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Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information — Article 5-2 (Reporting on location information business not handling personal location information)

위치정보의 보호 및 이용 등에 관한 법률 제5조의2

(1) A person that intends to engage in the location information business not handling personal location information, shall report the following matters to the Korea Media and Communications Commission, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Company name;

2. Location of the principal office;

3. Type and details of location information business;

4. Main business facilities, including a location information system.

(2) Any person for whom 1 year has not passed since the person was ordered to discontinue business operations under Article 13 (1) (if the person is a corporation, including its representative) shall be prohibited from reporting another location information business under paragraph (1). <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>

(3) If a person that has reported their location information business under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "object location information provider") intends to change any of the following matters already reported, the person shall report the change to the Korea Media and Communications Commission, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Oct. 19, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Company name;

2. Location of the principal office;

3. Location information systems.

(4) Upon receiving a report under paragraph (1) or a report on a change in the matter specified in paragraph (3) 3, the Korea Media and Communications Commission shall review and accept the report if it meets the requirements of this Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) If a personal location information provider has submitted documents necessary for reporting his or her location information business not handling personal location information, as at the time of filing an application for registration under Article 5 (1), such provider shall be deemed to have filed a report under paragraph (1). <Amended on Oct. 19, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>[This Article Added on Apr. 17, 2018]

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