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Korea University is trying its best to secure all collected personal information.
All of personal information that Korean Language and Culture Center(KLCC) is handling is processed, collected and maintained under the relevant legislation and agreement with the information holder.
[Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] suggests general standards to handle personal information and KLCC obeys to the relevant regulations to collect, maintain and process all your information legally and reasonably for public use and to protect your rights.
Futhermore, KLCC respects rights such as reading and correction claims of all your personal information. Regarding the violation of such rights, you may put in a claim for administrative adjudication.
KLCC personal information protection policies include 'protection in KLCC web site' which is to protect the web site users' personal information and 'protection of computerized personal information'.
All of personal information that Korean Language and Culture Center(KLCC) is handling is processed, collected and maintained under the relevant legislation and agreement with the information holder.
[Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] suggests general standards to handle personal information and KLCC obeys to the relevant regulations to collect, maintain and process all your information legally and reasonably for public use and to protect your rights.
Futhermore, KLCC respects rights such as reading and correction claims of all your personal information. Regarding the violation of such rights, you may put in a claim for administrative adjudication.
KLCC personal information protection policies include 'protection in KLCC web site' which is to protect the web site users' personal information and 'protection of computerized personal information'.
A. Personal information protection in KLCC web site
This regulation is to appoint the related matters for operating Korean language programs of KLCC.
This regulation is to appoint the related matters for operating Korean language programs of KLCC.
1. Personal information that is automatically collected and saved
If you use KLCC web site, below information of yours can be automatically collected and saved.
If you use KLCC web site, below information of yours can be automatically collected and saved.
(1) Your IP address, browser type and OS type
(2) Address of the pages you visited in KLCC web site
(3) Date and time of your visit
(2) Address of the pages you visited in KLCC web site
(3) Date and time of your visit
Above information of yours can be used for statistical analysis, communication between the web site and users and confrontation to security violation. They are all to improve and supplement the web site to provide a better service to the users and can be sent to relevant governmental organizations in certain occasions.
2. Collected information through e-mails and web forms
All users may declare their intention through electronic means such as e-mails, phone calls and online postings. There are few matters to be attended to choose a way to communicate.
All users may declare their intention through electronic means such as e-mails, phone calls and online postings. There are few matters to be attended to choose a way to communicate.
(1) Once you post online, other users can read your posts.
(2) Posted contents can be shared with others statutably and can be taken as reference to enforce the relevant regulations and to develop relevant policies.
(3) Such information may be also shared with other organizations and be provided to fulfill their needs.
(2) Posted contents can be shared with others statutably and can be taken as reference to enforce the relevant regulations and to develop relevant policies.
(3) Such information may be also shared with other organizations and be provided to fulfill their needs.
3. Protection that KLCC web site performs
To secure web site itself and continue its service, KLCC runs various security systems which are to prevent illegal controlling of network traffic and illegal changes on users' personal information.
To secure web site itself and continue its service, KLCC runs various security systems which are to prevent illegal controlling of network traffic and illegal changes on users' personal information.
4. Links and web pages
Once you click the links listed in KLCC web site and move to other web pages, you will be affected by personal information protection polices of the sites that you moved to, not KLCC's. When you move to other pages, please always check their polices to protect your right and information.
Once you click the links listed in KLCC web site and move to other web pages, you will be affected by personal information protection polices of the sites that you moved to, not KLCC's. When you move to other pages, please always check their polices to protect your right and information.
5. Acquisition of others personal information in KLCC web site
You should not collect personal information of others such as e-mail address that may be used for personal identification. Users who collected and read other's personal information in dishonest means shall be punished by regulations listed in article 23 [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] of the law.
You should not collect personal information of others such as e-mail address that may be used for personal identification. Users who collected and read other's personal information in dishonest means shall be punished by regulations listed in article 23 [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] of the law.
6. Questions about privacy polices
If you have questions about privacy polices and any accidents relating privacy violation (ex. personal information leaked out, violation of users' rights to their personal information) while using KLCC web site, please contact via e-mail and telephone as below.
If you have questions about privacy polices and any accidents relating privacy violation (ex. personal information leaked out, violation of users' rights to their personal information) while using KLCC web site, please contact via e-mail and telephone as below.
- E-Mail address : korean@korea.ac.kr
- Tel : 02-3290-2971~2, FAX : 02-921-0534
- Tel : 02-3290-2971~2, FAX : 02-921-0534
B. Protection of Computerized Personal Information
1. Collection and possession of personal information
- KLCC collects and maintains only based upon the legislation and agreement with the information holders.
- The list of personal information KLCC holds is as below.
1. Collection and possession of personal information
- KLCC collects and maintains only based upon the legislation and agreement with the information holders.
- The list of personal information KLCC holds is as below.
The list of personal information KLCC holds is as below.
| Fields | File Names | Purpose | Regulations |
| School Register | School Register | To check students status | Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations |
| Alumni | Alumni | To check alumni status | Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations |
| Students | Students | To check application status of all students | Korea Univ. detailed rules in school regulations |
| Grades | Grades | To check students' grades for each semester | Korea Univ. detailed rules in school regulations |
| Course Evaluation | Survey on Course evaluation | To check and reflect evaluation survey results | Guideline for Course Evaluation |
| Scholarship | Scholarship | To check scholarship status | Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations |
| Teachers | Teachers Information | To check KLCC teachers' status | Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations |
KLCC always tries its best to protect and process all users' personal information by obeying relevant regulations.
2. Restriction on using and providing personal information
Personal information that KLCC collects and maintains is under strong restriction and different from general administrative information. [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] article 10 'Restriction on using and providing information' defines the restrictions as below.
Personal information that KLCC collects and maintains is under strong restriction and different from general administrative information. [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] article 10 'Restriction on using and providing information' defines the restrictions as below.
- Except for information under different regulations or providing it to other organizations for administrative use, the information should not be possessed, used or provided to others.
Despite the regulation above, only in below occasions, the information may be provided to other organizations. (When there is a possibility of the owner's and the third person's personal information being invaded, all the occasions below do not count.)
- When there is an agreement with the information owner or the owner is directly being given the information
- Where there is a considerable reason to operate jurisdictional work defined by different legislation
- When the information is given to foreign governments or international organizations to implement treaties or other international agreements
- When the information is used for statistics and research studies and is given in a form which is impossible to identify personnels.
- When the information is in a status which the information owner or legal representative can not declare one's intention or has unknown address, and is obviously beneficial to the information owner
- When the information is needed to criminal investigation, prosecuting and maintaining the case
- When the information is needed to trials
- When there is a special reason that executive orders define
Despite the regulation above, only in below occasions, the information may be provided to other organizations. (When there is a possibility of the owner's and the third person's personal information being invaded, all the occasions below do not count.)
- When there is an agreement with the information owner or the owner is directly being given the information
- Where there is a considerable reason to operate jurisdictional work defined by different legislation
- When the information is given to foreign governments or international organizations to implement treaties or other international agreements
- When the information is used for statistics and research studies and is given in a form which is impossible to identify personnels.
- When the information is in a status which the information owner or legal representative can not declare one's intention or has unknown address, and is obviously beneficial to the information owner
- When the information is needed to criminal investigation, prosecuting and maintaining the case
- When the information is needed to trials
- When there is a special reason that executive orders define
With obeying above detailed regulations, KLCC provides users' information to the following organizations with legal reasons.
| Organization | Based Regulation | File Name | Provided items | Providing Cycle |
| Immigration Office | Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations, Article 10 (Restriction on using and providing personal information) | Foreign Students Information | Belonging organization, Period of studying, Visa Type | By Semesters |
￮ When KLCC uses personal information and provides it to others, KLCC tries its best to prevent illegal use of it by obeying relevant legislation.
￮ When KLCC entrusts the information or provides it to the third person, KLCC will obey the article 10, section 3 'Securing Safety' by asking the documentation of all related matters to the information. In Accordance with the enforcement ordinance article 11 and section 2, 'Action for securing safety' is written and saved as documents including below items.
￮ When KLCC entrusts the information or provides it to the third person, KLCC will obey the article 10, section 3 'Securing Safety' by asking the documentation of all related matters to the information. In Accordance with the enforcement ordinance article 11 and section 2, 'Action for securing safety' is written and saved as documents including below items.
- Names of the files that provides personal information
- Organizations that are given the information
- Purpose of using the information
- If there's a legal reason for providing the information, the reason should be mentioned.
- Providing contents
- Providing cycle
- forms of providing information
- If there's a period, it should be mentioned.
- If the information provider asks for restrictions or certain actions, they be written.
- All other reasons to secure safety
- Organizations that are given the information
- Purpose of using the information
- If there's a legal reason for providing the information, the reason should be mentioned.
- Providing contents
- Providing cycle
- forms of providing information
- If there's a period, it should be mentioned.
- If the information provider asks for restrictions or certain actions, they be written.
- All other reasons to secure safety
3. Reading and correction claims of personal information files
Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations' personal information files that KLCC obtains are possible to be corrected or read when the information owner asks. (If there is another legislation that defines correction and reading rights, the act should be made under that legislation.) However, reading can be restricted under 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', article 13.
Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations' personal information files that KLCC obtains are possible to be corrected or read when the information owner asks. (If there is another legislation that defines correction and reading rights, the act should be made under that legislation.) However, reading can be restricted under 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', article 13.
A. If the claim is about below matters that significantly causes difficulties in work, the information can not be read.
- Matters about imposing, collecting, refunding tax
- Evaluation of achievements and selection of new students of all types of schools based upon education law
- All types of exams for recruitment, testing academic ability, skills, checking qualification and all works to evaluate or make decision such as paying compensation and a benefit
- Audit or investigation works based upon different legislation
- Works to prevent real estate speculation
- Works to prevent unfair stock trade based upon the securities and exchange act
B. If there's a possibility to do harm to one's life, inflict physical damage or unfairly invade one's possessions and other types of benefits
- Matters about imposing, collecting, refunding tax
- Evaluation of achievements and selection of new students of all types of schools based upon education law
- All types of exams for recruitment, testing academic ability, skills, checking qualification and all works to evaluate or make decision such as paying compensation and a benefit
- Audit or investigation works based upon different legislation
- Works to prevent real estate speculation
- Works to prevent unfair stock trade based upon the securities and exchange act
B. If there's a possibility to do harm to one's life, inflict physical damage or unfairly invade one's possessions and other types of benefits
※ Reading Claims: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 12
※ Reading Restriction: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 13
※ Correction Claims: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 14
- [Claim coverage] Deleting the information that does not exist or different from the fact
※ Dissatisfaction appeal: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 15
※ Reading Restriction: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 13
※ Correction Claims: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 14
- [Claim coverage] Deleting the information that does not exist or different from the fact
※ Dissatisfaction appeal: Based upon 'Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations', act 15
※ Contact point for reading and correcting personal information
The organization or department that holds the personal information is set to be the contact point. (Please refer to '6. privacy polices contact point')
The organization or department that holds the personal information is set to be the contact point. (Please refer to '6. privacy polices contact point')
4. Destruction of personal information files
When the purpose of obtaining personal information file is fulfilled and not needed anymore, the files are promptly destroyed. However, there is a legal reason to preserve the files, they will not be destroyed.
When the purpose of obtaining personal information file is fulfilled and not needed anymore, the files are promptly destroyed. However, there is a legal reason to preserve the files, they will not be destroyed.
5. Personal information management in trust
When KLCC entrusts personal information files to another public organizations or professional organizations, KLCC asks to impose strict security for the information. KLCC reminds and often exams if the organizations reveal any types of personal information, process it without authorization or use it for other people's interests. Below is the list of items that KLCC asks to organizations in trust to follow.
① Prohibition on reconsignment and securing stability
② Rules to make copies of personal information files
③ Examining management conditions including education to the workers on securing personal information
④ Compensation on not following the security rules as an organization in trust
When KLCC entrusts personal information files to another public organizations or professional organizations, KLCC asks to impose strict security for the information. KLCC reminds and often exams if the organizations reveal any types of personal information, process it without authorization or use it for other people's interests. Below is the list of items that KLCC asks to organizations in trust to follow.
① Prohibition on reconsignment and securing stability
② Rules to make copies of personal information files
③ Examining management conditions including education to the workers on securing personal information
④ Compensation on not following the security rules as an organization in trust
6. Remedy against rights violation
If one claims that his or her rights or interests are infringed by the act or nonfeasance of the chief director of the organization, claims based upon [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] act 12, section 1 and act 14, section 1 can be made and put in the administrative adjudication.(Act 15)
※ Please refer to the link below for more details about administrative adjudication.
→Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission (http://www.acrc.go.kr) → Administrative appeals Consultation
If one claims that his or her rights or interests are infringed by the act or nonfeasance of the chief director of the organization, claims based upon [Legislation for Personal Information Protection of Public Organizations] act 12, section 1 and act 14, section 1 can be made and put in the administrative adjudication.(Act 15)
※ Please refer to the link below for more details about administrative adjudication.
→Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission (http://www.acrc.go.kr) → Administrative appeals Consultation
Contact numbers of counselling centers for administrative adjudication (Please also refer to the web site of Ministry of Government Legislation.)
| Seoul 02-731-6157, 6557 | Gangwon-do 033-249-2132, 2478 |
| Busan 051-888-2212 | Chungcheongbuk-do 043-220-2321~4 |
| Daegu 053-429-2137 | Chungcheongnam-do 042-251-2133 |
| Incheon 032-440-2292 | Incheon 032-440-2292 |
| Gwangju 062-606-2132 | Jeollanam-do 062-607-2131 |
| Daejeon 042-600-2152 | Kyongsangbuk-do 053-429-2137 |
| Ulsan (053) 229-2132 | Kyongsangnam-do 055-279-2133 |
| Kyungi-do 031-249-2132, 2881 | Jeju Island(do) 064-710-2272 |
▷Reporting privacy violations
- to KLCC office or Data Processing Department
- E-mail : korean@korea.ac.kr, abuse@korea.ac.kr
- Tel : 02-3290-2971~2
- Address : KLCC, Korea Univesrity, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701 Korea
KLCC and Korea University will always instruct and supervise their members to use the collected personal information adequately for right purposes.
- to KLCC office or Data Processing Department
- E-mail : korean@korea.ac.kr, abuse@korea.ac.kr
- Tel : 02-3290-2971~2
- Address : KLCC, Korea Univesrity, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701 Korea
KLCC and Korea University will always instruct and supervise their members to use the collected personal information adequately for right purposes.
▷Reporting Process
7. Contact points for personal information files
KLCC appointed the following contact points to secure rights for everyone and to conduct proper public administrative work. All inquiries regarding personal information files that KLCC is holding are welcomed to the following contact number.
KLCC appointed the following contact points to secure rights for everyone and to conduct proper public administrative work. All inquiries regarding personal information files that KLCC is holding are welcomed to the following contact number.
| Department | Hodling Information | Contact |
| KLCC | School Register | 02-3290-1143 |
| Alumni | ||
| Students | ||
| Grades | ||
| Survey on course evaluation | ||
| Scholarship | ||
| Teachers information |
Based upon relevant legislation and agreement with the information owner, KLCC will always instruct and supervise its members to use collected personal information properly for right purposes.
