WESOL Patent Law Firm establishes and discloses the following personal information processing guidelines in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act to protect the personal information of information subjects (customers) and to promptly and smoothly process complaints related thereto. 1. Purpose of personal information processing WESOL Patent Law Firm processes personal information for the following purposes and does not use it for any purpose other than the following: Intellectual property rights administrative work such as reception, registration management, examination, trial, official announcement, and search of patent/utility model/trademark/design (hereinafter referred to as “intellectual property rights”) applications Identification/authentication of customers for the purpose of online counseling, maintenance and management of counseling content, etc. Verification of applicants’ identity/education/career for talent recruitment, management of past application history, decision and notification of hiring, confirmation of intent to apply for additional hiring, etc. 2. Processing and retention period of personal information Unless Wisol Patent Law Firm is required to retain personal information in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, in principle, the personal information of the data subject is retained and used until the purpose of processing the personal information is achieved, and is destroyed without delay once the purpose is achieved. 3. Provision of personal information to third parties Wisol Patent Law Firm does not provide personal information to third parties except with the separate consent of the data subject or in cases pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Act and other relevant laws and regulations. 4. Entrustment of personal information processing Wisol Patent Law Firm entrusts personal information processing work to an external party as follows for smooth processing of personal information work. Trustee: Whois Contents of entrusted work: Website maintenance and management Web hosting for website maintenance and management When concluding an entrustment contract, Wisol Patent Law Firm states in writing matters regarding prohibition of processing personal information for purposes other than the performance of the entrusted work, restrictions on re-entrustment, management/supervision of the trustee, and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Act and other relevant laws and regulations, and supervises whether the trustee safely processes personal information. 5. Rights, obligations and exercise methods of the information subject The information subject may exercise the following rights related to personal information protection against Wisol Patent Law Firm at any time: Request to view personal information, request for correction in case of errors in personal information, request for deletion, request for suspension of processing 6. Personal information items processed Wisol Patent Law Firm processes the following personal information items: – Name, address, resident registration number, telephone number, mobile phone number, email address 7. Destruction of personal information Wisol Patent Law Firm destroys the relevant personal information without delay when personal information becomes unnecessary, such as when the personal information retention period expires or the purpose of processing is achieved. Wisol Patent Law Firm destroys personal information in the following ways: Electronic files: File deletion and formatting of storage media such as disksHandwritten documents: Shredding or incineration 8. Measures to ensure the safety of personal information Patent Law Firm Wisol is taking the following measures to ensure the safety of personal information. Administrative measures: Establishment and implementation of an internal management plan, regular training for employees and workers, etc. Technical measures: Access control such as setting passwords for personal information processing systems (or computers where personal information is stored), installation of security programs such as antivirus software, encryption of files where personal information is stored Physical measures: Locking and access control of locations where personal information is stored and kept, etc. 9. Personal Information Protection Officer Patent Law Firm Wisol is responsible for the overall management of personal information processing and has designated a Personal Information Protection Officer as follows to handle complaints and damage relief from information subjects related to personal information processing. Personal Information Protection Officer: Patent Attorney Na Kang-eun Name of person in charge: Patent Attorney Kim Kyung-yong / Contact: 02-2039-7610 10. Changes to the Personal Information Processing Policy This Personal Information Processing Policy is effective from October 10, 2019.