These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern applications to, and participation in, the AXIS-Y Brand Chingus creator community program (the “Program”), including every themed chapter of the Program (each, a “Chapter”). The Program is a creator community and product-gifting program, not a lottery or game of chance: participants are selected at AXIS-Y’s discretion based on the criteria in Section 5, and no purchase is required to apply. By submitting an application to any Chapter, you agree to these Terms and to the applicable Chapter Schedule.

1. Sponsor

AXIS-Y Co., Ltd. (“AXIS-Y,” “we,” or “Sponsor”), 83-13, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The Program is administered by AXIS-Y’s brand team.

2. Program Structure; Chapter Schedules

The Program runs in Chapters. For each Chapter, AXIS-Y will publish or provide (i) a Chapter announcement and application form and (ii) a Creator Brief shared with selected participants (together, the “Chapter Schedule”). The Chapter Schedule sets out the Chapter-specific details, including the application period, campaign period, featured products, number of participants, content deliverables, required tags and hashtags, and any Top Chingu rewards.

These Terms apply to every Chapter. If a Chapter Schedule expressly modifies a provision of these Terms for that Chapter, the Chapter Schedule prevails for that Chapter only. The current Chapter Schedule is attached as Appendix A.

3. Eligibility

The Program is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is older) at the time of application, and who maintain an active, publicly viewable Instagram or TikTok account.

Applications must be complete and truthful. Applications containing false, misleading, or incomplete information will not be considered and may result in disqualification at any stage of the Program. Limit one (1) application per person, per Chapter. Participation in one Chapter does not guarantee selection for any other Chapter.

AXIS-Y may decline or disqualify any application where participation, product shipment, or reward fulfillment would not be permitted under applicable laws, regulations, sanctions, or platform rules.

4. How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the official application form for the relevant Chapter during the application period stated in the Chapter Schedule. AXIS-Y is not responsible for applications that are lost, delayed, incomplete, misdirected, or not received for any reason. Submitting an application does not guarantee selection.

5. Selection and Notification

Participants (“AXIS-Y Brand Chingus”) for each Chapter will be selected by AXIS-Y’s brand team, in its sole discretion, based on criteria including completeness and quality of the application, fit with the Chapter theme and the applicant’s Skin Climate story, content style and quality, and community engagement. Selection decisions are final and binding, and AXIS-Y is under no obligation to select any minimum number of participants or to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.

Selected applicants will be notified via the email address provided in their application. To confirm participation, selected applicants must respond within [5] days of notification (or the period stated in the Chapter Schedule) and confirm their shipping details. Failure to respond within this period may result in forfeiture of the spot and selection of an alternate participant.

6. Program Benefits

Selected Chingus will receive, free of charge, the PR kit and featured products identified in the Chapter Schedule, the Creator Brief for the Chapter, the opportunity to be featured across AXIS-Y’s global channels, and eligibility for any AXIS-Y Top Brand Chingu rewards described in the Chapter Schedule.

Products are provided as a gift for participation and content creation. Unless separately agreed in writing, participation is not compensated monetarily, and no employment, agency, or partnership relationship is created between the participant and AXIS-Y. Gifted products may not be resold and are not redeemable for cash. AXIS-Y may substitute products of equal or greater value if a featured product becomes unavailable.

7. Participant Commitments

By confirming participation in a Chapter, each AXIS-Y Brand Chingu agrees to, during the campaign period stated in the Chapter Schedule:

• Follow the Chapter ritual and documentation format described in the Creator Brief;
• Publish the content deliverables specified in the Creator Brief, tagging AXIS-Y’s official account — @axisy_official on Instagram or @axisy on TikTok — and including the Chapter hashtags stated in the Chapter Schedule;
• Keep their account publicly viewable, and keep the campaign content live, for a period of 1 year from posting (or the period stated in the Chapter Schedule); and
• Share their honest, genuine experience. AXIS-Y provides creative guidance through the Creator Brief, and participants should not make claims about any product that are untrue or that go beyond their own experience.

If a participant fails to complete the commitments above without reasonable cause, AXIS-Y may remove the participant from the Chapter, exclude them from Top Chingu consideration and from future Chapters, and decline to send further PR kits.

8. Advertising Disclosure

Participants must clearly disclose their material connection to AXIS-Y (i.e., that products were gifted) in all campaign content, in accordance with the laws and self-regulatory guidelines applicable in their jurisdiction — including, as applicable, the U.S. FTC Endorsement Guides, the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s guidelines on endorsements, and equivalent local rules — and with platform requirements, such as Instagram’s and TikTok’s branded-content or paid-partnership tools and disclosure hashtags (e.g., #ad, #gifted) as specified in the Creator Brief.

9. Product Use and Safety

Products provided under the Program are cosmetics intended for personal, external use as directed on the packaging. Participants are encouraged to patch test before first use. If irritation or an adverse reaction occurs, participants should discontinue use immediately and contact cx@axis-y.com. Nothing in the Program or any Creator Brief constitutes medical advice.

10. Shipping

PR kits will be shipped only to countries serviced by AXIS-Y’s fulfillment partners. Participants are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address; AXIS-Y is not responsible for delivery failures caused by inaccurate address information or for delays caused by carriers or customs. Any customs duties, import taxes, or similar charges are borne by AXIS-Y . If a selected applicant resides in a country to which AXIS-Y cannot ship, AXIS-Y may, at its sole discretion, select an alternate participant.

11. Top Chingu Rewards

Where a Chapter Schedule provides for Top Chingu rewards, Top Chingus will be selected by AXIS-Y’s brand team after the campaign period, based on the criteria set out in the Chapter Schedule or Creator Brief, including creativity, adherence to the brief, authenticity of the skin journey, and community engagement. Judging decisions are final and binding.

Rewards are as described in the Chapter Schedule. Rewards are non-transferable, with no substitution or cash equivalent except at AXIS-Y’s sole discretion, and are provided “as is” with no warranty of any kind. Where local law imposes additional requirements on judged promotions, those requirements apply.

AXIS-Y employees directly involved in participant selection or Top Chingu judging, and members of their households, are not eligible for Top Chingu rewards.

12. Content License and Intellectual Property

Participants retain ownership of the content they create. By participating in a Chapter, each participant grants AXIS-Y a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, and reasonably edit (e.g., crop, subtitle, translate) their campaign content, together with their name, handle, and likeness as they appear in that content, for AXIS-Y’s official marketing purposes on channels owned or operated by AXIS-Y — including social media reposting, website, e-commerce pages, and email — for a period of two (2) years from the date the content is first posted, except where prohibited by local law.

Use of participant content in paid advertising (including whitelisting, Spark Ads, or boosted posts) requires the participant’s separate prior written consent.

Participants warrant that their content is their original work, does not infringe any third party’s rights (including music, images, and other materials not licensed for commercial use on the relevant platform), and complies with these Terms, the applicable Chapter Schedule, and applicable platform rules. Participants are responsible for the content they create and agree to compensate AXIS-Y for losses arising from content that infringes third-party rights or violates applicable law.

13. Personal Information

Personal information collected through application forms and during the Program will be handled in accordance with AXIS-Y’s Privacy Policy at axis-y.com/policies/privacy-policy and applicable data protection laws, including the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea.

• Items collected: name, email address, Instagram/TikTok handle and link, shipping address, and phone number (where provided), and application responses.
• Purpose: participant selection, Program communications, international shipping of products, and reward fulfillment.
• Retention: personal information will be retained until [6] months after the end of the relevant Chapter and then destroyed, unless a longer period is required by applicable law or the applicant participates in a subsequent Chapter.
• Provision to third parties / cross-border transfer: shipping information will be shared with AXIS-Y’s fulfillment and logistics partners, which may be located outside the participant’s country, solely for the purpose of shipping.

Applicants may refuse to consent to the collection and use of their personal information; however, in that case their application cannot be considered. Applicants in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions with applicable data protection laws have additional rights, including rights to access, correct, or delete their personal data. Contact cs@axis-y.com to exercise these rights.

14. Liability and Release

To the fullest extent permitted by law, participants release AXIS-Y, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all liability, loss, or damage arising out of application to or participation in the Program, or the receipt, use, or misuse of any product or reward. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

15. Changes to the Program or these Terms

AXIS-Y reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Program or any Chapter, or to amend these Terms, at any time for legitimate reasons (including fraud, technical failures, or events beyond its reasonable control). Amended Terms apply from the next Chapter and do not reduce the rights of participants in a Chapter already underway; material changes affecting an active Chapter will be communicated to confirmed participants via email. AXIS-Y also reserves the right to disqualify any participant it determines, in its sole discretion, to have acted fraudulently, submitted machine-generated or false material, or violated these Terms or applicable law.

16. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Program shall be resolved in the courts of Seoul, Republic of Korea, except where mandatory consumer protection laws of a participant’s home jurisdiction provide otherwise.

17. Platform Disclaimer

The Program is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Meta Platforms, Inc., TikTok, or ByteDance Ltd. Participants release Instagram, Meta, TikTok, and ByteDance from any liability arising out of or related to the Program.

18. Contact

Questions about the Program or these Terms may be directed to cx@axis-y.com

APPENDIX A — CHAPTER SCHEDULE: CHAPTER 02 “SOFT RESET”

This Chapter Schedule forms part of the AXIS-Y Brand Chingus Program Terms & Conditions and applies to Chapter 02 only.

• Chapter theme: Soft Reset 
• Application period: 23/07/2026 at 18:00 KST – 30/07/2026 at 23:59 KST.
• Selection notification : 30/07/2026 ~ 06/08/2026; confirmation required within five [5] days.
• Featured products / PR kit: one (1) Kojic Yuzu Cleansing Duo PR kit (approximate retail value: USD $100).
• Campaign period: 17/08/2026 – 21/08/2026.
• Content deliverables: follow the 7-day Soft Reset ritual, documenting the skin journey from Day 0 to Day 7 AND Cleansing routine for a Soft Reset, focusing on texture, double cleansing and final skin glow; publish 2 reel videos + clean version as detailed in the Creator Brief.
• Required tags and hashtags: @axisy_official (Instagram) or @axisy (TikTok); #BrandChingus #SoftReset.
• Top Chingu rewards: Three [3] AXIS-Y Top Brand Chingus will each receive: AXIS-Y store credit or product rewards  with an approximate retail value: USD $40; the opportunity to be featured on AXIS-Y channels; addition to AXIS-Y’s PR list; a guaranteed invitation to the next campaign cycle; and consideration for future paid collaborations.