Article 1 (Purpose) Printed articles
The purpose of this Act is to protect the freedom and rights of each individual and
further realize the dignity and value of each individual, by prescribing matters related
to the management and protection of personal information. <Amended by Act No. 1
2504, Mar. 24, 2014>
Article 2 (Definitions) Printed articles
The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: <Amended by Act
No. 12504, Mar. 24, 2014>
1. The term "personal information" means information that pertains to a
living person, including the full name, resident registration number, images, etc., by
which the individual in question can be identified, (including information by which the
individual in question cannot be identified but can be identified through simple
combination with other information);
2. The term "management" means to collect, create, link, interwork, record, save,
hold, process, edit, search, output, correct, recover, use, provide, disclose,
destroy personal information, and other acts similar thereto;
