Privacy Policy
Amously Inc. ("the Company") complies with the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea (PIPA) and other applicable laws, and has established this Privacy Policy to protect users' personal information.
This policy applies to the website operated by the Company at www.amously.ai.
1. Personal Information We Collect and How
When you use the contact form
- Items collected: name, work email address, company name
- Method: the contact form on this website
- Legal basis: Article 15(1)(4) of PIPA — processing necessary to take steps, at your request, to respond to your enquiry.
When you apply for a job
- Items collected: the items you enter in the application form (such as name, phone number, email, work history and education, and an attached CV)
- Method: the application form (Google Forms) linked from our careers page, or email
- Legal basis: Article 15(1)(4) of PIPA — processing necessary to carry out, at your request, the recruitment process and to consider entering into an employment contract.
- We do not ask for unique identifiers such as resident registration numbers, or for sensitive information such as health or religion. Please do not include such information in your application or attachments.
Information generated automatically while you use the site
- IP address: used only to rate-limit repeated submissions of the contact form. The contact handler holds it in server memory without writing it to a separate database or file. Hosting access logs are handled separately.
- Transmission while the site is displayed: simply opening a page sends your IP address to our hosting provider and to the web font providers. Who they are and why is set out in Section 5.
- Cookies and similar technologies: described separately in Section 9.
The enquiry form directly collects your name, work email and company name; the information received through a job application is described under "When you apply for a job" above. Values you enter into the ROI simulator (fab scale, number of processes and so on) are sent to the server for calculation but are not stored, and contain no information that identifies an individual.
2. Purposes of Collection and Use
- Responding to enquiries: answering questions about our products and services, and arranging product demonstrations and consultations
- Recruitment: identifying applicants, reviewing applications, arranging interviews and other steps, and notifying results
- Protecting the service: blocking automated, repeated submissions of the contact form
- Usage analytics: analysing visits and usage to improve the website — only where the user has consented to cookies
The Company does not use personal information for any purpose beyond those stated above. If a purpose changes, we will obtain consent in advance.
3. Retention and Use Period
| Category | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Enquiry records (name, email, company) | Deleted 1 year after the enquiry is received |
| Job application information (application and attachments) | Deleted 1 year after the recruitment process ends (deleted without delay if the applicant requests deletion) |
| IP address | Held temporarily in server memory to limit repeated submissions; deleted when the server process ends |
| Cookies | Per the individual cookie lifetimes in Section 9 |
Only where a statutory retention obligation applies to the transaction or processing, we keep the necessary records separately for the required period:
- Consumer complaint or dispute-resolution records for transactions subject to the Korean e-commerce law: 3 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce)
- Other cases required by law: for the period that law prescribes
4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
The Company does not provide users' personal information to third parties, except:
- where the user has given prior consent; or
- where a law specifically requires it, or an investigative authority requests it following the procedures and methods prescribed by law.
Entrusting the processing of personal information to a service provider is distinct from provision to a third party and is governed by Section 5.
5. Entrustment of Processing and Cross-Border Transfer
Entrusting processing to a provider and a transfer that happens because your browser connects directly to an external service are different relationships. All recipients are located outside Korea, so the cross-border transfer details are disclosed here in accordance with PIPA Article 28-8, separated into the two kinds.
Processors we entrust
These process personal information on the Company's behalf and on its instructions.
| Processor | Contact | Country | Items transferred | Purpose | Time and method of transfer | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies, LLC | privacy@slack.com | United States | Name, work email, company name | Delivering enquiry notifications and managing enquiry records | Sent over an encrypted network at the moment the enquiry is submitted | Same as the enquiry retention period in Section 3 |
| Google LLC | Privacy inquiry form | United States | Cookie and device identifiers, usage records (pages visited, browsing environment) | Website usage analytics (Google Analytics) | Sent at the time of collection, after the user consents to cookies | 14 months after collection (per our Google Analytics data retention setting) |
| Google LLC | Privacy inquiry form | United States | Items entered in the job application form (see Section 1) | Receiving and storing job applications (Google Forms) | Sent over an encrypted network when the application is submitted | Same as the retention period for application information in Section 3 |
| Vercel Inc. | privacy@vercel.com | United States | IP address, access logs, contact form entries (name, work email, company name) | Website hosting and operation; processing contact form submissions (the contact function runs on Vercel's servers) | Sent over an encrypted network when the website is accessed and when an enquiry is submitted | Access logs: per Vercel's log retention policy / Contact form entries: processed only while the enquiry notification is sent, and not separately stored at Vercel |
Transfers that are not entrustment
The recipient below does not process personal information on our behalf. The website references that service's address, so your browser connects to it directly, and the information that a connection necessarily carries reaches the recipient. Because it is not processed on our instructions, it is disclosed separately from entrustment.
| Recipient | Contact | Country | Information reaching them | Why it happens | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Privacy inquiry form | United States | IP address, browser and device information | Serving web fonts (Google Fonts) | On every page load, regardless of cookie consent |
You may refuse the cross-border transfer of your personal information. Transfers to Google for usage analytics do not occur if you decline cookies or withdraw your consent (see Section 9). If you prefer not to submit a job application through Google Forms, you may email it to the address in Section 10 (contact@amously.ai) instead; no transfer through Google Forms then takes place, and this does not disadvantage your application. However, the transfers for hosting, enquiry handling and web fonts are necessary to display the website and to provide the functions you asked for, and take place regardless of consent. If you refuse them the website may not be usable; please contact us at the address in Section 10.
6. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
You may exercise the following rights at any time:
- request access to your personal information
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion
- request that processing be suspended
- withdraw consent to cookies
To exercise these rights, contact the Privacy Officer in Section 10; we will act without delay. You can withdraw cookie consent yourself at any time using "Cookie settings" in the site footer.
You may submit a request yourself or through an authorised representative. We may verify your identity and the representative’s authority. If applicable law limits or prevents us from fulfilling a request, we will explain the reason. Withdrawal of consent does not affect lawful processing before withdrawal. You may also exercise any additional rights provided by applicable law.
For privacy assistance or dispute resolution in Korea, contact the Privacy Infringement Report Centre (118) or the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee (1833-6972).
7. Procedures and Methods for Destroying Personal Information
- Procedure: personal information is destroyed without delay once the retention period has elapsed or the purpose of processing has been achieved. Where a law requires retention, it is destroyed after that period.
- Method: electronic files are deleted by technical means that make recovery impossible; paper documents are shredded or incinerated.
8. Security Measures
- Access to personal information is limited to the minimum number of staff, and the administrative pages are restricted to permitted IP addresses.
- HTTPS is applied across the entire website, encrypting data in transit.
- Staff who handle personal information receive security training.
9. Cookies and Automatic Collection
The Company distinguishes between cookies that are strictly necessary to operate the website and cookies used for usage analytics.
Strictly necessary cookies (used without consent)
These are required for the website to provide the functions you have asked for, and are not subject to consent.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
NEXT_LOCALE | Remembers the website display language (set to the language of the page whenever you open a page, and updated when you change the language) | 1 year |
amously_consent | Remembers your cookie choice | 180 days |
Optional cookies (used only with your consent)
These are used to analyse how the website is used. No related script runs and no cookie is created before you consent.
| Tool | Cookies | Purpose | Processor | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_<measurement ID> | Visits, referral sources, per-page usage | Google LLC (United States) | Cookies: up to 2 years / Collected data: 14 months |
Withdrawing consent
A banner on your first visit lets you accept or decline. After choosing, you can change your decision at any time using "Cookie settings" in the site footer; withdrawing consent stops collection by optional cookies immediately. You may also configure your browser to refuse cookies, but some functions such as the language setting may then not work correctly.
10. Privacy Officer
The Company has designated the following Privacy Officer, who is responsible for personal information processing and for handling users' enquiries, complaints and requests for redress.
- Name: Seungchoun Choi
- Position: Chief Executive Officer
- Contact: contact@amously.ai
11. Changes to This Policy
This policy applies from its effective date. Where content is added, removed or amended in future because of changes in law or Company policy, we will announce the change on the website at least 7 days before it takes effect. Where a change materially affects users' rights, we will announce it at least 30 days in advance.
The effective date and the record of past revisions are set out in Section 12. This revision (Version 2) takes effect on 7 October 2026.
This policy is available in Korean and English. If the translations differ, the Korean text guides interpretation without limiting your rights under applicable law.
12. Revision History
Version 2 — in effect from 7 October 2026 (current)
The following changed from Version 1:
- Added the entrustment of processing and cross-border transfer disclosures. The entrustment of enquiry notifications, usage analytics and hosting (including processing of contact form submissions), and the cross-border transfer involved in web font delivery, are now set out in Section 5 together with each recipient's contact details.
- Separated entrustment from transfers that are not entrustment. Serving web fonts is not processing on our instructions — your browser connects directly — so it is listed apart in Section 5.
- Added the processing of recruiting applications. The items, purpose, retention period and legal basis for information received through the application form (Google Forms), and its transfer to Google, are set out in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5.
- Added the section on cookies and automatic collection. Strictly necessary and optional cookies are now distinguished, optional cookies are not used before the user consents, and the retention period of each cookie is stated (Section 9).
- Separated information you enter from information collected automatically, and stated the purpose and handling of IP addresses.
- Stated the enquiry retention period as one year, and limited the statutory retention exception to transactions the law actually covers.
- Expanded the guidance on exercising your rights, including exercise through an authorised representative and rights under applicable law.
- Streamlined the items collected, removing items relating to a prize event (such as mobile phone numbers).
- Added the Privacy Officer and change-notification sections to both language versions (Sections 10 and 11).
Version 1 — 27 December 2024
First issued. That version also carried an announcement date of 1 January 2025.