Refusal of Unauthorized Email Collection

[ Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. ]

Article 50-2 (Prohibition of Unauthorized Collection of Email Addresses, Etc.)
  • No person shall collect email addresses using a program or other technical device that automatically collects email addresses from an internet homepage without the prior consent of the operator or administrator of the internet homepage.
  • No person shall sell or distribute email addresses collected in violation of Paragraph 1.
  • No person shall knowingly use an email address, the collection, sale, and distribution of which are prohibited under Paragraphs 1 and 2, for information transmission.
Article 74 (Penalty)

A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 10 million won:

  • A person who displays, sells, or displays for the purpose of selling in violation of the provisions of Article 8 (4)
  • A person who distributes, sells, rents, or openly displays obscene codes, words, sounds, images, or videos in violation of Article 44-7 (1) 1
  • A person who repeatedly causes codes, words, sounds, images, or videos that induce fear or anxiety to reach the other party in violation of Article 44-7 (1) 3
  • A person who takes technical measures in violation of Article 50 (6)
  • A person who collects, sells, distributes, or uses email addresses for information transmission in violation of Article 50-2
  • A person who transmits advertising information in violation of Article 50-8
  • A person who fails to report a change in registration details, transfer/acquisition of business, or merger/inheritance in violation of Article 53 (4)