Privacy Policy for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s 
Emergency Ready APP 
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Emergency Ready APP complies with the 
"Personal Information Protection Act" and relevant laws and regulations to 
protect the freedoms and rights of data subjects, lawfully processing and safely 
managing personal information. Accordingly, pursuant to Article 30 of the 
"Personal Information Protection Act," this Privacy Policy is established and 
disclosed to guide data subjects through the procedures and standards regarding 
the processing of personal information and to quickly and smoothly handle 
complaints related thereto as follows.
【Key Personal Information Processing Display (Labeling)】
Collection of General 
Personal Information
Purpose of Processing 
Personal Information
Retention Period of 
Personal Information
Outsourcing of Personal 
Information Processing
Provision of Personal 
Information
Grievance Redress 
Department
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Table of Contents
The Privacy Policy consists of the following contents.
 ※ Clicking on an item in the table of contents will take you to the corresponding article.
Article 1
 Purpose of Processing 
Personal Information
Article 2
 Items, Processing, and Retention 
Period of Personal Information
Article 3
 Status of Personal 
Information File Registration
Article 4
 Matters Concerning the Provision 
of Personal Information to Third Parties
Article 1. 
 Purpose of Processing Personal Information
① The Ministry of the Interior and Safety processes personal information for the 
following purposes. The personal information being processed will not be used for 
purposes other than the following, and if the purpose of use changes, necessary 
measures will be implemented, such as obtaining separate consent in accordance 
with Article 18 of the "Personal Information Protection Act."
Article 2
 Items, Processing, and Retention Period of Personal 
Information 
① The purpose of processing, retention period, and items of the personal 
information files registered and disclosed by the Ministry of the Interior and 
Safety pursuant to Article 32 of the "Personal Information Protection Act" are as 
Article 5
 Matters Concerning the 
Outsourcing of Personal Information 
Processing
Article 6
 Procedures and Methods for 
Destruction of Personal Information
Article 7
 Matters Concerning 
the Rights and Obligations of Data 
Subjects and Legal Representatives 
and How to Exercise Them
Article 8
 Matters Concerning Measures to 
Ensure the Safety of Personal 
Information
Article 9
 Matters Concerning the 
Installation, Operation, and 
Rejection of Automatic Personal 
Information Collection Devices
Article 10
Matters Concerning the Name 
of the Personal Information Protection Officer 
(by Field) or the Department in Charge of 
Personal Information Duties and the 
Department Handling Grievances
Article 11
 Remedies for Infringement 
of Rights and Interests of Data 
Subjects
Article 12
 Judgment Criteria for Continuous 
Occurrence of Additional Use and 
Provision
Article 13
 Evaluation Results of Personal 
Information Protection Level
Article 14
 Matters Concerning Changes 
to the Privacy Policy
Name of Personal Information File
Purpose of Use
User Connection Information
Receiving disaster texts (PUSH notifications) 
based on current location from Emergency 
Ready APP
follows, and personal information is collected and used within the minimum 
scope necessary to provide the relevant business or service.
② The Ministry of the Interior and Safety processes the following personal 
information items with the consent of the data subject.
※ Optional items: Items for which the data subject can choose whether or not to process, 
depending on their intention, such as for providing supplementary services.
Article 3. 
 Status of Personal Information File Registration
① The personal information processed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is 
handled within the scope specified in the Privacy Policy, such as collecting and 
using the minimum personal information required by its duties and laws, and 
the Ministry operates personal information files in accordance with Article 32 of 
the "Personal Information Protection Act."
 The purpose of processing, retention period, and items of personal information 
files are regulated differently depending on the characteristics of each personal 
information file, and detailed information can be verified through the Personal 
Information Protection Commission's Personal Information Portal 
(www.privacy.go.kr).
☞ It can be verified after searching as follows: Personal Information Protection 
Personal Information Portal (www.privacy.go.kr) ▷ Private Services ▷ Exercise of 
Rights by Data Subjects ▷ Request for Inspection of Personal Information, etc. 
▷ Search Personal Information Files ▷ Agency Name: Ministry of the Interior 
and Safety, File Name: Inquiry of the corresponding personal information file 
name.
Name of Personal 
Information File
Basis of 
Operation/Purpose 
of Processing
Items of Personal Information 
Recorded in the Personal 
Information File
Retention Period
User Connection 
Information
Article 15, 
Paragraph 1 of the 
Personal 
Information 
Protection Act
·(Required) Device UUID
·(Optional) Latitude and 
longitude of final connection
Other (Until service 
termination)
Article 4 
 Matters Concerning the Provision of Personal 
Information to Third Parties
①  For the smooth provision of services, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety 
provides personal information only within the minimum scope with the consent 
of the data subject pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the "Personal 
Information Protection Act" in the following cases.
② In principle, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety processes the personal 
information of data subjects within the scope specified in Article 1 (Purpose of 
Processing Personal Information) and Paragraph 1 of this Article, and will not 
process it beyond the original purpose or provide it to a third party without 
the prior consent of the data subject, except for the following cases. However, 
Items 4 through 8 are limited to the cases of public institutions.
    1. When separate consent is obtained from the data subject
    2. When there are special regulations in other laws
    3. When the data subject or their legal representative is in a state where they 
cannot express their intention, or prior consent cannot be obtained due to 
an unknown address, etc., and it is clearly recognized as necessary for the 
urgent life, body, or property interests of the data subject or a third party
    4. When the duties under jurisdiction prescribed by other laws cannot be 
performed unless the personal information is used for purposes other than 
the intended purpose or provided to a third party, and it has undergone 
deliberation and resolution by the Protection Committee
    5. When it is necessary to provide it to a foreign government or international 
organization for the implementation of treaties or other international 
agreements
    6. When it is necessary for criminal investigation and the institution and 
maintenance of public prosecution
    7. When it is necessary for the performance of judicial proceedings of the 
court
    8. When it is necessary for the execution of sentences, custody, and protective 
dispositions
    9. When it is urgently necessary for public safety and welfare, such as public 
health
Recipient
Purpose of Provision
Items Provided
Period of Retention and Use
Not Applicable
Article 5 
 Matters Concerning the Outsourcing of Personal 
Information Processing
① The Ministry of the Interior and Safety outsources personal information 
processing duties as follows for smooth business handling.
② When concluding an outsourcing contract, Emergency Ready APP specifies 
matters in the contract regarding the purpose and scope of the outsourced 
business, the period of the outsourced business, restrictions on sub-outsourcing, 
measures to ensure the safety of personal information, restrictions on the 
processing of personal information, management and supervision of the trustee, 
protection of the data subject's rights, destruction of personal information, and 
liability for damages in accordance with Article 26 of the Protection Act, and 
supervises whether the trustee processes personal information safely.
③ In accordance with Article 26, Paragraph 6 of the "Personal Information 
Protection Act," when a trustee sub-outsources the personal information 
processing business of the Ministry, the consent of the Ministry of the Interior 
and Safety is obtained.
④ If the details of the outsourced business or the trustee change, it will be 
disclosed through this Privacy Policy without delay.
Article 6 
 Procedures and Methods for Destruction of Personal 
Trustee
Outsourced Business
∘Trustee: Korea Local Information Research & 
Development Institute
∘ Address: 301 Seongam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 
Korea Local Information Research & 
Development Institute
∘Phone Number: 02-2031-9100
Maintenance of Emergency Ready APP
∘Sub-trustee: U-CUBE Co., Ltd.
∘Address: 3rd Floor, Kyungpoong Building, 19 
Nonhyeon-ro 64-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
∘Phone Number: 02-6925-0445
Maintenance of Emergency Ready APP
∘Sub-trustee: Osang Jaiel Co., Ltd.
∘Address: 36 Yukdong-ro, Bupyeong-gu, 
Incheon
∘Phone Number: 032-524-0700
Information
① The Ministry of the Interior and Safety destroys the relevant personal 
information without delay when the personal information becomes unnecessary, 
such as when the retention period of personal information has expired or the 
purpose of processing has been achieved.
② If personal information must continue to be preserved in accordance with other 
laws and regulations despite the expiration of the personal information retention 
period consented to by the data subject or the achievement of the processing 
purpose, the relevant personal information (or personal information file) is 
transferred to a separate database (DB) or preserved in a different storage 
location.
③ The procedures and methods for the destruction of personal information are as 
follows.
    1. Destruction Procedure: The Ministry of the Interior and Safety selects 
personal information (or personal information files) for which a reason for 
destruction has occurred and destroys the personal information with the 
approval of the person responsible for the specific personal information 
field.
    2. Destruction Method: Personal information (or personal information files) 
recorded and stored in the form of electronic files is destroyed so that the 
records cannot be reproduced, and personal information recorded and 
stored on paper documents is destroyed by shredding with a shredder or 
by incineration.
Article 7 
 Matters Concerning the Rights and Obligations of Data 
Subjects and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them
① Data subjects may exercise their rights against the Ministry of the Interior and 
Safety at any time, such as demanding access to, correction of, deletion of, 
suspension of processing, and withdrawal of personal information, or demanding 
rejection of or explanation regarding automated decisions.
  ※ Requests for inspection, etc., regarding personal information of children under 
the age of 14 must be made directly by their legal representative, and a data 
subject who is a minor aged 14 or older may exercise rights regarding their 
own personal information by themselves or through a legal representative.
② The exercise of rights can be made against the Ministry of the Interior and 
Safety in writing, via email, fax (FAX), internet, etc., pursuant to Article 41, 
Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the "Personal Information Protection 
Act," and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will take action on this without 
delay.
③ The exercise of rights may also be carried out through an agent, such as the 
legal representative of the data subject or a person who has been delegated. In 
this case, a power of attorney in accordance with Attachment Form No. 11 of 
the "Notice on Methods of Processing Personal Information" must be submitted.
④ The right of a data subject to demand access to and suspension of processing 
of personal information may be restricted under Article 35, Paragraph 4 and 
Article 37, Paragraph 2 of the "Personal Information Protection Act."
⑤ If the personal information is explicitly stated as a subject for collection in other 
laws and regulations, its deletion cannot be demanded.
⑥ Rejection of automated decisions is not recognized, and only requests for 
explanation and review are possible, if the consent of the data subject has 
been obtained regarding the fact that automated decisions are made, if notified 
in advance through a contract, etc., or if clearly prescribed by law.
   - In addition, requests for rejection or explanation regarding automated 
decisions may be refused if there are justifiable grounds, such as concerns 
about unfairly infringing upon another person's life, body, property, and other 
interests.
⑦ The Ministry of the Interior and Safety verifies whether the person making the 
request for inspection, etc., is the person themselves or a legitimate agent when 
a request for inspection, a request for correction/deletion, a request for 
suspension of processing and withdrawal of consent, or a request for 
rejection/explanation of automated decisions is made based on the rights of the 
data subject.
⑧ Data subjects may make requests for inspection, etc., of personal information to 
the department below. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will make efforts 
to ensure that the data subject's request for inspection of personal information 
is processed quickly.
Department
Person in Charge
Phone
Email
Fax
※ In addition to the department that receives and processes requests for inspection, data 
subjects may also request inspection of personal information through the 'Personal 
Information Portal' website (www.privacy.go.kr).
   - Personal Information Protection Personal Information Portal (www.privacy.go.kr) ▷ Private 
Services ▷ Exercise of Rights by Data Subjects ▷ Request for Inspection of Personal 
Information, etc. ▷ Request for Inspection (Identity Verification Required)
  ☞ [Notice on Methods of Processing Personal Information Attachment Form No. 11] Power of 
Attorney (Click)
⑨ If a data subject is dissatisfied with or has an objection to the measures taken regarding a 
request for inspection, etc., they may file an objection according to the method guided in 
the decision notice, and the results of the measures will be guided within 10 days from the 
date the objection is received.
Article 8 
 Matters Concerning Measures to Ensure the Safety 
of Personal Information
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety takes the following measures to ensure the 
safety of personal information.
1. Managerial measures: Establishment and implementation of internal management 
plans, regular staff training, operation of dedicated 
organizations
2. Technical measures: Management of access rights to personal information 
processing systems, etc., installation of access control 
systems and other related protective measures, internet 
network blocking measures, encryption of personal 
information, retention and inspection of connection 
records, installation/operation and updates of security 
programs, vulnerability inspection and supplementation of 
personal information processing systems
3. Physical measures: Access control for computer rooms, data storage rooms, etc., 
keeping documents and auxiliary storage media in a safe 
place with a locking device, safety measures against disasters 
Disaster 
Information and 
Communications 
Division
Park Ji-young
044-205-5388
pjy426@korea.kr
044-204-8948
and calamities, control of bringing in and out of auxiliary 
storage media, etc.) to restrict the act of collecting personal 
information after logging in.
Article 9 
 Matters Concerning the Installation, Operation, and 
Rejection of Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices
① Emergency Ready APP allows you to set whether to allow access to the user's 
location information when it is first executed. If this is set to OFF, it does not 
access the user's location information. However, in this case, you cannot receive 
the disaster text service provided by identifying the user's current location, and 
you can receive the disaster text service of the current location when the user's 
location information access is allowed.
 
Article 10 
  Matters Concerning the Name of the Personal 
Information Protection Officer (by Field) or the Department in 
Charge of Personal Information Duties and the Department Handling 
Grievances
① The Ministry of the Interior and Safety takes overall responsibility for matters 
related to personal information processing and designates a personal 
information protection officer (by field) as follows to handle complaints and 
remedy damages of data subjects related to personal information processing.
Classification
Department
Name
Contact Information
Personal Information 
Protection Officer
Policy Planning Director
Lee Ji-seong
※ Connected to the 
department in charge.
Phone 044-205-5388
FAX 044-205-8966
Email pjy426@korea.kr
Personal Information 
Protection Officer by Field
Disaster Information and 
Communications Division
Shin Seung-in
Person in Charge of 
Personal Information 
Protection by Field
Disaster Information and 
Communications Division
Park Ji-young
Entrusted
Institution
Personal Information 
Protection Officer
Vice President
Kim Seok-jin
※ Connected to the 
department in charge.
Phone 02-2031-9433
FAX 02-2031-9401
Email celma@klid.or.kr
Personal Information 
Protection Officer by Field
Disaster Information 
Management 
Department
Jeong Yong-hun
Person in Charge of 
Disaster Information 
Kim Hyoeng-min
② Data subjects may inquire with the department in charge of personal 
information by field regarding all inquiries related to personal information 
protection, complaint handling, and damage remedy that occur while using the 
services of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The Ministry of the Interior 
and Safety will answer and handle the data subject's inquiries without delay.
Article 11 
 Remedies for Infringement of Rights and Interests 
of Data Subjects
In order to receive remedies for damages caused by personal information 
infringement, data subjects may apply for dispute resolution or counseling to the 
Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, the Korea Internet & Security 
Agency Personal Information Infringement Report Center, etc. For other reports and 
counseling on personal information infringement, please contact the institutions 
below.
 1. Personal Information Dispute Mediation: (Without Area Code) 1833-6972 (www.kopico.go.kr)
 2. Personal Information Infringement Report Center: (Without Area Code) 118 (privacy.kisa.or.kr)
 3. National Police Agency: (Without Area Code) 182 (ecrm.cyber.go.kr)
Article 12 
 Judgment Criteria for Continuous Occurrence of 
Additional Use and Provision
In accordance with Article 15, Paragraph 3 or Article 17, Paragraph 4 of the 
"Personal Information Protection Act," the Ministry of the Interior and Safety may 
additionally use and provide personal information without the consent of the data 
subject, taking into account the matters pursuant to Article 14-2 of the 
Enforcement Decree of the "Personal Information Protection Act," and related 
matters are posted on the notice board of the Crisis Management Manual 
Management System so that data subjects can check them.
Personal Information 
Protection by Field
Management 
Department
Article 13 
 Evaluation Results of Personal Information 
Protection Level
① To safely manage the personal information of data subjects, the Ministry of the 
Interior and Safety undergoes the "Personal Information Protection Level 
Evaluation" conducted every year by the Personal Information Protection 
Commission in accordance with Article 11-2 of the "Personal Information 
Protection Act."
② The Ministry of the Interior and Safety received an 'A' grade in the 2025 
Personal Information Protection Level Evaluation.
③ The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is making efforts to prevent personal 
information leaks by supplementing and improving personal information 
business procedures, etc., according to the evaluation results.
Article 14 
 Matters Concerning Changes to the Privacy Policy
① This Privacy Policy will be applied from June 18, 2026. (Comparison Table of 
New and Old Articles)
② Changes in the personal information protection officer, person in charge, and 
current status files (status of personal information processing outsourcing, etc.) are 
reflected from time to time. The previous privacy policies can be checked below.