Refusal of unauthorized collection of e-mail addresses

Refusal of unauthorized collection of e-mail addresses

The School of Computer Science refuses any unauthorized collection of e-mail addresses posted on this website through an e-mail collection program or any other technical devices or means; please be advised that the failure to respect this intent may result in a criminal penalty under the Information and Communications Networks Act.

The Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. [Partial Amendment on December 18, 2012; Act No. 06797]

Article 50-2 (Prohibition on Act of Collecting E-mail addresses Without Permission, etc.)

  • ① No one shall collect e-mail addresses from the Internet homepages on which the intention of rejecting the collection of e-mail addresses is explicitly indicated, by means of programs and other technical devices that make it possible to collect e-mail addresses automatically
  • ② No one shall sell or distribute e-mail addresses that are collected in violation of paragraph ①.
  • ③ No one shall use the e-mail addresses for transmitting information with the knowledge that the prohibition is laid on the collection, sale and distribution of such e-mail addresses under paragraphs ① and ②.

Article 65-2 (Penal Provisions)
Any person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 10 million won:

  • ① A person who has taken technical measures in violation of Article 50 (4);
  • ② A person who has transmitted the advertisement information for the purpose of profit in violation of Article 50 (6)
  • ③ A person who has collected, sold or distributed e-mail addresses or used them for the purpose of transmitting information in violation of Article 50-2.