Terms of Service

Effective: April 7, 2026 | Last updated: April 7, 2026

This English version is a translation provided for convenience. If there is any discrepancy between the two, the Korean version prevails.

Article 1 (Purpose)

These Terms set out the basic matters concerning the use of Villion (villion.io, the “Service”), operated by Villion Inc. (the “Company”), including the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of the Company and Users, and the conditions and procedures for using the Service.

Article 2 (Definitions)

  1. “Service” means the entire GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) platform provided by the Company.
  2. “User” means a Member or non-member who receives the Service provided by the Company in accordance with these Terms.
  3. “Member” means a person who has registered as a member by providing personal information to the Company, who continuously receives information from the Company, and who may continue to use the Service provided by the Company.
  4. “Paid Services” means the various services the Company provides for a fee.
  5. “Content” means all JSON-LD, meta tags, text, data, and other materials generated, converted, or suggested by the Service.
  6. “GEO” means optimizing brands and content so that they are cited and shown by generative AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI.

Article 3 (Effect and Amendment of the Terms)

  1. These Terms take effect when they are posted on the Service screen or announced by other means.
  2. The Company may amend these Terms to the extent that the amendment does not violate applicable laws, including the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions and the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce.
  3. When amending these Terms, the Company will specify the effective date and the reason for the amendment and give notice through Service announcements or by email starting at least 7 days before the effective date (30 days for changes unfavorable to Users).
  4. A User who does not agree to the amended Terms may stop using the Service and request to cancel their membership. A User who continues to use the Service after the effective date of the amended Terms is deemed to have agreed to them.

Article 4 (Provision and Modification of the Service)

  1. The Service provided by the Company includes diagnosis, code improvement, content optimization, visibility analysis, and other services related to AI search optimization (GEO). Details can be found on the Service screen.
  2. When the Company changes the content of the Service, it will give notice specifying the reason for and the date of the change. In urgent cases, however, notice may be given without delay after the change.
  3. The Company may modify or discontinue all or part of the Service as required for operational or technical reasons.

Article 5 (Suspension of the Service)

  1. The Company may temporarily suspend the Service in the event of maintenance, inspection, replacement, or failure of computers or other information and communications equipment, an interruption of communications, or similar circumstances.
  2. If the Company can no longer provide the Service due to a change in its line of business, discontinuation of business, a merger between companies, or similar reasons, it will notify Users in the manner set out in Article 3 and carry out consumer protection procedures.
  3. The Company is not liable where it cannot provide the Service due to force majeure, such as a natural disaster or national emergency.

Article 6 (Membership Registration and Management)

  1. Membership registration is concluded when a User agrees to these Terms, applies by entering personal information in the membership application form, and the Company accepts the application.
  2. The Company may decline an application that falls under any of the following.
    • The application uses another person's name or email address
    • The application contains false information or omits information required by the Company
    • The applicant is under 14 years of age
    • The applicant's use of the Service was previously suspended for violating these Terms or for similar reasons
  3. If any information registered at sign-up changes, the Member must update it with the Company within a reasonable period.

Article 7 (Obligations of Users)

Users must not engage in any of the following.

  1. Providing false personal information (such as an email address or password)
  2. Misappropriating another person's information or impersonating another person
  3. Altering information posted by the Company without authorization
  4. Using the Service in a manner not permitted by the Company, or reproducing, distributing, or commercially using information obtained through the Service without the Company's prior consent
  5. Infringing another person's intellectual property rights by using the Service
  6. Using the Service abnormally through automated methods (such as bots, scripts, or crawlers)
  7. Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the Service or its components, or attempting to access its source code, algorithms, or AI models
  8. Reproducing or modifying all or part of the Service, or creating derivative works based on it
  9. Extracting data or content from the Service without authorization by automated means (such as bots, scrapers, or crawlers)
  10. Accessing the Service, or benchmarking its features or performance, for the purpose of developing a product or service that competes with the Service
  11. Posting obscene material or illegal content
  12. Any other illegal or improper conduct

Article 8 (Obligations of the Company)

  1. The Company will not engage in conduct that is prohibited by applicable laws or these Terms or that is contrary to public morals, and will do its best to provide the Service continuously and reliably.
  2. The Company maintains security systems to protect Users' personal information, and publishes and complies with its Privacy Policy.
  3. Where the Company finds a complaint or opinion raised by a User regarding the use of the Service to be justified, it will handle it promptly.

Article 9 (Paid Services and Payment)

  1. Users who wish to use Paid Services must pay the fees set by the Company.
  2. Plans and prices can be found on the pricing page within the Service, and the Company may change its fees. When fees change, the Company will give notice 30 days before the scheduled date of the change.
  3. A subscription begins when the User completes payment. Subscriptions renew automatically, and Users may cancel at any time before the next billing cycle.
  4. Refunds are governed by applicable laws and the separate refund policy. For digital content services whose provision has commenced, cancellation of the order may be restricted under Article 17 (2) 5 of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce.

Article 10 (Intellectual Property Rights)

  1. All intellectual property rights in the Service and in the content, software, AI models, algorithms, trademarks, logos, UI/UX, and everything else included in the Service belong to the Company or its licensors. These Terms grant Users only a limited right of use necessary to use the Service and do not transfer any other rights.
  2. Rights in Content that a User creates through the Service (such as JSON-LD and optimized text) belong to the User. However, the Company may de-identify and analyze such Content for the purpose of improving the Service.
  3. Users must not use information obtained by using the Service for commercial purposes, or allow a third party to use it, by reproduction, transmission, publication, distribution, broadcasting, or other means, without the Company's prior written consent.
  4. Users are expressly prohibited from the following.
    • Accessing or extracting the Service's source code, AI model weights, prompts, algorithms, or the like without authorization
    • Attempting to determine the internal structure of the Service or any part of it by reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling it
    • Accessing the Service for the purpose of developing a product or service that is substantially similar to or competes with the Service
    • Reproducing part of the Service and integrating it into a separate system without the Company's written consent
  5. If a User violates the prohibitions above, the Company may immediately terminate the service agreement and take legal action.

Article 11 (Restriction of Use and Termination)

  1. The Company may restrict a User's use of the Service or terminate the agreement without prior notice if the User violates Article 7 (Obligations of Users) or if any of the following occurs.
    • The User misappropriates another person's name or payment method
    • The User interferes with the normal operation of the Service
    • The User commits an illegal act through the Service
  2. Users may request termination of the service agreement (cancellation of membership) at any time through the settings menu in the Service or by email.
  3. When a membership is cancelled, the User's personal information is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Article 12 (Disclaimer)

  1. The Company is not liable where it cannot provide the Service due to a natural disaster or other force majeure event.
  2. The Company is not liable for disruptions in the use of the Service that are attributable to the User.
  3. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of AI analysis results generated through the Service (such as GEO scores and optimization suggestions). Due to the nature of AI models, the results may contain errors, and Users should use them as reference material.
  4. The Company is not liable if a User does not obtain the profits expected from using the Service or incurs a loss.
  5. The Company is not liable for problems arising in external services accessed through links or integrated services provided by the Company (such as GA4, GSC, and Bing).

Article 13 (Damages)

  1. If a User suffers damage for reasons attributable to the Company, the Company will compensate the User for the actual damage incurred. However, absent willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company is not liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages.
  2. For Paid Services, the limit on damages does not exceed the fees the User paid during the most recent 6 months.

Article 14 (Dispute Resolution)

  1. If a dispute arises between the Company and a User, the parties will consult in good faith to resolve it amicably.
  2. If the parties cannot reach an agreement, they may apply for mediation by the Content Dispute Mediation Committee under Article 29 of the Content Industry Promotion Act.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. The laws of the Republic of Korea apply to the interpretation of these Terms and to disputes between the Company and Users.
  2. Lawsuits concerning disputes arising from the use of the Service are filed with the court having jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act.

Company Information

CompanyVillion Inc.

Servicevillion.io

Email[email protected]

These Terms take effect on April 7, 2026.