South Korea: data protection and AI governance
Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), in force since 2020-08-05. Supervisory authority: PIPC.
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Data protection
- Instrument
- Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
- In force since
- 2020-08-05
- Authority
- PIPC
- Penalties
- 4% CA ou 5B KRW
- Key obligations
- Consentement explicite
- DPO obligatoire
- Adéquation UE
- Source
- https://www.law.go.kr/
Key obligations and penalties are quoted from the record as the source states them; they are not translated.
What the engine decides here
These three attributes are what an agent decision depends on in this jurisdiction. They are modelled, sourced and dated.
- Transfer regime
- Restricted
Moving data out is restricted: it requires a recognised destination, or an explicit mechanism when the destination is not one.
- Recognised destinations
- EUFRDEITESBENLATPTIEFISEDKPLCZROBGHRHUSKSILTLVEECYMTLUGRNOISLIGB
- Localisation mandate
- Not modelled
- Automated decision rights
- Yes
- Verified on
- 2026-08-14
Three decisions, computed just now
Same actions, this jurisdiction's context. These answers come out of the engine as the page renders, from the same function the API calls.
- Allow
Read an internal contract
Low-risk operation
- Approve
Send a customer record to US_FED
The transfer requires a mechanism
- Deny
Decide on a job application
Decision reserved for a human
Advisory decisions. StructureClerk decides; your infrastructure enforces.
AI governance
- Framework
- Basic Act on AI
- Status
- enacted
- Date
- 2026-01-22
- Key points
- Cadre réglementaire
- AI Safety Institute
Do your agents operate in South Korea?
The authority API makes these attributes executable: an ALLOW, APPROVE, DENY or ESCALATE decision before the agent acts, with signed evidence any third party can verify.