§ 204. Collection and disclosure of personal information. No state agency shall collect personal information concerning a user through a state agency website, or disclose personal information concerning a user to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, including internal staff who do not need the information in the performance of their official duties pursuant to a state agency purpose meeting the requirements of subdivision one of section two hundred six of this article, unless such user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. For the purposes of this section, the voluntary disclosure of personal information to a state agency by a user through a state agency website, whether solicited or unsolicited, shall constitute consent to the collection or disclosure of the information by the state agency for the purposes for which the user disclosed it to the state agency, as reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the disclosure.

Terms Used In N.Y. State Technology Law 204

  • Collect: shall mean to store information, including via cookie technology, for purposes of retrieval at a later time to initiate communication with or make determinations about the person who is the subject of such information. See N.Y. State Technology Law 202
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Disclose: shall mean to reveal, release, transfer, disseminate or otherwise communicate information orally, in writing or by electronic or other means, other than to the person who is the subject of such information. See N.Y. State Technology Law 202
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal information: shall mean any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. See N.Y. State Technology Law 202
  • State agency website: shall mean an internet website operated by or for a state agency. See N.Y. State Technology Law 202
  • User: shall mean any natural person who uses the internet to access a state agency website. See N.Y. State Technology Law 202
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