Terms of Service

GoShopKorea (referred to as the “Company”, “We”, “Our”) hereby sets out the following Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as “the Terms”) in relation to use of the overseas forwarding service provided by the Company to members (hereafter referred to as “the Service”)

Members are required to agree to all relevant terms to use the Service.

Article 1: Membership

A “member”, “You”, “Your” is any party that has agreed to the Terms, completed an online membership application to use the Service run by the Company, had their membership approved by the Company and been issued with a member ID.

Members may not allow any third party to use their membership, lend, transfer, sell or pledge their membership to a third party or engage in any form of equivalent conduct.

Article 2: Revisions to Terms of Service

The Company may revise the Terms without prior notice. In the event of any such revisions, all matters relating to the Service shall be subject to the revised terms.

Article 3: Membership applications

  1. Those wishing to become members (hereafter referred to as “prospective members”) shall complete the register form in person. If the prospective member is a minor, they shall obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before applying for membership.
  2. Membership may be declined however if the Company deems that any of the following grounds are applicable to the prospective member. Membership may also be terminated after approval if any of the following grounds are deemed to be applicable.
    1. In the event that the prospective member is a minor and has not obtained the consent of a parent or guardian
    2. In the event that the prospective member is ineligible for membership due to a previous breach of the Terms or other such reason
    3. In the event that the details provided by the prospective member on their application are found to be untrue, incorrect or incomplete
    4. In the event that the prospective member has neglected to make payment of outstanding obligations to the Company
    5. In the event of any form of conduct liable to interfere with or otherwise impact upon the running of the Company, the provision of the Service or the usage of the Service by other members
    6. In the event of any other conduct deemed inappropriate by the Company

Article 4: Member ID and password management

  1. Members shall be responsible for managing the member ID and password issued to them by the Company after membership registration.
  2. Members may not allow any third party to use their member ID or password, lend, transfer, sell or pledge their member ID or password to a third party or engage in any form of equivalent conduct.
  3. Members shall be liable for any losses or damage resulting from the inadequate management, inappropriate usage or third party usage of their member ID and password or any form of equivalent conduct. The Company shall accept no liability whatsoever in such an event. All usage of the Service via a member ID and password shall be attributed to the relevant member, who shall be held fully responsible.
  4. In the event that a member ID or password has been divulged to a third party or there is a risk of a member ID or password being used by a third party, the relevant member shall inform the Company immediately and proceed as instructed. In the event that the Company sustains any losses or damage as a result of the unauthorized usage of a member ID or password, the relevant member shall compensate the Company accordingly.
  5. Members are under obligation to change their password on a regular basis. The Company shall accept no liability whatsoever for any losses or damage sustained as a result of members failing to fulfill such obligations.
  6. Unless expressly approved by the Company, replacement member IDs and passwords shall not be issued.

Article 5: Changes to details provided, etc.

  1. In the event of any changes to the details provided to the Company on their membership application, members shall notify the Company immediately using the specified form.
  2. All correspondence sent out by the Company to the contact address indicated in the details provided upon registration shall be regarded as having reached the relevant member on schedule.

Article 6: Handling of personal data

  1. The Company shall only use members’ personal data for the following purposes.
    1. Membership administration
    2. Selling or providing products, rights, digital content, services or financial products (hereafter referred to as “products and other services”) offered by the Company or a third party
    3. Conducting promotions, giveaways or questionnaires
    4. Simplifying membership registration and other processes in relation to the usage of member-only services on behalf of the Company, its parent company or any of its subsidiaries (hereafter referred to as “the Group”)
    5. Notifying members of important matters in relation to the running of online services (including via email)
    6. Advertising, promoting or soliciting sales of products and other services offered by the Company or a third party (including via email)
    7. Sending out email newsletters
    8. Packaging and shipping products
    9. Billing and invoicing
    10. Providing services as part of point, coupon, mileage or other incentive schemes (hereafter referred to as “incentive scheme(s)”)
    11. Publishing information posted by members
    12. Dealing with inquiries and providing after-sales services
    13. Conducting research and analysis on marketing data and developing new services
    14. Compiling statistics and other data for provision to partner companies specified by the Group or the Company (hereafter referred to as “partner companies”)
    15. Execution of operations when the Company handles personal information under contract for another business entity, etc.
  2. The Group may also use information on members, including their member ID, name, gender, email address, telephone number, post/zip code, address, employer and department, username, date of birth, credit card details, purchase history, incentive scheme balance and incentive scheme usage history, in order to fulfill any of the above purposes.
  3. In accordance with its privacy policy, the Company shall adequately protect personal data and shall ensure that no personal data is provided to a third party in such a format that could enable the identification of individuals.The Company shall nonetheless be entitled to provide personal data in any of the following circumstances.
    1. If the member has given their consent
    2. If the disclosure of data is required by law or as part of a criminal investigation or other legal proceedings or if a legitimate information request is received from a consumer center, bar association or other public institution
    3. If forwarding a member’s order details to a partner company
    4. If disclosing data to a partner company in the event that a member has purchased or is attempting to purchase a product or other service from the relevant partner company
    5. If necessary in order to ship products or provide services
    6. If disclosing data to a financial or billing service provider
    7. If disclosing data to a partner company for the purpose of providing services as part of an incentive scheme run by the Company or the relevant partner company
    8. If outsourcing all or part of the Company’s operations to a third party
    9. If disclosing data to a party assuming control of business operations due to a merger, business transfer or other such arrangement
    10. If required in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law or other applicable legislation
  4. The Company may use cookies when members use the Service in some cases.

Article 7: Cancellation of membership

  1. Members are entitled to cancel their membership by following the procedure specified by the Company.
  2. In the event of the death of a member, the Company shall cancel the relevant member’s membership immediately and suspend usage of their member ID and password.

Article 8: Suspension or termination of membership

The Company may temporarily suspend or terminate any member’s membership with no prior notice or warning if any of the following grounds are applicable.

  1. In the event of unauthorized usage of the member’s ID or password to access the Service or in the event that the member allows such actions to take place
  2. In the event that the member fails to make payment of charges by the specified date
  3. In the event of that the member has proceedings filed against them, including seizure, provisional seizure, provisional injunction, compulsory execution, bankruptcy or civil rehabilitation, or files for such proceedings themselves
  4. In the event that the member has incorrectly entered their password on more occasions than permitted by the Company
  5. In the event that the member has not used the Service for a period of time specified by the Company
  6. In the event that the member has breached other provisions set out in the Terms or separate terms
  7. In the event that the Company deems the relevant party to be ineligible for membership for any other reason

Article 9: Contents of the Service

  1. The Service is an intermediary delivery service whereby products purchased by a member from a domestic retailer, either online or by mail order, are sent to the Company and then shipped to the member.
  2. The Company is not party to the product sales contract with the retailer and therefore accepts no liability whatsoever for any issues relating to the product, including defects or intellectual property violations.This shall not apply however in the event that the member can prove that the product was lost or damaged whilst in the care of the Company.
  3. The Company is not party to the product delivery contract with the carrier and therefore accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damage sustained by the member as a result of non-delivery, late delivery, breakages or other issues relating to delivery.The member shall authorize the Company to conclude the delivery contract in their name.
  4. Terms and conditions relating to eligible retailers and carriers covered under the Service and products eligible for delivery via the Service, including product categories, size, weight, value and delivery locations, are limited to the scope specified by the Company.Members shall not use the Service in any way that exceeds the scope specified by the Company.

Article 10: Products excluded from the Service

Members shall not use the Service for any of the following products.

  1. Cash, checks, bills, shares or other securities (Including cash vouchers such as for airline tickets and concert tickets)
  2. Credit cards, ATM cards or other cards
  3. Savings/deposit books or withdrawal cards issued by a financial institution
  4. Items without a clearly visible company name or written indication that they are addressed to the Company
  5. Correspondence or other means of communication currently defined by law as correspondence
  6. Live animals or plants, dead animals or stuffed specimens
  7. Human bodies, human body parts, dead bodies, human remains or mortuary tablets
  8. Food, drink or other items susceptible to deterioration in quality or decomposition
  9. Stimulants, cannabis, narcotics, psychotropic substances or any other illegal drugs
  10. Guns, swords or other weaponry, gunpowder or other explosives, poisons or other deleterious substances
  11. Pharmaceuticals or medical equipment
  12. Child pornography, adult videos or other materials of an obscene nature
  13. Any items obtained through illegal, fraudulent, unjust or otherwise dishonest means or methods
  14. Items whose transport, export and import are prohibited or restricted in accordance with the law in the importing or exporting country, state or local government (including intermediate countries)
  15. Any other items not authorized under the carrier’s terms of shipping
  16. Any other items deemed to be inappropriate by the Company

Article 11: Service charges and payment

Members agree that all charges and fees associated with an account are your sole responsibility.

Members may use our Purchasing Service and Package Forwarding Service for a nominal fee. Purchasing Service places the order for you, according to the instructions you provide, and pays for the purchase on your behalf. The following conditions apply to all Purchasing Service orders:

  1. The instructions you give us in the Purchasing Order Form must specify the exact product description (including price, quantity, color, size, merchant’s reference code, etc.) and any discount codes you believe may apply.
  2. A Purchasing Service order cannot be changed or cancelled once it has been placed. In placing an order with company, you are contracting company to make purchases on your behalf on a non-refundable basis. 
  3. We will not place (or we will cancel) a Purchasing Service order if you do not supply sufficient information; or if it includes any Prohibited Item; or any item in the order is out-of-stock.
  4. Your purchase of a product through our Purchasing Service is a transaction solely between you and the merchant, even though we assist you by placing your order and making payment on your behalf. We make no representations, warranties or guarantees regarding the quality or suitability of the products you order through the Purchasing Service. We are not responsible if the merchant fails to fulfill the order, ships the wrong product, does not apply any discount code you specified, or any other failure of the product to meet your expectations and you will hold company harmless from any liability. You will need to contact the merchant directly regarding such discrepancies.

Article 12: Refunds and Cancellations.

Due to the unique nature of custom ordered items, we are unable to process any refunds or exchanges for goods purchased on your behalf. By accepting our Terms of Service, you assume fully responsibility for the product fees, shipping costs and service fees associated with the orders you place.

  1. All fees incurred in foreign exchange remittances or cancellations of PayPal or credit card payments due to reasons referred to in paragraph 3 of the Article 11 will be refunded after being excluded from the total payment amount.
  2. In particular, in the case of PayPal payment, members cannot partially pay the purchase amount or freight fee of the goods, and must fill out the final destination address when paying. Items cannot be sent to a different address than the destination address. In this case, PayPal payment will be canceled and all costs related to cancellation will be excluded from the refund.

Article 13: Chargebacks.

“Chargeback” describes returning funds to a customer (“You”) by forcibly debiting a merchant’s (“Our”) bank account for the amount of a transaction that had previously been credited. If we receive a chargeback notification regarding your payment, your account is placed under temporary suspension. If your account is suspended, you have 10 days to repay the chargeback using the instructions sent to your email. If we receive no payment during this time, we will proceed dispute the chargeback with the credit card company, and your account will be suspended.

In the event a chargeback dispute is awarded to you, you agree to repay your account balance in additional to a fee of $20 per chargeback. 

Article 14: Collection Fees.

Company may charge a reasonable service fee for all returned checks and bank card, credit card or other charge card chargebacks. You shall be responsible for all expenses, including reasonable attorney fees and collection costs, incurred by Company in collecting any unpaid amounts due under this Agreement.

Article 15: Communication regarding product orders

Immediately after purchasing a product, members shall notify the Company of the precise details to accurately provide the necessary details required to deliver the product to the member.

Article 16: Inspections

  1. The Company may open up products and inspect the contents. As the Company is under no obligation to carry out such inspections however, inspection results do not represent a guarantee of any sort with regard to the quality of the relevant product, the presence or absence of defects, authenticity or the occurrence of any violation of applicable legislation in the country of origin, or destination or intermediate countries.
  2. In the event that an inspection, as outlined in the preceding paragraph, brings to light any items that are in violation of or are suspected of being in violation of the Law for Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds or other applicable legislation, the Company may take steps such as notifying the police or other government agency or surrendering the items in question.
  3. The Company shall accept no liability for any losses or damage sustained by the member as a result of product inspections or any other actions stipulated in this article.

Article 17: Refusal to provide the Service

If any of the following grounds are applicable or are suspected to be applicable, the Company may refuse to provide the Service, even if the Service has already been accepted.

  1. If the product concerned is listed under Article 10
  2. If it is not possible to verify the member’s address or the product delivery address
  3. If the information on the packages we receive differs from the shipping address on your My Page
  4. If the purchase was made using payment methods the Company cannot accept such as cash/collect on delivery
  5. If the member has rejected the product
  6. If the carrier will not deliver the product
  7. If the product is seized by customs
  8. If the member fails to make payment of service charges
  9. If the member has breached the Terms
  10. If the provision of the Service is deemed to be inappropriate by the Company for any other reason

Article 18: Disposal of undeliverable items

  1. On receipt of any product listed under Article 10, the Company may immediately discard the relevant product or dispose of it by other means.
  2. If any of the grounds stipulated in the preceding article are applicable (with the exception of (1)) and the Company has already taken receipt of the relevant product, the Company shall retain the relevant product for a period of 60 days from the date of receipt.
  3. In the event that all of the grounds stipulated in the preceding article are resolved before the end of the period outlined in the preceding paragraph, the member may instruct the Company to ship the relevant product to their address or process it in another manner approved by the Company.
  4. In the event that all of the grounds stipulated in the preceding article are not resolved before the end of the period outlined in the above paragraph 2, the Company may sell the relevant product or dispose of it by other means.
  5. If the Company sells the relevant product, as detailed in the preceding paragraph, it may use the proceeds to cover the cost of retaining and disposing of the relevant product, service charges and other expenses.
  6. If there is any outstanding amount after the disposal of the products in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Company shall transfer the relevant amount into an account designated by the member within 20 days of the date on which the amount is finalized or the date on which the member designates an account, whichever is later.Transfer charges shall be borne by the member.
  7. The outstanding amount detailed in the preceding paragraph shall remain interest free.
  8. The Company shall accept no liability whatsoever for any losses or damage sustained by the member as a result of the disposal of products as outlined in this article.
  9. Irrespective of the terms set out in this article, the Company may still file proceedings in accordance with the Civil Execution Law.

Article 19: Changes to or the suspension of the Service

The Company may make changes to the contents of or suspend the Service with no prior notice. The Company shall accept no liability for any disadvantages experienced or losses or damage sustained by the member as a result of such changes or suspension.

Article 20: Interruptions to or the suspension of the Service

  1. If any of the following grounds are applicable, the Company may interrupt or suspend all or part of the Service with no prior notice to members.
    1. If equipment or systems used for the provision of the Service are undergoing maintenance checks or being replaced
    2. If it is unfeasible to provide the Service due to a fire, power failure, natural disaster, system failure or other such factor
    3. If telecommunications carriers are failing to provide essential services
    4. If the Company deems it necessary to interrupt or suspend the Service for any other reason
  2. The Company shall accept no liability whatsoever for any losses or damage sustained by members as a result of interruptions to or the suspension of the provision of the Service.

Article 21: Prohibited conduct

  1. Members shall not engage in any of the following forms of conduct or any form of conduct that could potentially be regarded as such in relation to their usage of the Service.
    1. Using the Service for unauthorized purposes
    2. Infringing upon intellectual property rights (trademark rights, copyrights, design rights, patent rights, etc.), portrait rights, publicity rights or any other rights belonging to the Company or a third party
    3. Engaging in conduct linked to fraud or other criminal activities
    4. Impersonating a third party in order to use the Service
    5. Using facilities belonging to the Company or a third party without authorization or otherwise impeding the running of the Company or a third party
    6. Breaking the law, violating the Terms or separate terms or causing offense to public order and morals
    7. Interfering with the running of the Service
    8. This company shall not use information provided to them about the delivery destinations of products for any purpose other than delivering products.
    9. Engaging in any other form of conduct deemed inappropriate by the Company
  2. In the event that the Company sustains any losses or damage as a result of a member violating the Terms or separate terms, the Company may claim compensation against the relevant member accordingly.

Article 22: Elimination of Anti-Social Forces

  1. A Member shall represent that it does not fall under any of the following items as of the date of execution of the contract and promise that it will not fall under the same in the future.
    1. An organized crime group.
    2. A member of an organized crime group.
    3. An associate member of an organized crime group.
    4. An affiliate of an organized crime group.
    5. A professional troublemaker at stockholders’ meetings, etc., a racketeer, etc. who professes to be engaged in a social movement, or a crime group specialized in intellectual crimes.
    6. A person having a social or economic relationship with any person who falls under any of Item (1) through Item (5) of this paragraph.
    7. Otherwise a person equivalent to any of the preceding items.
  2. A Member shall promise not to perform any of the acts which fall under the following items.
    1. An act of making violent demands.
    2. An act of making unreasonable demands exceeding lawful responsibility.
    3. An act of impairing the credibility or interfering with the business of the opposite party in relation to transactions by the use of fraudulent means or the use of force.
    4. Otherwise any act equivalent to any of the preceding items.
  3. If an opposite party Member falls under any of the items in Paragraph 1 or has performed any act which falls under any of the items in Paragraph 1, or if it has been discovered that an opposite party Member has made a false declaration concerning the representation and promise pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1, Company may terminate a contract with such an opposite party Member.

Article 23: Governing law and jurisdictional court

  1. The Terms and separate terms shall be subject to South Korea law.
  2. In the event of any dispute regarding the Terms or separate terms, exclusive and primary jurisdiction shall rest with Busan District Court.

August. 2021 established

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