(1) A personal information controller shall destroy personal information pursuant to Article 21 of the Act by the following methods: <Amended on Aug. 6, 2014; Jul. 19, 2022>
1. Personal information in electronic files shall be permanently deleted so that it cannot be restored; provided, where it is substantially impracticable to permanently delete the files due to technical characteristics, the personal information controller shall take measures to make it impossible to restore the information by treating it as information falling under Article 58-2 of the Act;
2. Other records, printouts, paper documents, and media containing personal information, other than those referred to in subparagraph 1, shall be shredded or incinerated.
(2) Detailed matters concerning the safe destruction of personal information subject to paragraph (1) shall be determined and publicly notified by the Protection Commission. <Added on Aug. 6, 2014; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Aug. 4, 2020>