The deposit is not refundable. If the sales contract is not established or terminated due to the buyer's reasons, in principle, the buyer has no right to recover the deposit unless the seller agrees. If the contract is not established or terminated due to the seller's reasons, the seller shall, in principle, return double the deposit to the buyer unless the buyer does not require it. In Article 586 of the Civil Code, the parties may agree that one party shall pay a deposit to the other party as a guarantee for the creditor's rights. The deposit contract is established when the deposit is actually paid. The amount of the deposit shall be agreed by the parties; However, it shall not exceed 20% of the subject matter of the main contract, and the excess shall not have the effect of deposit. If the actual amount of deposit paid is more than or less than the agreed amount, it shall be deemed as a change of the agreed amount of deposit.

Legal objectivity:

Article 586 of the Civil Code stipulates that the parties who guarantee the deposit may agree that one party shall pay the deposit to the other party as the guarantee of the creditor's rights. The deposit contract is established when the deposit is actually paid. The amount of the deposit shall be agreed by the parties; However, it shall not exceed 20% of the subject matter of the main contract, and the excess shall not have the effect of deposit. If the actual amount of deposit paid is more than or less than the agreed amount, it shall be deemed as a change of the agreed amount of deposit.