Security Certification

Security Certification

Kakao executes various privacy protection measures in terms of technology, administration, physical hardware, and organizational structure.
Also, Kakao constantly inspects, manages, and operates the internal system by acquiring verification on the level of privacy and information protection from the specialized governmental institution.

  • ISMS-P certification by KISA

    [certified service] Operation of Kakao, Daum, and Melon
    [validity date] Dec 26, 2019 ~ Dec 25, 2022

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  • ePrivacy Mark

    ePrivacy Mark is a private certification system reviewed and accredited by Korea Online Privacy Association.
    It is a certification mark given to companies that fulfill the level of personal information protection on their homepages pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations so that users can safely use the sites. Kakao has maintained ePrivacy Mark for the Daum portal site since it first obtained it in 2005.

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  • ISO/IEC27001

    ISO/IEC27001 is the international certification on the information protection management system, the world's highest security standard established and managed by ISO and IEC. Kakao has maintained the accreditation since it obtained the certification on infrastructure operation in 2006 and expanded it to service development.

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