HCI Today Terms of Service

Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms govern the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between the Company and users regarding the use of the HCI Today service (the "Service") operated by Companoid Institute of Technology (CIT, a CIC of Companoid Labs Holdings, hereinafter the "Company").

Article 2 (Operator and Scope)

1. The Company's details are as follows:

• Name: Companoid Institute of Technology (CIT)
• Representative: Jinkyu Jang
• Address: 2F, 12-4, Nonhyeon-ro 26-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
• Business Registration No.: 457-86-01970
• Contact: hci.today@companoid.institute

2. These Terms apply to the website, newsletter, RSS, and all related information services provided by the Company under the name HCI Today.

3. Matters relating to personal information processing are governed by a separate Privacy Policy.

Article 3 (Definitions)

1. "Service" means the online information service through which the Company selects, organizes, provides commentary on, and curates information related to HCI, UX, AI, and related industries.
2. "User" means any person who uses the Service in accordance with these Terms.
3. "Original Work" means articles, papers, blog posts, presentation materials, notices, community posts, or any other original works or materials created or published by third parties.
4. "Content" means commentary, interview-format content, links, titles, layouts, newsletters, RSS items, and all other information or expressions provided through the Service.
5. "Rights Holder" means any person who holds copyright, moral rights, trademark rights, right of portrait, right of publicity, or other legal rights in relation to Original Works or Content.

Article 4 (Posting, Effect, and Amendment of Terms)

1. The Company shall give effect to these Terms by posting them on the Service or by notifying Users through other reasonable means.
2. The Company may amend these Terms to the extent not in violation of applicable laws.
3. When amending these Terms, the Company shall state the effective date and reason for amendment and post notice together with the current Terms at least 7 days before the effective date. However, for changes that are disadvantageous or significant to Users, notice shall be given at least 30 days before the effective date.
4. In cases where advance notice is impracticable due to legislative changes, urgent security concerns, or unforeseeable technical reasons, notice may be given promptly after the fact.
5. Users who continue to use the Service after the effective date of amended Terms shall be deemed to have agreed to the amendments. Users who do not agree to the amended Terms must discontinue use of the Service.

Article 5 (Nature and Scope of Service)

1. The Company may select publicly available materials (papers, corporate blogs, presentations, community posts, and other public content) related to HCI, UX, AI, and related industries and provide them in the form of Korean-language summaries, commentary, or link curation.

2. The main types of content in the Service are as follows:

• "Key Points": A brief summary of the main content of the original work
• "Commentary": An explanation or critique of the context, review points, and reading value of the original work from the Company's perspective
• "Summary View": A condensed overview of public company news or related information to help readers find the original
• "Interview Format": Reference content that reconstructs original works or public facts into a fictional Q&A format for easier understanding

3. The foregoing content is reference material to aid user understanding and should not be considered a substitute for actual interviews, author-approved versions, official translations, or the original works themselves.

4. Q&A-format content including "Interview Format" should not be interpreted as direct statements or views of the actual author, writer, publisher, or any third party.

5. Content within the Service may be generated or assisted by generative AI and may contain errors, omissions, mistranslations, or differences in interpretation.

6. The Company may provide all or part of the Service in newsletter or RSS format.

Article 6 (Service Use, Newsletter, and RSS)

1. The Service is provided free of charge unless the Company explicitly states otherwise.
2. Users may use the Service for personal and lawful purposes in accordance with applicable laws, these Terms, and the guidance provided on Service screens.
3. Newsletter subscriptions begin upon user request. Users may unsubscribe at any time through the unsubscribe function in emails or by contacting the Company.
4. RSS feeds provided separately by the Company may be subscribed to through standard RSS readers, messenger integrations, or internal information subscription tools. However, this does not authorize mass collection, redistribution, commercial use, dataset construction, or AI training use prohibited by these Terms or applicable laws.
5. The Company may restrict newsletter delivery, RSS access, or Service use in whole or in part when necessary to prevent legal violations, protect systems, prevent spam, or for operational needs. However, such restrictions shall be made within reasonable limits.

Article 7 (External Links and Third-Party Content)

1. The Service may contain external links to original works or related materials.
2. Websites and content reached through external links are provided by the respective third parties. The Company does not guarantee or assume responsibility for their legality, accuracy, currency, completeness, quality, security, or personal information handling.
3. When a User navigates to a third-party website via an external link, the terms of service and privacy policy of that website apply.
4. The introduction of or linking to specific original works or external sites through the Service does not imply any affiliation, endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee relationship between the third party and the Company.

Article 8 (Intellectual Property Rights and Scope of Use)

1. Copyright and other rights in original works belong to their respective rights holders.
2. The Company endeavors to provide independent explanations, critiques, summaries, and curation to help users discover information and access original works, rather than to replace the original works in their entirety.
3. The Company may include minimal excerpts or brief quotations from original works when permitted by applicable law or authorized by the rights holder.
4. When such use occurs, the Company shall indicate the source or link to the original work to the extent required by applicable law or reasonable for Service operation.
5. Rights to descriptions, commentary, editing, selection, arrangement, databases, designs, service names, logos, and other materials independently created by the Company or legally protected within the Service belong to the Company or their rightful rights holders.
6. Except as permitted by law, Users may not mass-reproduce, systematically store, transmit, distribute, publish, broadcast, publicly transmit, display, create derivative works from, commercially use, build datasets from, or use for AI training, evaluation, or fine-tuning any Service or Content without prior written consent of the Company or the rights holder.
7. Links, sharing features, or RSS feeds provided through the Service are permitted only within the scope of their ordinary use and do not constitute a separate comprehensive license.

Article 9 (Prohibited Acts)

Users shall not engage in any of the following acts:

1. Acts that violate applicable laws or these Terms
2. Acts that infringe the copyright, moral rights, trademark rights, right of portrait, right of publicity, personal information, or other rights of the Company or third parties
3. Acts that interfere with or circumvent the Company's servers, networks, security measures, or Service operations
4. Using robots, bots, crawlers, scripts, or other automated means to collect, reproduce, store, or monitor content beyond the RSS subscription scope explicitly permitted by the Company
5. Mirroring, archiving, republishing, reselling, building databases from, or redistributing the Service or Content to third-party services
6. Using the Service or Content for training, evaluation, fine-tuning, embedding, or dataset construction for generative AI, search engines, recommendation systems, benchmarks, or other algorithms
7. Creating the impression that Service content constitutes an actual interview, official translation, direct statement by the original author, or the original work itself
8. Deleting, concealing, or altering source attributions, original work links, copyright notices, watermarks, or rights management information
9. Unauthorized collection, use, or disclosure of others' personal information, or distributing spam, advertisements, or malicious code
10. Any other acts that significantly impede the Company's legitimate operations or violate applicable laws

Article 10 (Rights Infringement Reports and Content Actions)

1. Rights holders or their representatives who believe that specific Service content infringes their copyright, moral rights (including the right of attribution and right of integrity), trademark rights, right of portrait, reputation, or other legal rights may submit the content URL, rights relationship, reason for request, contact information, and necessary supporting materials through the Company's removal request procedure or contact information to request deletion, restriction, modification, or other necessary measures.
2. Persons making such requests must ensure that the submitted information is truthful and accurate. The Company may request additional materials or proof of authority as needed.
3. When the Company reasonably determines that an infringement claim has substantial basis or that there is a risk of infringement, it may temporarily restrict, modify, delete, or take other necessary measures regarding the relevant content.
4. The Company shall take necessary measures without delay when a request is confirmed as legitimate.
5. The Company may, on its own authority, modify, supplement, restrict, or delete content when it deems necessary for Service quality, accuracy, or rights protection.

Article 11 (Changes, Restrictions, and Suspension of Service)

1. The Company may change, restrict, or suspend all or part of the Service in any of the following cases:

• When system inspection, maintenance, replacement, failure recovery, or updates are necessary
• When network failure, equipment failure, security risks, hacking, malicious activity, or abnormal use occurs or is anticipated
• When required by laws, administrative orders, court rulings, or requests from investigative or regulatory authorities
• When providing specific features or content becomes impracticable due to policy changes, deletion, access restrictions, URL changes, service termination, or changes in rights relationships by original content providers
• When force majeure events such as natural disasters or national emergencies occur
• When there are other significant operational or technical reasons that make continued provision of the free public information service markedly impracticable

2. The Company shall provide advance notice of scheduled changes, restrictions, or suspensions under paragraph 1. However, in urgent or unforeseeable circumstances, notice may be given promptly after the fact.

3. The Company may change the composition, interface, name, scope, or delivery method of the Service within reasonable limits for Service improvement.

4. The Company shall not provide separate compensation solely for changes to or suspension of the free Service. However, this does not apply when there are special provisions in applicable laws or when damages are caused by the Company's intentional or grossly negligent acts.

Article 12 (Disclaimer)

1. Content provided through the Service is for general informational purposes and does not replace legal, medical, investment, tax, employment, or other professional advice.
2. Users should directly verify original works and additional materials or seek separate professional advice as needed before making important judgments or decisions.
3. Service summaries, commentary, and Q&A-format content are new interpretations rather than simple translations or summaries, and by their nature may contain errors, omissions, delays, mistranslations, or interpretive differences. The Company strives to minimize such possibilities but does not guarantee complete accuracy, currency, or completeness.
4. Absent the Company's intentional or negligent acts, the Company shall not be liable for service disruptions or damages caused by force majeure, communication failures, failures or changes in external services or original content providers, third-party acts, or other causes beyond the Company's reasonable control.
5. The Company shall not be liable for damages arising from external links or original works, websites, or services provided by third parties. However, this does not apply in cases of the Company's intentional or negligent acts.
6. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to exclude the Company's liability for intentional or grossly negligent acts or liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable laws.

Article 13 (Personal Information Protection)

The Company processes personal information collected during newsletter subscriptions, inquiry handling, and other service provision in accordance with applicable laws and a separate Privacy Policy.

Article 14 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

1. These Terms shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea.
2. In the event of a dispute between the Company and a User regarding these Terms or Service use, the court with jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act and other applicable laws shall serve as the court of first instance.

Article 15 (Supplementary Provisions)

1. Matters not stipulated in these Terms shall be governed by applicable laws and general commercial practices.
2. Even if any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

Article 16 (Inquiries)

For inquiries regarding Service use, rights infringement reports, newsletter unsubscription, or other matters, please contact us at:

Email: hci.today@companoid.institute

Supplementary Provisions

These Terms shall take effect on April 2, 2026.