Terms of Service

These Terms govern access to and use of XPLORED (the “Service”), including the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of users and the Company.

1. “Service” means XPLORED's web features, including design and AI tool and resource curation, insights, project publishing and sharing, saves and bookmarks, personal source management, the AI Maker Type Test, and related functions.
2. “User” means anyone who accesses or uses the Service, whether or not they have an account. A “non-member” is a user who uses an available feature without creating an account.
3. “Member” means a person who agrees to these Terms and completes the sign-up process specified by the Company.
4. “Member Content” means profile information, projects, text, images, prompts, tags, and related information that a member intentionally submits for display or sharing through the Service. Account information, private personal sources, Maker Test answers, and email addresses described in the Privacy Policy are not subject to the content license in Article 8.
5. “AI Output” means Member Content created with a generative AI tool and submitted to the Service.
6. “Handle” means the unique public name that identifies a member on the Service, such as @xplored.

1. These Terms apply when a user accesses the Service or uses an available feature. A member enters into an agreement with the Company by accepting these Terms during sign-up or onboarding.
2. The Company may change these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Company will post the changes, the reason for the changes, and their effective date in the Service at least 7 days in advance. If a change is unfavorable to members or materially affects their rights or obligations, notice will be provided at least 30 days in advance and, where reasonably practicable, by registered email or in-service notification.
3. The Company will request renewed consent to the extent required by law or when a change materially alters a member's rights or obligations.
4. A member who does not agree to revised Terms may stop using the Service and close their account before the effective date.

1. Membership is currently created through OAuth authentication with Google.
2. You must be at least 14 years old to create an account. An account found to belong to a person under 14 may be restricted or deleted.
3. A minor who is at least 14 but under 19 should review these Terms and the Privacy Policy with a legal representative and obtain that representative's consent where required by law. An agreement made without required consent may be canceled as permitted by applicable law.
4. On first sign-in, a member must set a public handle and accept these Terms before using certain features, including project submission.
5. Members must provide accurate information and keep their authentication methods secure. An account may not be sold, transferred, lent, or made available for another person to use.
6. The Company may add other OAuth providers or change its authentication methods in the future.

A user must not:

1. misuse another person's information or impersonate another person;
2. interfere with the normal operation or security of the Service;
3. use the Service to harm another user or a third party; or
4. violate these Terms, a policy displayed in the Service, or applicable law.

1. The Service is currently provided free of charge in principle.
2. Non-members may use features made available by the Company, such as viewing resources and insights and taking the AI Maker Type Test. Features such as project submission, saves and bookmarks, personal source management, and profile linking are available only to members.
3. Where the feature permits, a member may set a project or other item to public, unlisted, or private. Public content may be viewed or searched by anyone. Unlisted content may be viewed by anyone who knows its URL. Private content is generally visible only to the member.
4. A member must not submit personal information, confidential information, or information they are not authorized to disclose in a public or unlisted area and should confirm the visibility setting before sharing.
5. Saves, bookmarks, and personal source management are provided for personal organization. The Company does not guarantee that a third-party resource or link will remain available.

1. The AI Maker Type Test is automated self-exploration content available to members and non-members. Its results are for reference and entertainment only and are not a substitute for a professional psychological test, medical diagnosis, employment or personnel assessment, or legal or financial advice.
2. A result is generated by applying a predefined scoring method to the user's answers. The Company does not guarantee that a result is accurate, complete, fit for a particular purpose, or will lead to any particular outcome.
3. Anyone who receives a result-sharing link can view the result page and the display name selected by the user. Users should check the display name and intended audience before sharing a link.
4. If a member links a result to their profile, the selected Maker Type badge may appear on the public profile. The member can remove that link.
5. Email updates are sent only to a user who has separately opted in to receive promotional communications. A user may withdraw consent at any time using the unsubscribe method in an email or by contacting xplored@xplored.design.

1. Ownership. Copyright and other rights in Member Content remain with the member or the lawful rights holder.
2. Service operation license. By submitting Member Content, the member grants the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, copy, display, transmit, back up, search, and curate that content within the visibility setting selected by the member. This license is limited to what is necessary to provide and operate the Service.
3. The license generally ends when the member deletes the content. It may continue, however, for public projects preserved without author-identifying information after account closure, materials that must be retained by law, and backup copies for the reasonable period needed to delete or replace those backups.
4. A member must have the lawful right to publish Member Content and grant the license above. Member Content must not infringe another person's copyright, trademark, portrait or publicity right, privacy, or other right.
5. A member submitting AI Output must accurately identify the AI tool used and is responsible for reviewing and following that tool's terms and any applicable attribution requirements.

1. A person claiming that content infringes their copyright or another right may request that access be suspended by sending xplored@xplored.design information sufficient to substantiate the claim, including the content at issue, rights-holder information, the basis of the claim, and contact details.
2. When a request satisfies applicable legal requirements, the Company will suspend access without undue delay and notify the claimant and the member who posted the content. The Company may act without prior notice where urgent or required by law.
3. The posting member may substantiate their lawful right and request that access be restored by contacting xplored@xplored.design. The Company will notify the claimant of the scheduled restoration date and may restore access on that date if the claimant does not provide timely notice of legal proceedings, in accordance with applicable law.
4. For claims involving trademarks, portrait or publicity rights, privacy, or rights other than copyright, the Company may suspend or remove content after considering the materials submitted, the apparent infringement, and applicable law.

1. The Service may contain links to tools, websites, resources, products, or services operated by third parties. The third party's own terms and privacy policy apply to those services.
2. Curation or linking by the Company does not imply a warranty, endorsement, or affiliation. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, legality, or continuity of third-party information, the availability of an external service, or a transaction between a user and a third party.
3. Trademarks, content, and other rights associated with a third-party service belong to their respective rights holders. Users should review the applicable conditions before using an external service.

1. Excluding Member Content and third-party materials, rights in the Service's interface, design, logos, trademarks, original images and icons, curation system, databases, and software belong to the Company or the applicable lawful rights holder.
2. Without the Company's prior written permission, a user must not:
   1. copy the Service itself to build or operate a competing commercial service;
   2. use crawlers, scrapers, or other automated means to collect or reproduce an abnormal volume of the Service's pages, images, or data; or
   3. reverse engineer or decompile the Service beyond the extent permitted by applicable law.

A user must not submit the following content or engage in the following conduct:

1. content that violates law or promotes criminal conduct;
2. content that infringes another person's reputation, privacy, intellectual property, or other rights;
3. illegal sexually explicit content, extreme violence, or discriminatory hate;
4. deceptive advertising, repeated spam, phishing, malware, or distribution of harmful code;
5. bypassing access controls or placing an excessive load on the Service; or
6. interfering with the Service or another user's normal use of it.

1. If the Company reasonably believes that a user has violated these Terms, applicable law, or a policy displayed in the Service, it may take proportionate measures after considering the nature, urgency, repetition, and impact of the conduct. Measures may include a warning or correction request, suspension or removal of content, temporary feature or account restrictions, or termination of membership, and may be taken sequentially or together.
2. The Company will generally explain the reason and action through an in-service notice or registered email. It may act without advance notice and provide notice afterward where practicable if there is an urgent reason, including an apparent legal violation, rights infringement, security incident, or immediate harm, or if notice would violate applicable law.
3. A member may appeal by contacting xplored@xplored.design within 7 days after receiving notice. The Company will review the submitted materials and respond within a reasonable period. Article 9 controls requests to restore content suspended for an alleged copyright infringement.

1. The Company may change all or part of the Service because of operational or technical needs, security, law, or changes to a third-party service.
2. A material change or planned discontinuation will be announced in the Service a reasonable time in advance. Notice may be provided afterward when advance notice is impracticable because of an urgent security or outage response, force majeure, or an action by a third party outside the Company's control.
3. The Company's responsibility for changes to or interruption of a free service is governed by Article 16 and applicable law.

1. A member may close their account at any time through the account settings.
2. Personal information is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy after account closure. Public projects and associated public content may remain available after the handle, display name, profile image, biography, and other author-identifying information have been removed and replaced with a non-identifying author label.
3. Members should keep any materials they need before closing an account. The Company may separately retain the minimum records required by law or needed to resolve a dispute for the applicable retention period.

1. The Company is not responsible for a failure to perform caused without its fault by events beyond its reasonable control, such as natural disasters, war, telecommunications outages, or interruption of a third-party service.
2. The Company does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or legality of Member Content, third-party services, or information exchanged between users, except to the extent the Company is responsible for the issue.
3. Users should exercise their own judgment when relying on information in the Service or the results of the AI Maker Type Test.
4. Nothing in these Terms, including this Article, excludes or limits liability arising from the Company's intentional misconduct or gross negligence, or any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

1. These Terms and the agreement to use the Service are governed by Korean law.
2. A user and the Company will try in good faith to resolve a dispute amicably. Any unresolved lawsuit will be brought before a court having jurisdiction under the Korean Civil Procedure Act and other applicable law.

These Terms take effect on August 1, 2026.

• July 25, 2026: Clarified coverage of non-members and current features; added terms for the Maker Test, third-party links, visibility, rights-complaint procedures, and liability limitations; and added the English version.
• June 18, 2026: Initial effective date.

Questions about these Terms may be sent to xplored@xplored.design.