The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jun. 1, 2012>
1. The term "electronic commerce transaction" means conducting commercial activities by means of an electronic transaction (referring to the electronic transaction as defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on Electronic Documents and Transactions; hereinafter the same shall apply);
2. The term "mail order" means selling goods or services (hereinafter referred to as "goods, etc.") by providing information on the sale of goods, etc. (including the right to use a specific facility or to be provided with services; hereinafter the same shall apply) and receiving a consumer's order by means of mail, telecommunications or other methods prescribed by Prime Ministerial Decree; provided, sales by telemarketing as defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales shall be excluded from the scope of mail orders;
3. The term "mail order distributor" means a person who is engaged in mail order or a person who conducts the mail order business in accordance with a contract with the former;
4. The term "mail order brokerage" means the act of intermediating a mail order between both parties to a transaction by allowing the use of a cybermall (referring to a virtual shopping mall established to transact goods, etc. using computers, etc. and information communications facilities; hereinafter the same shall apply), or by other methods prescribed by Prime Ministerial Decree;
5. The term "consumer" means any of the following persons:a. A person who consumes (including using; hereinafter the same shall apply) goods, etc. supplied by business operators for daily consumption;b. A person prescribed by Presidential Decree, who does not fall under the category in item a but conducts transactions virtually under the same terms and with the same status as the one provided for in item a;
6. The term "business operator" means a person who manufactures (including processing or packaging; hereinafter the same shall apply), imports, or sells goods or provides services.[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 17, 2012]