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Privacy Policy (Consent for Privacy)

‘UST Industry-University Cooperation Foundation’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘UST’) protects customers’ personal information and complies with the ‘Act On Promotion Of Information And Communications Network Utilization And Information Protection.’ The center informs through this Privacy Policy of the purpose and method of using the personal information provided by customers and of what measures are being taken to protect personal information. UST will inform through website notices (or individual notices) when revising the Privacy Policy.

Items of Personal Information Collected

UST provides various employment-related information services to Users, and Users may use more convenient services and information through the personal information they provide. Personal information provided to UST will be used for the following purposes:

  • Purpose of providing the membership service and Identity verification and user identification
    • Name, date of birth, ID, password, password confirmation, etc.
  • Purpose of employment activities such as resume registration and job application
    • Contact information, e-mail address, address, photo, job search conditions, career details, academic background, skills, foreign language proficiency, personal statement, etc.
  • Purpose of securing smooth communication channels, introducing and guiding the latest information, and providing customized employment information
    • Homepage, e-mail address, e-mail reception setting, contact information
  • Purpose of utilization for service development and marketing/advertising
    • Provision of customized service, service information and recommendation, Identification statistics and access frequency for service improvement and new service development, advertisement placement according to statistical characteristics, provision of event information and opportunities to participate, and statistical analysis to identify employment and employment trends

Items of Personal Information Collected

  • Scope of personal information collected when signing up for general membership (Identification according to member authentication method and smooth information provision channel) Required items
    • Name, date of birth, ID, password, email address, contact information
  • Scope of personal information collected when signing up for corporate membership (Identification according to member authentication method and smooth information provision channel)
    • Required items: ID, password, name, date of birth, mobile phone number, department, position, representative name
    • Optional items: any items related to company information
  • Scope of personal information collected when writing a resume (job search activities)
    • Required items: name, date of birth, mobile phone number, e-mail, desired salary, desired place of work, desired employment type
    • Optional items: photo, academic record, degree, nationality, visa, place of residence, academic background, career, skills, foreign language proficiency, qualification/license, thesis/research, patent, personal statement, portfolio
  • The following information may be automatically generated and collected during service use or business processing.
    • IP address, cookie, date and time of visit, service use record, bad use record, period of retention and use of personal information
  • Member's personal information is destroyed when the purpose of collecting or receiving personal information is achieved as follows:
    • In the case of membership registration information, when membership is withdrawn or expelled from membership, however, the case which it is obligated to preserve the information in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations is excluded
    • Retention of records on contract or subscription withdrawal: 5 years (Act On The Consumer Protection In Electronic Commerce)
    • Retention of records on consumer complaints or dispute handling: 3 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
    • Retention of records related to identity verification: 6 months (Act On Promotion Of Information And Communications Network Utilization And Information Protection)
    • Retention of records on visits: 3 months (Protection Of Communications Secrets Act)

Customer Service for Personal Information

In order to protect customers' personal information and deal with complaints related to personal information, UST has designated the relevant department and manager in charge of personal information as follows:

  • Department in charge of customer service: UST Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
  • Phone number: 042-865-2396
  • Email : ulink@ust.ac.kr
  • Person in charge of personal information management: Ji-yong Jo, head of the Business Management Dept.
  • Phone number: 042-865-2318

You may report all complaints related to personal information protection that occur while using UST's services to the person in charge of personal information management or the department in charge. UST will provide prompt and sufficient answers to users' reports.

If you need to report or consult about other personal information infringement, please contact the organizations below.

  • Personal Information Infringement Report Center (operated by Korea Internet & Security Agency)
  • Works in charge: Report personal information infringement, apply for consultation
  • Website: privacy.kisa.or.kr
  • Phone: (without area code) 118
  • Address: (58324) 3rd floor, 9 Jinheung-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do (301-2 Bitgaram-dong)
  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
  • Works in charge: personal information dispute mediation application, collective dispute mediation (civil settlement)
  • Website: www.kopico.go.kr
  • Tel: (without area code) 1833-6972
  • Address: (03171) 12th Floor, Seoul Government Complex, 209 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul
  • Supreme Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crime Investigation Team: 02-3480-3571 (www.spo.go.kr, cybercid@spo.go.kr)
  • National Police Agency Cyber Security Bureau: (without area code) 182 (cyberbureau.police.go.kr)

Additional Provision

This Privacy Policy will be applied from February 1, 2023, and the existing Policy will be replaced by this Policy.