§ 1 §542 — Notice of information practices

Each public entity that has a publicly accessible site on the Internet associated with it shall develop a policy regarding its practices relating to personal information and shall post notice of those practices on its publicly accessible site on the Internet. The policy must include:
1.
Information collected.
A description of the personal information collected on the publicly accessible site on the Internet;
2.
Use and disclosure of information.
A summary of how the personal information is used by the public entity and the circumstances under which it may be disclosed to others;
3.
Choice.
The extent to which the user has a choice of whether to provide personal information via the publicly accessible site on the Internet and the consequences of refusing to give that information;
4.
Procedures for access and correction.
The procedures, if any, by which the user may request access to that user's personal information and request correction of that information; and
5.
Security.
The steps taken to protect personal information from misuse or unauthorized access.

Legislative History

PL 2001, c. 321, §B1 (NEW).