Terms of Service

Last updated: October 3, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of EngKor (the "Service", "we", "us"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

EngKor is operated by Jisoo Lee, a registered individual business (개인사업자) based in the Republic of Korea. Full business details are listed in the footer of this page.

1. What EngKor Is

EngKor is a Korean-English language exchange community. We offer:

• A free Discord community.
• A paid Monthly Challenge: a structured writing and speaking practice program with weekly correction from a real staff member, a personal progress dashboard, and a community leaderboard.

2. Accounts

• You must provide accurate information (name, email) when creating an account.
• You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and for all activity under your account.
• You must be at least 14 years old to use the Service.

3. Pricing and Payment

• The Monthly Challenge is a recurring monthly subscription, billed in advance.
• Payments are processed by PayPal. PayPal is a payment service provider, not our merchant of record. EngKor, not PayPal, is responsible for billing and for handling any applicable taxes on these transactions. See PayPal's user agreement for the terms that apply to your PayPal account and payment method.
• Prices shown during the pilot period are discounted and may change for future cohorts. We will notify you before any price change affecting your active enrollment.
• The Monthly Challenge does not auto-renew or auto-charge you. Each month, you apply and pay separately to join that month's cohort; if you do nothing, you are simply not enrolled in the next month. There is no subscription to cancel. You just choose not to re-apply.

4. Your Content

• You retain ownership of everything you submit (writing screenshots, speaking recordings, and any other content) ("Submissions").
• By submitting content, you grant EngKor a limited license to store, process, and display your Submissions as needed to operate the Service, e.g., showing your writing to your assigned leader for correction, and showing your own history back to you.
• We do not sell your Submissions or share them publicly. See our Privacy Policy for details on who can see them.
• Do not submit content that is illegal, infringes someone else's rights, or is unrelated to language learning.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Share your account with anyone else.
• Attempt to disrupt, reverse-engineer, or gain unauthorized access to the Service or other members' data.
• Use the Service for any purpose other than personal language learning.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

6. Service Availability

EngKor is an early-stage, actively developed product. We do our best to keep the Service available and your data safe, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access, and features may change as we improve the product. We will give reasonable notice before any change that materially reduces what your subscription includes.

7. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, EngKor is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the 3 months before the claim arose.

8. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms as the Service evolves. If we make material changes, we will notify active members (e.g., by email) before the changes take effect.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms: engkorproject@gmail.com