PIPA

Personal Information Protection Act (South Korea)

Jurisdiction: South Korea · KR
In force since: 30 September 2011
Supervisory authority: Personal Information Protection Commission
Primary source: Official text

Who it applies to

Any handler of personal information of people in South Korea.

Documents it requires

Rights it grants

Access a copy of their data
Correct inaccurate data
Have their data deleted
Withdraw consent at any time
Ask for human review of an automated decision

Cookies and consent

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Key provisions

Art. 15 — Conditions for collecting and using personal information
Art. 17 — Providing personal information to third parties
Art. 30 — Duty to publish a privacy policy
Art. 35 — Right to access personal information

What we are watching in Asia-Pacífico

These are the changes our update engine tracks for this market. When one takes effect, the documents it affects are regenerated and republished — you do not have to notice it yourself.

APPI (Japón) — reforma
1 April 2022
Reforma de la Act on the Protection of Personal Information: notificación de brechas y reglas para transferencias internacionales.
Privacy Act (Australia) — primera reforma
10 December 2024
Primer paquete de reformas de la Privacy Act australiana: mayor poder sancionador y transparencia en decisiones automatizadas.

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