy and is entitled to use the service provided by the company.

3. “Service” means all game services provided by the company.

4. “Terminal” refers to wired and wireless devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, PDAs, tablets, and portable game consoles that can use the service.

5. “Application” means all programs that can use the services provided by the company.

6. “App store (open market) operator” refers to an open market operator that allows users to download applications provided by the company and make In-App payments.

7. “Platform operator” refers to a business operator and all related services that provide services in partnership with the company.

8. “User account” means a combination of letters, numbers, or special characters selected by the user and assigned by the platform operator for user identification and service use.

9. “Contents” refers to items created by the company for use in the service.

10. “Paid content” refers to content that users purchase through In-App payment in order to enjoy specific effects or efficacy in using the service.

11. “Free content” refers to content that a user does not purchase directly from the service for a fee, but receives as a gift from another user or acquires it for free while using the service.

12. “In-App Purchase” refers to a payment activity to purchase paid contents within an application.

② The definitions of the terms used in these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the relevant laws and regulations, except for those specified in Paragraph 1. What is not stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations is in accordance with general business practices.

Article 3 (Provision of company information, etc.)

The company posts the following matters on the initial screen of the service or on the company's website so that users can easily know them. However, these terms and conditions and privacy policy can be viewed by users through the connection screen.

1. Mutual

2. User inquiry e-mail address

3. Privacy Policy

4. Terms of Service

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Article 4 (Effect and Change of Terms and Conditions)

① The company notifies users of these terms and conditions by posting on the company's website or providing a connection screen in the application for service use.

② The company is subject to 「Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce」, 「Regulation of Terms and Conditions Act」, 「Game Industry Promotion Act」, 「Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection」, 「Contents Industry Promotion Act You can change these terms and conditions to the extent that they do not violate relevant laws and regulations.

③ The changed terms and conditions specify the date of application, the contents of the change, and the reason for the change, and from 7 days before the date of application until a certain period elapses after the date of application through push notifications on the company website, official cafe, or service application. Notice to users. However, matters that have a significant impact on the rights and obligations of users will be notified 30 days prior to the effective date.

④ Users may not agree to the changed terms and conditions, and if they do not agree to the changed terms, they may stop using the service and withdraw from the service. However, if the user continues to use the service after the date of application of the changed terms and conditions, even if the user is notified that the changed terms and conditions will be deemed accepted unless the user expresses his/her intention separately, he or she is deemed to have agreed to the changed terms and conditions. .

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Article 5 (Rules other than Terms and Conditions)

Matters not specified in these Terms and Conditions and interpretation of these Terms and Conditions include 「Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc.」, 「Regulation of Terms and Conditions Act」, 「Game Industry Promotion Act」, 「Information and Communications Network Utilization Promotion and In accordance with relevant laws and commercial practices, such as the Information Protection Act and the Contents Industry Promotion Act.

Article 6 (Application and Approval of Application for Use)

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① The application for service use is established by the company's approval of the application for use when the "user" installs and runs the service application and agrees to these terms and conditions and the privacy policy. If the application runs normally in the terminal after the customer has completed the application for service use, the use of the service is considered approved.

②Users must write their real name and actual information (hereinafter referred to as “real name information”) when applying for or using the service. If real name information is falsely entered or another person's name is stolen, the user's rights under these terms and conditions cannot be asserted, and the company may cancel or terminate the use contract. The same is considered when a user provides real-name information to a platform operator and uses the service through the platform operator.

③ When a youth (including a student under the age of 18 who is attending a high school under Article 2 of the 「Elementary and Secondary Education Act」) applies for use, he or she must obtain the consent of a legal representative, and the specific consent procedure is In accordance with the Industrial Promotion Act and Enforcement Decree, the method provided by the company or platform operator is followed.

④ The company may not accept an application for use that falls under any of the following subparagraphs.

1. In case the content purchase price cannot be confirmed due to failure to pay or incorrect payment

2. If a juvenile (same as juveniles in Article 6, Paragraph 3) does not obtain consent from a legal representative or cannot confirm that consent has been obtained

3. In the case of a user who has a record of use restrictions within the last 3 months or who has been restricted (permanent restrictions) from service use according to the service operation policy, applies for use

4. In the case of purchasing or using content by using or stealing a third party's credit card, wired/wireless phone, bank account, etc.

5. In the case of using the service in a country other than Korea where the company has not yet decided to provide the service, the company provides service in relation to a contract concluded with an overseas service company or service provision to members accessing from a specific country If you need to limit

6. When applying for use for the purpose of committing an illegal act prohibited by the 「Game Industry Promotion Act」, 「Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection」 and other related laws

7. In case the acceptance is judged to be inappropriate due to reasons similar to subparagraphs 1 to 6

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Article 7 (User Account Management)

① The company assigns a certain combination of letters, numbers or special characters selected by the user as an account for the convenience of the user's information protection and service use guidance, and the company provides various information such as whether the user can use the service through the user account. Performs user management tasks.

②Users must manage their user account with due care as a good administrator. The company does not bear any responsibility for damages caused by users negligently managing their user accounts or consenting to use by third parties.

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③ The user is responsible for managing the password, and if the user wishes, it can be changed at any time for security reasons.

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④ If the user recognizes that the user's account information has been stolen or that a third party is using it, the user must immediately notify the company and follow the company's instructions. If the user is aware of this and does not notify the company, or even if notified, the company is not responsible for any disadvantages caused by not following the company's instructions.

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Article 8 (Protection and Management of Personal Information)

① The company strives to protect users' personal information, including user accounts, as stipulated by relevant laws and regulations. The protection and use of users' personal information is subject to the relevant laws and the personal information handling policy separately determined and notified by the company.

② The company's privacy policy does not apply to services provided by third parties that are simply linked from the company's website or service.

③ The company does not take any responsibility for the user's personal information, including user accounts exposed due to reasons attributable to the user.

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Article 9 (Obligations of the Company)

① The company complies with the relevant laws and regulations, and faithfully exercises the rights and fulfills the obligations stipulated in these terms and conditions.

② If the opinion or complaint raised by the user is objectively recognized as legitimate, the company must promptly process it within a reasonable period of time. However, if the processing takes a long time, the reason and processing schedule will be separately notified to the user.

③ The company safely manages users' personal information, including user accounts, so that users can safely use the service, and provides or discloses users' personal information to third parties, except as stipulated in these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Do not.

④ In order to provide continuous and stable service, the company is in the process of improving the service. We will do our best to repair or restore it without delay.

⑤ The company strives to provide convenience to users in the procedures and contents related to contracts with users, such as the conclusion of use contracts, changes and termination of contracts, etc.

Article 10 (Obligations of Users)

① The user shall not use the service provided by the company for purposes other than the original purpose of use or engage in any of the following acts.

1. Using other people's personal information or writing false facts when providing personal information to the company for user inquiries, paid content recovery and refund requests, winning events, etc.

2. Acts of pretending to be someone else or falsely specifying a relationship with another person, stealing or fraudulently using another user's account information, or stealing someone else's credit card, wired/wireless phone, bank account, etc. the act of purchasing

3. The act of trading or trading content, such as paid content, with others through services not provided by the company

4. Copying, distributing, facilitating, or commercially using information obtained by using the company's service or application without the company's prior consent, or using the service by exploiting known or unknown bugs

5. An act of generating property profits for oneself or others by using the company's service or application

6. Acts that damage or damage the reputation of others

7. Infringing the company's intellectual property rights, third party's intellectual property rights, portrait rights, and other rights, or collecting, storing, distributing, or posting personal information of other users without obtaining approval from the company

8. An act of deceiving a third party for profit or causing harm to a third party by using or using the service provided by the company unsoundly

9. Exchanging or posting obscene or vulgar information, connecting (linking) to obscene sites, or posting unauthorized advertisements or promotional materials

10. Acts of inducing or participating in speculative acts, such as gambling with property

11. Acts of transmitting, reaching, or distributing words, sounds, texts, images, or images that cause shame, disgust, or fear to others

12. Software viruses, other computer codes, files and programs designed to disrupt or destroy the normal operation of information (computer programs) or computer software, hardware, telecommunications equipment whose transmission or posting is prohibited by relevant laws and regulations An act of transmitting, posting, distributing, or using the material contained therein

13. Change the application, add or insert other programs into the application, hack or reverse engineer the server, leak or change the source code or application data, build a separate server, or use the website without special rights granted by the company An act of impersonating a company by arbitrarily changing or stealing a part of it

14. Impersonating or impersonating the company's employee or operator, or posting posts or sending e-mails by stealing someone else's name

15. Acts of using the service for profit, business, advertising, political activities, illegal election campaigns, etc. without the consent of the company

16. Other violations of public order and morals, illegal or unreasonable acts, and acts that violate related laws and regulations

② Users are obliged to frequently check and comply with notices on the company's website, official cafes or applications, and amendments to these terms and conditions, and must not engage in other acts that interfere with the company's business.

③ Responsibility for managing the user account lies with the user, and third parties should not use it. If the company complies with the “Open Market Mobile Content Payment Guidelines” and recommendations of the Korea Communications Commission and the payment policies of open market operators, the user cannot claim refunds or compensation from the company for use and payment by a third party. .

④ The company may set and operate the service operation policy, and users must comply with the service operation policy set by the company to use the service.

⑤ The company may change the service operation policy from time to time, and if the service operation policy is changed, it will be notified in advance.

Article 11 (Time and Suspension of Service)

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① The company starts the service when the user accepts the use of the service. However, in the case of some services, the service may be provided from the designated date according to the needs of the company.

② The company provides the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, unless there is a special obstacle in business or technology. However, if necessary for operation, such as regular system inspection, server expansion and replacement, addition of new service contents, various bug patching, and replacement with new services, service use may be temporarily suspended for a certain period of time. In this case, the company notifies the content and time in advance on the company's website or official cafe, but if there is an unavoidable reason that the company cannot notify in advance, it may be notified later.

Article 12 (Service Contents and Changes)

① Users must use the service in accordance with these terms and conditions and service operation policy or usage rules.

② The company has comprehensive rights regarding the service, such as production, change, maintenance, repair, and termination of the service.

③ The company may modify, add, or abolish all or part of the services provided at any time if necessary for the operation or technology of the service, such as new service contents or various bug patches. The contents of the changed service and the date of provision will be notified separately through the company website or official cafe.

④ The company may limit or suspend all or part of the service in the following cases.

1. In case of force majeure such as war, incident, natural disaster or national emergency

2. If there is a problem with normal service use due to power outages, failures of various facilities, or congestion of usage

3. In unavoidable cases due to construction such as maintenance of service facilities

4. In case the service cannot be provided due to various reasons of the company

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⑤ The company shall not be liable for any problems caused by the change or suspension of the service, unless the cause of the change or suspension of the service is intentional or gross negligence on the part of the company.

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Article 13 (Provision of information and posting of advertisements)

① The company may use the user information provided through the platform operator and/or the app store operator or request additional information from the user, and the collected or provided user information will not be used for purposes other than those specified in the privacy policy. In addition, users may refuse to provide user information or additional information through platform operators and/or app store operators.

② The company may place advertisements on the service, and the user agrees to the advertisements exposed when using the service.

③ The company does not bear any responsibility for any loss or damage caused by the user's participation in the advertisement in paragraph 2 or communication or transaction.

④ The company may send advertisements in paragraph 2 to users by using terminal notifications (push notifications), etc., and users may refuse to receive them at any time if they do not want to.

Article 14 (Purchasing and using paid contents, etc.)

① Users may purchase paid contents according to the payment operation policy of each App Store operator according to the type of terminal using the service, and the difference in payment policy may cause a difference in payment amount. In addition, the purchase price of paid content is charged according to the method and policy set by the mobile carrier, platform operator and/or app store operator associated with the app store operator, and the payment method also follows the policy of the applicable operator.

② Paid content purchased by the user from the service can be used only on the terminal on which the service application has been downloaded and installed.

③ The period of use of the paid content purchased by the user is basically 1 year, and if this period elapses, the user loses the right to use the paid content. Depends on the period. Users may use paid content only in their own account, except in a method specified and separately notified by the company, and cannot be transferred, rented, sold, or exchanged to a third party.

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Article 15 (In-App Payment)

① The application includes an in-app payment function for purchasing paid content.

② Users must prevent In-App payment by third parties by using the password setting function of the terminal and the password setting function provided by the App Store operator. In accordance with the “Guidelines”, modules and libraries for In-App payment applied with authentication procedures provided by the open market are applied to the application.

③ The Company does not bear any responsibility for In-App payment by a third party that occurs when the user does not use the In-App payment prevention function or the password is exposed due to the user's negligence.

④ If a user subscribes to a mobile carrier's youth rate plan and makes an In-App payment on the device, the content is deemed to have the consent of the legal representative.

⑤ Users are responsible for faithfully paying the In-App payment.

⑥ Payment limits may be granted or adjusted for each payment method according to the company's policies and the policies and policies of payment companies (mobile carriers, app store operators, etc.).

Article 16 (Withdrawal of Subscription and Refund, etc.)

① In the case of paid contents purchased by the user, the subscription can be withdrawn (cancellation of purchase) without a separate fee within 7 days from the date of purchase or the date on which the paid contents are available. However, for paid contents with similar characteristics, such as paid contents that have already been used or deemed used at the time of request for withdrawal of subscription, subscription withdrawal (cancellation of purchase) in accordance with Article 17, Paragraph 2 of the 「Consumer Protection Act in Electronic Commerce, Etc.」 may be limited. In this case, the company will take measures in accordance with the relevant laws, such as notifying the user when purchasing the relevant paid content.

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② If you cannot use the purchased paid content due to reasons attributable to the company, the same paid content will be provided free of charge or the purchase amount will be refunded in full regardless of the contract signing date (purchase date).

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③ Refunds are carried out in accordance with the refund operation policy of each App Store operator used by the user, and detailed refund application procedures are in accordance with the operation policy of each App Store operator. In addition, when the refund is completed, the paid content within the service is deducted and reflected by the refund amount.

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④ In the case of conversion to free content through paid content, in case the basic units that can be purchased within the service are damaged due to full or partial use, consent such as acceptance on screens related to transmission / reception of paid content such as message box or gift box When there is a reason to be regarded as a user's use of paid content, such as having gone through a process, it is deemed that the user has expressed his or her intention to use it, including cases where the user's intention was different and the purchase was made through another person.

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⑤ Paid content obtained by the user through the use of the service or received as a gift from another user, content obtained through the company's event, or free content, other than through In-App payment where normal purchase details are recorded, are not refundable.

⑥ The company takes measures to ensure that the exercise of rights such as withdrawal of subscription is not hindered by means such as indicating that withdrawal of subscription is restricted before in-app payment for paid content for which withdrawal of subscription is restricted. If the company does not take these measures, the user may withdraw the subscription despite the reason for the restriction on withdrawal of the subscription. However, subscription withdrawal is restricted in the following cases.

1. In the case of paid content that starts to be used immediately after purchase or is immediately applied to the service

2. In case the additional benefits are used after purchasing paid contents provided with additional benefits

3. If part of the paid content sold as a bundle (package type) is used

4. In the case of opening capsule-type/probability-type paid contents that can be viewed as use or whose effectiveness is determined upon opening

5. If you have used some of the paid content or it is difficult to sell it again because of the passage of time

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⑦ If a minor purchases paid content through In-App payment without the consent of the legal representative, the minor or legal representative may cancel the In-App payment. However, cancellation is limited if the minor's In-App payment is within the scope of the property that has been permitted to be disposed of by the legal representative, or if the minor uses witchcraft to make them believe that they are an adult. Whether the paid content purchaser is a minor is determined based on the name of the payment method such as the terminal or credit card where the in-app payment was made. When requesting cancellation of payment by a minor, documents proving the identity of the minor and legal representative must be submitted according to the needs of the company.

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⑧ In-App payment follows the payment method provided by the open market operator. Therefore, if an overpayment occurs during the In-App payment process, in principle, a refund must be requested from the open market operator. However, if possible according to the open market operator's policy and system, the company may request the open market operator to perform the necessary refund procedures.

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⑨ For In-App purchases made through the gift-giving function, payment cancellation and refunds are not possible in principle, unless there is a defect in the purchased paid content, and refunds due to defects in paid content are limited to the user who sent the gift. Available.

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Article 17 (Effect of Withdrawal of Subscription, etc.)

① If the user withdraws the subscription pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1, the company immediately collects or deletes the paid content and refunds the payment received within 3 business days from the date of collection or deletion of the paid content.

② In the case of Paragraph 1, if the company delays the refund to the user, the delayed interest calculated by multiplying the delay period by the interest rate set forth in the 「Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc.」 and the Enforcement Decree of the same Act shall be paid.

③ When a user pays for a refund by credit card or other means of payment specified in the Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Protection Act in Electronic Commerce, etc., the company promptly requests the business operator that provided the payment method to request the payment. request to suspend or cancel. However, if the company has already received payment from the settlement company, it refunds it to the settlement company and notifies the consumer.

④ If the user cancels the subscription pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1, the user shall bear the cost of returning the paid content, etc., and the company does not claim a penalty or damages from the user for the reason of withdrawal.

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Article 18 (Termination of contract and suspension of service use, etc.)

① If the user does not want to use the service at any time, he or she may terminate the use contract by withdrawing from the service.

② When a user withdraws from the service, all data of the user is destroyed immediately upon withdrawal, except in the case where the company retains the user's information according to the personal information processing policy.

③ The company may terminate the use contract or limit the use of the service by setting a period if the user violates the matters set forth in Article 10 or the service operation policy.

④ The user may file an objection to the restriction on service use pursuant to paragraph 3 according to the procedure set by the company, and the company will immediately resume using the service if the user's objection is judged to be justified.

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⑤ If the restriction on the use of the service pursuant to Paragraph 3 is justified, the company shall not be liable for damages suffered by the user due to the restriction on the use of the service.

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⑥ The company may limit the usage method, usage time, and number of times of use to prevent users from over-immersion in the service, and may apply a user protection program according to the degree of user over-immersion in the service. If the user refuses to apply the user protection program, the company may stop providing the service regardless of the user's intention.

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Article 19 (Restrictions on Use as Provisional Measures)

① The company may suspend the use of the user's service until the investigation of the following issues is completed.

1. When a legitimate report is received that the user account has been hacked or stolen

2. If you are reasonably suspected of being an illegal program user, workplace, etc.

3. In case provisional measures are required for the account for reasons similar to the above

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② In the case of Paragraph 1, after the investigation is completed, the company extends the period of use of paid contents in proportion to the period of service use, and if the period is impossible to extend, the company compensates for the details according to the suspension period with an equivalent paid service according to the company's choice. However, this is not the case if it is found to be a violation pursuant to Paragraph 1.

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Article 20 (Compensation for Damages)

① If the user causes damage to the company due to the violation of the obligations of this agreement, or if the user causes damage to the company in the process of using the service, the user must compensate the company for the damage.

② If the company receives various objections, including claims for damages or lawsuits, from a third party other than the user due to illegal acts or violations of these terms and conditions in the course of using the service, the user must indemnify the company at his or her own responsibility and expense. and, if the company is not exempted from liability, it shall be responsible for compensating for the damages caused to the company.

Article 21 (Company's Immunity)

① The company is exempted from responsibility if the service cannot be provided due to war, incidents, natural disasters, national emergencies, technical defects that are difficult to resolve, or other force majeure reasons.

② The company is not responsible for the suspension/use failure of the service due to reasons attributable to the user, and the company is exempted from liability in case damage occurs to the user due to the telecommunication service provider stopping or not providing normal telecommunication services. .

③ The company is exempted from responsibility for service interruption or failure due to unavoidable reasons such as maintenance, replacement, regular inspection, construction, etc.

④ The company is not responsible for the user's failure to obtain the expected score or ranking by using the service, and the company is exempted from liability for damages caused by selection or use of the service.

⑤ The company does not take any responsibility for any disadvantages or loss of information obtained by changing the user's personal information (including user account).

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⑥ The company is not responsible for any problems caused by the user's terminal environment or the network environment that is not attributable to the company.

⑦ The company has no obligation to intervene in disputes between users or between users and third parties through the service, and is not responsible for compensating for damages caused therefrom.

⑧ Among the services provided by the company, free services and contents are excluded from compensation for damages. However, damages caused by intentional or gross negligence of the company are excluded.

​Article 22 (Attribution of Copyright, etc.)

① Copyright and other intellectual property rights for the contents are owned by the company.

② Users may reproduce, transmit, publish, distribute, broadcast, or otherwise use the information for which intellectual property rights belong to the company or the provider among the information obtained by using the service provided by the company for commercial purposes without the prior consent of the company or the provider. You must not use or allow a third party to use it.

③ The user may use communications, images, sounds, and all materials and information (hereinafter referred to as “user content”), including dialogue texts, uploaded or transmitted by the user or other users through the game client or service, displayed in the service or related to the service. The company permits the use in the following ways without restrictions on the period and region of use. However, the company cannot sell, rent, or transfer the user content without the prior consent of the user who created the user content.

1. Publication, reproduction, performance, transmission, distribution, broadcasting, etc. of user content

2. Use as a method of editing, changing, or creating secondary works of user content

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④ The Company may delete, move, or refuse to register without prior notice if it is determined that the postings or postings within the service posted or registered by users fall under the prohibited acts stipulated in Article 10.

⑤ Users whose legal interests are violated due to information posted on bulletin boards operated by the company may request the company to delete the information or post refutation. In this case, the company promptly takes necessary measures and notifies the applicant.

⑥ Paragraph 3 is valid while the company operates the service and continues to apply even after membership withdrawal.

Article 23 (Jurisdiction and Governing Law)

① In relation to the use of the service, the court in accordance with the procedures set forth in the relevant laws and regulations, such as the Civil Procedure Act, shall be the competent court for litigation regarding disputes between the company and users.

② The laws of the Republic of Korea apply to lawsuits filed between the company and users.