Me. Stat. tit. 1 § 542

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 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: [2001, c. 321, Pt. B, §1(NEW).]

1.Information collected. A description of the personal information collected on the publicly accessible site on the Internet;

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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;

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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;

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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

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5.Security. The steps taken to protect personal information from misuse or unauthorized access.

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1 M.R.S. § 542

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