Terms of Use

1. General Information Only

K-Survival Kit (“this site”) provides general guidance for international students and foreigners living in Korea. All content — including articles, checklists, and category pages — is intended for informational purposes only.

Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice, immigration advice, medical advice, financial advice, or any other form of professional advice. You should not rely solely on information from this site when making decisions about your visa status, health, finances, or housing. Always verify information with the relevant official authority or a qualified professional.

2. Accuracy and Currency of Information

We make reasonable efforts to keep content accurate and up to date, but we cannot guarantee that all information is current, complete, or free from error. Laws, regulations, fees, and procedures in Korea — including immigration rules, healthcare policies, and housing law — change frequently and without notice.

You are responsible for verifying any information before acting on it. Official sources include, but are not limited to:

• Immigration: immigration.go.kr / hikorea.go.kr
• Health Insurance: nhis.or.kr
• Financial Services: Official websites of individual banks and the Financial Supervisory Service (fss.or.kr)
• Housing / Real Estate: Your local district office (구청) or a licensed real estate agent (공인중개사)

3. No Warranties

This site is provided “as is” without any warranties, express or implied. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We expressly disclaim all warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

4. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, K-Survival Kit and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this site or its content — including but not limited to losses arising from reliance on information that is inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete.

Your use of this site and reliance on any information it contains is entirely at your own risk.

5. External Links

This site may contain links to third-party websites including government portals, bank websites, and app stores. These links are provided for convenience only. We do not endorse, control, or take responsibility for the content, accuracy, or availability of any external sites. Accessing external links is at your own risk.

6. Intellectual Property

All original content on this site — including text, structure, and design — is the property of K-Survival Kit. You may share or reference content for personal, non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Reproducing or republishing content in full without permission is not permitted.

7. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of this site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Governing Language

These Terms of Use are written in English. In the event of any inconsistency between the English version and any translated version, the English version shall prevail.

9. Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on this site are affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase or sign up for a service, K-Survival Kit may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

We only recommend products and services we believe are genuinely useful to international students and foreigners living in Korea. Affiliate relationships do not influence editorial decisions — our goal is always to provide accurate, helpful, and unbiased information.

Affiliate partnerships currently include, but may not be limited to, eSIM providers, financial services, and travel-related products. Where affiliate links are present, we aim to make this clear in context.

This disclosure is made in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, and equivalent regulations in other jurisdictions.

10. Privacy & Data Collection

K-Survival Kit uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymised data about how visitors use this site. This includes information such as pages visited, time spent on site, general geographic region, device type, and referral source. This data is used solely to understand how the site is used and to improve its content.

Google Analytics may set cookies on your device to enable this tracking. No personally identifiable information (PII) — such as your name, email address, or IP address — is collected or stored by K-Survival Kit directly. For details on how Google handles data, refer to Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not sell, rent, or share any visitor data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not collect email addresses or any personal information from visitors unless voluntarily submitted through a contact form (if applicable).

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