Terms of Service

These Terms set out the basic matters, including the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of AdiByte (the "Company") and users, as well as the conditions and procedures for use, with respect to the website (www.adibyte.com) operated by the Company and the AI persona chat service (the "Service") provided through it.

1. "Service" means all AI-based online services provided by the Company that allow users to chat with AI characters (personas) across various categories such as fortune, love, mind (emotional support), and foreign-language conversation.
2. "User" means any member or non-member who uses the Service provided by the Company under these Terms.
3. "Member" means a person who has registered via social sign-in and may use the Service provided by the Company on an ongoing basis.
4. "Social sign-in" means signing up and logging in using an account from a third-party platform (such as Kakao or Google).
5. "AI persona" means a virtual conversational character implemented by the Company based on an artificial intelligence language model; it is not a real person.
6. "Output" means any response, such as text, generated by an AI persona in response to a user's input (prompt).
7. "Paid Service" means services provided by the Company for a fee, such as subscriptions and credit top-ups.
8. "Subscription" means using the Service through recurring payments made at regular intervals (e.g., monthly).
9. "Credits" means the means of using paid features (such as conversations) within the Service, which are either purchased for a fee or granted free of charge by the Company.

1. The Company posts these Terms within the Service so that users can easily review them.
2. The Company may amend these Terms to the extent that the amendment does not violate applicable laws, including the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and the Content Industry Promotion Act.
3. When the Company amends the Terms, it will announce the effective date and the reason for the amendment within the Service, together with the current Terms, from at least 7 days before the effective date until the day before it takes effect. Amendments unfavorable to users will be announced at least 30 days in advance and, where individual notice is feasible, notified separately by email or similar means.
4. If a user continues to use the Service after the effective date of the amended Terms, the user is deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms. A member who does not agree may terminate the service agreement.

1. The service agreement is formed when a user agrees to these Terms, applies for membership via social sign-in, and the Company accepts the application.
2. The Company may refuse to accept, or subsequently terminate, applications that fall under any of the following:
   • The applicant has previously lost membership status under these Terms
   • The application does not use the applicant's real name or uses another person's information
   • The application contains false information or omits information required by the Company
   • The applicant is under 14 years of age
   • Registration as a member would otherwise significantly interfere with the Company's operation of the Service

1. Membership is established when a user applies via social sign-in (Kakao, Google, etc.) and the Company approves the application.
2. When using social sign-in, minimal information provided by the third-party platform (email, unique account identifier, etc.) is collected for the purpose of providing the Service; details of such processing are governed by the Privacy Policy.
3. If any information provided at registration or the member's nickname changes, the member must promptly keep such information up to date, for example by updating their member information.

1. Responses from an AI persona are generated probabilistically by artificial intelligence and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or factually wrong (so-called hallucinations). The Company does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose of the Output.
2. Conversations in the Service (including fortune, love, and emotional support content) are provided for entertainment and informational purposes and cannot substitute for the following professional advice. For related decisions, please consult a qualified professional.
   • Diagnosis, treatment, or counseling regarding medical, health, or mental-health matters (not a substitute for medical practice or psychotherapy)
   • Legal advice
   • Investment, financial, or tax advice
   • Any judgment in a professional field requiring a qualification or license
3. The user is solely responsible for decisions made using the Output and their consequences, and the Company is not liable, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for damages arising from the user's reliance on the Output.
4. If a crisis situation such as self-harm, suicide, or harm to others is detected or feared, the Service may take measures such as guiding the user to professional support agencies. Users are encouraged to immediately seek help from professional agencies such as the suicide prevention hotline (☎109) or the mental-health crisis line (☎1577-0199), or from 112/119. The Service is not an emergency response tool.

1. Users must comply with applicable laws, these Terms, usage guidance, and precautions announced by the Company in connection with the Service.
2. In connection with use of the Service, users must not engage in any of the following:
   • Violating laws or infringing the rights of others (intellectual property, reputation, privacy, etc.)
   • Inducing the generation of obscene, violent, discriminatory, or illegal content, or generating/distributing illegal content such as sexual expression targeting children or adolescents
   • Entering or misappropriating others' personal or sensitive information without authorization
   • Abusing AI to deceive or impersonate others, or using it for false information or illegal acts
   • Accessing the Service by automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers, etc.) or generating bulk requests without the Company's prior consent, or reverse-engineering the Service or its models
   • Interfering with the normal operation of the Service or overloading its servers or facilities
3. The Company may restrict use of the Service or terminate the service agreement for violations of the above under Article 13, and may claim compensation for any damages caused to the Company by such violations.

1. Children under 14 years of age may not register for or use the Service.
2. A minor aged 14 or older who uses the Service must obtain the consent of a legal representative (guardian).
3. If a minor pays for a Paid Service without the consent of a legal representative, the minor or the legal representative may cancel the contract in accordance with applicable law. However, cancellation may be limited in cases prescribed by the Civil Act, such as where the minor used deception to be believed an adult or to be believed to have the legal representative's consent.

1. A user may use Output lawfully generated by that user through the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes, to the extent permitted by these Terms and applicable law.
2. Output is generated by artificial intelligence, and its copyrightability and ownership may be limited under applicable laws and precedents; users must take care not to infringe third-party rights when using Output.
3. Rights to user content, such as prompts entered into the Service, belong to the user, and the Company processes such content only to the extent necessary to provide and improve the Service and to fulfill legal obligations. Matters concerning the processing of personal information are governed by the Privacy Policy.

1. In addition to the basic features provided free of charge, the Company provides paid services in the form of monthly subscriptions and credit top-ups. The scope of free use, subscription plans (e.g., KRW 9,900–39,900 per month), and the terms and prices of credits follow the details posted on the payment screen within the Service.
2. Unless the user cancels, subscription payments renew automatically each billing cycle (e.g., monthly). Users may cancel a subscription at any time; upon cancellation, no further charges are billed from the next billing date, and the user may continue to use the Service through the period already paid for.
3. The Company may change plans and credit prices and will announce such changes and their effective dates in advance in accordance with Article 3. Price increases do not apply to already-paid subscription periods, and a member who does not agree to the changed price may cancel the subscription.
4. All payments and settlements are processed through Paddle (Merchant of Record), an overseas payment processor. The Company does not directly store users' payment method information such as card numbers.
5. Matters concerning withdrawal of subscription and refunds are governed by Article 11 and the separate Refund Policy.

1. A user (consumer) may withdraw a purchase within 7 days from the payment date for a Paid Service or from the date on which the contents of the contract can be confirmed.
2. Under Article 17(2) of the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, withdrawal is restricted for portions where the provision of digital content such as conversations has already begun (credits already used and deducted). However, the Company ensures that the exercise of the right of withdrawal is not obstructed for unused portions for which provision has not begun.
3. Detailed standards — such as refunds of unused credits, treatment of partial use, mid-term cancellation and refund of subscriptions, and the treatment of credits granted free of charge — are set out in the separate Refund Policy.
4. Withdrawal and refunds are processed to the original payment method through the payment processor (Paddle), and the Company processes legitimate withdrawal requests without delay in accordance with applicable law.

1. In principle, the Service is available 24 hours a day, year-round, unless there is a special business or technical impediment.
2. The Company may temporarily suspend all or part of the Service in the event of maintenance, replacement, or failure of information and communications equipment, loss of connectivity, failures of external services such as third-party AI APIs, or other substantial operational reasons, in which case it will announce the reasons before or after the fact.
3. The Company may change the content of the Service, its AI models and persona lineup, and methods of use, and will announce the reasons and details within the Service in advance of such changes.

1. Members may request termination of the service agreement at any time via the account deletion feature within the Service, and the Company processes such requests without delay except where required otherwise by applicable law.
2. The Company may terminate the service agreement or restrict use of the Service for a set period without prior notice if a member engages in any of the following:
   • Misappropriating another person's information
   • Violating the prohibited conduct in Article 7
   • Intentionally interfering with the operation of the Service
   • Acting against public order or good morals
   • Violating applicable laws or these Terms

1. The Company's responsibility for providing the Service is mitigated or exempted where the Service cannot be provided due to natural disasters, war, failures of external services such as third-party AI APIs, or other comparable force majeure events.
2. In accordance with Article 6, the Company is not liable, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for the accuracy, completeness, or legality of responses generated by an AI persona, or for judgments or outcomes based on a user's reliance on them.
3. The Company is not responsible for disruptions to Service use caused by a member's intent or negligence, or for disputes arising between members or between a member and a third party through the Service.
4. The disclaimers in this Article do not apply where the Company is guilty of willful misconduct or gross negligence, or where applicable law does not permit limitation of the operator's liability.

1. The Company operates a customer inquiry channel (email: somewizcorp@gmail.com) to reflect legitimate opinions and complaints raised by users and to compensate for related damages.
2. Disputes between the Company and users may be referred to mediation by dispute resolution bodies such as the Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee under applicable laws, including the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce and the Framework Act on Consumers.
3. Matters not set out in these Terms, and the interpretation of these Terms, are governed by the laws and commercial practices of the Republic of Korea.
4. If litigation arises from a dispute over the use of the Service, the competent court shall be the court having jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act (such as the Korean court having jurisdiction over the location of the Company's head office).