Cestdi Terms of Service

These Terms of Service set forth the conditions and procedures for using the AI code review service (the “Service”) provided by Cestdi (the “Company”), the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of the Company and Members, and other necessary matters.

The terms used in these Terms are defined as follows.

1. “Service” means the code review provided by the Company and all related services, including maintenance and outsourced development.
2. “Member” means a person who has agreed to these Terms and entered into a service agreement with the Company.
3. “Account” means the email address or social login identifier that a Member registers with the Company to use the Service.
4. “Uploaded Code” means the source code files (including compressed files and all other files) that a Member uploads to the Service, such as the website, to receive a review.
5. “Quote” means the review scope and price that the Company presents after analyzing the Uploaded Code, provided in the form of a quotation.
6. “Review” means the service in which the Company inspects the Uploaded Code within the scope specified in the quotation.
7. “Report” means the document or other materials in which the Company summarizes the review results and provides them to the Member.
8. “Paid Services” means services, such as reviews, maintenance, and outsourced development, that a Member uses by paying a fee.

① These Terms are posted on the Service screen and take effect when a Member agrees to them and completes registration in accordance with the procedures set by the Company.

② The Company may amend these Terms to the extent that it does not violate applicable laws. When amending, the Company will give notice by posting on the Service screen or by sending an email to the registered address, starting 7 days before the effective date. However, for changes unfavorable to Members, notice will be given starting 30 days before the effective date.

③ Members have the right not to agree to the amended Terms, in which case they may terminate the service agreement. If the Company, when giving notice under Paragraph 2, has also informed Members that continued use of the Service after the effective date will be deemed consent, and a Member nevertheless continues to use the Service, the Member is deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.

④ Matters not specified in these Terms are governed by applicable laws, such as the Act on the 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 Personal Information Protection Act, and by commercial practice.

① Registration is completed when a person wishing to register agrees to these Terms and the Privacy Policy and completes registration in accordance with the procedures set by the Company (email sign-up or social login).

② The Company may restrict registration or subsequently terminate the service agreement in any of the following cases.

1. The applicant has used another person’s name or information.
2. The applicant has provided false information or has not provided information required by the Company.
3. The applicant reapplies within the re-registration restriction period after a previous service agreement was terminated for violating these Terms.
4. The applicant is a child under the age of 14.
5. The applicant otherwise fails to meet the registration requirements set by the Company.

① In principle, each person may create only one Account and may not transfer, lend, or sell the Account to a third party.

② Members must manage their account information with the due care of a prudent manager, and Members are responsible for any unauthorized use of their Account.

③ If a Member becomes aware that their account information has been stolen or used without authorization, the Member must notify the Company immediately and follow the Company’s instructions.

① Members may request withdrawal at any time through the customer support channel (such as email) designated by the Company, and the Company will process the request without delay after verifying the Member’s identity.

② Upon withdrawal, the Member’s personal information is handled in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

③ Upon withdrawal, all remaining rights to Paid Services purchased by the Member are extinguished and are not refunded, except where the refund requirements under Articles 17 and 18 of these Terms are met.

④ A Member who has withdrawn may not re-register with the same email address or social account for 7 days from the date of withdrawal, and a Member whose service agreement was terminated for violating these Terms may not re-register for 1 year from the date of termination.

① The Company provides the following services.

1. Quote generation through analysis of Uploaded Code (free)
2. Code review and Report within the scope specified in the quotation (paid)
3. Follow-up work, such as maintenance and outsourced feature development (paid, subject to Article 15)

② The specific features and usage of the Service are described on the Service screen, and the Company may add, change, or discontinue features to improve the quality of the Service or based on business judgment.

③ Reviews and Report issuance proceed according to the estimated timeframe shown on the Service screen.

④ When changing the features, pricing policies, or other aspects of the Service, the Company will notify Members with a reasonable period of notice by displaying the change on the Service screen or by other appropriate means.

① Members warrant that they have the legitimate right to upload the Uploaded Code and request a review, and Members are responsible for any disputes with third parties arising from uploads made without such right.

② Members permit the Company to view, analyze, and otherwise handle the Uploaded Code for the purpose of providing the Service.

① Members must not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service.

1. Stealing or improperly using another person’s personal information or account information
2. Uploading code belonging to others that the Member has no right to upload or submit for review
3. Uploading files that may harm the Service or the Company’s systems, such as malware or viruses
4. Accessing the Service through automated means (bots, scripts, etc.) or requesting quote generation repeatedly or excessively
5. Crawling, scraping, reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the Service
6. Altering the contents of a Report or quotation, or presenting a document not issued by the Company as a document issued in the Company’s name
7. Damaging the reputation or credit of the Service or the Company
8. Any other act that violates applicable laws or is contrary to public order and good morals

② If a Member engages in any of the above acts, the Company may restrict the Member’s use of the Service or terminate the service agreement without prior notice.

① Solely for the purpose of detecting and preventing violations of applicable laws or these Terms, the Company may monitor Members’ Service usage history in advance or after the fact.

② If a violation is confirmed as a result of monitoring, the Company may take measures under Article 9.

① A review agreement is deemed to be formed when a Member reviews the quotation and pays the amount within the validity period stated in the quotation. However, if the validity period has expired, the Company may issue a new quote.

② Before making payment, Members must check the review scope, price, and notes in the quotation, as well as the refund policy in these Terms.

① The fee is the total payment amount (including VAT) stated in the quotation or confirmed through consultation, and is paid by bank transfer to the account indicated on the Service screen.

② If the depositor’s name differs from the applicant’s name, the Member must notify the Company through a consultation message. Otherwise, confirmation of the payment may be delayed.

③ Members who wish to receive a tax invoice may apply on the Service screen by submitting their business registration certificate and the email address to which the tax invoice should be sent, and the Company will issue the tax invoice after verification.

① The quoted price is calculated based on the size and feature composition of the Uploaded Code.

② If, during the review, the actual feature composition differs from that at the time of quoting, the Company may adjust the price with the Member’s consent after informing the Member of the reason for and amount of the adjustment.

③ The quoted price is consideration for performing the review and remains the same regardless of whether any issues are found as a result of the review.

④ Fixing issues found in the review and adding features are not included in the quoted price and are handled as follow-up work under Article 15.

⑤ If the Member does not consent to an adjustment under Paragraph 2, the Company will conduct the review only within the scope of the original quotation.

① After completing the review, the Company provides the Report so that it can be viewed or downloaded on the Service screen.

② Copyright in the Report belongs to the Company.

③ Members must not alter the Report or resell it for commercial purposes.

① After a Report is issued, Members may request follow-up work, such as subscription-based maintenance, one-off outsourcing, and code restructuring, on the Service screen.

② After a request is received, the scope, price, and timeline of the follow-up work are determined through consultation between the Company and the Member, and the specific terms are governed by a separate quotation or agreement. Matters not specified in the separate quotation or agreement are governed by these Terms.

① The Company processes refunds in accordance with applicable laws, such as the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce.

② Refunds are made by transfer to an account designated by the Member and are not provided in other forms, such as points or gift certificates.

③ Refunds are completed within 10 business days from the date the Company approves the refund. However, additional time may be required depending on the processing schedules of banks and other institutions.

④ When a Member requests a refund, the Company checks the payment record and may request materials confirming the payment if necessary.

⑤ When refunding a payment for which a tax invoice has already been issued, the Company issues an amended tax invoice in accordance with applicable laws.

① Members may receive a full refund only if the request is made within 7 days from the date of payment and before the Company begins the review.

② The Company begins the review immediately upon confirming the payment and notifies the Member that the review has begun through the Service screen and consultation messages.

③ Refunds are not available in cases other than those under Paragraph 1, except in cases falling under Article 18.

① If the review is not completed or the Report is not provided for reasons attributable to the Company, the Company may refund the portion of the fee for the engagement that corresponds to the services not provided.

② Members must request a refund through customer support within 30 days from the date on which the cause under Paragraph 1 occurred, and the Company will decide whether to provide a refund and its scope, comprehensively considering the severity and cause of the matter and the progress of the work.

① The Company does its best to provide the Service continuously and stably in accordance with applicable laws and these Terms.

② The Company maintains security systems to protect Members’ personal information and publishes and complies with its Privacy Policy.

① A review is a static review limited to the items and scope specified in the quotation, and the Company does not guarantee the security integrity of the Uploaded Code.

② Because reviews are conducted based on a checklist, not every instance of an issue will be detected.

③ The subject of the review is the Uploaded Code. Vulnerabilities in external platforms themselves, such as hosting or BaaS, and operational console settings (such as whether database access policies are applied) are not within the scope of the review.

④ Even if a review result is "PASS" or "Good," it is only an assessment from a security and stability perspective and does not guarantee that features have been implemented as designed.

⑤ Members must test and verify the improvement suggestions and example code included in the Report before applying them to deployment, and Members decide whether and how to apply them.

① The Company is not liable for service interruptions caused by natural disasters, war, terrorism, government orders, service interruptions by telecommunications carriers, hacking, DDoS attacks, or other force majeure events.

② Some features of the Service may be temporarily limited due to failures of external service providers (hosting, AI services, email delivery, etc.), in which case the Company will make reasonable efforts to restore the Service.

③ The Company is not liable for damages arising from decisions or actions a Member takes based on results or information obtained through the Service. However, this does not apply in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

④ Unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company’s liability for damages to a Member is limited to the fee the Member paid to the Company for the engagement in which the damages occurred.

⑤ The Company is not liable for damages arising from unauthorized third-party access to or use of its servers, or from abnormal interference with access using programs. However, this does not apply in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

The Company protects Members’ personal information in accordance with applicable laws, and matters concerning the collection, use, provision, entrustment, and destruction of personal information are set forth in a separate Privacy Policy.

① The Company may terminate all or part of the Service for managerial or technical reasons.

② When terminating the Service, the Company will notify Members at least 60 days before the termination date by posting on the Service screen and sending an email to the registered address.

③ Engagements in progress at the time the Service is terminated are handled as follows.

1. Engagements for which the review has not begun: full refund of the fee
2. Engagements under review: the Company completes the review and provides the Report or, if completion is not possible, refunds the amount corresponding to the portion not provided

① When the Company gives notice to a Member, it may do so via the Member’s registered email address, consultation messages for each engagement, or other means.

② When giving notice to an unspecified number of Members, the Company may replace individual notice by posting the notice on the Service screen for at least 7 days. However, individual notice will be given for matters that significantly affect a Member’s own transactions.

① If a dispute arises between the Company and a Member regarding the use of the Service, both parties will endeavor to resolve it through good-faith consultation.

② Jurisdiction over litigation concerning disputes not resolved through consultation under Paragraph 1 is determined in accordance with the jurisdiction provisions of the Civil Procedure Act.

③ These Terms are interpreted in accordance with, and disputes between the Company and Members are governed by, the laws of the Republic of Korea.