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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 28-3 (Restriction on combination of pseudonymized information)

개인정보 보호법 제28조의3

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) Notwithstanding Article 28-2, the combination of pseudonymized information processed by different personal information controllers for statistical purposes, scientific research and preservation of records for public interest, etc. shall be conducted by a specialized institution designated by the Protection Commission or the head of the related central administrative agency.

(2) A personal information controller who intends to transfer the combined information outside the organization that combined the information shall obtain approval from the head of the specialized institution after processing the information into pseudonymized information or the form referred to in Article 58-2.

(3) Necessary matters including the procedures and methods of combination pursuant to paragraph (1), standards and procedures to designate, or revoke the designation of, a specialized institution management and supervision, and standards and procedures of transfer and approval pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Feb. 4, 2020]

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