Terms of Service

1. Purpose

These terms govern your use of kr-utils (the "Service"), a free collection of utility tools for foreigners dealing with Korean documents, transit, taxes, and visas.

2. Nature of the Service

• kr-utils provides informational tools and reference calculators for life in Korea.
• No account is required; the Service is free of charge.
• User input is stored only in your browser's localStorage, never transmitted to a server. See the Privacy Policy for details.

3. Limitation of Liability

• All output of the Service is provided as a reference estimate and does not constitute legal, tax, immigration, or medical advice.
• Critical decisions (tax filings, visa applications, real estate transactions, medical care) must rely on official sources (NTS hometax.go.kr, HiKorea hikorea.go.kr, juso.go.kr, your employer, your physician, or licensed professionals).
• Korean tax, labor, and immigration rules change annually. We make reasonable effort to track them but do not guarantee the Service reflects the very latest rules at all times.
• The operator is not liable for any direct or indirect damages arising from reliance on the Service.

4. External Links

The Service links to external sites operated by Korean government bodies (NTS, MOEL, KIS, juso.go.kr, etc.) and private organizations for verification convenience. The operator does not control and is not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or security of those external sites; their content is governed by their respective owners.

5. Intellectual Property

• The design, copy, and source code of the Service are the operator's intellectual property.
• Emoji glyphs (🇰🇷 etc.) are part of the Unicode standard and rendered by your operating system / browser fonts.
• You may freely use the Service's calculation results for personal purposes; commercial duplication of the codebase or copy without permission is prohibited.

6. Acceptable Use

The operator may, without prior notice, restrict access for users who:

• Run automated scrapers or send excessive requests that affect availability for others
• Reproduce the Service's design or copy verbatim on competing sites
• Otherwise violate applicable law

7. Modifications and Termination

The operator may add, modify, or remove individual tools and may suspend or terminate the Service at any time, with or without notice. Given the free, informational nature of the Service, no continuous availability is guaranteed.

8. Advertising

kr-utils may, in the future, display advertising (e.g., Google AdSense) to fund operations. Ads will be clearly identifiable, and the Privacy Policy will be updated before any advertising or analytics service is activated.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

• These terms and use of the Service are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea.
• Disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent court at the operator's address, or such other court as designated by the Korean Civil Procedure Act.

10. Changes to These Terms

These terms may change as laws or the Service evolve. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be announced on the home page or via a banner.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: jason.parsing+krutils@gmail.com

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