Transparency Report

This transparency report shares information on the requests that LY Corporation (“Company”) has received from law enforcement agencies, etc. to access its users’ data.

In principle, the Company will not provide user data to any third parties without the user's consent. The Company will not respond to such requests from third parties, nor will it in any way support any activities that unfairly threaten the users’ human rights, such as wiretapping or censorship by governments. This policy applies to all of the services provided by the Company.

Having said that, as a leading Internet company with a large user base, the Company has the social responsibility to respond to such government requests to apprehend suspects of crimes using the Company’s services, mitigate damages of such crimes, save human lives, and prevent such crimes. Therefore, as an exception, only where permitted by the relevant laws and regulations, and appropriate after strict examination, there are cases in which the Company will respond to the requests from law enforcement agencies, etc., limited only to the extent necessary.

In order to strictly protect the privacy of the users and to fulfill its social responsibility, the Company believes that it is essential to provide transparency in how often it receives and responds to requests from law enforcement agencies by publishing transparency reports.

The Company plans to update the transparency report on a regular basis so that users can continue using its services with confidence.

Transparency Report on Requests for Disclosure of User Information from Law Enforcement Agencies, Etc.

*Transparency report of LY Corporation is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2024.

LY Corporation’s Response Policy

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