Oceanlife Privacy Policy

VMS Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) establishes and discloses this Privacy Policy pursuant to Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea (“PIPA”) to protect the personal information of data subjects (users, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses) and to handle related complaints swiftly and smoothly in accordance with PIPA and applicable laws.

Article 1(Purposes of Processing and Items of Personal Information)

The Company processes personal information for the following purposes. Personal information processed will not be used for purposes other than those stated below, and if the purpose of use changes, the Company will obtain separate consent or take necessary measures pursuant to Article 18 of PIPA.

[Membership Registration]

To confirm the intention to register, identify and verify the individual, maintain and manage membership, handle complaints and CS inquiries, secure communication channels for consultations, analyze visits and usage records, prevent misuse, and manage records for the provision of membership-based services, the Company collects and uses the following personal information

Category

Collection Time

Items Collected

User

Sign-up

Required

Name, Gender, Date of Birth (or Year of Birth), Passport Number / Copy of Passport,

Seaman’s Book Information

Physician / Nurse / Pharmacist

Clinician web sign-up & affiliation contract

Required

Name, Email Address,Password, Phone Number, License, Business Registration Certificate, Bank Account Number, Copy of Bankbook (or Bank Account Copy)

[Provision of Goods or Services]

To integrate emergency medical infrastructure, provide membership and personalized products/services/contents, perform identity and age verification, invoice service fees, process payment/settlement/refund, and conduct satisfaction surveys, the Company collects and uses personal information as follows.

Service

Collection Time

Items Collected

Telemedicine brokerage & medication pickup/delivery

Healthcare provider lookup

Optional: Location information

Telemedicine request

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number (for foreigners, Foreign Registration Number)

Health checkup inquiry

Identity verification

Required: Name, Mobile number, Date of birth

In-person appointment

Appointment booking

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number, Address

Real-time medical Q&A

Posting a question

Required: Location information / Optional: Name, Mobile number, Sex, Age range, Photo

Community

Posting

Required: Nickname / Optional: Profile photo, Name, Mobile number, Date of birth, Sex

Symptom Checker

Service use

Required: Account ID, Sex, Age range

[Advertising and Marketing]

With the user’s prior consent, the Company collects and uses personal information to deliver promotional information such as new services and events and to provide personalized notices.

Collection Time

Items Collected

Sign-up

Name, Mobile number, Email, Address, Push token

In-person appointment

Name, Mobile number, Address, Department, Symptoms

Community posting

Name, Mobile number, Sex, Date of birth

Real-time medical Q&A

Department or symptoms selected by the user; contents of the user’s post

Collection and Processing of Unique Identifiers

  1. The Company has executed personal information processing consignment agreements with affiliated medical institutions. Pursuant to Article 18 (Prescription) and Article 22 (Medical Records) of the Medical Service Act and Article 42-2 of its Enforcement Decree (Processing of Sensitive Information and Unique Identifiers), the Company processes users’ Resident Registration Numbers (or, for foreigners, Foreign Registration Numbers) as necessary for affiliated medical institutions to handle patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance, and affiliated pharmacies’ dispensing of prescribed medicines.
  1. Unique identifiers collected are used only for purposes permitted by relevant laws (e.g., patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance) and are not processed for any other purposes.
  1. Unique identifiers are, in principle, processed in encrypted form and are retained and managed as set forth in this Policy.

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  1. The Company processes and retains personal information within the statutory retention period or the retention/use period consented to by the data subject at collection.
  1. The processing and retention periods are as follows.

[Information Collected at Sign-up]

Category

Retention Period

User

Destroyed upon withdrawal from membership

Physician/Pharmacist

Destroyed upon clinician web account deletion or termination of affiliation contract

[Information Collected During Service Provision]

Service

Retention Period

Telemedicine brokerage & medication delivery

Retained for 6 months from termination of the service agreement (membership withdrawal) to handle CS and disputes and prevent recurrence of fraudulent use; payment information is destroyed upon achievement of its retention purpose

Health checkup inquiry, In-person appointment, Real-time medical Q&A, Community, Symptom Checker, Marketing communications

Destroyed upon membership withdrawal

In-person appointment (intake form)

Destroyed upon withdrawal of consent or after 5 years

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, personal information may be retained until the following events occur:
  1. Until completion of investigations or inquiries in case of violations of relevant laws;
  2. Until settlement of any remaining claims or debts arising from service use;
  3. Records of fraudulent transactions: up to 6 months pursuant to Company policy.
  • Records Retained under the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.:
  1. Records of advertisements: 6 months
  2. Records of contracts, withdrawal, payment, and supply of goods: 5 years
  3. Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years
  • Records Retained under the Protection of Communications Secrets Act:
  1. Internet log records and access trace data: 3 months

Article 3 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

  1. The Company processes personal information only within the scope set forth in Article 1 and provides it to third parties only within the scope permitted by PIPA (e.g., with user consent or where otherwise authorized by law).
  1. Personal information may be provided to third parties without consent where permitted by law, including:
  1. When necessary for statistics, academic research, or public record preservation in a form that does not identify a specific individual;
  2. When required by government authorities under applicable laws;
  3. When it is difficult to obtain prior consent due to the data subject’s incapacity or unknown address and it is deemed necessary to protect the urgent life, body, or property interests of the data subject or a third party;
  4. When otherwise requested in accordance with procedures set forth by applicable laws.

Article 4 (Rights and Obligations of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives; Exercise Methods)

  1. A data subject may at any time withdraw consent (e.g., by account deletion) and exercise rights to access, correction, deletion, and suspension of processing via “Oceanlife > Data Wallet.”
  1. Pursuant to Article 41(1) of the Enforcement Decree of PIPA, the above rights may also be exercised by submitting a request to the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 6 via mail, email, or fax, and the Company will promptly take action.
  1. Where the rights are exercised through a legal representative or delegated agent, a power of attorney in the form prescribed by the “Public Notice on Personal Information Processing Methods (No. 2020-7), Annex Form 11” must be submitted.
  1. Requests for access or suspension of processing may be restricted pursuant to Articles 35(4) and 37(2) of PIPA.
  1. Requests for deletion may be limited where other laws explicitly require the collection of the relevant information.
  1. The Company verifies whether the requester is the data subject or a duly authorized representative when rights are exercised.

Article 6 (Procedures and Methods for Destruction of Personal Information)

  1. When personal information becomes unnecessary—such as upon expiration of the retention period or achievement of the processing purpose—the Company promptly destroys it as follows:
  • The Company selects personal information subject to destruction, obtains approval from the Personal Information Protection Officer, and records and manages the destruction.
  • Paper records and other physical media are shredded or incinerated; electronic files are permanently deleted using technical methods that make recovery impossible.
  1. Where personal information must be retained under other laws despite expiration of the agreed retention period or achievement of the purpose, such information will be stored in a separate database (DB) or kept in a physically separate location.
  1. Accounts inactive for one year are converted to “dormant accounts,” and the related personal information is segregated and stored separately. The Company notifies the user by email or SMS at least 30 days prior to such conversion, indicating the scheduled date and the items to be segregated. Dormant accounts may be restored upon login with the user’s consent to resume normal services.

Article 7 (Measures to Ensure the Security of Personal Information)

Technical Measures: Password protection; encryption of files and transmission data; file lock functions; anti-virus programs with periodic updates; firewalls and vulnerability assessments to prevent hacking or unauthorized access to servers.

Administrative Measures: Least-privilege access (limited to the Personal Information Protection Officer and personnel unavoidably required to handle personal information for CS and other duties); regular training; access log monitoring and internal audits.

Article 8 (Behavioral Information: Collection, Use, and Opt-Out)

  1. For service development, user analytics, and personalized advertising, the Company collects and uses behavioral information as follows. Such information is used in a non-identifiable manner and is not combined with personal information.

Purpose

Items

Tool

Recipient*

Method

Retention

User profiling & marketing performance analysis; personalized services/ads; performance & speed improvement

App/web visit logs, search/click usage, payment history, etc.

Meta Pixel

Airbridge

Datadog

Hackle

Analytics

Meta Pixel

AB180

Datadog

Hackle

Google

Automatically collected upon website/app visit/search/use

Until membership withdrawal or end of partnership

  • “Recipient” means the party that collects/processes the behavioral information.
  1. Users may also contact the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 9 to exercise opt-out rights or report issues.

Platform

How to Opt Out

Web Browser

Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options → Privacy → Advanced → Block/Ignore cookies; Chrome: Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies and other site data → Block third-party cookies

Smartphone

Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization; iPhone (iOS): Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Disable “Allow Apps to Request to Track” (may vary by OS version)

Article 9 (Personal Information Protection Officer)

  1. The Company designates the following Personal Information Protection Officer who is responsible for overall personal information processing and for handling complaints and remedies related to personal information.

Name

Title

Contact

Woojun Kang

COO

02-2699-0790/ cs@vmsforsea.com

For any inquiries, complaints, or damage relief related to personal information arising during the use of the Company’s services, please contact the officer or the relevant department. The Company will respond without delay.

Article 10 (Requests for Access to Personal Information)

Data subjects may request access to their personal information pursuant to Article 35 of PIPA through the department below. The Company will endeavor to process access requests promptly.

Department

Person in Charge

Contact

Operations Team

Jooheon Kwon

+82-2-2699-0790 / cs@vmsforsea.com

Article 11 (Processing of Personal Location Information)

The Company safely manages users’ personal location information (“PLI”) in accordance with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information (the “Location Information Act”).

  1. Purpose and Retention of PLI

(1) The Company processes PLI to provide “self-location verification” and “information on nearby hospitals and pharmacies” (location-based services).

(2) PLI is destroyed without delay once the purpose is achieved; if retention is required by law, it is retained for the required period.

  1. Basis and Retention of Records on Collection/Use/Provision of PLI

Pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Location Information Act, records on collection, use, and provision of PLI are automatically recorded and retained for at least 6 months.

  1. Procedures and Methods of PLI Destruction

PLI is destroyed when retention/use periods expire or the purpose is achieved. Electronic records are deleted using technical/physical methods preventing recovery; paper records are shredded or incinerated.

  1. Provision of PLI to Third Parties

PLI is not provided to third parties without the user’s consent. Where PLI is provided to a designated third party at the member’s request, the recipient, provision time, and purpose are notified to the user’s device each time.

  1. Location Information Manager

The Personal Information Protection Officer concurrently serves as the Location Information Manager. Contact details are the same as in Article 9.

  1. Rights of Guardians of Children Under 8, etc.

(1) Where the statutory guardian of any of the following (collectively, “Children Under 8, etc.”) consents to the use or provision of PLI for the protection of life or body, such consent is deemed to be that of the data subject:

① Children under 8 years of age;

② Persons under adult guardianship;

③ Persons with certain mental disabilities registered as severely disabled under applicable laws.

(2) The guardian must submit written consent with documentation proving guardianship, signed or sealed, to the Company.

(3) The guardian may exercise all rights of the PLI subject under this Article.

(4) For details, refer to the Terms of Use for Location-Based Services.

Article 12 (Remedies for Infringement of Rights)

  1. The Company promptly handles complaints and grievances related to personal information.
  1. For dispute resolution or consultation regarding personal information infringement, data subjects may contact the following organizations:
  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: www.kopico.go.kr / 1833-6972
  • Personal Information Infringement Reporting Center (KISA): privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118
  • Supreme Prosecutors’ Office: www.spo.go.kr / 1301
  • National Police Agency Cyber Bureau: cyberbureau.police.go.kr / 182
  1. Where a data subject’s rights or interests have been infringed by a disposition or omission by the head of a public institution in response to a request under PIPA Articles 35–37 (access, correction/deletion, suspension), an administrative appeal may be filed pursuant to the Administrative Appeals Act.

※ For details, see the National Administrative Appeals Commission: www.simpan.go.kr

Article 13 (Processing and Use of Anonymized Information)

  1. The Company may anonymize personal and sensitive information collected under Article 1 for statistical analysis to improve and develop services.
  1. “Anonymization” means processing information so that individuals are no longer identifiable, taking into account time, cost, and technology, even when using all “reasonably foreseeable means.”
  1. Anonymized information that can no longer identify individuals is not subject to PIPA pursuant to Article 58-2 (Exemptions).

Article 14 (Amendments to this Privacy Policy)

  1. This Privacy Policy is effective as of Feb 20, 2025.
  1. Previous versions are available at the following location: [to be provided].

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Oceanlife Privacy Policy

VMS Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) establishes and discloses this Privacy Policy pursuant to Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea (“PIPA”) to protect the personal information of data subjects (users, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses) and to handle related complaints swiftly and smoothly in accordance with PIPA and applicable laws.

Article 1(Purposes of Processing and Items of Personal Information)

The Company processes personal information for the following purposes. Personal information processed will not be used for purposes other than those stated below, and if the purpose of use changes, the Company will obtain separate consent or take necessary measures pursuant to Article 18 of PIPA.

[Membership Registration]

To confirm the intention to register, identify and verify the individual, maintain and manage membership, handle complaints and CS inquiries, secure communication channels for consultations, analyze visits and usage records, prevent misuse, and manage records for the provision of membership-based services, the Company collects and uses the following personal information

Category

Collection Time

Items Collected

User

Sign-up

Required

Name, Gender, Date of Birth (or Year of Birth), Passport Number / Copy of Passport,

Seaman’s Book Information

Physician / Nurse / Pharmacist

Clinician web sign-up & affiliation contract

Required

Name, Email Address,Password, Phone Number, License, Business Registration Certificate, Bank Account Number, Copy of Bankbook (or Bank Account Copy)

[Provision of Goods or Services]

To integrate emergency medical infrastructure, provide membership and personalized products/services/contents, perform identity and age verification, invoice service fees, process payment/settlement/refund, and conduct satisfaction surveys, the Company collects and uses personal information as follows.

Service

Collection Time

Items Collected

Telemedicine brokerage & medication pickup/delivery

Healthcare provider lookup

Optional: Location information

Telemedicine request

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number (for foreigners, Foreign Registration Number)

Health checkup inquiry

Identity verification

Required: Name, Mobile number, Date of birth

In-person appointment

Appointment booking

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number, Address

Real-time medical Q&A

Posting a question

Required: Location information / Optional: Name, Mobile number, Sex, Age range, Photo

Community

Posting

Required: Nickname / Optional: Profile photo, Name, Mobile number, Date of birth, Sex

Symptom Checker

Service use

Required: Account ID, Sex, Age range

[Advertising and Marketing]

With the user’s prior consent, the Company collects and uses personal information to deliver promotional information such as new services and events and to provide personalized notices.

Collection Time

Items Collected

Sign-up

Name, Mobile number, Email, Address, Push token

In-person appointment

Name, Mobile number, Address, Department, Symptoms

Community posting

Name, Mobile number, Sex, Date of birth

Real-time medical Q&A

Department or symptoms selected by the user; contents of the user’s post

Collection and Processing of Unique Identifiers

  1. The Company has executed personal information processing consignment agreements with affiliated medical institutions. Pursuant to Article 18 (Prescription) and Article 22 (Medical Records) of the Medical Service Act and Article 42-2 of its Enforcement Decree (Processing of Sensitive Information and Unique Identifiers), the Company processes users’ Resident Registration Numbers (or, for foreigners, Foreign Registration Numbers) as necessary for affiliated medical institutions to handle patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance, and affiliated pharmacies’ dispensing of prescribed medicines.
  1. Unique identifiers collected are used only for purposes permitted by relevant laws (e.g., patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance) and are not processed for any other purposes.
  1. Unique identifiers are, in principle, processed in encrypted form and are retained and managed as set forth in this Policy.

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  1. The Company processes and retains personal information within the statutory retention period or the retention/use period consented to by the data subject at collection.
  1. The processing and retention periods are as follows.

[Information Collected at Sign-up]

Category

Retention Period

User

Destroyed upon withdrawal from membership

Physician/Pharmacist

Destroyed upon clinician web account deletion or termination of affiliation contract

[Information Collected During Service Provision]

Service

Retention Period

Telemedicine brokerage & medication delivery

Retained for 6 months from termination of the service agreement (membership withdrawal) to handle CS and disputes and prevent recurrence of fraudulent use; payment information is destroyed upon achievement of its retention purpose

Health checkup inquiry, In-person appointment, Real-time medical Q&A, Community, Symptom Checker, Marketing communications

Destroyed upon membership withdrawal

In-person appointment (intake form)

Destroyed upon withdrawal of consent or after 5 years

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, personal information may be retained until the following events occur:
  1. Until completion of investigations or inquiries in case of violations of relevant laws;
  2. Until settlement of any remaining claims or debts arising from service use;
  3. Records of fraudulent transactions: up to 6 months pursuant to Company policy.
  • Records Retained under the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.:
  1. Records of advertisements: 6 months
  2. Records of contracts, withdrawal, payment, and supply of goods: 5 years
  3. Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years
  • Records Retained under the Protection of Communications Secrets Act:
  1. Internet log records and access trace data: 3 months

Article 3 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

  1. The Company processes personal information only within the scope set forth in Article 1 and provides it to third parties only within the scope permitted by PIPA (e.g., with user consent or where otherwise authorized by law).
  1. Personal information may be provided to third parties without consent where permitted by law, including:
  1. When necessary for statistics, academic research, or public record preservation in a form that does not identify a specific individual;
  2. When required by government authorities under applicable laws;
  3. When it is difficult to obtain prior consent due to the data subject’s incapacity or unknown address and it is deemed necessary to protect the urgent life, body, or property interests of the data subject or a third party;
  4. When otherwise requested in accordance with procedures set forth by applicable laws.

Article 4 (Rights and Obligations of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives; Exercise Methods)

  1. A data subject may at any time withdraw consent (e.g., by account deletion) and exercise rights to access, correction, deletion, and suspension of processing via “Oceanlife > Data Wallet.”
  1. Pursuant to Article 41(1) of the Enforcement Decree of PIPA, the above rights may also be exercised by submitting a request to the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 6 via mail, email, or fax, and the Company will promptly take action.
  1. Where the rights are exercised through a legal representative or delegated agent, a power of attorney in the form prescribed by the “Public Notice on Personal Information Processing Methods (No. 2020-7), Annex Form 11” must be submitted.
  1. Requests for access or suspension of processing may be restricted pursuant to Articles 35(4) and 37(2) of PIPA.
  1. Requests for deletion may be limited where other laws explicitly require the collection of the relevant information.
  1. The Company verifies whether the requester is the data subject or a duly authorized representative when rights are exercised.

Article 6 (Procedures and Methods for Destruction of Personal Information)

  1. When personal information becomes unnecessary—such as upon expiration of the retention period or achievement of the processing purpose—the Company promptly destroys it as follows:
  • The Company selects personal information subject to destruction, obtains approval from the Personal Information Protection Officer, and records and manages the destruction.
  • Paper records and other physical media are shredded or incinerated; electronic files are permanently deleted using technical methods that make recovery impossible.
  1. Where personal information must be retained under other laws despite expiration of the agreed retention period or achievement of the purpose, such information will be stored in a separate database (DB) or kept in a physically separate location.
  1. Accounts inactive for one year are converted to “dormant accounts,” and the related personal information is segregated and stored separately. The Company notifies the user by email or SMS at least 30 days prior to such conversion, indicating the scheduled date and the items to be segregated. Dormant accounts may be restored upon login with the user’s consent to resume normal services.

Article 7 (Measures to Ensure the Security of Personal Information)

Technical Measures: Password protection; encryption of files and transmission data; file lock functions; anti-virus programs with periodic updates; firewalls and vulnerability assessments to prevent hacking or unauthorized access to servers.

Administrative Measures: Least-privilege access (limited to the Personal Information Protection Officer and personnel unavoidably required to handle personal information for CS and other duties); regular training; access log monitoring and internal audits.

Article 8 (Behavioral Information: Collection, Use, and Opt-Out)

  1. For service development, user analytics, and personalized advertising, the Company collects and uses behavioral information as follows. Such information is used in a non-identifiable manner and is not combined with personal information.

Purpose

Items

Tool

Recipient*

Method

Retention

User profiling & marketing performance analysis; personalized services/ads; performance & speed improvement

App/web visit logs, search/click usage, payment history, etc.

Meta Pixel

Airbridge

Datadog

Hackle

Analytics

Meta Pixel

AB180

Datadog

Hackle

Google

Automatically collected upon website/app visit/search/use

Until membership withdrawal or end of partnership

  • “Recipient” means the party that collects/processes the behavioral information.
  1. Users may also contact the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 9 to exercise opt-out rights or report issues.

Platform

How to Opt Out

Web Browser

Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options → Privacy → Advanced → Block/Ignore cookies; Chrome: Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies and other site data → Block third-party cookies

Smartphone

Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization; iPhone (iOS): Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Disable “Allow Apps to Request to Track” (may vary by OS version)

Article 9 (Personal Information Protection Officer)

  1. The Company designates the following Personal Information Protection Officer who is responsible for overall personal information processing and for handling complaints and remedies related to personal information.

Name

Title

Contact

Woojun Kang

COO

02-2699-0790/ cs@vmsforsea.com

For any inquiries, complaints, or damage relief related to personal information arising during the use of the Company’s services, please contact the officer or the relevant department. The Company will respond without delay.

Article 10 (Requests for Access to Personal Information)

Data subjects may request access to their personal information pursuant to Article 35 of PIPA through the department below. The Company will endeavor to process access requests promptly.

Department

Person in Charge

Contact

Operations Team

Jooheon Kwon

+82-2-2699-0790 / cs@vmsforsea.com

Article 11 (Processing of Personal Location Information)

The Company safely manages users’ personal location information (“PLI”) in accordance with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information (the “Location Information Act”).

  1. Purpose and Retention of PLI

(1) The Company processes PLI to provide “self-location verification” and “information on nearby hospitals and pharmacies” (location-based services).

(2) PLI is destroyed without delay once the purpose is achieved; if retention is required by law, it is retained for the required period.

  1. Basis and Retention of Records on Collection/Use/Provision of PLI

Pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Location Information Act, records on collection, use, and provision of PLI are automatically recorded and retained for at least 6 months.

  1. Procedures and Methods of PLI Destruction

PLI is destroyed when retention/use periods expire or the purpose is achieved. Electronic records are deleted using technical/physical methods preventing recovery; paper records are shredded or incinerated.

  1. Provision of PLI to Third Parties

PLI is not provided to third parties without the user’s consent. Where PLI is provided to a designated third party at the member’s request, the recipient, provision time, and purpose are notified to the user’s device each time.

  1. Location Information Manager

The Personal Information Protection Officer concurrently serves as the Location Information Manager. Contact details are the same as in Article 9.

  1. Rights of Guardians of Children Under 8, etc.

(1) Where the statutory guardian of any of the following (collectively, “Children Under 8, etc.”) consents to the use or provision of PLI for the protection of life or body, such consent is deemed to be that of the data subject:

① Children under 8 years of age;

② Persons under adult guardianship;

③ Persons with certain mental disabilities registered as severely disabled under applicable laws.

(2) The guardian must submit written consent with documentation proving guardianship, signed or sealed, to the Company.

(3) The guardian may exercise all rights of the PLI subject under this Article.

(4) For details, refer to the Terms of Use for Location-Based Services.

Article 12 (Remedies for Infringement of Rights)

  1. The Company promptly handles complaints and grievances related to personal information.
  1. For dispute resolution or consultation regarding personal information infringement, data subjects may contact the following organizations:
  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: www.kopico.go.kr / 1833-6972
  • Personal Information Infringement Reporting Center (KISA): privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118
  • Supreme Prosecutors’ Office: www.spo.go.kr / 1301
  • National Police Agency Cyber Bureau: cyberbureau.police.go.kr / 182
  1. Where a data subject’s rights or interests have been infringed by a disposition or omission by the head of a public institution in response to a request under PIPA Articles 35–37 (access, correction/deletion, suspension), an administrative appeal may be filed pursuant to the Administrative Appeals Act.

※ For details, see the National Administrative Appeals Commission: www.simpan.go.kr

Article 13 (Processing and Use of Anonymized Information)

  1. The Company may anonymize personal and sensitive information collected under Article 1 for statistical analysis to improve and develop services.
  1. “Anonymization” means processing information so that individuals are no longer identifiable, taking into account time, cost, and technology, even when using all “reasonably foreseeable means.”
  1. Anonymized information that can no longer identify individuals is not subject to PIPA pursuant to Article 58-2 (Exemptions).

Article 14 (Amendments to this Privacy Policy)

  1. This Privacy Policy is effective as of Feb 20, 2025.
  1. Previous versions are available at the following location: [to be provided].
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Oceanlife Privacy Policy

VMS Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) establishes and discloses this Privacy Policy pursuant to Article 30 of the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea (“PIPA”) to protect the personal information of data subjects (users, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses) and to handle related complaints swiftly and smoothly in accordance with PIPA and applicable laws.

Article 1(Purposes of Processing and Items of Personal Information)

The Company processes personal information for the following purposes. Personal information processed will not be used for purposes other than those stated below, and if the purpose of use changes, the Company will obtain separate consent or take necessary measures pursuant to Article 18 of PIPA.

[Membership Registration]

To confirm the intention to register, identify and verify the individual, maintain and manage membership, handle complaints and CS inquiries, secure communication channels for consultations, analyze visits and usage records, prevent misuse, and manage records for the provision of membership-based services, the Company collects and uses the following personal information

Category

Collection Time

Items Collected

User

Sign-up

Required

Name, Gender, Date of Birth (or Year of Birth), Passport Number / Copy of Passport,

Seaman’s Book Information

Physician / Nurse / Pharmacist

Clinician web sign-up & affiliation contract

Required

Name, Email Address,Password, Phone Number, License, Business Registration Certificate, Bank Account Number, Copy of Bankbook (or Bank Account Copy)

[Provision of Goods or Services]

To integrate emergency medical infrastructure, provide membership and personalized products/services/contents, perform identity and age verification, invoice service fees, process payment/settlement/refund, and conduct satisfaction surveys, the Company collects and uses personal information as follows.

Service

Collection Time

Items Collected

Telemedicine brokerage & medication pickup/delivery

Healthcare provider lookup

Optional: Location information

Telemedicine request

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number (for foreigners, Foreign Registration Number)

Health checkup inquiry

Identity verification

Required: Name, Mobile number, Date of birth

In-person appointment

Appointment booking

Required: Name, Mobile number, Resident Registration Number, Address

Real-time medical Q&A

Posting a question

Required: Location information / Optional: Name, Mobile number, Sex, Age range, Photo

Community

Posting

Required: Nickname / Optional: Profile photo, Name, Mobile number, Date of birth, Sex

Symptom Checker

Service use

Required: Account ID, Sex, Age range

[Advertising and Marketing]

With the user’s prior consent, the Company collects and uses personal information to deliver promotional information such as new services and events and to provide personalized notices.

Collection Time

Items Collected

Sign-up

Name, Mobile number, Email, Address, Push token

In-person appointment

Name, Mobile number, Address, Department, Symptoms

Community posting

Name, Mobile number, Sex, Date of birth

Real-time medical Q&A

Department or symptoms selected by the user; contents of the user’s post

Collection and Processing of Unique Identifiers

  1. The Company has executed personal information processing consignment agreements with affiliated medical institutions. Pursuant to Article 18 (Prescription) and Article 22 (Medical Records) of the Medical Service Act and Article 42-2 of its Enforcement Decree (Processing of Sensitive Information and Unique Identifiers), the Company processes users’ Resident Registration Numbers (or, for foreigners, Foreign Registration Numbers) as necessary for affiliated medical institutions to handle patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance, and affiliated pharmacies’ dispensing of prescribed medicines.
  1. Unique identifiers collected are used only for purposes permitted by relevant laws (e.g., patient registration, medical record creation, prescription issuance) and are not processed for any other purposes.
  1. Unique identifiers are, in principle, processed in encrypted form and are retained and managed as set forth in this Policy.

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  1. The Company processes and retains personal information within the statutory retention period or the retention/use period consented to by the data subject at collection.
  1. The processing and retention periods are as follows.

[Information Collected at Sign-up]

Category

Retention Period

User

Destroyed upon withdrawal from membership

Physician/Pharmacist

Destroyed upon clinician web account deletion or termination of affiliation contract

[Information Collected During Service Provision]

Service

Retention Period

Telemedicine brokerage & medication delivery

Retained for 6 months from termination of the service agreement (membership withdrawal) to handle CS and disputes and prevent recurrence of fraudulent use; payment information is destroyed upon achievement of its retention purpose

Health checkup inquiry, In-person appointment, Real-time medical Q&A, Community, Symptom Checker, Marketing communications

Destroyed upon membership withdrawal

In-person appointment (intake form)

Destroyed upon withdrawal of consent or after 5 years

Article 2 (Processing and Retention Period)

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, personal information may be retained until the following events occur:
  1. Until completion of investigations or inquiries in case of violations of relevant laws;
  2. Until settlement of any remaining claims or debts arising from service use;
  3. Records of fraudulent transactions: up to 6 months pursuant to Company policy.
  • Records Retained under the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.:
  1. Records of advertisements: 6 months
  2. Records of contracts, withdrawal, payment, and supply of goods: 5 years
  3. Records of consumer complaints or dispute resolution: 3 years
  • Records Retained under the Protection of Communications Secrets Act:
  1. Internet log records and access trace data: 3 months

Article 3 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

  1. The Company processes personal information only within the scope set forth in Article 1 and provides it to third parties only within the scope permitted by PIPA (e.g., with user consent or where otherwise authorized by law).
  1. Personal information may be provided to third parties without consent where permitted by law, including:
  1. When necessary for statistics, academic research, or public record preservation in a form that does not identify a specific individual;
  2. When required by government authorities under applicable laws;
  3. When it is difficult to obtain prior consent due to the data subject’s incapacity or unknown address and it is deemed necessary to protect the urgent life, body, or property interests of the data subject or a third party;
  4. When otherwise requested in accordance with procedures set forth by applicable laws.

Article 4 (Rights and Obligations of Data Subjects and Legal Representatives; Exercise Methods)

  1. A data subject may at any time withdraw consent (e.g., by account deletion) and exercise rights to access, correction, deletion, and suspension of processing via “Oceanlife > Data Wallet.”
  1. Pursuant to Article 41(1) of the Enforcement Decree of PIPA, the above rights may also be exercised by submitting a request to the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 6 via mail, email, or fax, and the Company will promptly take action.
  1. Where the rights are exercised through a legal representative or delegated agent, a power of attorney in the form prescribed by the “Public Notice on Personal Information Processing Methods (No. 2020-7), Annex Form 11” must be submitted.
  1. Requests for access or suspension of processing may be restricted pursuant to Articles 35(4) and 37(2) of PIPA.
  1. Requests for deletion may be limited where other laws explicitly require the collection of the relevant information.
  1. The Company verifies whether the requester is the data subject or a duly authorized representative when rights are exercised.

Article 6 (Procedures and Methods for Destruction of Personal Information)

  1. When personal information becomes unnecessary—such as upon expiration of the retention period or achievement of the processing purpose—the Company promptly destroys it as follows:
  • The Company selects personal information subject to destruction, obtains approval from the Personal Information Protection Officer, and records and manages the destruction.
  • Paper records and other physical media are shredded or incinerated; electronic files are permanently deleted using technical methods that make recovery impossible.
  1. Where personal information must be retained under other laws despite expiration of the agreed retention period or achievement of the purpose, such information will be stored in a separate database (DB) or kept in a physically separate location.
  1. Accounts inactive for one year are converted to “dormant accounts,” and the related personal information is segregated and stored separately. The Company notifies the user by email or SMS at least 30 days prior to such conversion, indicating the scheduled date and the items to be segregated. Dormant accounts may be restored upon login with the user’s consent to resume normal services.

Article 7 (Measures to Ensure the Security of Personal Information)

Technical Measures: Password protection; encryption of files and transmission data; file lock functions; anti-virus programs with periodic updates; firewalls and vulnerability assessments to prevent hacking or unauthorized access to servers.

Administrative Measures: Least-privilege access (limited to the Personal Information Protection Officer and personnel unavoidably required to handle personal information for CS and other duties); regular training; access log monitoring and internal audits.

Article 8 (Behavioral Information: Collection, Use, and Opt-Out)

  1. For service development, user analytics, and personalized advertising, the Company collects and uses behavioral information as follows. Such information is used in a non-identifiable manner and is not combined with personal information.

Purpose

Items

Tool

Recipient*

Method

Retention

User profiling & marketing performance analysis; personalized services/ads; performance & speed improvement

App/web visit logs, search/click usage, payment history, etc.

Meta Pixel

Airbridge

Datadog

Hackle

Analytics

Meta Pixel

AB180

Datadog

Hackle

Google

Automatically collected upon website/app visit/search/use

Until membership withdrawal or end of partnership

  • “Recipient” means the party that collects/processes the behavioral information.
  1. Users may also contact the Personal Information Protection Officer in Article 9 to exercise opt-out rights or report issues.

Platform

How to Opt Out

Web Browser

Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options → Privacy → Advanced → Block/Ignore cookies; Chrome: Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies and other site data → Block third-party cookies

Smartphone

Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization; iPhone (iOS): Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Disable “Allow Apps to Request to Track” (may vary by OS version)

Article 9 (Personal Information Protection Officer)

  1. The Company designates the following Personal Information Protection Officer who is responsible for overall personal information processing and for handling complaints and remedies related to personal information.

Name

Title

Contact

Woojun Kang

COO

02-2699-0790/ cs@vmsforsea.com

For any inquiries, complaints, or damage relief related to personal information arising during the use of the Company’s services, please contact the officer or the relevant department. The Company will respond without delay.

Article 10 (Requests for Access to Personal Information)

Data subjects may request access to their personal information pursuant to Article 35 of PIPA through the department below. The Company will endeavor to process access requests promptly.

Department

Person in Charge

Contact

Operations Team

Jooheon Kwon

+82-2-2699-0790 / cs@vmsforsea.com

Article 11 (Processing of Personal Location Information)

The Company safely manages users’ personal location information (“PLI”) in accordance with the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information (the “Location Information Act”).

  1. Purpose and Retention of PLI

(1) The Company processes PLI to provide “self-location verification” and “information on nearby hospitals and pharmacies” (location-based services).

(2) PLI is destroyed without delay once the purpose is achieved; if retention is required by law, it is retained for the required period.

  1. Basis and Retention of Records on Collection/Use/Provision of PLI

Pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Location Information Act, records on collection, use, and provision of PLI are automatically recorded and retained for at least 6 months.

  1. Procedures and Methods of PLI Destruction

PLI is destroyed when retention/use periods expire or the purpose is achieved. Electronic records are deleted using technical/physical methods preventing recovery; paper records are shredded or incinerated.

  1. Provision of PLI to Third Parties

PLI is not provided to third parties without the user’s consent. Where PLI is provided to a designated third party at the member’s request, the recipient, provision time, and purpose are notified to the user’s device each time.

  1. Location Information Manager

The Personal Information Protection Officer concurrently serves as the Location Information Manager. Contact details are the same as in Article 9.

  1. Rights of Guardians of Children Under 8, etc.

(1) Where the statutory guardian of any of the following (collectively, “Children Under 8, etc.”) consents to the use or provision of PLI for the protection of life or body, such consent is deemed to be that of the data subject:

① Children under 8 years of age;

② Persons under adult guardianship;

③ Persons with certain mental disabilities registered as severely disabled under applicable laws.

(2) The guardian must submit written consent with documentation proving guardianship, signed or sealed, to the Company.

(3) The guardian may exercise all rights of the PLI subject under this Article.

(4) For details, refer to the Terms of Use for Location-Based Services.

Article 12 (Remedies for Infringement of Rights)

  1. The Company promptly handles complaints and grievances related to personal information.
  1. For dispute resolution or consultation regarding personal information infringement, data subjects may contact the following organizations:
  • Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: www.kopico.go.kr / 1833-6972
  • Personal Information Infringement Reporting Center (KISA): privacy.kisa.or.kr / 118
  • Supreme Prosecutors’ Office: www.spo.go.kr / 1301
  • National Police Agency Cyber Bureau: cyberbureau.police.go.kr / 182
  1. Where a data subject’s rights or interests have been infringed by a disposition or omission by the head of a public institution in response to a request under PIPA Articles 35–37 (access, correction/deletion, suspension), an administrative appeal may be filed pursuant to the Administrative Appeals Act.

※ For details, see the National Administrative Appeals Commission: www.simpan.go.kr

Article 13 (Processing and Use of Anonymized Information)

  1. The Company may anonymize personal and sensitive information collected under Article 1 for statistical analysis to improve and develop services.
  1. “Anonymization” means processing information so that individuals are no longer identifiable, taking into account time, cost, and technology, even when using all “reasonably foreseeable means.”
  1. Anonymized information that can no longer identify individuals is not subject to PIPA pursuant to Article 58-2 (Exemptions).

Article 14 (Amendments to this Privacy Policy)

  1. This Privacy Policy is effective as of Feb 20, 2025.
  1. Previous versions are available at the following location: [to be provided].
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