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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 58-2 (Request for providing information about purchasers)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제58조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Any user of telecommunications billing services may request the counter-party to a transaction to provide information about the name and date of birth of a person who purchased or used goods, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "purchaser information") if necessary to ascertain that telecommunications billing services have been provided according to his or her intention. In such cases, the counter-party so requested to provide purchaser information shall provide such information within 3 days from the date of the request without good cause.

(2) A user of telecommunications billing services shall use the purchaser information provided pursuant to paragraph (1) only for the purpose of identifying the relevant purchaser or submitting such information to an investigative agency in filing a criminal complaint or report.

(3) Other matters necessary relating to the content of, and the procedures for, requests for purchaser information shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Jun. 12, 2018]

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