noun
Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Abbreviation of 個人情報の保護に関する法律. Used in legal, business, and everyday contexts when referring to Japan's personal data protection law.
個人情報保護法に違反すると罰則がある。
Violating the Act on the Protection of Personal Information can result in penalties.
会社は個人情報保護法に従って顧客データを管理している。
The company manages customer data in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
Refers to personal information itself, while 個人情報保護法 is the specific law protecting it.
Full official name of the law; 個人情報保護法 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 個人情報の保護に関する法律 (Act on the Protection of Personal Information). The kanji components literally mean 'individual/personal', 'information', 'protection', and 'law'.