Picks Terms of Service

Article 1 (Purpose)
These Terms govern the rights, obligations, and responsibilities between momick (Business Registration No. 313-08-05038) (hereinafter "the Company") and members regarding the use of the mobile application Picks (hereinafter "the Service"), as well as the conditions and procedures for use and other necessary matters.

Article 2 (Definitions)
1. "Service" refers to the mobile application-based social voting platform provided by the Company and all related services.
2. "Member" refers to a person who has agreed to these Terms and entered into a service agreement with the Company.
3. "Question" refers to a two-choice or four-choice voting question registered by a member.
4. "Answer (Vote)" refers to the act of a member selecting one of the choices in a question.
5. "Content" refers to all content posted to the Service by a member, including questions, choices, posts, comments, and images.
6. "Nickname" refers to the name a member sets to represent themselves within the Service.

Article 3 (Effectiveness and Amendment of Terms)
1. These Terms take effect for all members who wish to use the Service.
2. The Company may amend these Terms within the scope that does not violate applicable laws. When amending the Terms, the Company will announce the effective date and reasons for the change before they take effect, including through in-app notices.
3. If a member does not agree to the amended Terms, the member may stop using the Service and withdraw membership. If the member continues to use the Service after the amended Terms take effect, the member is deemed to have agreed to the changes.

Article 4 (Membership Registration and Formation of the Agreement)
1. Membership registration is conducted through social login (Kakao, Apple, Google, Naver), and email verification and mobile phone SMS verification are performed during the registration process.
2. The service agreement is formed when the user agrees to the Terms and the Privacy Policy, completes the registration process, and the Company accepts it.
3. Members must provide accurate information at registration and must not steal others' information or enter false information.
4. The Service is available only to persons aged 13 or older. By agreeing to the Terms, members confirm they are aged 13 or older. If a member is found to be under 13, the Company may terminate the service agreement and delete related information, consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Article 5 (Management of Member Information)
1. Members may view and edit their information, such as their nickname, through in-app features.
2. For the nature of the Service and the accuracy of statistics, some items, such as date of birth and gender, may be restricted from change after registration.
3. Members are responsible for safely managing their own social accounts and authentication information, and the Company is not responsible for damage caused by the member's negligence in management.

Article 6 (Content of the Service)
The Company provides members with the following services.
  1. Question registration and feed
  2. Answering (voting) features, such as by swiping
  3. Voting results and statistics by gender, age group, job group, MBTI, and similar attributes
  4. Community features such as posts, comments, and likes
  5. Features to block other users and to report content
  6. Notification features such as announcements and comment alerts
  7. Other services determined by the Company

Article 7 (Provision, Change, and Suspension of the Service)
1. The Service is, in principle, provided 24 hours a day, year-round.
2. The Company may change or suspend all or part of the Service due to system maintenance, equipment repair, or operational or technical needs. In such cases, the Company will, in principle, give prior notice, but may give notice afterward where there are urgent reasons.

Article 8 (Obligations of the Company)
1. The Company complies with applicable laws and these Terms and strives to provide the Service stably and continuously.
2. The Company maintains a security system to protect personal information so that users can use the Service safely, and it discloses and complies with its Privacy Policy.
3. Where an opinion or complaint raised by a user in connection with use of the Service is recognized as justified, the Company strives to handle it and may inform the user of the process and result.

Article 9 (Member Obligations and Prohibited Acts)
1. Members must comply with applicable laws, these Terms, the service usage guidance, and announcements.
2. Members must not engage in any of the following acts.
    - Stealing others' information or registering false facts
    - Posting content that is offensive to others or contrary to public order and morals, such as profanity, defamation, discriminatory or hateful expressions, or obscene material
    - Defaming others or infringing their rights
    - Collecting or posting others' personal information without consent
    - Infringing the intellectual property rights of the Company or third parties, including copyrights
    - Disrupting service operations through spam, advertising, or repetitive posting
    - Accessing the system by improper means or disrupting the normal operation of the Service
    - Other acts that violate applicable laws

Article 10 (Management of Content)
1. Responsibility for content created by a member rests with the member who authored it.
2. If a member's content falls under the prohibited acts in Article 9, accumulates reports, or is otherwise deemed to violate operating policies, the Company may hide (blind) or delete such content without prior notice.
3. Members may delete content they have created through in-app features.

Article 11 (Reporting and Blocking)
1. Members may report another member's content if they deem it inappropriate.
2. Members may block a specific member, and when blocked, the display of content between the two parties is restricted.
3. The Company may review the reported content and take necessary measures, such as blinding content or restricting use.

Article 12 (Restriction of Service Use and Sanctions)
1. If a member violates these Terms or applicable laws, or if reports accumulate, the Company may impose graduated sanctions according to the severity of the violation, such as restricting content creation, suspending use for a certain period, or permanently suspending use.
2. The Company notifies the member of the reason and period of any sanction. However, it may give notice afterward in urgent or unavoidable cases.

Article 13 (Termination of the Agreement and Membership Withdrawal)
1. Members may request membership withdrawal at any time through in-app features.
2. A withdrawal request is not processed immediately; a grace period of 7 days is granted. If the member logs in again during the grace period, the withdrawal request is automatically canceled and the account is restored.
3. After the grace period, the member's personal information is destroyed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. However, content created by the member may be retained without deletion, with the author information de-identified, for service operations and other users' experience.
4. The Company may terminate the service agreement if a member seriously violates these Terms.

Article 14 (Copyright in Content and License)
1. The copyright in content created by a member belongs to that member.
2. Members grant the Company a license to use their content within the scope necessary to operate, display, promote, and improve the Service.
3. The Company does not use a member's content for purposes other than those in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 15 (Ownership of Rights in the Service)
1. The intellectual property rights in the Service and in the content, trademarks, logos, designs, screen layouts, and software created by the Company within the Service belong to the Company.
2. Except where the Company has expressly permitted, members must not use the subjects of the rights in paragraph 1 without the Company's prior consent by means of reproduction, distribution, transmission, publication, or creation of derivative works, nor allow third parties to do so.

Article 16 (Protection of Personal Information)
The Company protects the personal information of members collected for use of the Service in accordance with applicable laws and the Company's Privacy Policy. Details regarding the processing of personal information are set out in the Privacy Policy.

Article 17 (Notice to Members)
1. When the Company gives notice to a member, it may do so by means such as the email registered by the member, in-app notifications (push), or posting an announcement.
2. For notices to all members, the Company may substitute the notice in paragraph 1 by posting it in the in-app announcements for at least 7 days. However, matters that significantly affect a member's own rights or obligations are notified individually.

Article 18 (Disclaimer)
1. The Company is not responsible where it cannot provide the Service due to reasons beyond its reasonable control, such as natural disasters, force majeure, or service interruptions by telecommunications providers.
2. The Company is not responsible for the content of members' posts, including their accuracy or reliability, and has no obligation to intervene in, and bears no responsibility for, disputes that arise through the Service between members or between a member and a third party.
3. Voting results and statistical information are based on the responses of participating users, and the Company does not guarantee that such content represents the opinion of any particular group or corresponds to fact.

Article 19 (Compensation for Damages)
If the Company or a member causes damage to the other party by violating these Terms, it is responsible for compensating for that damage. This does not apply, however, where there is no intent or negligence. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

Article 20 (Governing Law and Disputes)
1. These Terms and any disputes between the Company and members are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, where the Company operates the Service, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
2. Nothing in this Article deprives you, as a consumer, of the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of the U.S. state in which you reside, and you may be able to bring claims in the courts of your place of residence where required by applicable law.
3. The Company encourages members to contact support.picks@gmail.com first to resolve any dispute informally.

Addendum
These Terms are effective as of June 21, 2026.