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Online shopping mall founder
Obligations to obtain consent to the collection and use of personal information
Consent to the collection and use of personal information
- An online shopping mall operator shall, whenever he/she intends to collect personal information of a user purposely to use it, notify the user of the following matters and obtain consent from the user. The same shall apply in cases where he/she intends to change any of the following matters (Article 15(2) of the Personal Information Protection Act).
√ Purposes of collection and use of the personal information
√ Items of personal information that he/she intends to collect
√ The period for retaining and using personal information
√ The fact that he/she is entitled to deny consent, and disadvantages, if any, resulting from the denial of consent
- Online store operators may use personal information without the consent of a consumer within the scope reasonably related to the initial purpose of the collection, in consideration whether disadvantages have been caused to the consumer and whether necessary measures to ensure safety such as encryption have been taken (Article 15(3) of 「Personal Information Protection Act」).
- A person who uses personal information without the consent of the relevant user in violation of such regulations shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 5 years or by a fine not exceeding KRW 50 million (Subparagraph 10 of Article 71 of 「Personal Information Protection Act」).