Questions have been raised over whether a 50,000 won voucher that Coupang announced as compensation for a personal data leak could include a so-called non-litigation agreement clause barring future civil and criminal challenges. Coupang denied it, saying the voucher has no conditions.

At a joint hearing held at the National Assembly on Dec. 31, Hwang Jung-a, a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party who sits on the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, said there was public suspicion that Coupang would add a clause to its terms treating use of the 50,000 won voucher as completion of all compensation and barring any future civil and criminal objections. She asked whether it would include such a non-litigation agreement clause.

Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers said it would not. He said the purchase voucher has no conditions and called it false information.

Hwang also raised the possibility that the voucher could be used to lower claimed amounts in future damages lawsuits. She asked whether it would be used to reduce amounts sought in damages litigation and whether Coupang would say compensation should be reduced for those who received the voucher or those who used it.

Rogers replied that it was not a mitigating factor when asked about possible links to litigation. He also denied claims that receiving or using the voucher could serve as grounds to reduce compensation liability.