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Credit Information Use and Protection Act — Article 12 (Prohibition of use of similar title)

신용정보의 이용 및 보호에 관한 법률 제12조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-08-13. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

No person, other than a credit information company, MyData company, claims collection agency, or credit information collection agency permitted under this Act, shall use such titles as credit information, credit investigation, personal credit rating, credit management, MyData, claims collection, or any title similar thereto for his or her trade name or name; provided, cases where it is allowed under other statutes or regulations to perform business affairs similar to those of a credit information company, MyData company, claims collection agency, or credit information collection agency shall be excluded. <Amended on May 28, 2013; Feb. 4, 2020>

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