Personal information is all kinds of information recorded electronically or in other ways that can identify a specific natural person alone or in combination with other information, including natural person's name, date of birth, ID number, biometric information, address, telephone number, e-mail address, health information, whereabouts information, etc.
The privacy information in personal information shall be subject to the provisions on privacy; If there are no provisions, the provisions on the protection of personal information shall apply.
The handling of personal information shall follow the principles of legality, justice and necessity, and shall not be over-handled, and meet the following conditions:
(1) Obtaining the consent of the natural person or his guardian, except as otherwise provided by laws and administrative regulations;
(2) Rules for publicly handling information;
(3) Clearly explain the purpose, mode and scope of information processing;
(four) does not violate the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and the agreement between the two parties.
The processing of personal information includes the collection, storage, use, processing, transmission, provision and disclosure of personal information.
The crime of stealing personal information is punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention, as follows:
1. The crime of stealing personal information shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also be fined. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
2. Postal personnel who open or conceal or destroy mail and telegrams without permission shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention.
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Legal basis:
Article 253 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The crime of infringing citizens' personal information violates the relevant provisions of the state and sells or provides citizens' personal information to others. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Whoever, in violation of the relevant provisions of the state, sells or provides others with personal information of citizens obtained in the course of performing their duties or providing services shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever steals or illegally obtains citizens' personal information by other means shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Where a unit commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding three paragraphs, it shall be fined, and the persons who are directly in charge and other persons who are directly responsible shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs.