InfoTravelog Terms of Service (v0.2 draft)

Revision History

• v0.2 (2026-05-09): Initial English translation of Korean v0.2 with strengthened GDPR provisions
• v0.1 (2026-04-29): Internal Korean draft

Effective Date: To be announced Last Updated: 2026-05-09 Scope: Members residing outside the Republic of Korea, with explicit GDPR/CCPA provisions for EU/California residents Review Status: ⚠ Self-drafted from public templates — qualified legal counsel review recommended once revenue begins or 1,000+ users reached

Language Precedence: For non-Korean residents, the English version prevails over the Korean version in case of conflict (Korean Terms §15.1).

Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern the relationship between InfoTravelog ("Company", "we", "us") and the user ("Member", "you") with respect to the photo- and travel-spot-sharing service operated at infotravelog.com (the "Service").

Article 2 (Definitions)

1. Company: The operator of InfoTravelog (operator: Hun, contact: infotravelog@naver.com).
2. Service: The InfoTravelog website and associated features that allow members to upload, browse, and interact with photos, places, and guides.
3. Member: A person who has agreed to these Terms and registered through OAuth authentication (Kakao, Naver, Google, etc.).
4. Non-Member: A person who browses public content without registration.
5. Administrator: A member with privileges for content moderation and operations.
6. Content: Any photo, Place entry, guide, comment, tag, collection, plan, or other material posted by a member.
7. Place: A single location entry classified into one of six categories (photo, cafe, restaurant, landmark, event, lodging), including entries automatically imported by the Company from Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) public data.
8. Photo Metadata (EXIF): Information automatically embedded in photo files such as capture time, GPS coordinates, camera/lens, and exposure values.
9. Behavioral Log: Anonymously identified records of search queries, clicks, page dwell time, and filter operations generated during Service use.
10. Aggregated Anonymous Statistics: Statistics derived by combining and anonymizing data from many members, such that no individual member can be re-identified.

Article 3 (Effect and Amendment of Terms)

1. These Terms become effective when the Member agrees to them at registration or to a subsequent revision.
2. The Company may amend these Terms within the limits of applicable law.
3. The Company will provide at least 7 days' advance notice of any amendment via in-Service notice, email, or in-app notification, and at least 30 days' notice for amendments unfavorable to Members.
4. Members who do not agree to an amendment may withdraw their account before the effective date. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the amendment.

Article 4 (Account Registration)

1. Registration is available exclusively through OAuth providers (Kakao, Naver, Google, etc.). The Company does not offer email/password registration.
2. Persons under the age of 14 may not register. Verified registrations under 14 will be terminated immediately. (For EU residents, the relevant minimum age may be higher; see GDPR §16 — please refer to the Privacy Policy.)
3. Members must agree to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the Location Information Policy at registration.
4. Members operate under a chosen nickname; their legal name is stored separately only after explicit identity verification.
5. Members are responsible for the security of their account credentials and must not transfer, lend, or share their account.
6. The Company may refuse registration or suspend an account without prior notice if fraudulent registration (false information, multiple accounts, automated tools, etc.) is detected.

Article 5 (Member Rights and Obligations)

1. Members may upload photos, register Places, and create guides, and may edit or delete their own content at any time.
2. Members may not engage in any of the following:
   1. Posting content that infringes the copyright, portrait rights, personal information, or honor of any third party
   2. Posting obscene, violent, discriminatory, hateful, or child-abusive content
   3. Posting advertisements, spam, or repetitive meaningless content
   4. Impersonating others or registering false location or identity information
   5. Using automated tools or scripts for abnormal access or data scraping
   6. Disrupting normal Service operation or attempting to compromise security
   7. Any activity violating applicable laws or these Terms
3. Members warrant that their content does not infringe any third-party right, and accept liability for any disputes or damages caused by such infringement.

Article 6 (Company Rights and Obligations)

1. The Company may unpublish or delete user content based on reports or internal review, and will notify the affected Member of the action (after the fact in urgent cases).
2. The Company aims for first-pass review of reports within 24 hours and will immediately unpublish clear violations.
3. The Company aims for at least 99.5% Service availability and will provide notice (in advance or after the fact) for scheduled maintenance or outages.
4. The Company may process and use Member content and Service usage data within the scope set forth in Articles 7 through 11.
5. The Company will not provide a Member's personal data to third parties without that Member's consent, except in aggregated anonymous form.

Article 7 (Copyright and License of Content)

1. Copyright in Member content remains with the Member.
2. Upon uploading content, the Member grants the Company a non-exclusive license for the following purposes:
   1. Display, search, recommendation, and archival within the Service
   2. Service promotion and operational reporting (with Member nickname or anonymous attribution)
   3. Generation of Aggregated Anonymous Statistics under Article 10
3. The Company's license terminates when the Member deletes the content or withdraws their account (excluding statistics already incorporated into anonymous aggregates).
4. The Company will obtain separate Member consent before providing individual content to external media, press, or B2B partners in identifiable form.

Article 8 (Use of Photo Metadata and Behavioral Data)

1. Photo Metadata (EXIF) Policy:

   1. EXIF information (capture time, GPS coordinates, camera/lens/exposure values, etc.) of photos uploaded by Members is automatically extracted and stored in an internal metadata column (photoMeta).
   2. Storage purposes: automatic Place matching, time-of-day lighting and astronomical calculations, personalized recommendations, and Aggregated Anonymous Statistics.
   3. GPS coordinates and device serial numbers are automatically stripped from images served for download or external sharing. When a photo is downloaded or shared to external platforms, location and device information are not exposed.
   4. Members may request, for their own photos, the deletion or non-disclosure of all or part of the EXIF metadata via account settings or by emailing the Company.

2. Behavioral Log Policy:

   1. The Company collects search queries, clicked Places/photos, page dwell time, and map navigation data to improve Service quality and to generate anonymous statistics.
   2. Behavioral logs are stored under an anonymous hash (actor_hash) rather than the Member's identifier (user_id); they are not retrieved in identifiable form except for the Member's own export or operator audit purposes.
   3. Members may opt out of behavioral log collection in account settings. Opting out may reduce the quality of personalized recommendations.

3. AI Analysis Policy:

   1. To automatically classify the category, mood, and composition of photos, the Company may temporarily transmit photos to AI models such as Anthropic's Claude Vision API.
   2. Transmitted photos are not used to train external models post-analysis; the Company maintains contractual processing agreements that ensure this.

Article 9 (Content Moderation and Reporting)

1. Members and non-members may report inappropriate content (false information, closed/renamed business, copyright infringement, obscenity, advertising, etc.).
2. Report processing flow:
   1. Receipt → first-pass review within 24 hours → action (unpublish, edit, delete, dismiss) → notification to reporter and author
   2. If a Member's reports are repeatedly confirmed as false within a defined period, the Company may temporarily restrict that Member's reporting privilege.
3. Among Places auto-imported from KTO public data, those found to be inaccurate, closed, or duplicates may be unpublished based on Member reports or operator review.
4. All moderation actions are recorded in operational audit logs and retained for a defined period (see Privacy Policy).

Article 10 (Aggregated Anonymous Statistics and Potential External Use)

1. The Company may produce the following Aggregated Anonymous Statistics by combining data from many Members:
   1. Photo upload statistics by region, time of day, and season
   2. Camera and lens usage trends
   3. Popular Place rankings and co-visit patterns
   4. Search keyword trends and discovery statistics for new hotspots
2. These statistics are processed in a form that cannot identify any individual Member (e.g., minimum sample size N≥10) and may be used for the following purposes:
   1. Improving Service recommendation quality
   2. Operational reports and public infographics
   3. Provision of anonymous statistical reports or SaaS dashboards to local governments, tourism organizations, or private businesses ("B2B Use")
3. B2B Use will only be considered after a defined milestone (e.g., 1,000+ Members), and individual photos or identifying information will never be provided externally.
4. Members may opt out of having their data included in Aggregated Anonymous Statistics via account settings (already-produced statistics cannot be retroactively reversed because individual Members cannot be re-identified).

Article 11 (Member Tiers and Activity Score)

1. The Company may calculate an activity score based on Member contributions (photo uploads, likes received, bookmarks received, Place registrations, etc.) and assign one of five tiers:
   1. L0 Beginner / L1 Settled / L2 Active / L3 Expert / L4 Honorary
2. Tiers may affect Member privileges (e.g., immediate publication of Place registrations, eligibility for collaboration requests) and recommendation weighting.
3. The L4 tier is granted only after Company review; the Company may downgrade or revoke any tier in cases of confirmed abuse or misconduct.
4. Tier assignment does not impose additional obligations on the Member; sanctions for Term violations apply regardless of tier.

Article 12 (Restriction, Suspension, and Withdrawal)

1. The Company may take any of the following actions for violations of Article 5, completion of Article 9 procedures, legal violations, or operational disruption:
   1. Unpublishing or deleting content
   2. Temporary suspension (7, 30, or 90 days)
   3. Permanent suspension and account deletion
2. For severe violations (child abuse, sexual offenses, hacking, etc.) the Company may impose permanent suspension without prior notice and report to law enforcement.
3. Members may withdraw at any time via account settings. Upon withdrawal:
   1. Personal information (email, phone, etc.): deleted immediately
   2. Member-uploaded content: deleted immediately or anonymized (nickname → "Anonymous Member") at the Member's choice
   3. Behavioral logs: anonymous hashes retained, Member identifier (user_id) immediately set to NULL
   4. Backup data: destroyed within 30 days
4. The Company may refuse re-registration by a previously suspended or withdrawn Member using the same or similar information.

Article 13 (Disclaimers)

1. The Company is not liable for Service interruptions caused by force majeure such as natural disasters, power outages, or network failures.
2. The Company is not liable for disputes or damages arising from Member content unless caused by the Company's intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
3. The Company is not a party to transactions between Members (collaborations, joint shoots, etc.) and prefers Member-to-Member resolution of any related disputes.
4. The accuracy of Places auto-imported from KTO and other public data depends primarily on the source data; the Company will review and act on reports within a reasonable time.

Article 14 (Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction)

1. Disputes regarding these Terms or use of the Service shall first be addressed through good-faith discussion between the Company and the Member.
2. If unresolved, disputes shall be governed by applicable laws including the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce of the Republic of Korea and prevailing commercial practice.
3. The court of jurisdiction for litigation under these Terms shall be the court of the Member's domicile, or if the domicile is not clear, the residence, or otherwise as determined under the Civil Procedure Act of the Republic of Korea.
4. These Terms are interpreted under the laws of the Republic of Korea, except that for EU residents the relevant provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) shall apply to data protection matters.

Article 15 (GDPR — Provisions for European Economic Area (EEA) Residents)

1. Legal basis: The Company processes personal data on the legal bases of (a) consent (registration, optional fields, behavioral log opt-in), (b) contract performance (Service provision), (c) legitimate interest (security, fraud prevention, anonymous statistics for service improvement), and (d) legal obligation where applicable.
2. Data subject rights: EEA Members have the following rights, exercisable by emailing infotravelog@naver.com or via account settings:
   1. Right of access — request a copy of personal data held about them
   2. Right to rectification — correct inaccurate personal data
   3. Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — request deletion of personal data
   4. Right to restriction of processing — limit how data is processed
   5. Right to data portability — receive personal data in a machine-readable format
   6. Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest, including profiling
   7. Right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing)
3. Response time: The Company aims to respond to verified GDPR requests within 30 days, extendable by an additional 60 days for complex requests with notice.
4. Data Protection Officer: For now, the operator (Hun) acts as the contact for data protection inquiries (infotravelog@naver.com). Should the Company expand its EEA presence, a formal DPO may be appointed.
5. International transfers: Personal data is stored on servers operated by Supabase (US-East), Vercel (global edge), and Amazon Web Services (Asia-Pacific Seoul region). The Republic of Korea has been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of personal data protection (Adequacy Decision, December 2021), so transfers from the EEA to Korea do not require additional safeguards.
6. Right to lodge a complaint: EEA Members may lodge a complaint with their local supervisory authority. The Company encourages prior contact with us to attempt resolution.

Article 16 (CCPA — Provisions for California Residents)

1. Categories of personal information: Identifiers (OAuth ID, email), commercial information (Service usage), internet activity (behavioral logs), geolocation data (EXIF GPS), audio/visual (photo content), inferences (recommendations, tier).
2. Sources: Direct from the Member, automatic during Service use, OAuth providers, KTO public data.
3. Purposes: As described in Articles 6–10 and the Privacy Policy.
4. Sale/sharing: The Company does not sell personal information and does not share personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. Aggregated Anonymous Statistics are not considered personal information.
5. California rights: Right to know, right to delete, right to correct, right to opt out of sale/sharing (not applicable as we do not sell), right to limit use of sensitive information, right to non-discrimination for exercising rights.
6. Authorized agent: California residents may designate an authorized agent to exercise their rights; the Company may verify the agent's authority.

Article 17 (Miscellaneous)

1. These Terms become effective on a date to be announced separately.
2. Members who registered before the effective date will be asked to re-consent at their first login on or after the effective date.
3. These Terms supersede the v0.1 Terms (2026-04-29); v0.1 is terminated upon the effective date of these Terms.
4. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.

Contact: InfoTravelog Operator (Hun) Email: infotravelog@naver.com

Related Policies:

• Privacy Policy: /legal/en/privacy (master: SitePlanning/07_legal/privacy-v2.en.md)
• Location Information Policy: /legal/en/location (master: SitePlanning/07_legal/location-info-v1.en.md)
• Korean version: /legal/terms (master: SitePlanning/07_legal/terms-v2.md)

Terms of Service v0.2 — End.