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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 22-2 (Protection of children's personal information)

개인정보 보호법 제22조의2

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.

(1) When the consent of a child under 14 years of age is required to process the personal information of such child, a personal information controller shall obtain the consent of his or her legal representative and confirm whether the legal representative has granted consent.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), information prescribed by Presidential Decree as minimum information necessary for obtaining the consent of a legal representative may be collected directly from the relevant child without consent of the legal representative.

(3) A personal information controller shall, when notifying a child under 14 years of age of matters relating to the processing of personal information, use such a form and such a clear and plain language that the child can easily understand.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for the methods of obtaining consent and of obtaining confirmation of consent, etc., shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Mar. 14, 2023]

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