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Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act — Article 33 (Registered matters of personal information files)

개인정보 보호법 시행령 제33조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-03-13. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 32 (1) 7 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Sep. 12, 2023>

1. The name of the public institution that operates personal information files;

2. The number of data subjects whose personal information is retained in personal information files;

3. The department in charge of the work related to personal information processing in the relevant public institution;

4. The department that receives and processes requests for access to personal information pursuant to Article 41;

5. The scope of personal information to which access can be limited or denied pursuant to Article 35 (4) of the Act, among personal information in personal information files, and the grounds for limitation or denial.

(2) "Personal information files prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 32 (2) 4 of the Act means any of the following information files: <Added on Sep. 12, 2023>

1. Personal information files that are operated to perform simple work, such as paying allowances for attending meetings, sending data and goods, and settling money, and that have little need for continuous management;

2. Personal information files that are urgently necessary for the public safety and security, public health, etc., and that are processed temporarily;

3. Other personal information files that are collected to handle one-off work and that are not stored or recorded.[Title Amended on Sep. 12, 2023]

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