Terms of Use

Effective 2026-11-13

1. Purpose

These Terms govern your use of the webtoon reading service and the Diamonds and Passes provided by Pudding Club (the "Service"), and set out the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Service and its users.

2. Definitions

  • "User" means anyone who uses the Service, whether or not registered.
  • "Member" means a user who registered with an email address or through social login (Google or Kakao).
  • "Diamonds" means the prepaid in-Service credit used to rent or own paid episodes or to buy a Pass. Diamonds cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred to other users or services.
  • "Paid Diamonds" are Diamonds you bought; "Bonus Diamonds" are Diamonds received as a bonus with a top-up (including the first top-up bonus); "Granted Diamonds" are Diamonds the Service gave you free of charge. Bonus and Granted Diamonds are together "Free Diamonds".
  • "Rent" means reading an episode for a set time; "Own" means reading it with no time limit.
  • "Pass" means the right to read paid episodes for a set period (30 days). It does not renew automatically.
  • "Wait for Free" means the feature that lets you rent one episode free of charge at set intervals for each work.
  • "Paid episode" means an episode that requires Diamonds or a Pass. Episodes marked free can be read without registering.

3. Effect and changes

These Terms take effect when posted on the Service.

The Service may change these Terms to the extent permitted by law. We post changes on this page at least 7 days before they take effect, and at least 30 days before for changes that are unfavorable to users.

4. Accounts

  • Registration is complete when you have reviewed these Terms and the Privacy Policy and finished the sign-up steps.
  • You are responsible for your account and password, and may not transfer or lend your account to others.
  • Children under 14 cannot sign up.
  • We may restrict use if you use another person's information or provide false information.

5. The Service

The Service provides vertically scrolling webtoons. Episodes designated for each work are free; other episodes can be read with Wait for Free, rented or owned with Diamonds, or read with a Pass. Works, episode lineups, the free range and episode prices may change for operational reasons and do not apply retroactively to access you have already bought.

6. Diamonds and Passes

  • You top up Diamonds with a one-time payment for a package shown on the payment screen. It is not automatic or recurring billing; the amount shown on the payment screen is the final amount. Changes to amounts or quantities do not apply retroactively to top-ups already paid.
  • Users in Korea pay in KRW through Toss Payments; users in Japan and the United States pay in JPY or USD through Stripe. For sales in Japan and the United States the seller is Paprika US, Inc.
  • Diamonds are credited after the payment is confirmed. Registering a payment method alone does not create Diamonds.
  • Once per account, your first top-up earns extra Bonus Diamonds equal to 1 times the Paid Diamonds of that payment (2x in total), up to 500 Diamonds.
  • An episode normally costs 20 Diamonds to rent for 72 hours or 40 Diamonds to own. Prices may differ by work or episode; the number of Diamonds shown on the purchase screen is final. To own an episode you rented, you pay the full owning price.
  • A Pass costs USD 6.99 or 690 Diamonds and lets you read all paid episodes for 30 days from purchase (owning an episode is separate). It does not renew automatically; if you buy another Pass it starts after the current one ends.
  • Wait for Free lets you rent one episode free every 24 hours, excluding the latest 3 episodes.
  • Free Diamonds are used first, soonest-expiring first, then Paid Diamonds.

7. Validity, expiry, no transfer, leaving

  • Paid Diamonds are valid for 5 years from the top-up date, Bonus Diamonds for 90 days and Granted Diamonds for 90 days from the grant date, and expire the next day after that period. Expired Diamonds are not restored or refunded unless the Service is at fault.
  • Paid Diamonds bought in Japan in JPY are valid for 180 days from the top-up date.
  • Diamonds cannot be given to other members, exchanged for cash or used in other services. Sharing or selling an account is also prohibited.
  • To leave the Service while you have a Paid Diamond balance, you must first request a refund or agree to forfeit the balance. When you leave, Free Diamonds and rentals or owned episodes are forfeited.
  • Your reading history is kept even if you have no Diamonds or your Pass has ended.

8. Withdrawal and refunds

  • Unused Paid Diamonds can be refunded in full within 7 days of the top-up date. Request it under Me > Diamonds. We refund the payment amount that corresponds to the unused Paid Diamonds; Bonus Diamonds from that top-up are revoked, and the amount for Bonus Diamonds you already used is deducted from the refund.
  • Unused Paid Diamonds more than 7 days after the top-up date are refunded minus a 10% deduction.
  • Bonus Diamonds and Granted Diamonds are not refundable.
  • The 7-day refund does not apply to Diamonds bought in Japan in JPY; those are refunded only for payment errors and when the Service ends.
  • Once you rent or own an episode with Diamonds, supply of the digital content has started and withdrawal is limited. We tell you this before payment and let you try free episodes first. If you have not yet read an episode, contact us by email.
  • A Pass is refunded if it is within 7 days of purchase and you have not read any paid episode with it (if you bought it with Diamonds, the Diamonds are returned). It is not refunded after reading, and there are no pro-rata refunds.
  • If you could not use the Service normally because of an error on our side, we refund in full or grant Diamonds regardless of these criteria. Contact us by email.
  • If a minor made a payment without a legal guardian's consent, the minor or the guardian can cancel it. Contact us by email.
  • If a payment provider dispute (card chargeback) is opened, the Diamonds from that top-up are frozen and are revoked or released depending on the result.
  • The time a cancelled payment actually appears depends on the payment method.

9. User obligations

You must not:

  • download, copy, distribute or transmit artwork, or create derivative works, except as permitted by law;
  • collect works in bulk with automated tools or bypass protection measures;
  • share or sell your account;
  • interfere with the Service or infringe the rights of others.

10. Copyright

Copyright and other intellectual property rights in the works, images, text and design on the Service belong to the Service or the respective rights holders.

You may read the Service for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, transmit, distribute, broadcast or create derivative works from it without the prior consent of the rights holder.

Paid images are protected so that they are delivered only to the signed-in user who is entitled to them.

11. Changes and suspension

The Service may suspend all or part of the Service for unavoidable reasons such as maintenance, equipment replacement, failures or natural disasters, and will give notice in advance where possible.

If the Service is discontinued, we will give at least 30 days' notice and refund the remaining Paid Diamond balance in full.

12. Restrictions on use

If a user breaches these Terms or disrupts the Service, we may issue a warning, suspend the account or restrict use, and will tell you the reason in advance. In urgent cases we may act first and notify afterwards.

13. Limitation of liability

The Service is not liable for damage caused by reasons outside its control, such as natural disasters, the user's own fault, or failures of communication lines or the payment processor.

The Service is liable under applicable law for damage caused by its intent or negligence.

14. Contact and disputes

Send questions about use, payments, refunds and personal data to contact@quelworks.com.

For purchases from Paprika US, Inc. (JPY or USD, paid through Stripe), these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA. Mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence are not affected, and your right to bring a claim in the courts of your country of residence is not limited.

For purchases from Snake Steak Co., Ltd. (KRW, paid through Toss Payments), these Terms are interpreted under the laws of the Republic of Korea, and disputes are brought before the court that has jurisdiction under the Korean Civil Procedure Act.