Terms of Use

Effective Date: October 19, 2026 (Announced: October 12, 2026)

The previous version of these Terms (effective July 19, 2026) applies until October 18, 2026 and can be viewed via the version selector above.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these Terms is to stipulate the conditions and procedures for using all web services and supplementary services provided by Keywords Ninja (hereinafter "Company" or "Service"), as well as the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between the Company and the users.

Article 2 (Definitions)

  1. "Service" refers to Keywords Ninja (https://keywords.ninja), an information aggregation and monitoring platform provided by the Company, including keyword-based article collection, AI-generated summaries and reports, and the delivery of those reports.
  2. "Member" refers to a person who agrees to these Terms, registers for the Service, and uses the services provided by the Company.
  3. "Account" refers to the Google account (email, etc.) provided by the Member for identification and service use.
  4. "Content" refers to all information collected, generated, and displayed within the Service, including but not limited to news articles, texts, photos, and links.
  5. "AI Content" refers to summaries, reports, translations, and other outputs automatically generated by artificial intelligence models within the Service.

Article 3 (Specification and Revision of Terms)

  1. The Company posts the contents of these Terms on the initial screen of the Service or a linked screen so that Members can easily access it. Previous versions of these Terms are archived and remain available on this page.
  2. The Company may revise these Terms within the scope of not violating related laws such as the "Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions" and the "Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection".
  3. If the Company revises the Terms, the effective date and reasons for revision will be specified and announced on the initial screen of the Service from 7 days before the effective date to the day before the effective date, along with the current Terms.

Chapter 2 Member Registration and Account Management

Article 4 (Member Registration and Establishment of Contract)

  1. The terms of use contract is established when a Member logs in (registers) for the first time via Google SSO (Single Sign-On), which is deemed as agreement to these Terms and the Privacy Policy.
  2. In principle, the Company approves the use of the Service for the Member's registration application. However, in the event of abnormal access or using another person's name, approval may be withheld or canceled.
  3. Some parts of the Service (such as the introduction page) may be available without registration; the remaining features require login.

Article 5 (Withdrawal and Loss of Membership)

  1. Members can apply for termination of the user contract (withdrawal) at any time through the settings in the Service or by email request, and the Company will process this immediately in accordance with related laws.
  2. If a Member falls under any of the following reasons, the Company may restrict or suspend membership without prior notice.
    • Infringing on the rights of others (copyrights, etc.) or violating related laws
    • Intentionally disrupting the normal operation of the Service (including abnormal automated access, scraping of the Service, or excessive request volume)

Chapter 3 Provision and Use of Service

Article 6 (Contents of Service)

The Company provides the following services to Members.

  1. Article services: automatic collection of internet news articles based on user-designated keywords (Tracker), and a browsable archive of the collected articles (Library and Bookmarks)
  2. AI summaries and suggestions: AI Content such as keyword news summaries, reports, and suggested keywords generated by third-party AI models (e.g. Google Gemini)
  3. Notification services: delivery of keyword news reports via email and, where configured, messaging integrations (e.g. Slack, Telegram)
  4. Any other services the Company develops further or provides to Members through partnerships

Article 7 (Service Fees and Usage Limits)

  1. The Service is provided free of charge. If the Company introduces paid services in the future, the details (features, prices, payment and refund conditions) will be separately announced and consented to before any payment is collected.
  2. To keep the Service stable, the Company may set usage limits (such as the number of keyword trackers, the retention period of collected articles, and the number of AI requests per day) and will indicate them within the Service.
  3. The previously announced paid subscription tiers and the "waitlist" pre-registration have been withdrawn. Pre-registration was a non-binding expression of interest and created no obligation for either the Member or the Company.

Article 8 (Advertisements)

  1. The Service may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks (e.g. Google AdSense) on its screens.
  2. Transactions between a Member and an advertiser are concluded solely between those parties; the Company is not a party to, and assumes no responsibility for, such transactions.

Article 9 (Modification and Suspension of Service)

The Company may modify or suspend all or part of the services being provided if there are substantial reasons due to operational or technical needs (including changes in third-party data source availability or API policies), and will notify in advance in this case.

Article 10 (Member Obligations and Copyright Responsibility)

  1. Members must comply with related laws, the provisions of these Terms, usage guidelines, and precautions announced in relation to the Service.
  2. [Important] The copyright of all articles and other contents automatically collected through the Service belongs to the original author and the data source (media, platform, community, etc.).
  3. Members must use this Service only for personal monitoring and informational purposes, and must not engage in secondary processing or commercial distribution of the collected data without the original author's consent (including selling raw crawled data). All civil and criminal legal responsibilities arising from violating this lie entirely with the Member.

Chapter 4 Miscellaneous

Article 11 (Disclaimer)

  1. The Company is exempt from responsibility for providing the Service if it cannot be provided due to natural disasters, server failures, or corresponding force majeure.
  2. The Company is not responsible for any loss of expected profit by the Member using the Service, and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the data collected through or displayed in the Service.
  3. The Service simply collects and displays data for the convenience of the Member, and has no obligation to inspect the contents of each article or whether it infringes copyright in advance.
  4. AI Content: AI Content is generated automatically and may contain errors, omissions, or inaccurate statements. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy of AI Content, and Members should verify important information against the original sources.

Article 12 (Dispute Resolution and Competent Court)

Any disputes arising between the Company and the Member in connection with the use of the Service shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, and in the event of a dispute, the competent court shall be determined by the Civil Procedure Act.

Addendum

  1. These Terms take effect on October 19, 2026.
  2. The previous Terms (effective July 19, 2026) are replaced by these Terms as of the effective date. Key changes: the Service is refocused on keyword-based news tracking and delivery — the curation, market/coins, social, shopping, places, and mini game services are discontinued and the related provisions and disclaimers removed; the planned paid tiers and waitlist pre-registration are withdrawn and a usage-limit provision is added (Article 7); AI keyword suggestions and Telegram delivery are added to the service description (Article 6); the affiliate-link provision is removed (Article 8).