Novelhaus (the “Platform”) is operated by Immersekool (the “Company”). This Legal Notice provides general legal information regarding responsibilities, rights, and obligations related to the use of the Platform, in compliance with the laws of the Republic of Korea.
Article 1 (Purpose)
This Legal Notice aims to clarify the Company’s basic legal policies and liability scope related to the use of the Platform and to inform users of their legal obligations.
Article 2 (Ownership & Copyright)
- Copyright in user-created ratings, comments, and feedback (“Feedback”) generally belongs to the user.
- By posting Feedback on the Platform, you grant the Company a non-exclusive license to store, display, transmit, and manage such Feedback as necessary to operate the Platform, improve quality, and respond to disputes (e.g., reports and logs).
- Feedback is provided for service-operation purposes and does not create any ownership, equity, or revenue-sharing rights in any literary work on the Platform.
- Creative participation, IP ownership, publishing/licensing, and revenue sharing are determined and finalized under separate Author Terms (author_terms) after you upgrade to Author.
- Users are solely responsible for any infringement of third-party rights (copyright, publicity, trademarks, etc.).
Article 3 (User Responsibility)
- Users must comply with applicable laws and the Platform’s terms/policies and must not engage in fraud, manipulation, or disruptive activities.
- Users bear primary responsibility for disputes arising from user-submitted content, except where liability is imposed on the Company under applicable law.
Article 4 (Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability)
- The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, legality, or completeness of user-submitted content (including Feedback).
- The Platform may use open-source software and third-party services (hosting, CDN, network providers, authentication, analytics, etc.). The Company does not warrant defects, vulnerabilities, or outages inherent in such software/services, except as required by applicable law.
- Even if the Company implements reasonable security measures, the Company is not liable for service interruption, data damage, or data leakage caused by hacking, malware, unauthorized third-party access, or network/system failures, unless such damage results from the Company’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company is not liable for indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including loss of profits, loss of data, or loss of expected benefits).
Article 5 (IP Protection & Reporting)
Copyright infringement reports and rights-related inquiries may be submitted to samcheonghaus@gmail.com. The Company will take reasonable action in accordance with applicable laws and procedures.
Article 6 (Governing Law & Jurisdiction)
This Legal Notice shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. The court having jurisdiction over the Company’s principal office shall have jurisdiction as the court of first instance.
Effective: 2026-01-01. (Last updated: 2026-01-02)