ALPINION MEDICAL SYSTEMS (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) complies with the Personal Information Protection Act and is committed to protect user rights through the Company Privacy Policy that is based on relevant laws.

The Company’s privacy policy includes the following topics.
• 1. Processed personal data and collection methods
• 2. Purpose of processing personal data
• 3. Providing personal data to third party
• 4. Entrustment of personal data
• 5. Retention and utilization period of personal data
• 6. Disposal procedures and methods of personal data
• 7. Right of users and legal representative and its enforcement
• 8. Installation, operation and refusal of automatic collection of personal information
• 9. Technical and managerial protection of personal information
• 10. The contact details of personal information manager and representative
• 11. Privacy infringement response
• 12. Other
• 13. Privacy policy changes


1. Processed personal data and collection methods

A. Processed personal data

The Company collects the following personal information to provide various services such as service inquiry, product & sales inquiry (email inquiry), recruitment inquiry, meeting request, register. The Company collects the minimum personal information necessary for processing.
Required Information: Name, email address, contact information (mobile number), organization, country
Optional Information: Information entered in the service provision form other than personally identifiable information or additional information provided by the customer

B. Collection methods

- Direct collection from users
- Website (Service inquiry, purchase inquiry, recruitment inquiry, meeting request, etc.), written form, fax, phone call, consultation board, email
- Collection via tools that collect generated data

2. Purpose of processing personal data
The company uses the collected personal information for the following purposes
- In order to provide detailed information on email inquiries and recruitment inquiries
- Used for marketing and advertising
- New service (product) development and specialization, delivery of advertising information such as events, provision of services and advertisements according to demographic characteristics, identification of access frequency, or statistics on member service use.
- For purposes involving statistic reports, scientific research, and record archiving in the public interest: Under Article 28-2 of the Personal Information Protection Act, the Company can pseudonymize information for purposes involving statistic reports, scientific research, and record achievement in the public interest.

3. Providing personal data to third party
In principle, the Company only uses collected personal data of users within the outline from “2. Purpose of collecting and using personal data”. Without users’ agreement in advance, the Company does not provide personal data to the outside. However, the following cases will be exempted.
- When customers agreed in advance
- When regulated by law or requested by investigation agencies according to the purpose of investigation procedures and methods

4. Entrustment of personal data
The Company does not entrust personal data to a third party and if consignment contract occurs later, we will notify through the website and update the “Privacy Policy” contents.

5. Retention and utilization period of personal data
In principle, users’ personal data are disposed once its objective is attained. However, some data stated below will be retained due to internal policies such as disputes, personal verification for a specified time period.
- Retained items : Full name, phone number (mobile phone and/or home phone), email address, organization, country.
- Ground : Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information
- Retention period : 3 years
※ Records regarding collection/handling and usage of credit information : 3 years (Act on the Use and Protection of Credit Information)

6. Disposal procedures and methods of personal data
Users’ personal data are disposed once its objective is attained.
The Company will dispose personal data in the following procedures and methods.

A. Disposal procedure

After the objective of entered information by users are attained, the data will be removed to a separate database and will be preserved for a specific period of time according to applicable privacy protection reasons based on the internal policy and other related regulations before disposal. Personal data are retained only for legal purposes and will not be used for any other purposes.

B. Disposal method

Personal data printed as hard copies will be shredded by shredders or incinerated in a furnace. Personal data stored as electronic files will be deleted with technology that prevents record restoration.

7. Right of users and legal representative and its enforcement
A user and legal representative can request deletion of registered personal data at any time. To check and remove registered personal data, please pay a personal visit or contact personal data manager by telephone or email at any time to process deletion immediately. The Company will take care of deleted personal data requested by users or legal representative according to “5. Retention and utilization period of personal data” and will be restricted to be viewed or be used for any other purposes.

8. Installation, operation and refusal of automatic collection of personal data
The Company uses ‘cookies’ to store and calls user data frequently. A cookie is little information that server (HTTP) uses to run the website and sends to computer browsers. Seldom, it is stored in users’ computer hard disk.

A. Purpose of using cookies

It is used to provide users optimized information and target marketing service by understanding purpose, types, keywords, access security, news edit, user size of visited services, and websites.

B. How to refuse installation of cookies

Users have the right to refuse cookie installation. By setting options on web browsers, users can allow all cookies, confirm cookie storing or refuse installation of all cookies. To refuse cookies setting, select “option” on users’ web browsers to allow all cookies, confirm cookie storing or refuse installation of all cookies.

9. Technical and managerial protection of personal data
When handling personal data of the users, the Company prepares the following technical and managerial measures to ensure safety of the personal data, including loss prevention, theft, leakage, falsification or damages.

A. Encryption of personal information and measures against hacking

The Company is committed to prevent the loss or damage of personal data from hacking and/or computer viruses. The Company back up personal data from time to time to prevent data loss, uses the latest anti-virus program to prevent the loss or damage of users’ personal data, encrypts data to safely communicate personal data on networks.

B. Restriction of access to personal information processing system

The Company also uses a firewall to control unauthorized external access and is putting in all possible efforts to ensure the security with all technical systems.

C. Limitation and training of handling staff

Personal data handling staff are limited to specific appointed personnel and separate password is provided and is renewed regularly. Also, by providing training sessions, the Company emphasizes the observance of privacy policy.

D. Operation of exclusive personal data protection unit

Through operating in-house exclusive personal data protect unit, the Company is committed to modify and correct any problems by checking the implementation of privacy policy and the compliance of designated personnel. However, if personal data is leaked due to users’ own negligence, the Company is not liable for any kind of losses.

10. The contact details of personal data manager and representative
The user can report any complaint related to privacy protection occurred while using the Company services to a representative and/or appointed personnel. The Company will handle every complaint swiftly and thoroughly.
- Personal Information Manager: Marketing Team Manager
- Personal data operation representative : Marketing Team Manager
- Phone Number : +82-2-3777-8600
- Email address : info@alpinion.com

11. Privacy infringement response
Please contact the following organizations to report or receive consultation of any other privacy infringement.
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee : http://privacy.kisa.or.kr / 02.405.5118
- E-Privacy Mark Authentication Committee : www.eprivacy.or.kr / 02.580.0533~4
- Korean National Police Agency, Cyber Terror Response Center : www.ctrc.go.kr / 02.3150.2659

12. Others
Please note that this ‘Privacy Policy’ does not apply to the personal information collecting actions of the websites linked on our website.

13. Privacy policy changes
If any change is to be made to the current privacy policy, it will be notified through the 'Announcement' section of the website at least 7 days in advance.
- Date of notice : December 4, 2020
- Date of enforcement : November 4, 2020

ALPINION MEDICAL SYSTEMS website refuses to collect email addresses without permission by using email address collecting programs or other technical devices. When violated, please note you are subjected to penal punishment pursuant to the Act of Information and Communication Network.

Date of notice : October 27, 2014