Disclaimer and legal notice

The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer, a copyright notice and rules related to personal data protection.

Disclaimer

The "europa.korea" private foundation (EKPF) maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and inter European Korean relationships. Our goal is to keep this information timely and accurate. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them. However EKPF accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information on this site.

This information is:

of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity ;
not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date ;
sometimes linked to external sites over which EKPF has no control and for which EKPF assumes no responsibility ;
not professional or legal advice (if you need specific advice, you should always consult a suitably qualified professional).

It is our goal to minimize disruption caused by technical errors. However some data or information on our site may have been created or structured in files or formats that are not error-free and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems. EKPF accepts no responsibility with regard to such problems incurred as a result of using this site or any linked external sites.

This disclaimer is not intended to limit the liability of EKPF in contravention of any requirements laid down in applicable national law nor to exclude its liability for matters which may not be excluded under that law.

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Copyright notice

© Europa-Korea Private Foundation (EKPF), 2002-2006.
© Tanguy VERRAES - TgV KonSept, 2002-2006.
Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated.
Where prior permission must be obtained for the reproduction or use of textual and multimedia information (sound, images, software, etc.), such permission shall cancel the above-mentioned general permission and shall clearly indicate any restrictions on use.

KOREA.be puts much efforts to be 'copyrights compliant'. In that respect, KOREA.be stored in its database as less as possible news and/or articles from 'external' sources (i.e. not belonging to KOREA.be domains). Thus, all external informations (e.g. info channels) are provided to you 'as is'. KOREA.be may not be held responsible for their contents or services disruption.

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Personal Data Protection

EKPF is committed to user privacy.
The policy on "protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions" is based on Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001 (pdf file 234KB) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000.
This general policy covers EKPF Web Sites, within the EKPF domain.
Although you can browse through these Web Sites without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required in order to provide the e-services you request.
Web Sites that require such information treat it according to the policy described in the Regulation mentioned above and provide information about the use of your data in their specific privacy policy statements.

In that respect:

For each specific e-service, EKPF determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and ensures conformity of the specific e-service with the privacy policy.

EKPF Web Sites, within the EKPF domain, provides links to third party sites. Since we do not control them, we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

What is an e-service?

An e-service on EKPF is a service or resource made available on the Internet in order to improve the communication between citizens and businesses of European Union and or Korea on the one hand and EKPF on the other hand.

Two types of e-services are or will be offered by EKPF :

Information services that provide citizens, media, business, administrations and other decision makers with easy and effective access to information, thus increasing transparency and understanding between EU and Korea ;
Interactive communication services that allow better contacts with citizens, business, civil society and public actors thus facilitating exchanges and friendships between EU and Korea.

Information contained in a specific privacy statement.

A specific privacy policy statement will contain the following information about the use of your data :

What information is collected, for what purpose and through which technical means EKPF collects personal information exclusively to the extent necessary to fulfill a specific purpose. The information will not be re-used for an incompatible purpose ;
To whom your information is disclosed. EKPF will only disclose information to third parties if that is necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose(s) identified above and to the mentioned (categories of) recipients. KOREA.be will not divulge your personal data for direct marketing purposes ;
How you can access your information, verify its accuracy and, if necessary, correct it. As a data subject you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds except when it is collected in order to comply with a legal obligation, or is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your unambiguous consent ;
How long your data is kept. EKPF only keeps the data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose of collection or further processing ;
What are the security measures taken to safeguard your information against possible misuse or unauthorised access ;
Whom to contact if you have queries or complaints.

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