SK Telecom Newsroom Terms of Use

Welcome to SK Telecom Newsroom (“Newsroom”), the SK Telecom Official News Channel at [http://news.sktelecom.com] (the “Site”). This Site is owned and operated by SK Telecom Co., Ltd., a Korean Corporation with its principal office at 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04539 ("SK Telecom").

This terms of use (“Terms of Use”) are applicable to any persons who access or use of the Site ("User(s)"). Please read the Terms of Use set forth below before accessing or using this Site. By the use of this Site, any and all Users shall agree and accept the Terms of Use without any limitation or reservation.

SK Telecom may, at any time and at its sole and exclusive discretion, change, alter, modify, add, and/or remove any parts or the whole of the Terms of Use.

General Use Restrictions

1. The use of this Site shall be undertaken at Users' own responsibility. The User of this Site assumes all risk for the use of this Site and the Internet generally. Although all contents provided on this Site (including, but not limited to, data, information, documents, photographs, illustrations, animations, video, software, design, trademarks, logos and other materials) (the "Documents") are carefully managed by SK Telecom, please be advised in advance that SK Telecom has no responsibility for the accuracy and/or completeness of any and all information in this Site, including information described within the Documents herein.
2. SK Telecom is under no obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to this Site SK Telecom reserves the right at anytime and from time to time to change, reject or eliminate all or a part of the contents carried on this Site without prior notice to the Users at its sole and exclusive discretion. Furthermore, SK Telecom is under no obligation to update this Site.
3. Should any User of information on this Site provide SK Telecom with information, including but not limited to feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, plans, ideas or the like, such information shall be deemed to be nonconfidential and SK Telecom assumes no obligation to protect such information from disclosure. SK Telecom shall not be responsible for any damages or losses of the Users resulting from information (including the data or the like) provided through this Site. Moreover, SK Telecom shall not be responsible for any damages or losses of the Users whatsoever resulting from the use of information acquired from websites operated by other companies (hereinafter referred to as "Third Party Sites") which are linked to this Site.

Intellectual Property

1. All the Documents are exclusive property of SK Telecom, its licensors or its content providers, and is protected by the copyrights, trademark rights and other applicable laws.
2. Except for personal and non-commercial internal use, Users are prohibited from copying, publishing, selling, distributing, using, reproducing, creating derivative works of, or modifying any part or whole of the Documents, without the prior written consent of SK Telecom. Any unauthorized use of the Site or the Documents may violate copyright, trademark and any other applicable laws.
3. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting to the User a license under any copyrights, trademark rights, nor any other intellectual property rights of SK Telecom or any third party to the Users. The SK Telecom name, trademarks, logos and service marks ("Trademarks") used within this Site, unless otherwise noted, are owned by SK Telecom or its affiliates. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. SK Telecom grants to the Users no permission to use these Trademarks.

Governing Law

1. SK Telecom and Users agree that the use of this Site is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws. SK Telecom controls and operates this Site from its headquarters in the Republic of Korea and makes no representations that the materials are appropriate or will be available for use in international locations. All Users of this Site from outside the Republic of Korea are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import laws of other countries.
2. SK Telecom makes no statement, indication or representation about whether the content of this Site is compatible with the hardware and software of the Users who access this Site. Any Users who access this Site do so on their own free will, and the responsibility for the use of this Site shall be assumed by the Users who access this Site.

Cookies

1. SK Telecom may use cookies to enable more convenient browsing when the Users revisit the Site, and to collect marketing data to improve service quality. A cookie is a type of data which is sent from the Site to the Users' Internet browser software, and is stored on the Users' computer. The stored information does not contain any personal information including, without limitation, the Users' name, address, telephone number or e-mail address which may identify specific individuals. Storing cookies does not have any adverse effect on the Users' computer.
2. The collected information allows SK Telecom to: (i) understand the actual number of Users visiting the Site (traffic surveys); (ii) analyze User composition and usage trends by classifying the Users according to their attributes (country name, etc.); and (iii) offer more attractive content to meet Users' needs.
3. Cookies can be disabled from the User side by using Internet browser software to disable the receipt of cookies. Disabling cookies will not interfere with your browsing of this Site. For details on how to disable cookies, please look for information on "Cookies" on the Help menu on your Internet browser software you are using. Cookies are also explained at the Microsoft site (if you are using Microsoft Edge as your Internet browser software), or on the Google site (if you are using Chrome browser).

Precautions on Linking to this Site

1. SK Telecom shall not be responsible for any damages or losses caused by the Users' or the Users' company's link to this Site. Any Documents on this Site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. SK Telecom does not guarantee continual maintenance of the information and URLs on this Site, and as a general rule, these are subject to change without prior notice to the Users.
2. Please refrain from using techniques such as displaying within a frame or other methods of linking where it is unclear that the content comes from this Site.
3. SK Telecom's logo is a "corporate mark" which is the symbol mark of the company, and at the same time is a "trademark" indicating the responsibility SK Telecom takes for its products and services. Therefore, the Users may not use this logo on the Users" 'or the Users' company's site without the prior written permission of SK Telecom. SK Telecom does not grant any linking which may: (i) infringe the rights of SK Telecom, (ii) interfere with SK Telecom's business and (iii) contain elements which are harmful to SK Telecom's image.

Linking and third-party sites

The Site may contain third party contents or links to other sites (“Linked Sites"). SK Telecom will not be responsible for the contents of any Linked Sites; or (b) liable for any loss of damage (including direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage) suffered by Users from accessing, using, relying on or trading with third parties.

Disclaimer

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES FOR COMMUNICATION CONDITIONS OF THE USERS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COMPUTER CONDITIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY SK TELECOM ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. NEITHER SK TELECOM NOR ITS AFFILIATES WARRANTS THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTABLE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitation of Liabilities

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall SK Telecom be liable for any damages including indirect, extraordinary, exemplary, punitive, special or consequential damages that result from the use of the Site, any Documents accessed by Users on the Site. SK Telecom has the right to suspend or close this Site without providing any prior notice to the Users.

Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SK Telecom and its affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the SK Telecom and its affiliates may incur as a result of or arising from your (or anyone using your account) use of the Site, Documents or violation of these Terms of Use.

General

The failure of SK Telecom to enforce any right or provision in the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by SK Telecom in writing. The Terms of Use (including any modification, updates and supplements) constitute the entire agreement between Users and SK Telecom and supersede all prior negotiations, discussions or agreements, if any, between Users and SK Telecom regarding the subject matter hereof. Users agree that these Terms of Use may be assigned by SK Telecom to a third party in our sole discretion.