Prohibition of Unauthorized Email Collection
No one is allowed to collect email addresses from an internet homepage using programs or other technical devices that automatically gather email addresses without prior consent from the operator or manager of the internet homepage. Violations of this regulation may result in imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won in accordance with Article 74, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.
Article 50-2 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (Prohibition of Unauthorized Collection of Email Addresses)
- No one shall collect email addresses from an internet homepage using programs or other technical devices that automatically gather email addresses without prior consent from the operator or manager of the internet homepage.
- No one shall sell or distribute email addresses collected in violation of Paragraph 1.
- No one shall use email addresses, knowing that they were collected, sold, or distributed in violation of Paragraphs 1 and 2, to send information.