The Graduate School of Green Finance at Hoseo University (hereinafter referred to as the “School”) values your personal information and complies with applicable laws and regulations regarding the promotion of information and communications networks and the protection of information.

Through this Privacy Policy, the School informs you of the purposes and methods for which the personal information you provide is used, and the measures taken to protect your personal information.

If the School revises this Privacy Policy, it will be announced through website notices (or individual notices).

This policy is effective as of April 24, 2026.

1. Personal Information Items Collected

The School collects the following personal information for consultations and related services.

Online Inquiries
- Items collected: Name, contact number, email, inquiry details, etc.

2. Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information

The School uses collected personal information for the following purposes.
Performance of contracts related to service provision and handling of inquiries and responses related to services

3. Retention and Use Period of Personal Information

In principle, once the purpose of collecting and using personal information has been achieved, the School destroys the information without delay. However, if retention is required under applicable laws and regulations, the School retains member information for the period specified below.

Items Retained and Legal Basis for Retention

• - Records on contracts or withdrawal of offers: 3 years
• - Records on contracts or withdrawal of offers: 5 years (Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
• - Records on payment and supply of goods, etc.: 5 years (Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
• - Records on consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years (Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)

4. Procedure and Method for Destruction of Personal Information

In principle, the School destroys personal information without delay once the purpose of collection and use has been achieved. The procedure and method are as follows.

Destruction Procedure
Information entered by users for membership registration, etc., is transferred to a separate database (or stored in a separate filing cabinet in the case of paper records) after the purpose is achieved, stored for a certain period in accordance with internal policies and other applicable laws (see Retention and Use Period), and then destroyed.
Personal information transferred to a separate database is not used for any purpose other than retention unless required by law.

Destruction Method
Personal information stored in electronic file format is deleted using technical methods that prevent the records from being reproduced.

5. Provision of Personal Information

In principle, the School does not provide users’ personal information to external parties. However, exceptions apply in the following cases.
When users have given prior consent, or when required by law, or when requested by investigative authorities in accordance with procedures and methods prescribed by law for investigative purposes

6. Hosting and Maintenance

The School entrusts the operation of services to the following external specialist as described below.

• - Entrusted party: Threeany AI&S Co., Ltd.
• - Entrusted work: Website and system management (hosting / maintenance)

7. Rights of Users and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them

Users may view or correct their registered personal information at any time and may request cancellation of membership.
To view or correct personal information, use “Change Personal Information” (or “Edit Member Information,” etc.). To withdraw membership (revoke consent), click “Withdraw Membership,” complete identity verification, and then access, correct, or withdraw directly.
You may also contact the Personal Information Protection Officer in writing, by phone, or by email, and the School will take action without delay.
If you request correction of errors in personal information, the School will not use or provide the relevant personal information until the correction is completed.
If incorrect personal information has already been provided to a third party, the School will notify the third party of the correction results without delay so that correction can be made.
Personal information deleted or destroyed at the user’s request is processed in accordance with “Retention and Use Period of Personal Information Collected by the School,” and is not accessed or used for any other purpose.
For children under the age of 14, the legal representative has the right to view or correct the child’s personal information and to withdraw consent for collection.

8. Installation, Operation, and Refusal of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices

The School uses “cookies” and similar technologies that store and retrieve your information from time to time. A cookie is a very small text file sent by the server operating the website to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard disk.

The School uses cookies for the following purposes.

Purpose of Using Cookies
Analysis of visit frequency and duration for members and non-members, identification of preferences and interests, tracking of visit patterns, measurement of participation in events and number of visits, targeted marketing, and provision of personalized services. You have the choice to accept or refuse cookie installation.
Therefore, you may allow all cookies, confirm each time a cookie is saved, or refuse all cookies through your web browser settings.

How to Refuse Cookie Settings
To refuse cookie settings, select options in your web browser to allow all cookies, confirm each time a cookie is saved, or refuse all cookies.

Example Settings
(Internet Explorer): Tools at the top of the browser > Internet Options > Privacy
However, if you refuse cookie installation, you may experience difficulties in using certain services.

9. Privacy Complaint Services

To protect customers’ personal information and handle complaints related to personal information, the School designates the relevant department and Personal Information Protection Officer as follows.

For reports or consultation regarding other personal information infringements, you may contact the following organizations.

• - Personal Information Infringement Report Center (privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118 without area code)
• - Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Cyber Investigation Division (www.spo.go.kr / 1301 without area code)
• - National Police Agency Cyber Bureau (police.go.kr / 182 without area code)