HUG Receives 'Highest Grade' for Personal Information Management Level Diagnosis for 4 Consecutive Years

The Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG) announced on the 8th that it has achieved the 'highest grade' for the fourth consecutive year in the '2022 Public Institution Personal Information Management Level Diagnosis' conducted by the Personal Information Protection Commission.

The Public Institution Personal Information Management Level Diagnosis is a system that evaluates the personal information management level annually for a total of 799 institutions, including central government ministries, affiliated public institutions, and local governments. The evaluation consists of quantitative indicators for compliance with 61 legal obligations and qualitative indicators assessing the appropriateness of 5 innovation and policy tasks.

Under the newly revised evaluation system, which introduced qualitative indicator assessments starting this year, HUG received a perfect score on all 61 quantitative indicators, earning recognition as the top institution in personal information protection and achieving the highest grade for four consecutive years.

HUG was highly evaluated for establishing a thorough personal information protection and management system through the operation of a personal information access record management system and improvements to personal information processing policies.

Acting President Lee Byung-hoon of HUG stated, "At a time when the importance of personal information protection in the public sector is emphasized, we have achieved the highest grade for four consecutive years through our efforts to thoroughly protect our customers' valuable information. Going forward, HUG will continue to strive to be a public institution trusted by the people."

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