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Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information — Article 39 (Penalty provisions)

위치정보의 보호 및 이용 등에 관한 법률 제39조

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won: <Amended on May 14, 2012; Feb. 3, 2015; Apr. 17, 2018; Oct. 19, 2021>

1. A person that engages in the location information business without filing for registration, in violation of Article 5 (1); or that has filed for registration by fraud or other improper means;

2. A person that divulges, alters, impairs, or discloses personal location information, in violation of Article 17;

3. A person that collects, uses, or provides personal location information to another person, without consent thereto from the subject of the personal location information; or beyond the scope of consent, in violation of Article 18 (1) or (2) or 19 (1), (2), or (5); or that receives personal location information for profit or for any unlawful purpose, although the person is aware of the circumstance;

4. A person that uses or provides to a third party, personal location information beyond the scope specified in the terms and conditions or notified to the relevant subjects, in violation of Article 21;

5. A person that uses personal location information for any purpose other than emergency rescue, in violation of Article 29 (8);

6. A person that provides or receives personal location information, without consent thereto from the subject of the personal location information; or for any purpose other than emergency rescue, in violation of Article 29 (11).

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