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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 51 (Parties to class action lawsuit)

개인정보 보호법 제51조

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.

Any of the following organizations may file a lawsuit (hereinafter referred to as "class action lawsuit") with the court to prevent or suspend an infringement with respect to personal information if a personal information controller rejects or would not accept the collective dispute mediation under Article 49:

1. A consumer group registered with the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to Article 29 of the Framework Act on Consumers that meets all of the following criteria:(a) Its by-laws shall constantly state the purpose to augment the rights and interests of data subjects;(b) The number of full members shall exceed 1,000;(c) Three years shall have passed since the registration under Article 29 of the Framework Act on Consumers;

2. A non-profit, non-governmental organization referred to in Article 2 of the Assistance for Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organizations Act that meets all of the following criteria:(a) At least 100 data subjects, who experienced the same infringement as a matter of law or fact, shall submit a request to file a class action lawsuit;(b) Its by-laws shall state the purpose of data protection and it has conducted such activities for the most recent three years;(c) The number of regular members shall be at least 5,000;(d) It shall be registered with any central administrative agency.

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