<International Symposium of Science Museums 2024> Privacy Policy
The 14th International Science Interest Symposium Secretariat establishes and discloses a privacy policy in order to protect the personal information of data subjects in accordance with Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act and to promptly and smoothly handle related complaints.
1. Information to be collected and method of collection
(1) Personal information items to be collected
- Personal information items to be collected by the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' are as follows:
¡¤ Information provided by the users
The 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' may collect the information directly provided by the users.
¢º Name, nationality, organization, department, position, phone number, e-mail address
¡¤ Information collected while the users use services
Besides of information directly provided by the users, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' may collect information in the course that the users use the service provided by the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat'
¢º IP address, log data, use time, internet protocol address, cookie and web beacons, visited pages regarding service use of users
(2) Method of collection
The 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' collects the information of users in a way of the followings:
¡¤ webpage, written form, tools for collection of created information
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
¡¤ Improvement of existing services and development of new services
¡¤ Making notice of function of 'ISSM 2024' sites or matters on policy change
¡¤ To make statistics on member's service usage and provide services
¡¤ To provide information on events as well as opportunity to participate
¡¤ To comply with applicable laws or legal obligation
The 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' agrees that it will obtain a consent from the users, if the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' desires to use the information other than those expressly stated in this Policy.
3. Disclosure of collected information
Except for the following cases, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' will not disclose personal information with a 3rd party:
¡¤ 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 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' 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 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' 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 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' to the users
The items of cookies to be collected by the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' and the purpose of such collection are as follows:
¡¤ Strictly necessary cookies;
This cookie is a kind of indispensible cookie for the users to use the functions of website of the 'ISSM 2024'. This cookie does not collect any information which may be used for marketing or memorizing the sites visited by the users.
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 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat'.
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 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat':
¡¤ 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, use the menu of 'amendment of member information of webpage or contact the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' by sending a document or e-mails, or using telephone to the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat'(or person in charge of management of personal information or adeputy), the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' will take measures without delay: Provided that the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' may reject the request of you only to the extent that there exists either proper cause as prescribed in the laws or equivalent cause.
6. Period for retention and use of personal information
In principle, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' destructs personal information of users without delay when: the purpose of its collection and use has been achieved; the legal or management needs are satisfied; or users request: Provided that, if it is required to retain the information by relevant laws and regulations, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' will retain member information for certain period as designated by relevant laws and regulations. The information to be retained as required by relevant laws and regulations are as follows:
¡¤ Record regarding contract or withdrawal of subscription: 5 years (The Act on Consumer Protectionin Electronic Commerce)
¡¤ Log record of users such as internet/data detecting the place of user connection: 3 months(TheProtection of Communications Secrets Act)
¡¤ Other data for checking communication facts: 12 months (The Protection of Communications Secrets Act)
7. Procedure and method of destruction of personal information
In principle, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' destructs the information immediately after the purposes of its collection and use have been achieved without delay: Provided that, if any information is to be retained as required by relevant laws and regulations, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' retain it for the period as required by those laws and regulations before destruction and, in such event, the personal information which is stored and managed separately will never be used for other purposes. The 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' destructs: hard copies of personal information by shredding with a pulverizer or incinerating it; and delete personal information stored in the form of electric file by using technological method making that information not restored.
8. Technical, managerial and physical measures for protection of personal information
In order to prevent the loss, theft, leakage, alteration or damage of personal information of the users, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' takes technical, managerial and physical measures for securing safety as follows:
- Technical measures
¡¤ Utilize security servers for transmitting encryption of personal information
¡¤ Take measures of encryption for confidential information
¡¤ Install and operate access control devices and equipments
¡¤ Establish and execute internal management plan
- Managerial measures
¡¤ Appoint a staff responsible for protecting personal information
¡¤ Provide education and training for staffs treating personal information
¡¤ Establish and execute internal management plan
¡¤ Establish rules for writing passwords which is hard to be estimated
¡¤ Ensure safe storage of record of access to personal information processing system
¡¤ Classify the level of authority to access to personal information processing system
- Physical measures
¡¤ Establish and operate the procedure for access control for the facilities for storing personal information
¡¤ Store documents and backing storage containing personal information in safe places which have locking device
9. Staff responsible for managing personal information
The staff of the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' responsible for managing personal information is as follows:
¡¤ Name of staff responsible for managing personal information: Jeongheui LIM Ph.D.
Company Name : National Science Museum, Republic of Korea
Tel. : +82-42-601-7864
10. Modification of Privacy Protection Policy
The 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' has the right to amend or modify this Policy from time to time and, in such case, the 'ISSM 2024 Secretariat' will make a public notice of it through bulletin board of its website (or through individual notice such as written document, or e-mail) and obtain consent from the users if required by relevant laws.
In accordance with Article 15 of the Personal Information Protection Act, You may disagree to consent based on the collection and use of personal information but International Symposium of Science Museums services may not be provided.
I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Agreement on Portrait Rights
During the ISSM 2024, the fairground will be recorded in photographs or videos.
Do you agree to possibly appearing in such photographs or videos?
Type |
Content |
Scope of use |
Marketing, news, and other similar purposes |
You have the right to refuse, but please note that this may restrict your access to the ISSM 2024.
I agree to be photographed and/or recorded on video during the ISSM 2024.