နအေိမျ Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Lotte Hotels & Resorts (Lotte Hotels hereinafter) places prime importance on customer personal information, and complies with "the Personal Information Protection Act." Lotte Hotels informs guests of means and purpose for which personal information provided have been used, and what measures we have taken to protect personal information according to our privacy policy.

Article 1. Scope and methods of collecting personal information

  • 1. Scope of collecting personal information
    • A. Lotte Hotels may collect minimal personal information in order to provide proper service.
    • B. Lotte Hotels does not collect sensitive personal information (race, ethnicity, ideology, belief, place of birth, political orientation, criminal record, state of health, sexual life, etc.) that may infringe upon the basic human rights of members.
  • 2. Methods of collecting personal information

    Lotte Hotels may collect personal information in the following ways.

    • A. Web site registration, in written form (application for membership), telephone or fax, posting to the bulletin board, and sweepstakes entries
    • B. Offers from affiliated companies
    • C. Collecting payment information, points transactions, etc. created upon using the company

Article 2. Personal information collection & use purposes

Lotte Hotels collects personal information to provide services, as follows:

Article 2. Personal information collection & use purposes
Classification Items to be collected Purpose Retention period
Online Membership entry Required Full name (in English), date of birth, title, phone number (mobile or home), email, and country, privilege number, password To identify a member in accordance with the membership service, To send customers notices and handle complaints To ship membership cards and inform members of Hotel products Until withdrawal from membership
Optional Full name (in Korean), address (home or work), ID
Room Reservations Required Full name (in English), date of birth, contact details (mobile or home or work), email, and credit card information To provide room reservations and revisitation services * Credit card information is collected only for the purpose of a guarantee and direct payment by such credit card. Two years
Customer information Required Full name, email, and contact details To respond to customer inquiries and provide services Two years
Restaurant reservations Required Full name, mobile phone number, and email To provide reservation and consultation services 5 days from the date of cancellation or visit
Optional Contact details
Trevi Club membership Required Full name, Contact details To provide membership counseling sevice Two years
Trevi Club Jeju membership Required Full name, Contact details To provide membership counseling sevice
Inquiries about a meetings/weddings Required Full name, email, and contact details To provide reservation and consultation services Two years
Missed P Points Inquiry Required email Personal information are collected to provide information and service. Two years
Guest Comments Required Full name, email, and contact details Personal information are collected to provide information and service. Two years
Ethics Reporting Required Full name, email, and contact details Required itmes are collected to provide information and service Two years
Optional Information of claimed person (claimed person, department, position) Optional items are collected to confirm registered information
Offline Privilege rewards membership Required Name as on Passport, Date of Birth, Gender, Nationality, Mobile Phone No., email, Member No. Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas / Effective communication for providing notices and handling complaints Until withdrawal from membership
Optional Country, City, Detailed address, Telephone No., Company name, Position Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas /Address for delivery of membership card
Optional Country/City, Detailed address, Telephone No. Mobile phone No. email Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
SIGNIEL Club Required Photograph, Name, Date of birth, Mobile phone No., Home address To use for membership verification service according to membership service, To customer Notice, To ensure a smooth communication path for complaint handling, To obtain an address for guidance on membership qualifications
Optional Gender, email, Company address, Telephone No., Company name, Job title Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas / To Provide customized services
Optional Mobile phone No. email Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
Trevi Club membership Required Full name, date of birth, gender, mobile phone number, and address Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas / Effective communication for providing notices and handling complaints
Optional Phone number, email, company name, job title, and credit card information Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas /Address for delivery of membership card
Optional Mobile phone No. email, Address Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
Fitness Club membership Required Name, Date of birth, Mobile phone No. , Address, Telephone No. , Photograph To identify a member in accordance with the membership service, To make urgent contact in an emergency To send customers notices and handle complaints To send a bill for annual membership fees and inform members of Hotels products
Optional Gender, email, Company name, Job title Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas / To Provide customized services
Optional Coutry/City, Detailed address, Telephone No., Mobile phone No., email Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
Family Club Membership Required Full name, date of birth, gender, mobile phone number, address, and wedding anniversary To identify a member in accordance with the membership service, To send customers notices and handle complaints To ship membership cards To give a discount for members' anniversaries To inform members of Hotels product
Optional Email, phone number, company name, and job title Identification for membership services provided at chain hotels in Korea and overseas / To Provide customized services
Optional Coutry/City, Detailed address, Telephone No., Mobile phone No., email Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
Room registration card Required Name, Birth of date, Nationality, Mobile phone No., email, Stay information To identify a member for the purpose of providing revisitation services To send customers notices and handle complaints Inform customers of Hotels products Two years
Optional Gender, nationatliy, City, Telephone no., Comapny name, Job title To identify a member for the purpose of providing revisitation services To send customers notices and handle complaints Inform customers of Hotels products, To provide revisitation services
Optional email, Moile phone No. Recieving information about discount products and new products, Using for marketing
Restaurant reservations Required Name, phone number Reservation 5 days from the date of cancellation or visit

Article 3. Personal information usage period & cancellation

  • 1. Lotte Hotels will dispose of members' personal information without delay once the purpose for collecting or receiving such information is achieved.
    • A. Room stay information (internal policy): Retain it for two years to provide customers with re-visitation services.
    • B. Shipping information: When goods or services have been delivered or provided
    • C. If personal information is collected for a survey, event, etc.: When such surveys, events, etc. are finished
  • 2. Lotte Hotels retains such information for a certain period of time when it is necessary to do so for reasons of verifying the rights, obligations, etc. related to the following transactions in accordance with relevant laws and regulations including the Commercial Act:
    • A. Records of contracts, offer withdrawal, or the like: Five years
    • B. Records of payments and supply of goods, etc.: Five years
    • C. Records of the handling of consumer complaints or disputes: Three years
  • 3. Implementation of personal information expiration system
    • - Lotte Hotels retains the personal information of online members who have not used our services for one year or more, separately from other information, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. and Article 16 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act.(Effective as of August 18, 2015)
  • 4. Disposal methods
    • A. Personal information printed on paper: to be cut into pieces by a shredder or incinerated
    • B. Personal information stored in electronic files: to be deleted using a technical method that makes it impossible to regenerate it

Article 4. Personal information provision & sharing

  • 1. Under no circumstances does Lotte Hotels use or provide personal information of members to third parties or any other company/agency beyond the scope notified in the 『purpose of collecting and using personal information』,except with members' consent or under relevant laws or regulations. When providing or sharing personal information of members through business partnerships or affiliations, Lotte Hotels notifies members in advance, in writing or by email, and individually, about those with whom such information is provided to or shared, their business purpose, the items that are to be provided or shared, and the purpose of such provision or sharing, and then seeks to obtain members' consent. Because the provision of personal information to Lotte Hotels is only for the services intended for Lotte Hotels, members' refusal to give consent may lead to the unavailability of such services that are normally provided or used.
  • 2. We can provide personal information pursuant to relevant laws and regulations without members' consent if doing so is:
    • A. required to settle charges (points), after services are offered, and to deliver goods
    • B. necessary for statistical data, academic research or market survey, in which case such information is provided in an unidentifiable processed format
    • C. required by laws and regulations or by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of criminal investigation in accordance with the procedures and methods set forth in applicable laws and regulations
  • 3. Lotte Hotels provides personal information to render higher quality services to customers, as follows:
Article 4. Personal information provision & sharing
Classification Affiliated Concerns Items to Be Provided Purpose Offer Period
Lotte Hotels and Lotte Hotel Busan Hotel Lotte DFS Co., Ltd.
Hotels Lotte Busan Co., Ltd.
Lotte Busan DFS
Lotte DF Retail Co., Ltd.
Lotte DF Global Co., Ltd. 		Full name, email, membership number, and accrued points To approve the use of privilege points To provide discount services at the affiliated stores When the membership is canceled
Lotte Buyeo Resort Co., Ltd. Full name, date of birth, gender, nationality, mobile phone, email, address, company name, job title, membership number, and accrued points To approve the use of privilege points To provide discount services at the affiliated stores When the membership is canceled
Lotte Hotel Busan
Lotte Hotel Moscow
Lotte Legend Hotel Saigon		 Name, date of birth, gender, nationality, mobile phone, email, address, company name, job title Upon return to hotel Provision of services Two years from date of Stay
Lotte Hotels Lotte Hotel Busan
Lotte Hotel Busan Lotte Hotels
Lotte Hotels 청담더웨딩, 메리앤메리, 써니플랜 Name, phone number Wedding package reservation Until the date of the wedding
베스컴, 아인스, 위플레이 Celebrating performance / Helper
디자인메리지 Wedding dress rental / Wedding photography
엘리자베스 Wedding dress rental
예랑카드, 민트카드 Name, phone number, address To order wedding invitations Until the delivery completion date
라비스냅, 레젤스튜디오, 청스튜디오 Name, phone number Wedding photography
정샘물 에비뉴엘, 롯데에스테틱 Wedding Make-up Until the date of the wedding
로사리아플라워 Name, phone number Flower decoration Until the date of the wedding
성화웨딩, 신화웨딩 Wedding package / Wedding photography
정일품, 경희궁 Food delivery
함기획, 투스타매니지먼트, 조이엔터테인먼트, 모델라인 Celebrating performance
함은정한복, 박주리한복 Traditional costume rental
Art-J 갤러리 Wedding photography frame
카마컴퍼니, 더퍼스트스튜디오, 롯데스튜디오, 바앙&스토리북, 오중석포웨딩, 레이블 Name, phone number Wedding photography Until the delivery completion date
청담더웨딩, 베리굿웨딩컴퍼니, 써니플랜, 아이비앤코 Wedding package (Dress, make-up, photography)
㈜정샘물, 김청경 헤어스페이스, 샬롱뮤즈 Wedding make-up Until the date of the wedding
예랑카드 To order Wedding invitations
위플레이, 아인스쳄버, 이대겸닷컴 Celebrating performance
드림뷰리무진 Wedding car rental
마토코바이벨리카, 스트릿가든, 어바웃돌 Party planning Until the party day
베이비뮤즈, 어바웃돌 Name, phone number Food delivery Until the date of the wedding
21그램, 그래비티 Wedding photography
위플레이, JC뮤직 Celebrating performance
예랑카드 To order wedding invitations
THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD, Ltd Last Name, First Name, Address, E-mail address Providing the services LHW maintains Personal Information for as long as LHW is required to do so by applicable law(s), or for as long as necessary for the purpose(s) described in LHW privacy policy(https://www.lhw.com/privacy-policy) for which it is processed
Lotte Hotel Busan 시작바이 이명순, 재인인터내셔날(소유 브라이덜) Name, phone number Dress, make-up, photography Until the date of the wedding
로드앤 테일러 부산 Tuxedo rental / tailoring
소호 부산, 위컴퍼니 Wedding photography Until the delivery completion date
월드이벤트 Celebrating Performance Until the date of the wedding
더 메이컵 by 성유리 Hair & make-up
드림뷰 리무진 Wedding car rental

Article 5. Entrusting and handling of personal information

  • 1. Lotte Hotels entrusts personal information to third party service providers to render services, as follows, and has the necessary matters stipulated in an entrustment contract for safe management thereof in accordance with relevant laws and regulations

    Article 5. Entrusting and handling of personal information
    Third Party Service Providers Activities to Be Entrusted Period for Retaining and Using Personal Information
    Lotte Data Communication Co., Ltd. Computer systems maintenance At the time of membership cancellation or when an entrustment contract is terminated
    MG Credit Information Service Co., Ltd. Recruitment and management of Trevi Club (Seoul & Jeju) membership
    GL Marketing Consulting Inc. Recruitment and management of Trevi Club (Ulsan and Busan) membership
    Oracle corporation Management of emailing system Maintenance of Reservation System
    Verticurl LLC Maintenance of emailing system
    Coopmarketing Sending Mobile Coupon Until the mobile coupon sent
    Daehong Communications Inc. Shipping of magazines published by Lotte Hotels Upon completion of product delivery
    Simmons-K Co., Ltd. Manufacture and shipment of he:on bed products
    Hyundai Decorations Co., Ltd. Manufacture and shipment of he:on bedding products
  • 2. Upon making an entrustment contract, Lotte Hotels sets forth clearly strict compliance with instructions related to privacy, prohibitions on personal information, responsibility for accidents, etc. and keeps the contents of such contracts in writing, for the safe protection of personal information. Where there is a change in third party service providers with which personal information is provided or shared with, Lotte Hotels discloses the name of the changed company on the screen of this Privacy Policy within the website.
  • 3. The Company will supervise third party service providers observing specified matters properly within the scope of activities to be entrusted to ensure that personal information subject to such entrustment is managed safely.
  • 4. Transfer of personal information overseas due to offshoring

    To provide better customer service, Lotte Hotel will transfer personal information to be stored on contractor’s overseas sever, as shown below.

    • A. Personal information to be transferred
      • - Member: Full name, mobile, e-mail, gender, nationality, date of birth, address, phone number, company name, job title, service use history and booking information, membership number, ID and information on the membership points
      • - Non-member (limited to the customer who gave consent to e-mail subscription): Full name, mobile, e-mail, gender, nationality, date of birth, address, phone number, company name, job title, service use history and booking information
    • B. Country where the server is located, and date and method of personal information transfer: Personal information will be immediately transferred through a dedicated network to the server (UK001 Amsterdam) of Oracle Corporation in Europe in response to a new membership registration or changes made to membership information
    • C. Name of the party to whom the personal information will be transferred: Oracle Corporation (https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/services-privacy-policy.html , Tel.:+1 650 506 7000, Fax:+1 650 506 7200)
    • D. Purpose of personal information use and period of retention and use of personal information by Oracle Corporation: Transferred information will be used for the purpose of storage in the server and the information will be retained until the termination of membership for members, and for two years from the hotel stay for non-members.
    • E. Scope of contract for personal information management: Management of e-mailing system

Article 6. Methods of reading and correcting personal information, canceling membership, and withdrawing consent

  • 1. Members may read or correct their registered personal information or cancel the membership at any time.
    • A. Online members may modify their personal information or cancel the membership on MY Page located in the top-right corner of the Lotte Hotels website.
    • B. Such request made through personal visit to Lotte Hotels or on landlines will be promptly addressed after membership authentication
    • C. Phone number: 02-759-7671~3
  • 2. If members make a request for correcting an error in their personal information, such information will not be used or provided until such correction is finished. Also, if erroneous personal information was already provided to a third party, we will correct the error by immediately notifying the third party of modified information.

Article 7. Cookie operation & use

  • 1. Lotte Hotels runs "cookies" which stores and searches for members' information from time to time. Cookies are very small text files that are transmitted to members' browsers by the server used to operate the Lotte Hotels website and that are stored in their computer's hard disk.
  • 2. Lotte Hotels uses cookies for the following purposes:
    • A. To utilize them as an index of target marketing and service reshuffling by analyzing the access frequency, visit hours, etc. of members and non-members and grasping their preferences and interests
    • B. To keep track of the information on Lotte Hotels and the tracking of services that customers have browsed with interest and to provide customized services the next time they visit such services
    • C. To verify the extent of members' participation and visit times in various events hosted by Lotte Hotels, offer an differentiated opportunity for entry, and prepare material to provide distinguished information according to their individual interests
    • D. Members have the option for installing cookies. Therefore, members may allow all cookies, allow or block cookies individually whenever stored, or block the storage of all cookies, by using the settings option in the web browser.
    • - Method for specifying whether to allow the installation of cookies [for Internet Explorer 9.0]
      • 1. On the [Tools] menu, select [Internet Options].
      • 2. Click the [Privacy tab].
      • 3. Setting the [Privacy level].
      Members blocking the installation of cookies will lead Lotte Hotels to having difficulty in rendering the services.

Article 8. Protection of personal information of children under 14

1. In principle, Lotte Hotels does not collect any personal information from children under age 14.

Article 9. Personal information administrator

  • 1. Lotte Hotels appoints personal information administrators as follows to protect members' personal information, to collect their opinions, and handle complaints, about such information:
    • A. Lotte Hotels
      • - Department in charge of personal information: CRM at Digital Marketing Team
      • - Chief Privacy (or Personal Information) Officer : Kang Young Gyu, Marketing Division Officer privacy@lotte.net)
      • - Staffer in charge of personal information: Seung Mook Hyun, Manager (Tel: 02-771-1000, email: privacy@lotte.net)
    • B. Lotte Hotel Busan
      • - Department in charge of personal information: Marketing Part
      • - Chief Privacy (or Personal Information) Officer : Ki-San Hong, Executive Assistant Manager (Tel: 051-810-5020, email: kisanhong@lotte.net)
      • - Staffer in charge of personal information: Ki Sung Cheong, Manager (Tel: 051-810-5520, email: ckisung@lotte.net)
  • 2. Customers can contact the following organizations to make an further inquires about personal information. Privacy Violation Reporting Center
    • - Privacy Violation Reporting Center
      TEL : 118 without area codes
      URL : http://privacy.kisa.or.kr
    • - Cyber Criminal Investigation Division at Supreme Prosecutors' Office
      TEL : 1301 without area codes
      URL : www.spo.go.kr
    • - National Police Agency Cyber Bureau
      TEL : 182 without area code
      URL : cyberbureau.police.go.kr

Article 10. Technical/Institutional Management for Personal Information Protection

  • 1. Lotte Hotels implements the following technical countermeasures to keep members' personal information secure in handling their information, lest such information should be lost, stolen, leaked, altered, or compromised.
    • A. A user's personal information is protected with passwords, and important data is protected through a separate security measure in a manner that encodes files and transmitted data or uses a file locking function.
    • B. Lotte Hotels adopts the Secure Socket Layer that makes it possible to send personal information on our network safely by using an encryption algorithm.
    • C. To prevent a user's personal information from being leaked by hacking, etc., Lotte Hotels uses a double fire wall to block unauthorized external access, and monitors possible breaches around the clock by installing a 24 hour breach detection system in each server.
  • 2. Lotte Hotels minimizes the number of staff handling personal information, emphasizes the importance of compliance with this Policy through frequent education and training given to employees in charge, and takes immediate action against any related problem.
    • A. Lotte Hotels takes no responsibility for matters arising from members' mistakes or the basic risk intrinsic to the Internet. Each member must manage his/her personal information appropriately and be responsible for such management.
    • B. If personal information is lost, leaked, altered or compromised due to another internal administrator's mistake or an technical accident or incident, Lotte Hotels will immediately notify users of the fact, take proper measures against such accidents or incidents, and work out appropriate compensation.

Article 11. Commercial Information Transmission

  • 1. Lotte Hotels does not transmit commercial information for profit-making purposes against the clear intentions of customers who have opted out.
  • 2. For the transmission of commercial material including product guides for online marketing, Lotte Hotels takes measures to help customers discern the following matters in both the subject and the body of an email:
    • - the subject line of the email: A phrase titled (advertisement) and the sender's name are indicated in the email subject.
    • - the body of the email: The sender's name, email address, telephone and address are indicated there so that users can express their intentions to opt-out. Lotte Hotels specifies individual methods by which users can easily express their intentions to opt-out.
  • 3. In case of sending commercial information for profit-making purposes to customers by non-email methods such as fax or text message, Lotte Hotels takes necessary measures such as indication of a sender's name, as well.

Article 12. Duty of Disclosure

This Privacy Policy was established on July 1, 2008, and any addition to, deletion of, and modification to the Policy made in accordance with changes to laws, regulations, policies or security technologies will be announced on the website of our main office.

(First) announcement date: July 1, 2008

Date of Change: November 1, 2012

Date of Change: September 19, 2014

Date of Change: July 31, 2015

Date of Change: September 15, 2015

Date of Change: January 1, 2016

Date of Change: February 6, 2016

Date of Change: March 21, 2016

Date of Change: June 1, 2016

Date of Change: July 29, 2016

Date of Change: September 22, 2016

Date of Change: March 1, 2017

Date of Change: March 15, 2017

Date of Change: May 1, 2017

Date of Change: July 4, 2017

Date of Change: August 25, 2017

Date of Change: November 3, 2017

Date of Change: November 27, 2017

Date of Change: January 24, 2018

Date of Change: March 2, 2018

Date of Change: April 3, 2018

Date of Change: May 25, 2018

Effective Date: May 25, 2018

The above Lotte Hotels Privacy Policy takes effect as of May 25, 2018.