Article 47

Under any of the following circumstances, a personal information processor shall delete personal information on its own initiative; if the personal information processor has not deleted it, the individual concerned shall have the right to request deletion:

(I) where the purpose of processing has been achieved, unable to achieve, or is no longer necessary to achieve;

(II) where the personal information processor stops providing products or services, or the agreed storage period has expired;

(III) where the individual withdraws his/her consent;

(IV) where the personal information processor processes personal information in violation of laws, administrative regulations, or the agreement; or

(V) any other circumstance as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.

Where the storage period as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations does not expire, or the deletion of personal information is difficult to be realized technically, the personal information processor shall stop processing personal information other than storage and taking necessary security measures.

Article 49

In the event of the death of a natural person, his/her near relatives may, for their own lawful and legitimate interests, exercise the rights of consulting, copying, correcting, and deleting the relevant personal information of the deceased as prescribed in this Chapter, unless the deceased had otherwise arranged before his/her death.