Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Terms of Use Agreement is to prescribe the matters related to the use condition and the procedure of the services provided by the "buyKOREA" site (www.buykorea.org), an e-market place operated by KOTRA.
Article 2 (Notification and Revision)
- 1. This Terms of Use Agreement is notified on the Internet site (www.buykorea.org) where services are offered to members and the people who will use the services.
- 2. This Terms of Use Agreement prescribes general information on the Service Use Agreement made between KOTRA and members. KOTRA may change the information of Terms of Use Agreement and notify the changed information to members if necessary.
- 3. When KOTRA wants to change the Terms of Use Agreement, KOTRA shall specify and notify the application date of the changed Terms of Use Agreement and the change cause from seven days to a day before the application date as described in the Section 1 above.
- 4. By agreeing to this Terms of Use Agreement, members shall comply with this Terms of Use Agreement and the site use policy notified to the members by KOTRA.
Article 3 (Service Type)
KOTRA offers the following services:
- 1.e-Marketplace: This service provides online marketplaces that allow e-commerce including offer, negotiation, contract, payment between members through the Internet site (www.buykorea.org) operated by KOTRA.
- 2.Other information services: These services indicate the Internet services such as information service and e-mail service provided for members through the Internet site (www.buykorea.org) except for sales purchase related services.
Article 4 (Service Characteristics and Goal)
- 1.“buyKOREA” provided by KOTRA offers online marketplaces that allow the trades between foreign buyers and Korean sellers of their own accord.
- 2.The members who use services and the service providers shall take the responsibility for additional service use such as financial services provided related with the transactions between members in the “BuyKorea” site. KOTRA shall not assume the responsibility.
Article 15 (Related Law and Jurisdiction)
- 1.Any dispute which may arise between KOTRA and a member in relation to service use and this Terms of Use Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Republic of Korea. All the law suits related with this dispute shall be exclusively brought in the courts of Republic of Korea, which has jurisdiction of the Code of Civil Procedure of Republic of Korea.
- 2.Any dispute which may arise between members in relation to transactions shall be governed by the law and court set forth in the agreement made during transaction, and KOTRA shall not assume the responsibility for the dispute.
Article 16 (Indemnification)
- 1.KOTRA shall not take the responsibility for the information and materials acquired by using services by members.
- 2.KOTRA shall not assume the responsibility for the information, materials and reliability and accuracy of the information and materials posted on the bulletin board.
[Appendix] This Terms of Use Agreement shall take effect from May 22, 2006.
[Appendix] This Terms of Use Agreement shall take effect from November 08, 2012.
[Appendix] This Terms of Use Agreement shall take effect from September 07, 2016.