These Terms and Conditions are designed to establish the rights, duties and responsibilities and procedures between the company and its users in the use of "Cake" provided by Cake Corp. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and related additional services.

The terms used in these Terms and Conditions are defined as follows:

2.1 "Cake" refers to an application that helps a member learn a foreign language by utilizing online public video, audio, and text images. (Depending on the context hereinafter referred to as "Cake" or "Services.")

2.2 "Members" refer to users who enter into a service contract with the Company under these Terms and Conditions and uses the Services.

2.3 "Content" refers to all content (including, but not limited to, text, audio, video and network services) the Company provides to Members for its Services.

2.4 "Public Content" refers to the text, audio, video, or image contained in the Content provided by the Company that is released online for free or with advertising.

3.1 The "Company" will post the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy on the initial page of its Services so that Members can easily access them.

3.2 The Company may amend these Terms and Conditions when necessary, to the extent that they do not violate the relevant statutes, such as the "Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions" and the “Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection.”

3.3 The Company or Members may terminate the service contract if Members do not agree to the application of the revised Terms and Conditions. In this case, the Company will notify Members of the reason for termination and the date of termination by means of email.

4.1 The Company may have additional terms or policies for paid services and individual services (hereinafter referred to as "Additional Terms and Conditions") and these Additional Terms and Conditions shall prevail when they conflict with these Terms and Conditions.

4.2 Matters or interpretations not specified in these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to Additional Terms and Conditions and related statutes or business practices.

5.1 The contract for the use of Services is concluded when the person wishing to become a Member (hereinafter referred to as "Applicant") agrees to these Terms and Conditions, applies for membership, and then the Company accepts it.

5.2 Applicants must provide accurate information when applying for membership. In addition, there may be restrictions on the use of Services if false information is registered, and any disadvantages or legal responsibilities arising from such registration shall lie with the applicant.

5.3 In the case that the Applicant has previously lost membership, has used false names or names of others, or other reasons why the service contract might not be approved, the approval of the service contract may be rejected.

5.4 The Company may withhold acceptance of the service contract due to user capacity or any other technical or business reasons. The Company will inform the applicant of the result.

6.1 In order for Members to use the Services, they must open a service account ("Account"), provide accurate and complete information and update it if the information changes.

6.2 The Company allows Members to sign in with their social media platform such as Facebook, Google, Line, Twitter, etc. instead of allowing Members to register directly in order to prevent reckless creation of accounts in a dishonest manner. Account information is exposed to the member who created the account only and is not exposed to any other member within our services.

6.3 This Service supports only one account per Member.

6.4 The Company prohibits the following:

① The act of impersonating another person by selecting or using their name
② The act of infringing upon the rights of a party by using the name of a person or group other than themselves without proper authorization
③The act of offending others or using vulgar or obscene names

6.5 The responsibility for managing Accounts lies with Members themselves, and Members must not inform account information or allow the use of their accounts to third parties.

6.6 If a Member recognizes that their Account has been stolen or is being used by a third party, they must immediately notify the Company and follow the instructions of the Company. The Company will not be held liable for any disadvantages arising out of failure to notify the Company or follow instructions.

6.7 The Company will not be held liable for any losses incurred to Members due to unauthorized theft of Accounts. However, Members may be held liable for any damages inflicted on the Company or others caused by unauthorized theft of Accounts. However, this is not the case when Members are not culpable.

Cake Services provided by the Company to Members are as follows:

① Video Viewing: Videos, images, text, audio, links, etc. may be provided.

② Interactive Functions: Voice recording, quiz solving, and comment writing among learners may be provided.

③ Advertising: Advertising may appear within in Cake Services. However, ads that include video, audio, etc. may not be provided by the Company, but may be posted by copyright holders of video and audio.

8.1 The Company may change all or part of its provided Services due to operational and technical needs, and will not provide any separate compensation to Members unless otherwise stipulated in the Terms and Conditions.

8.2 When changing the Services, the reason, date, and details of the change shall be notified on the notice board seven days before the change. However, if it is difficult to notify the reason or contents of the change in detail, reasoning will be provided.

9.1 The Company notifies the Members via email registered by Members when applying for service use unless otherwise stipulated in these Terms and Conditions.

9.2 The notifying method specified in Article 9.1 may be substituted if the notice regards all Members and the Company notifies Members by posting the notice as an in-service notification message or on the notice board for at least seven days. However, this is not the case if the notice regards a change that adversely affects the rights and obligations of Members.

9.3 Members must always keep their email address and relevant information up-to-date so that they can receive notifications from the Company. The Company will not be held liable for any disadvantages arising when this is not executed by Members.

10.1 The Company may temporarily suspend the provision of its Services for technical or business reasons, such as repair, inspection, replacement or disconnection of information communication facilities such as computers or servers. In this case, in principle, a prior notification will be made, but if there is an inevitable reason, an ex post facto notification will be given.

11.1 Members may terminate the service contract at any time through the customer center within Services.

11.2 Following termination, information regarding Services including the learning history recorded in the Accounts of Members will be deleted. Therefore, Members must take appropriate action regarding the above information prior to termination. The Company will not take any responsibility for any damage done to Members if Members fail to take such action.

11.3 Members can request for their use of Services to be suspended after a specified procedure, such as customer center and email notification.

12.1 The Company may terminate the service contract made with Members without prior notice in the following cases:

① In the case of a Member’s death

② In the case of stealing another person's personal information or mobile device and using the Services

③ In the case of threatening or hindering the provision of Services through means such as making unauthorized changes to the Company client program or hacking into the server

④ In the case of causing inconvenience to other Members’ normal use of Services

⑤ In the case of defaming or discrediting the Company or obstructing business through means of spreading false information, fraud, etc

⑥ In the case of impersonating a system operator, executive, or employee of the Company

⑦ In the case of spam activity regarding Services

⑧ In the case a Member has acted in other violation of the obligations or statutes under these Terms and has not corrected their actions within a considerable period of time even though the Company has requested for them to do so

12.2 The Company may impose restrictions on the use of Services in lieu of the terminating Membership if the above reasons exist.

The Company may post advertisements in Services. Advertisements may be of the Company or of third parties in partnership with the Company.

14.1 The Company is committed to provide continual and smooth Services.

14.2 The Company will establish a security system for the protection of the personal information of Members, including credit information, and will disclose and comply with the Privacy Policy.

14.3 The Company will listen to the opinions and complaints of Members regarding the use of Services and will handle them if deemed justified. The processed results will be notified to Members via notice board or email.

15.1 The Company provides its Services free of charge. However, Services may become paid according to the policy of the Company. Additional functions (e.g. items) provided within the Services may be charged.

15.2 Members shall not acquire any rights to the Content provided by the Company through Services.

15.3 Members shall not use Content for any purpose other than receiving Services without the consent of the Company and may be liable for all civil and criminal charges, especially if he or she does the following acts. However, the scope of use of Public Content is subject to the permitted scope set by the copyright holder of the Public Content.

① The unauthorized act of producing Content as a separate video file, etc

② The unauthorized act of posting Content on the Internet

③ The unauthorized act of providing Content to third parties

④ Commercial conduct that undermines the interests of this Service or its affiliates providing Content

⑤ All other copyright infringement of Content

15.4 Members must not access Service servers and network systems in an unauthorized manner (e.g. accessing Service servers and networks utilizing automated means or accessing Service systems to collect Content) nor interfere with the provision of Services.

15.5 Members are strictly prohibited from the following:

① Providing false information to the Company or stealing information from others

② Infringement of intellectual property rights, such as the Company’s or other third parties’ copyrights

③ Damaging the reputation of the Company and other third parties, or obstructing business

④ Disassembling, modifying, and imitating Services through any alteration

⑤ Defaming or collecting personal information of other Members

⑥ The commercial use of Services without the consent of the Company

⑦ Exposing obscene or violent information

⑧ Impersonating the Company in relation to Service or spreading false information

⑨ Other illegal or unjust acts, such as acts prohibited by Article 44 Clause 7 of the 「Act on Promotion of Information Network Utilization and Information Protection」

16.1 "User Content" refers to any content (including, but not limited to text, image or video files) uploaded within Services by Members while using Services.

16.2 User Content should not contain the following:

① Content that defames or slanders others (including the Company and those having appearances in Content) without any grounds

② Content that goes against general customs, such as abusive language, obscene content, and violent content

③ Content that infringes upon the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, of others (including the Company and those having appearances in Content)

④ Content that continues to cause fear or anxiety without any grounds

⑤ Content that is contrary to good customs and other social order

16.3 If Members violate Article 16.2, the following actions may be taken:

① User Content that has been reported more than a certain number of times or has been found to be in violation of Article 16.2 may be automatically deleted temporarily. However, Members who have created the content may lift this measure by demonstrating that their content does not constitute a violation of Article 16.2.

② The Company may restrict the use of Services to Members who have been been found to have violated Article 16.2 or have been reported more than a certain number of times. In accordance with Article 12, the Company may suspend accounts and terminate the service contract.

16.4 The Company does not guarantee the legality, accuracy, or integrity of User Content.

16.5 The Company may use User Content to promote or improve its Services and may edit, modify, or replicate User Content within these purposes.

17.1 The right to intellectual property rights of things produced and provided by the Company, such as the Company's trademark, logo, Services and advertising, shall be attributed to the Company.

17.2 Members shall not use information obtained by using Services for profit through reproduction, transmission, publication, distribution, broadcasting or other means, or allow third parties to use it without prior consent from the Company.

8.1 The Company may temporarily suspend the provision of its Services for technical or business reasons, such as repair, inspection, replacement or disconnection of information communication facilities such as computers or servers. In this case, in principle, a prior notification will be made, but if there is an inevitable reason, an ex post facto notification will be given.

18.2 Temporary suspension of Services will be notified by posting a notice on the notice board within Services or on the Service website.

18.3 In the event that Services cannot be provided due to natural disasters or a corresponding force majeure, the Company shall be exempted from the responsibility of Service provision.

18.4 In the case of Public Content, its use may be restricted in some countries due to restrictions set by the original author. The use of Public Content in Services may be discontinued due to reasons such as changed privacy settings by the original author.

18.5 The Company does not make any promises about the accuracy, reliability or appropriateness of the Content, Public Content and User Content. It also does not guarantee the quality of third-party products or other information purchased or acquired as a result of advertising, other information or suggestions through Services.

19.1 The Company may terminate Services for management reasons and will notify Members through means specified in Article 3.3 three months prior to the date of termination.

19.2 During the period between the notification date of termination and the Service termination date, Services may be partially restricted.

20.1 Legal disputes between the Company and Members shall be governed by laws of the Republic of Korea.

20.2. Lawsuits regarding disputes between the Company and Members shall be filed through the Seoul Central District Court.

The Company strives to protect personal information, including Member registration information, as provided under the relevant statutes. In relation to this, the Company abides by the relevant statutes and its Privacy Policy, and publishes this information through its website so that members are able to access it at all times.

This English version of the Terms and Conditions is a translation based on the original Korean version of the Terms and Conditions. If there is any conflict between these two versions, the original Korean version of the Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Effective date: October 1, 2020