Privacy Policy

In processing personal information, Korea K Valve Corp. complies with the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) and the applicable laws to protect the freedoms and rights of data subjects, collects only the minimum necessary personal information, and lawfully processes and securely manages it. Accordingly, pursuant to Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act, we establish and disclose the Privacy Policy below to guide data subjects on the procedures and standards for handling personal information and to ensure prompt and smooth resolution of related concerns.

Purpose of Processing Personal Information

The personal information collected by Korea K Valve Corp. is used for inquiry and application management, service provision, product and service development, and other purposes only within the scope of consent received.

  • To respond to user inquiries or applications, or to provide beneficial information to users
  • To verify or notify the results of recruitment applications
  • To analyze site use and improve service quality for users

Personal Information Items Collected

Korea K Valve Corp. collects the personal information below to handle tasks related to inquiries, applications, job applications, whistleblowing reports, and other services.

Use of Personal Information

The collected personal information is used for purposes of collection and retention as described below.
It may also be used to provide customized information such as newsletters, product information, exhibition and event notices, etc. Consent to such use is optional as per the service menu screen, and refusal does not affect service use.

Period for Retention and Use of Personal Information

As a rule, personal information is used and stored during the service use period. Where required by the applicable laws or internal policies, information may be retained for the specified period prior to deletion.

Category CollectedItems Periodfor Retention and Use Purposeof Collection and Retention
Product/TechnicalInquiry Name,phone number, email, inquiry details
(type, title, content)		 Retainedfor 3 years after processing completion
  • To confirm, answer, and consult on inquiries
  • To provide and communicate product/service information
CS Application Name,phone number, email, application details
(request type, SO No., PO No., content)		 Retainedfor 3 years after processing completion
  • To confirm, answer, and consult on applications
  • To provide and communicate product/service information
WitnessTest/Certificate Name,phone number, email, application details
(request type, SO No., PO No., content)		 Retainedfor 3 years after processing completion
  • To confirm, answer, and consult on applications
  • To provide and communicate product/service information
TalentPool Recruitment Application Name,phone number, email, desired position, application documents (cover letterand resume) 6months to 2 years depending on position, after hiring completion orwithdrawal of application
  • To confirm, answer, and consult on applications
WhistleblowingReports Submission Name,phone number, report details
(title, type, content, relationship with target company)

*For anonymous reporting, no personal identifiers are collected

 Retainedfor 3 years after processing completion
  • To handle reports, verify additional details,
    if necessary, confirm receipt, process rewards,
    and take follow-up or issue response measures
SiteAccess & Usage Information Accesslogs, cookies, IP, and service usage records Retainedfor 3 months
  • Toprovide better information and services by analyzing use

Consent to Third-Party Provision of Personal Information

For whistleblowing reports, personal information may be provided to partner companies or related companies for report handling.
Users have the right to refuse consent, in which case the processing of reports may be hindered.
Users who are unwilling to provide their name, phone number, or email (optional) may file anonymous reports.

  • Recipients: Relevant partner companies based on the report content
  • Provided Information: Name, phone number, report details (title, type, content, relationship with target company), email (if optionally provided)
  • Purpose: To handle reports, verify details, confirm receipt, process rewards, and take follow-up or issue response measures
  • Retention and Use Period: Same as stated in personal information retention policy

Entrustment of Personal Information Processing

To provide better services and convenience, Korea K Valve Corp. may entrust personal information processing to third parties.
When concluding entrustment contracts, we stipulate prohibition of processing beyond the entrusted purpose, technical and managerial safeguards, restrictions on re-entrustment, management/supervision of trustees, and liability for damages in contracts and supervise secure processing in accordance with Article 26 of the Personal Information Protection Act.
Below are the trustees and details of entrusted tasks, which may be supplemented or changed if necessary. Such changes will be notified by updating this Privacy Policy.

  • Cafe24: Service hosting
  • CAND Communication: Service operation, system management, advertising/marketing agency services
  • Google: Service usage analysis

* Korea K Valve Corp. may collect users’ online activity data on this website and through connected devices. Korea K Valve Corp. may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics for this purpose.
These third-parties and related companies may receive or directly collect and process information collected by the company for the purpose of managing the company’s services or analyzing the use of Korea K Valve Corp.’s services.
For more detailed information on Google Analytics, please refer to 'How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites)' and 'Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).'

Notice of Refusal of Consent

Users may choose not to consent to the collection and use of their personal information as described above.
However, refusal may limit access to services such as customer support, recruitment, and whistleblowing reports.

Duty of Notification

This Privacy Policy takes effect on October 1, 2025.
This Privacy Policy remains valid until the next revision date.