Seung-cheol Baek, partner attorney, attended as a panelist at the ‘Guideline Explanation Session for Personal Information Processing Policy Creation’ hosted by the Personal Information Protection Committee.

Law firm Veat's partner attorney, Baek Seung-cheol, attended as a panelist at the “Personal Information Processing Policy Writing Guidelines Explanation Session” held by the Personal Information Protection Commission on April 28, and explained the purpose and practical application direction of the revised guidelines.

The Personal Information Protection Commission held the “Personal Information Processing Policy Writing Guidelines Explanation Session” on April 28 at the Korea Science & Technology University in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. This session was designed to fully inform personal information processors about the main contents of the revised “Personal Information Processing Policy Writing Guidelines” so that they can write and disclose personal information processing policies in a more appropriate and transparent manner, and to strengthen practical utilization and protection of information subject rights in practice.

At the session, changes to the personal information consent system, standards for processing behavioral information for the purpose of online customized advertising, and major revisions to the personal information processing policy writing guidelines were introduced. Approximately 400 personal information officers from public and private sectors attended and showed great interest.

Baek Seung-cheol, partner attorney, participated as a revision committee member of the “Personal Information Processing Policy Writing Guidelines”, and, based on his expertise gained through direct research, attended the session as a panelist, and detailed explained the legal background and points to note when drafting the revised personal information processing policy. He particularly received attention from the attendees by specifically presenting what practitioners should consider, based on his work experience related to personal information processing for AI services and customized advertising.

Baek Seung-cheol, partner attorney, is a legal advisor to the Personal Information Protection Commission, and also serves as a deliberation committee member for personal information research and development projects, a specialist committee member for personal information safety zones, and has participated in the establishment of various personal information policies and institutional improvements. As a certified IT specialist lawyer from the Korea Bar Association, he provides practical-centered education and legal advice to public institutions and educational institutions, based on his qualifications as a PIPL (Personal Information Protection Law) evaluator and an ISMS-P (Information Security Management System - Personnel) evaluator.

Law firm Veat, centered on partner attorney Baek Seung-cheol and other personal information protection experts, has provided practical and professional legal advice on complex personal information issues, based on relevant laws and regulations such as the “Personal Information Protection Law,” the “Act on the Promotion of the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Ensuring Confidence,” and the “Act on the Promotion of the Use of Information and Communications Networks and Protection of Information,” including personal information processing policies, AI learning data utilization, customized advertising, and overseas transfers. In particular, the firm has established itself as a group of experts who provide strategic legal responses to personal information risks faced by the public and private sectors, based on its ability to proactively respond to policy changes and diverse advisory experience.

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