The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Personal Information Protection Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.

“National agencies and public entities prescribed by Presidential Decree” in subparagraph 6 (b) of Article 2 of the Personal Information Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) means:

1. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea established under Article 3 of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act;
   1-2. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials under Article 3 (1) of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials;
2. Public institutions provided for in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions;
3. Local government-invested public corporations and local government public corporations established under the Local Public Enterprises Act;
4. Special corporations incorporated under any special Act;
5. Schools of each level established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Act, and under any other statutes.

(1) “Devices prescribed by Presidential Decree” in subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Act means the following:

1. A closed-circuit television means either of the following devices:
   • (a) A device that takes pictures, etc. continuously or regularly through a camera installed at a certain place, or transmits such pictures, etc. to a specified place via transmission channel of wired or wireless closed circuits, etc.;
   • (b) A device that can videotape or record the visual data photographed or transmitted under item (a);
2. A network camera means a device with which a person who installs or manages such device can collect, store, or otherwise process visual data filmed continuously or regularly through a device installed at a certain place, via the wired or wireless Internet at any place.

(2) "Device prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 7-2 of Article 2 of the Act means the following:

1. A wearable device: A device, such as eyeglasses or a watch, which is worn on the body or clothes of a person to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.;
2. A portable device: A device, such as a mobile communications terminal or a digital camera, which a person carries to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.;
3. An attachable or mountable device: A device that is attached to or mounted on a movable object, such as a vehicle or drone, to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.