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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 19 (Restriction on use and provision of personal information on part of its recipients)

개인정보 보호법 제19조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-02. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

A person who receives personal information from a personal information controller shall not use the personal information, or provide it to a third party, for any purpose other than the intended one, except in the following circumstances:

1. Where separate consent is obtained from the data subject;

2. Where special provisions exist in other statutes.

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