Introduction & Acceptance of Terms of Service

By using the ChatEC website, mobile app, or any other ChatEC service provided to you by ChatEC Co., Ltd. (collectively the "Services"), you signify your agreement to (1) these terms and conditions (the "Terms of Service") and (2) our Privacy Policy (found at https://chatec.app/privacy).

Although we will attempt to notify you when major changes are made to these Terms of Service, you should periodically review the most up to date version (found at  https://chatec.app/terms). ChatEC may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Service at any time. Modifications and revisions will take effect immediately after they have been posted. Nothing in these Terms of Service shall be deemed to confer any third party rights.

User Accounts

When creating an account with an e-mail address, you must use your own valid e-mail address. When creating an account with a social account, you must use your own social account. If you use an invalid e-mail address to create an account, intentionally or unintentionally, you are responsible for not receiving important information such as company news, service use, and etc.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and username. You must not allow a third party to access your account.

Although ChatEC will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of ChatEC due to such unauthorized use of your account.

You must be at least fourteen (14) years old to use the Service. You must affirm to us that you are either more than eighteen (18) years old, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms mentioned in our Terms. If you are under thirteen (13) years old, please do not use the Service.

When creating or updating an account, you may be asked to provide us with certain personal information, which may include your e-mail address and other information that can be used to identify you. Such information, if provided to us, will be held and used in accordance with our.

Service

These Terms of Service apply to all users of ChatEC Services, including users who are also contributors of Content to the Service.

"Content" includes the text, graphics, photos, videos, audiovisual combinations and other Content you may view on, access through, or contribute to the Service.

The Service includes all aspects of any ChatEC, including but not limited to services offered via the ChatEC website, ChatEC app, or other applications.

You understand that the Service is an evolving one. The Service may vary by device and medium, and functionalities and features may also differ between devices. The Company may require that you accept updates to the Service, the App or Site you have installed on or access via your device or computer. You acknowledge that the use of the Service may require third party software that is subject to third party licenses.

Where Updates are automatically installed, you agree that such Updates may be automatically installed without providing any additional notice or receiving any additional consent.

The Service may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by ChatEC.
ChatEC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, ChatEC will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Services you agree to these terms:

ChatEC reserves the right to remove Content without prior notice.

ChatEC reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time.

ChatEC Premium Membership

      Payment Terms

    • • Your premium membership is a subscription-based service which will continue and automatically renew until terminated or as otherwise stated during sign-up or other communications with you. You can cancel your Subscription before it renews.
    • • The premium membership can be charged monthly, every three month, or every six month. By signing up for our premium membership, you agree ChatEC or its payment processor may charge the fees shown to you during sign up on a periodic basis to the payment method you specify at the time of your initial purchase.
    • • By signing up for our premium membership, you agree that it will be automatically charged to you on the specific billing date, in some cases, your payment date may change, for example if your paid membership began on a day not contained in a particular month.
    • • If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not cancel your account, we may suspend your access to the service until we have successfully charged a valid payment method.
    • • For some payment methods, the issuer may charge you certain fees, such as foreign transaction fees or other fees relating to the processing of your payment method.

      Termination

    • • Your benefits will last until the end of the month and you will have continued access to your membership for the remainder of the period, but you will not receive a refund.
    • • Your membership will continue on a recurring basis to its terms unless you cancel your membership or are otherwise suspended.
    • • You must cancel your membership before your next renewal date in order to avoid billing for each renewal period.

Provision of Information & Advertisement

We may post various information regarding the Service and advertisements on the Service, send e-mails, SMS(MMS), or Push Notification.

Utilizing advertisements posted on the Service, and making transactions on the advertisement are matters between you and the advertiser. Any disputes or matters between you and the advertiser have to be solved between you and the advertiser, and we are not liable for any reason.

In order to use our Service, you will need certain equipment and resources, such as Internet access, a mobile device or computer. It is your sole responsibility to procure the necessary equipment and resources to use our Service. You are responsible for all data charges you incur from using our Service.

Limitations

In a case when a user performs any of the following activities, the user may be restricted of use from ChatEC without any prior notice:

  1. 1. Attempt to hack, or otherwise abuse any system.
  2. 2. Falsification, crime tampering, theft, or act of fraudulent.
  3. 3. Web crawling webtoon content using any appliance, collecting and distributing with abnormal procedure.
  4. 4. Any act related to copyright infringement of webtoon content.
  5. 5. Repetitive access to the site with irregular action.

Coin Purchase and Usage

Our service may include content which requires coin usage.

Coins can be purchased or provided via promotions, can be only used on this website and does not hold actual value as a real currency.

· The purchase method, payment type, the scale, and the maximum amount of coins that can be purchased may change within the company's discretion at any time, ChatEC is not responsible for the user or a third party if such rights are exercised.

· Coins can only be purchased from ChatEC website or our authorized partners.

· Coins can only be used in the account to which they were paid, and cannot be transferred or sold in any way to others including third parties.

· Any coin purchases are final and non-refundable unless otherwise required by law. When required by relevant laws and regulations, ChatEC will accept refund requests.

· ChatEC may provide bonus coins to users in various ways through promotions etc. Bonus coins may be subject to expiration, which period will be specified. When using coins to access any paid content, bonus coins with closer expiration dates will be used first.

Third party fees

While using our service, users will be subject to the terms of use and privacy policy of the third-party payment. (Billings from mobile network providers). You are solely responsible for paying all such fees and complying with its applicable conditions.

Copyright

You may not reproduce, distribute, rent, lease, sell, license, copy, modify or otherwise use the information you have obtained through our Service for profit.

Indemnification

Other than as expressly set out in these terms or in additional terms, ChatEC will not make any specific promises about the Service.

ChatEC makes no uptime guarantee whatsoever regarding our Service. Our Service is intended to be reliable, but is not intended to be reliable or available at all times. Our Service is subject to interruptions, and you agree that ChatEC will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage whatsoever resulting from any failure or delay of our Service.

Our Service may be temporarily suspended without notice to you. Suspension of our Service may result from a variety of reasons, including system failure, maintenance, or other circumstances. You agree that you will not be entitled to any refund or compensation for such suspensions.

We are not liable for any claim or dispute between you and another user, or a third party that arises in whole or in part from the Service.

We are not liable for reliability or accuracy of any information, data, or facts posted on our Service, except when it was caused by gross negligence or intentionally done.

Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, send an e-mail to [email protected]