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Legal Review Memorandum ProvidedCorporate & Biz
Pre-Launch Legal Review for a Mobile App: Privacy, AI, and In-App Payment Compliance
The client was preparing to launch a mobile application featuring image analysis and AI-based functionality. The app processed user account information as well as user-specific images and analytical data. Certain data was also intended to be used for AI model improvement and service enhancement. The service further included paid subscriptions and a separate credit-based payment system, requiring legal review not only of personal data processing but also of payment, subscription, cancellation, and refund structures. Before launching the app, the client engaged Decent Law Firm to review whether its actual user interface, service structure, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy were aligned with applicable legal requirements in Korea and to identify any necessary revisions.
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Delivery of Revised NDACorporate & Biz
NDA Review for an Investment Information Company: Protecting Member Data and Internal Materials
The client operates an investment information service and requested a legal review of a non-disclosure agreement to be executed alongside an employment agreement with an external expert. The existing employment agreement combined confidentiality obligations, non-solicitation provisions, and intellectual property ownership in a single clause. This made it difficult to determine the scope of each obligation and assess potential breaches in the event of a dispute. The client therefore needed a more detailed agreement that would protect proprietary information, including its member database and CRM data, without unnecessarily restricting the expert’s pre-existing knowledge, experience, and analytical skills.
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Legal Review Memorandum DeliveredCorporate & Biz
Legal Review of Liability for Personal Information Protection Act Violations: Corporate and Employee Liability and Exemption Requirements
The client is a company that processes the personal information of customers and employees. It requested a legal review of how liability would be allocated between the company and its employees if a violation of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act occurred during business operations. The client specifically sought advice on the following issues: ▪️ The civil and criminal liability of the company, as the personal information controller, and its employees, as personal information handlers ▪️ The legal relationship between a personal information controller and a personal information handler ▪️ Whether the company could avoid or limit liability where an employee acted outside the scope of authority ▪️ Whether an employee could avoid or limit liability where the violation resulted primarily from the company’s inadequate management or supervision Rather than requesting a lengthy formal legal opinion, the client asked for issue-specific legal conclusions and practical guidance.
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Review of the PG Settlement Management Service Agree...Corporate & Biz
Review of a PG Settlement Management Service Agreement: Payment Suspension and Cybersecurity Liability
The client was preparing to adopt an external solution designed to consolidate settlement data generated through payment gateway providers and support the allocation and transfer of settlement funds. The proposed service agreement included provisions concerning restrictions on settlement payments in the event of unpaid service fees, liability for cybersecurity incidents, limitations on damages, service suspension, and the handling of data following termination. Before signing the agreement, the client asked Decent Law Firm to assess whether the service provider had been granted overly broad authority and whether liability for potential incidents could be unfairly shifted to the client.
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Employment Agreement Review CompletedCorporate & Biz
Employment Agreement for a Quasi-Investment Advisory Expert: Clarifying the Scope of Duties and Allocation of Liability
The client operates a quasi-investment advisory business in Korea, providing investment-related content to an unspecified number of subscribers. The company planned to hire an experienced professional with relevant investment qualifications as a team leader or senior manager. The professional would be responsible for preparing and reviewing investment reports, appearing in video content, and managing content quality. However, the role was not intended to include individualized investment advice or direct sales activities. The client asked Decent Law Firm to review and revise the employment agreement so that it would clearly define the professional’s scope of duties, use of professional credentials and likeness, compensation structure, and liability for contractual violations.
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Contract Review Report DeliveredCorporate & Biz
Advisory on a Share Subscription Agreement for a Third-Party Allotment: Articles of Incorporation Requirements and Penalty Clause Restructuring
The client, an individual investor, engaged Decent Law Firm to review a share subscription agreement for a third-party allotment capital increase in a Korean startup. Under the agreement, the investor was to acquire newly issued shares while also being appointed as the company's representative director (CEO). Beyond the terms of the share issuance, the agreement included a minimum-tenure obligation for the representative director role, a vesting-style condition requiring the investor to sell back shares at par value if departing before the vesting period ended, and a penalty clause designed to enforce that obligation. Two core legal issues emerged during the review: the procedural validity of the third-party allotment, and how the penalty clause should be structured.
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Korea privacy consent form, Korean marketing consent...Corporate & Biz
Privacy Consent Form Advisory: Review of Marketing Communications Consent and Delivery of Revised Draft
The client operates a business in Korea that conducts promotional campaigns while also managing service users. The client requested a legal review of its draft consent form for the collection and use of personal information. Under the original draft, consent for service use, customer inquiries, and marketing purposes was combined into a single consent item. The draft also did not include a separate procedure for obtaining consent to receive promotional messages via SMS or KakaoTalk. Because users who refused marketing consent could potentially be restricted from using the service, the client required a review of possible compliance risks under Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.
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Completion of NDA Clause DesignCorporate & Biz
Partnership NDA Review and Confidentiality Clause Design Advisory
The client was preparing to enter into a business partnership agreement and needed to disclose commercially sensitive information to the counterparty, including its revenue model and key partnership terms. The counterparty had provided an initial draft of a non-disclosure agreement, but the client was uncertain whether the draft offered sufficient protection for its confidential business information. The client therefore requested a legal review from Decent Law Firm. The draft defined confidential information and permitted uses only in broad terms. It also lacked detailed procedures for handling information after termination and did not provide sufficiently specific remedies for a breach.
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Delivery of Revised AgreementCorporate & Biz
Fintech Business Partnership Agreement Risk Review and Contract Revision Advisory
A Korea-based fintech startup was preparing to expand its services overseas and planned to enter into an agreement with a business development support provider responsible for identifying and introducing potential international partners. Before signing the agreement, the client requested a legal review from Decent Law Firm. Under the proposed arrangement, the support provider would introduce potential partners, including overseas fintech companies, payment service providers, and card issuers, and assist with meeting coordination and the preparation of business proposals. The total service fee was divided into an advance payment and a final payment. The final payment would become due only when specified conditions were satisfied, creating a performance-based payment structure.
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Legal review of the app rights transfer agreement co...Corporate & Biz
Legal Review of an App Source Code Transfer Agreement
The client was a company reviewing an agreement to acquire an existing mobile application, including its App Store registration status, source code, and materials required for future updates and distribution. The draft agreement included provisions on App Store transfer, source code delivery, and handover of operational materials. However, the client also had a separate upstream contract with its own customer. Under that upstream contract, delay-related liquidated damages and contract termination could become an issue. Therefore, reviewing only the app transfer agreement was not sufficient to identify the full scope of contractual risk. The client requested Decent Law Firm to review the app rights transfer agreement and advise on the overall contract structure.
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Completed review of the service entrustment agreementCorporate & Biz
Legal Review of a Service Entrustment Agreement for a Stock Information YouTube Channel
The client was a company planning to outsource the production and operation of a stock information YouTube channel to an external service provider. The scope of work included content production, channel management, viewer inquiry handling, and the collection of marketing databases. The existing service entrustment agreement included a clause stating that the service provider would bear legal responsibility if it produced content that could be viewed as spreading false information, engaging in market manipulation, or otherwise violating unfair trading regulations. However, in practice, the company could be involved in deciding content direction, giving production instructions, reviewing final content, or approving uploads. Therefore, it was necessary to carefully review how liability would be allocated if a Korean Capital Markets Act issue arose. The agreement also included protective clauses for the service provider, such as restrictions on the client’s abuse of superior bargaining power, prohibition of fee reductions or payment delays, the right to refuse out-of-scope requests, and limits on damages. These provisions needed to be refined so that they could function effectively in an actual dispute.
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Completed legal review of the freelancer agreementCorporate & Biz
Legal Review of a YouTube Freelancer Agreement in Korea: Structuring Contractual Risks for Content, Channel, and DB Ownership
The client was a company planning to engage an external freelancer for YouTube channel operations, content production, viewer inquiries, and marketing-related tasks in Korea. The existing freelancer agreement included basic provisions on the freelancer’s status, service fees, termination, and confidentiality. However, given the nature of the work, further legal review was required on employment classification risks, restrictions on outside work, ownership of content and channel assets, handling of personal data, and potential regulatory issues related to investment-related content. Because the project involved YouTube videos, thumbnails, scripts, channel access, and viewer databases, it was important to clearly define ownership and responsibilities at the contract stage.
