(1) Institutions specializing in managing personal information shall be classified as follows:
1. A specialized relay agency: A person who performs services referred to in Article 35-3 (1) 1 and 2 of the Act, which include the service of providing functions necessary for relaying the transmission of personal information, operating a related system, and supporting the transmission by an information transmitter (hereinafter referred to as "relay service");
2. A general specialized agency: A person who performs services referred to in Article 35-3 (1) 3 of the Act, which include the management and analysis of personal information (excluding health and medical services information subject to transmission) transmitted by an information transmitter for the purposes of integrated inquiries, customized services, research, education, etc.;
3. A special specialized agency: A person who performs services referred to in Article 35-3 (1) 3 of the Act, which include the management and analysis of health and medical services information subject to transmission transmitted by an information transmitter for the purposes of integrated inquiries, customized services, research, education, etc.
(2) A specialized relay agency shall not concurrently perform the services of a general specialized agency, a special specialized agency, and a general recipient.
(3) A specialized relay agency may process linked information under Article 23-5 (1) of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, if necessary for performing relay services.
(4) The Protection Commission or the head of a relevant central administrative agency may provide subsidies to cover expenses incurred in operating a specialized relay agency within the budget.[This Article Added on Feb. 25, 2025]