Personal Information Protection Commission (South Korea)

Personal Information
Protection Commission
개인정보보호위원회
個人情報保護委員會
Gaein Jeongbo Boho Wiwonhoe

PIPC headquarters in Seoul
Independent agency overview
FormedSeptember 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)
TypeNational data protection authority
Jurisdiction KOR
HeadquartersSeoul Government Complex at Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
37°34′30″N 126°58′31″E / 37.5748817°N 126.9752082°E / 37.5748817; 126.9752082
Employees163
Annual budget58.5 billion KRW
(for 2023)
Independent agency executive
Key document
Websitewww.pipc.go.kr

The Personal Information Protection Commission is the national data protection authority of South Korea. It is formed as an independent agency in 2011 by the 'Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA, Korean: 개인정보 보호법)', and is now located in Government Complex Seoul. The Commission is constituted with 9 commissioners and one of them is the Chairperson, who is appointed by the President of South Korea.