Terms of Use
These terms explain how you may use Korean With a Local and the learning materials published at koreanwithalocal.com. By using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the website.
1. Educational purpose
Korean With a Local provides general Korean-language learning material and cultural context for independent learners. The site is not an accredited school, examination authority, legal adviser, medical adviser, emergency service, or professional translation service. Completing a guide does not award a qualification or certify a language level.
2. Accuracy and current information
The operator reviews published lessons for clarity and accuracy, but language use, public information, prices, transport details, emergency procedures, and external resources may change. Examples are simplified for learning and may not cover every social situation or regional variation. Confirm information that affects safety, health, immigration, money, bookings, or legal rights with the relevant official source.
3. Personal use and intellectual property
You may read, bookmark, quote short passages with attribution, and use the exercises for personal, non-commercial study. Unless otherwise stated, the site’s original text, lesson structure, graphics, and exercises may not be copied in full, republished, sold, scraped in bulk, or used to create a competing publication without prior written permission. Links to the original guides are welcome.
Names, logos, photographs, quotations, and external materials belonging to third parties remain the property of their respective owners and are used or linked only where appropriate.
4. Acceptable use
Do not attempt to disrupt the website, bypass security, introduce malicious code, overload the service, impersonate another person, collect visitor information, or use automated access in a way that interferes with normal operation. Do not use the site to distribute unlawful, deceptive, abusive, or infringing material.
5. External links and services
The guides may link to dictionaries, government websites, cultural organisations, travel resources, or other third-party services. A link is provided for reference and does not guarantee or endorse every statement, product, security practice, or privacy practice on that website. External services operate under their own terms.
6. Advertising and affiliate disclosure
The website may display advertising, including advertising supplied by Google AdSense, after approval. Advertising does not control the editorial conclusions of a lesson. If an article contains an affiliate link or paid relationship, it will be identified near the relevant link or content.
7. Corrections and reader messages
You may report a language error, broken link, or accessibility problem through the Contact page. Useful corrections may be incorporated into a guide. Messages are handled according to the Privacy Policy.
8. Availability and changes
The operator may revise, move, suspend, or remove content when necessary for accuracy, security, maintenance, or editorial quality. Continuous availability is not guaranteed. These terms may also be updated; the date above identifies the current version.
9. Limitation of responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, use of the website is at your own risk. The operator is not responsible for losses caused by reliance on outdated or incomplete information, decisions made on third-party websites, or interruptions outside the operator’s reasonable control. Nothing in these terms excludes rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent through the Contact page or by email to ytvkim@gmail.com.