Terms of Service

These Terms govern the rights, obligations, and responsibilities between Squadon (the "Company") and users, as well as other necessary matters, in connection with the use of the SceneStory web service and related applications (the "Service") provided by the Company.

1. "Service" means "SceneStory," the AI story-webtoon generation and story community platform provided by the Company.
2. "User" means any person who agrees to these Terms and uses the Service.
3. "Member" means a User who has registered and holds an account.
4. "Credits" means the paid in-service digital goods that a Member purchases or is granted in order to use the AI generation features.
5. "Work" means a webtoon or other output generated by the Service's AI features based on a story or other input provided by a Member.
6. "Content" means all works—stories, Works, comments, images, information, and the like—that a Member inputs, generates, registers, or posts within the Service.

1. These Terms apply to all Users who wish to use the Service.
2. The Company may amend these Terms when necessary, within the scope that does not violate applicable law.
3. When amending the Terms, the Company will notify Users of the changes and effective date at least 7 days in advance via in-app notices or email. For changes unfavorable to Users, 30 days' notice will be given.
4. Users who disagree with the amended Terms may discontinue use of the Service and withdraw. Failure to object between the notice and the effective date is deemed acceptance of the amended Terms.

1. The service agreement is formed when a User agrees to these Terms and to the collection and use of personal information, and applies for registration.
2. The Company may refuse a registration application or subsequently terminate the service agreement in the following cases:
   1. Attempting to re-register with the same information as an already withdrawn or restricted account
   2. Using another person's information or providing false information
   3. Being under 14 years of age
   4. Other cases deemed likely to disrupt service operations

The Company provides the following services:

1. Generation of AI story webtoons based on story or text input
2. Saving and managing generated Works in a library
3. Sharing, browsing (e.g., by view count), and viewing Works in the feed
4. Community features such as comments and reactions on Works
5. Purchase and use of Credits for the use of AI generation features
6. Other services additionally developed by the Company or provided through partnerships

1. The Service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in principle.
2. The Service may be temporarily suspended in the following cases:
   1. Technical needs such as system inspection, maintenance, or replacement
   2. Power outages, equipment failures, or traffic surges
   3. Failures or policy changes of integrated external services such as AI or payment providers
   4. Force majeure events such as natural disasters or national emergencies
3. In principle, advance notice will be given for service suspension; however, post-hoc notice may be given when unavoidable.

1. Members must not engage in the following activities:
   1. Misappropriating another person's information or registering false information
   2. Inputting, generating, or posting content that infringes the rights of the Company or other users (reputation, copyright, portrait rights, personal information, etc.)
   3. Uploading or using in generation another person's face, photo, or the like without that person's consent
   4. Generating or posting stories or Works that are obscene, violent, hateful, discriminatory, or unlawful, or that defame or threaten others
   5. Using information obtained through the Service for commercial purposes without the Company's prior consent
   6. Disrupting service operations by automated means or overloading the servers, or abnormally exploiting Credits or AI features
   7. Repeatedly sending spam or advertising information to other Members
   8. Violating applicable laws and regulations
2. Members must promptly update their member information when changes occur.
3. The Member is responsible for securing lawful rights to any third-party personal information, portrait rights, and the like contained in the stories they input or the materials they upload.

1. Rights to the stories input by a Member and the Works generated through the Service belong to the respective Member to the extent permitted by applicable law.
2. By posting or making Content public within the Service, a Member grants the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that Content for service operation, improvement, and promotion purposes.
3. Works are outputs automatically generated by AI based on the User's input, and the Company does not warrant their originality, accuracy, legality, or non-infringement of the rights of others. Responsibility for the use of generated outputs lies with the Member who uses or posts them.
4. Content that a Member has posted to the public feed may remain in the Service, within the scope shared with other Members, even after the Member withdraws.

1. If a Member violates Article 7, the Company may take measures such as warnings, deletion or unpublishing of Content, temporary suspension, or permanent suspension of use.
2. A Member who objects to a restriction measure may file an appeal, and the Company will review it and notify the Member of the outcome.

1. Members may terminate the service agreement at any time through the in-service withdrawal feature.
2. Upon withdrawal, a Member's personal information will be destroyed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. However, refunds of unused Credits purchased by the Member are governed by the Refund Policy.
3. Members forcibly withdrawn due to misuse or similar reasons may be restricted from re-registering.

1. If a Member causes damage to the Company by violating these Terms, the Member must compensate for the damage.
2. If a defect in the Service provided by the Company causes damage to a Member, the Company shall bear responsibility to the extent permitted by applicable law.

1. The Company is not liable when it cannot provide the Service due to force majeure events such as natural disasters, war, terrorism, or hacking, or due to failures of integrated external services (AI, payment, infrastructure, etc.).
2. The Company is not liable for service disruptions or damages caused by a Member's own fault.
3. The Company does not warrant the content, accuracy, or legality of the stories input by Members or the Works generated by AI, has no obligation to mediate disputes between Members or between a Member and a third party, and is not liable for any resulting damages.
4. The Company limits warranties for features provided free of charge within the Service to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

1. The Company sells "Credits," paid goods for the use of in-service AI generation features. On the web, they are provided via PG payment methods such as credit cards and simple payments through a payment gateway agency (such as Toss Payments); on mobile applications, they may be provided via in-app purchases on the App Store (Apple) and Google Play.
2. The types, prices, grant quantities, and payment terms of Credits can be found on the purchase screen, and completing payment is deemed acceptance of those terms.
3. Credits are digital goods that are provided and consumed immediately; a refund for unused Credits may be requested within 7 days from the payment date. Credits that have already been used for generation are subject to refund restrictions under Article 17(2) of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. Detailed standards follow the Refund Policy (/legal/refund).
4. Credits deducted due to a generation failure caused by a service error are automatically restored or fully refunded.
5. Refunds for in-app purchases follow the refund policy of each store (App Store, Google Play).
6. If a User attempts to violate the refund policy, make fraudulent payments, or the like, the Company may restrict that User's access to paid services.
7. The Company may grant Credits through promotions such as friend referrals. A referral reward is granted to the referrer when the referred user completes their first generation after signing up, subject to conditions including a monthly per-person cap, a validity period, and the exclusion of self-referral (same account or device). If a User obtains or attempts to obtain rewards by improper means (self-referral, bots, mass generation, etc.), the Company may claw back rewards, refuse to grant them, or restrict use. Referral and granted (free) Credits are non-refundable. Detailed rules follow the Credit & Referral Guide (/credits/guide).
8. The Company may grant Credits through free-grant events such as a signup welcome bonus, app installation, and trial missions. The trial mission ("Try SceneStory") reward of 2 Credits is granted only once per account upon completing both (i) publishing 1 public story and (ii) writing 10 top-level comments of at least 10 characters each on different public stories. Replies, comments on your own stories, duplicate comments on the same story, and comments on private stories are not counted. If comments fall below quality standards (e.g., perfunctory comments) or rewards are obtained or attempted by improper means, the Company may exclude them from counting, claw back rewards, refuse to grant them, or restrict use. Granted (free) Credits are non-refundable. Detailed rules follow the Credit & Referral Guide (/credits/guide).

1. In the event of a dispute related to the use of the Service, the Company and the Member will endeavor to resolve it through sincere consultation.
2. If consultation fails, the dispute shall be resolved in the competent court under the laws of the Republic of Korea.
3. The laws of the Republic of Korea apply to the interpretation of these Terms and to dispute resolution.

For inquiries related to the use of the Service, please contact us at the email above.