How Police Request Data from KakaoTalk
KakaoTalk does not publish a dedicated law-enforcement contact. Below is what its own pages say about legal process, and where an officer can start.
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No police contact published
We checked KakaoTalk’s official legal, privacy and help pages on 17 October 2026 and found no address, portal or email for law-enforcement requests.
Official page: privacy.kakao.com
What KakaoTalk says about legal process
- Legal process. Per the transparency page, judicial agencies such as the prosecution and police submit documents to Kakao, which then validates, processes, reviews and replies. Page cites Korea's Protection of Communications Secrets Act, Criminal Procedure Act and Telecommunications Business Act.
- Requests from other countries. Kakao does not handle requests from foreign governments, judicial bodies or private organisations directly; they must ask Korean government/judicial agencies for cooperation (Korean-language FAQ on the transparency page).
- Notifying the user. Kakao is bound by communications-secrecy law not to disclose investigators' requests; prosecutors or judicial police must notify the target in writing within 30 days of indictment or non-indictment (Korean FAQ).
Sources
Contacts were read on KakaoTalk’s own pages and checked on 17 October 2026; companies change them, so confirm on the official page before serving process. This page is general information, not legal advice. See also: all online services, LERS portal guides and police data requests by country.