These terms govern Malkko, provided by smulsmul, represented by Beomjun Kang, Business Registration No. 815-31-01725 (“Operator”). Contact: smulsmul2020@gmail.com.
Malkko is currently preparing for launch with invited accounts. Public registration and paid checkout are unavailable. This draft is not yet effective and does not represent consent or payment features as already implemented.
1. Service and related documents
Malkko offers English assessments, sentence practice and correction, learning plans, exercises and review, text conversations, saved words, learning records, and a leaderboard. Actual features and supported environments are described in the app.
The Privacy Policy governs personal data. If paid products are introduced, the Paid Service & Billing Terms presented and accepted before purchase govern those transactions. The Service Operations & Outage Policy details restrictions, interruptions, and closure. These documents do not reduce mandatory legal rights.
2. Agreement and eligibility
An agreement is formed after the user receives the terms and required notices, accepts them, and the Operator approves account access. Merely visiting a page is not acceptance.
The initial launch is for adults aged 19 or older. Accounts are currently administrator-created. An appropriate account-issuance process must check eligibility and intent to use the service. Users requiring special legal consent or protection will not be recruited without the required process.
3. Accounts
Keep passwords secure and do not share, transfer, rent, or lend accounts. Notify the Operator promptly of suspected unauthorised access and request appropriate action, such as a password reset.
The Operator may create accounts, adjust roles, reset passwords, or deactivate accounts as necessary for administration and security. Restrictions follow section 7. Administrative powers do not permit arbitrary removal of remaining paid entitlements.
4. Learning and AI output
- External AI services process input and relevant learning context to generate responses. The Privacy Policy explains the processing and rights.
- Output can be inaccurate or inappropriate. You may request a review and should not use it as the sole basis for important educational or employment decisions.
- Levels, scores, and learning types are practice aids, not official CEFR or OPIc certification, an examination body’s assessment, or a guarantee of outcomes.
- Current free conversation is text-based; live voice conversation and pronunciation assessment are not represented as available.
- The leaderboard can show display names and some learning results to other signed-in users. Section 4 of the Privacy Policy explains the fields and changes required before launch.
5. Input and intellectual property
You retain rights in answers and conversations to the extent those rights belong to you. The Operator processes them only as necessary to provide the service, maintain records, protect security, and handle requests. The Privacy Policy and applicable law govern personal data.
This clause does not grant unlimited rights to use your text for advertising, separate model training, or sale. Exclusive rights in AI output are not guaranteed. Do not use output to infringe others’ rights.
The software, brand, designs, and Operator-created content belong to their respective rights holders. Ordinary use for personal learning is permitted.
6. Prohibited conduct
Do not:
- Steal accounts, bypass authentication or authorisation, or access another user’s records.
- Disrupt the service through DDoS attacks, malware, vulnerability exploitation, or excessive automated requests.
- Share accounts or resell or relay the service without permission.
- Submit or distribute material that violates law, privacy, copyright, or other rights.
- Evade request limits or attempt to extract system secrets or other users’ data.
Report security issues without exploiting them or accessing other users’ data. Legitimate bug reporting and consumer rights requests are not prohibited conduct.
7. Usage and restrictions
The preparation environment currently has a technical ceiling of 400 AI requests per account per day, plus short-term limits by feature. The daily window resets at 9:00 a.m. Korea Standard Time. A visible message does not always correspond to one AI processing request. Counting occurs at request time, so some failures and retries may count. This is not a paid allowance or billing rule.
The Operator may restrict features or accounts for security threats, prohibited conduct, or an objectively necessary protective measure, using the minimum scope and duration. Normally, notice explains the reason, scope, duration, restoration conditions, and appeal process in advance. Urgent restrictions may precede notice, which must follow without delay.
Appeals may be sent by email. The Operator reviews the evidence and responds within a reasonable period. Technical limit changes require advance notice and do not authorise a unilateral reduction of purchased allowances.
8. Changes, maintenance, and outages
Maintenance, security work, and external AI or network problems can require changes or temporary interruptions. Major planned maintenance will normally be announced at least 24 hours in advance; urgent events are communicated without delay using confirmed facts.
Following an attack such as DDoS, the Operator works to protect and restore the service, assess impact, and meet applicable reporting and notification duties. An external attack is not an automatic liability exemption. Fault, settlement for undelivered paid service, and statutory remedies are assessed separately. See the Service Operations & Outage Policy.
9. Paid services
Subscriptions and automatic charging are not currently offered. Before introducing paid products, the Operator will disclose prices, tax, duration, renewal, allowances, counting and reset rules, cancellation, withdrawal, refunds, and outage settlement, and obtain required explicit consent.
Free account use does not automatically authorise a paid conversion or charge. Available web or app-market payment methods will be described in the actual purchase interface.
10. Withdrawal and closure
You may request contract termination and account deletion by email. There is currently no dedicated deletion screen. After proportionate ownership checks, the Operator handles the request under the Privacy Policy. If subscriptions are introduced, account deletion and subscription cancellation status will be explained separately.
A planned full closure will normally be announced at least 30 days in advance, including the date, reason, data request process, and settlement of remaining paid service, with individual notice through available contact channels. For an unavoidable urgent closure, known reasons and follow-up measures will be provided promptly.
After a planned closure is announced, new sales and automatic renewals covering time beyond closure will stop. Closure does not extinguish undelivered paid entitlements; they are refunded as required by law and contract. Data request windows and deletion schedules will also be announced.
11. Liability and disputes
The Operator is responsible for legal liability arising from its intent or negligence. These terms do not exclude liability for intent, gross negligence, privacy obligations, or mandatory law.
Claims of circumstances beyond reasonable control are assessed against the cause, foreseeability, safeguards, response, and harm. Liability for damages and settlement for paid service not delivered are distinct. Free or preparation-stage status does not create a blanket exemption.
Contact the Operator first to seek resolution. Consumer, content, and privacy mediation channels remain available. Korean law applies, and jurisdiction follows applicable law. Mandatory protections available to the user are preserved.
12. Changes and notices
Changes will normally be announced at least seven days before taking effect, with reasons, content, and the effective date. Material or adverse changes will normally receive at least 30 days’ notice and individual notice through available account communication channels. Changes requiring separate consent follow that procedure.
Silence, continued use, or a page visit does not replace required explicit consent. Users who decline a change will be informed how to terminate and settle existing paid rights.
- Operator: smulsmul / Beomjun Kang
- Business Registration No.: 815-31-01725
- Contact: smulsmul2020@gmail.com
Differences between translations do not restrict mandatory user rights.