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Assess your organization's compliance with Korea's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). This tool evaluates consent management, cross-border transfers, security safeguards, and PIPC regulatory requirements.
Korea's Personal Information Protection Act is one of the world's strictest data protection laws, enacted in 2011 and significantly strengthened by the 2020 "Data Three Laws" amendment. It regulates collection, use, and transfer of personal information with explicit consent requirements. Korea received EU adequacy decision in 2022, recognizing PIPA's equivalence to GDPR.
Do you obtain explicit consent before collecting personal information, specifying collection purpose?
Do you inform data subjects of specific items collected and retention period?
Do you inform data subjects of their right to refuse consent and consequences of refusal?
Do you obtain separate, specific consent for sensitive information (health, beliefs, genetics, criminal records)?
Do you apply enhanced security measures for sensitive information processing?
Do you obtain consent specifying recipient country, recipient identity, and transfer purpose before overseas transfers?
Do you ensure overseas recipients maintain equivalent protection levels or have binding agreements?
Do you provide mechanisms for data subjects to access their personal information?
Can data subjects request correction or deletion of their personal information?
Can data subjects request suspension of processing their personal information?
Do you implement technical safeguards (encryption, access control) as required by PIPC guidelines?
Do you encrypt personal information during transmission and storage (especially resident registration numbers)?
Do you maintain access logs and conduct regular security audits?
Do you have procedures to notify affected data subjects within 72 hours of discovering a breach?
Do you have procedures to report breaches affecting 1,000+ data subjects to PIPC?
Do you have a publicly accessible privacy policy (개인정보 처리방침) in Korean?
Does your privacy policy include all required disclosures (purposes, items, retention, rights, third parties, overseas transfers)?
Have you designated a Chief Privacy Officer (CPO/개인정보 보호책임자)?
Is your CPO's contact information publicly disclosed in your privacy policy?
Do you have written contracts with data processors (수탁자) specifying scope and security requirements?
Do you supervise and audit your data processors' compliance?
Do you destroy personal information without delay when retention period expires or purpose is achieved?
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💬 Get Free Consultation • 무료 상담Korea's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA/개인정보 보호법) is one of the world's most comprehensive data protection laws. Enacted in 2011 and significantly strengthened by the 2020 "Data Three Laws" (데이터 3법) amendment, PIPA regulates the collection, use, provision, and management of personal information by both public and private sectors.
PIPA applies to all "personal information handlers" (개인정보처리자):
The 2020 amendment added extraterritorial scope, applying to foreign entities processing Korean residents' data even without Korean presence.
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC/개인정보보호위원회) enforces PIPA with:
Korea received EU adequacy decision in 2022, recognizing PIPA's equivalence to GDPR. Key similarities include consent requirements, data subject rights, and 72-hour breach notification. However, PIPA requires separate consent for each processing purpose (stricter than GDPR) and has specific rules for pseudonymized data processing under the Data Three Laws amendment.