VSITEM Terms of Service

Effective date: 2025-10-17

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern the conditions of use and the rights and obligations relating to vsitem.com and related services (the “Service”) provided by Quester Inc. (the “Company”).

1. Purpose and Definitions

• “User”: Any person who accesses the Service and uses it under these Terms (including members and non-members)
• “Member”: A user who creates an account to use the Service
• “Content”: All information that a user posts on the Service or uploads to the servers, including text, images, links, and data

2. Effect and Amendment of the Terms

• These Terms take effect when posted on the Service interface or otherwise announced.
• The Company may amend the Terms to the extent they do not violate applicable laws. In the event of amendments, the Company will announce the fact of amendment, effective date, and key changes at least 7 days in advance (30 days for material changes). If a user continues to use the Service after the effective date, the user is deemed to have agreed to the changes.

3. Account Creation and Management

• Users must provide accurate and up-to-date information and must not use another person’s information.
• Users are responsible for account security (e.g., passwords, two-factor authentication). If unauthorized use of an account is suspected, the user must promptly notify the Company.

4. Privacy

Matters concerning the processing of personal data are governed by a separate Privacy Policy.

5. Use of the Service

• The Service organizes and provides information comparing products/specifications/features. The Company may change or discontinue all or part of the Service and will endeavor to provide prior notice.
• Beta features may be changed without notice.

6. User-Generated Content (UGC)

• Users retain rights to their Content. However, users grant the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use the Content for the purposes of operating, improving, and promoting the Service, including the right to create derivative works (which may, to the extent unavoidable for backups/service operation, reasonably continue for a period even after account or Content deletion).
• Users warrant that their Content does not infringe third-party rights (e.g., copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity) and will resolve any disputes at their own cost and responsibility.
• The Company may delete or restrict the exposure of Content that violates laws or the Terms/policies without prior notice.

7. Prohibited Conduct

• Illegal acts; infringement of others’ rights; dissemination of false information; spam/excessive advertising; reverse engineering; bulk collection via crawling/scraping (without the Company’s prior written consent); resource abuse (generating abnormal traffic); security circumvention; distribution of malware, etc.

8. Intellectual Property

• All intellectual property rights in and to the Service and related software, designs, logos, and databases belong to the Company or rightful owners. Beyond what is permitted under these Terms, users may not reproduce, distribute, modify, lend, or reverse engineer any part of the Service.

9. Third-Party Services and Advertising

• The Service may include links to or advertisements for third-party websites/services. Responsibility for the use of third-party services lies with the relevant providers, and the Company does not guarantee or assume liability for them.

10. Service Suspension

• The Service may be temporarily suspended for unavoidable reasons such as system inspections, equipment maintenance, force majeure, or communication failures. Absent willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Company is not liable for damages arising therefrom.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

• The Company makes no express or implied warranties regarding uninterrupted operation, error-free performance, or fitness for a particular purpose. Information provided by the Service is for reference only; purchase, investment, and other decisions are made at the user’s own judgment and responsibility.

12. Limitation of Liability

• To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company is not liable for indirect, punitive, or incidental damages, or for loss of data or business. The Company’s aggregate liability is capped at the amount the user paid to the Company in the last three (3) months (or ₩0 if no amount was paid).

13. Indemnity

• If the user’s violation of the Terms or applicable laws causes the Company to suffer losses or face third-party claims, the user shall defend, indemnify, and hold the Company harmless at the user’s own cost and responsibility.

14. Termination

• Users may delete their accounts at any time. If a user violates the Terms/policies or materially interferes with Service operations, the Company may, after prior notice, restrict use or terminate the agreement (with notice after the fact in urgent cases).

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

• These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. The Seoul Central District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

16. Notices

• The Company may provide notices to users by reasonable means such as in-Service announcements, email, or push notifications.

17. General Provisions

• If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
• Users may not assign any rights or obligations under these Terms without the Company’s prior written consent.