If the infringement upon the personal rights and interests of a natural person causes serious mental damage, the infringee shall have the right to claim compensation for mental damage.
If serious mental damage is caused by intentional or gross negligence infringement on a specific thing of personal significance of a natural person, the infringee has the right to claim compensation for mental damage.
[Legal basis] According to Article 996 of the Civil Code, if one party's breach of contract damages the other party's personality rights and causes serious mental damage, and the injured party chooses to claim liability for breach of contract, it does not affect the injured party's claim for mental damage compensation.
Article 1183 of the Civil Code states that if serious mental damage is caused by infringing upon the personal rights and interests of natural persons, the infringed person has the right to claim compensation for mental damage.
If serious mental damage is caused by intentional or gross negligence infringement on a specific thing of personal significance of a natural person, the infringee has the right to claim compensation for mental damage.