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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 72 (Penalty provisions)

개인정보 보호법 제72조

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 persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years, or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended on Mar. 14, 2023>

1. A person who arbitrarily manipulates a fixed visual data processing device for purposes other than those for which the device was installed, directs such device toward different spots, or uses sound recording functions, in violation of Article 25 (5) (including where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 26 (8));

2. A person who acquires personal information or obtains consent to personal information processing by fraud or other improper means in violation of subparagraph 1 of Article 59, and a person who knowingly receives such personal information for a profit-making or improper purpose;

3. A person who divulges confidential information acquired while performing his or her duties, or uses such information for purposes other than for the purpose of discharging his or her duties in violation of Article 60.

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