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Relevant Laws

Title:Personal Data Protection Act (2023.05.31)
Article 10     Upon the request of the Party, the government agency or non-government agency should reply to the inquiry, offer for a review or provide duplications on the personal information collected, except the followings:
  1. when the national security, diplomatic and military secrets, the macro-economic interests or other major national interests may be harmed;
  2. when the performance of official duties may be interfered with; and
  3. when the major interests of the collecting agency or a third person may be affected.
Article 11     The government agency or the non-government agency should ensure the accuracy of personal information, and correct or supplement it, ex officio or upon the request of the Party.
    In the event of a dispute regarding the accuracy of personal information, its processing or use shall be ceased voluntarily or upon the request of the Party, unless the processing or use is either necessary for the performance of an official duty or fulfillment of a legal obligation, or agreed to by the Party in writing, and the dispute has been recorded.
    The information collected should be deleted, discontinued to process or use, ex officio or upon the request of the Party when the specific purpose no longer exists or time period expires. However, the preceding sentence may not be applicable when it is necessary for the performance of an official duty or fulfillment of a legal obligation and has been recorded, or when it is agreed by the Party in writing.
    The information collected should be deleted, discontinued to process or use, ex officio or upon the request of the Party in the cases where a violation of this Law occurred during collecting, processing or using that information.
    In the cases where the government agency or the non-government agency should be attributed to of not correcting or supplementing personal information, persons to whom the personal information was provided should be notified after correction or supplement.
Article 48 If a non-government agency violates any of the following provisions, the central government authority in charge of the industry concerned or the special municipality, county (city) government concerned shall order the non-government agency to rectify the violation within a specified period of time; if the non-government agency fails to rectify the violation in time, a fine of not less than NT$20,000 but not more than NT$200,000 shall be imposed on the non-government agency for each occurrence of the violation:
1. Article 8 or Article 9;
2. Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, or Article 13;
3. paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Article 20.
If a non-government agency violates paragraph 1 of Article 27 or fails to establish a security and maintenance plan for the protection of personal data files or rules on disposing of personal data following a business termination under paragraph 2 of Article 27, the central government authority in charge of the industry concerned or the special municipality, county (city) government concerned shall impose a fine of not less than NT$20,000 but not more than NT$2,000,000 on the non-government agency, and shall order the non-government agency to rectify the violation within a specified period of time. If the non-government agency fails to rectify the violation in time, a fine of not less than NT$150,000 but not more than NT$15,000,000 shall be imposed for each occurrence of the violation.
If a non-government agency violates paragraph 1 of Article 27, or fails to establish a security and maintenance plan for the protection of personal data files or rules on disposing of personal data following a business termination under paragraph 2 of Article 27, which is of a serious violation, the central government authority in charge of the industry concerned or the special municipality, county (city) government concerned shall impose a fine not less than NT$150,000 but not more than NT$15,000,000 on the non-government agency to rectify the violation within a specified period of time; if the non-government agency fails to rectify the violation in time, a fine shall be imposed for each occurrence of the violation.