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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-37-201

  • commercial entity: means a person that:
              (2)(a)(i) has an office or other place of business located in the state; and
              (2)(a)(ii) in the ordinary course of business transacts a consumer transaction in this state. See Utah Code 13-37-102
  • Compensation: means anything of economic value that is paid or transferred to a commercial entity for or in direct consideration of the disclosure of nonpublic personal information. See Utah Code 13-37-102
  • Consumer transaction: includes :
              (4)(b)(i) the use of nonpublic personal information in relation to a transaction with a person if the transaction is for primarily personal, family, or household purposes; and
              (4)(b)(ii) with respect to any transaction described in Subsection (4)(a):
                   (4)(b)(ii)(A) an offer or solicitation;
                   (4)(b)(ii)(B) an agreement;
                   (4)(b)(ii)(C) the performance of an agreement; or
                   (4)(b)(ii)(D) a charitable solicitation as defined in Section 13-11-3. See Utah Code 13-37-102
  • Nonpublic personal information: includes :
              (5)(b)(i) a person's Social Security number;
              (5)(b)(ii) information used to determine a person's credit worthiness including a person's:
                   (5)(b)(ii)(A) income; or
                   (5)(b)(ii)(B) employment history;
              (5)(b)(iii) the purchasing patterns of a person; or
              (5)(b)(iv) the personal preferences of a person. See Utah Code 13-37-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • third party: means a person other than the commercial entity that obtains nonpublic personal information. See Utah Code 13-37-102
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) In accordance with this section, a commercial entity shall provide the notice described in this section to a person if:

          (1)(a)(i) the commercial entity enters into a consumer transaction with that person;
          (1)(a)(ii) as a result of the consumer transaction described in this Subsection (1)(a), the commercial entity obtains nonpublic personal information concerning that person; and
          (1)(a)(iii) the commercial entity intends to or wants the ability to disclose the nonpublic personal information:

               (1)(a)(iii)(A) to a third party; and
               (1)(a)(iii)(B) for compensation; and
          (1)(a)(iv) the compensation described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B):

               (1)(a)(iv)(A) is the primary consideration for the commercial entity disclosing the nonpublic personal information;
               (1)(a)(iv)(B) is directly related to the commercial entity disclosing the nonpublic personal information; and
               (1)(a)(iv)(C) is not compensation received by the commercial entity in consideration of a transaction described in Subsection (5).
     (1)(b) For purposes of this chapter, a commercial entity is considered to have obtained information as a result of a consumer transaction if:

          (1)(b)(i) the person provides the information to the commercial entity:

               (1)(b)(i)(A) at any time during the consumer transaction; and
               (1)(b)(i)(B) at the request of the commercial entity; or
          (1)(b)(ii)

               (1)(b)(ii)(A) the commercial entity otherwise obtains the information; and
               (1)(b)(ii)(B) but for the consumer transaction, the commercial entity would not obtain the information.
(2) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall be given before the earlier of:

     (2)(a) the point at which the person is requested to provide the nonpublic personal information; or
     (2)(b) the commercial entity otherwise obtains the nonpublic personal information as a result of the consumer transaction described in Subsection (1)(a).
(3) The notice required by Subsection (1):

     (3)(a) shall read substantially as follows: “We may choose to disclose nonpublic personal information about you, the consumer, to a third party for compensation.”;
     (3)(b) may be made:

          (3)(b)(i) orally, if the consumer transaction itself is entirely conducted orally; or
          (3)(b)(ii) in writing, if the notice is written in dark bold; and
     (3)(c) shall be sufficiently conspicuous so that a reasonable person would perceive the notice before providing the nonpublic personal information.
(4) This chapter does not apply to:

     (4)(a) a commercial entity that is subject to a federal law or regulation that governs the disclosure of nonpublic information to a third party; or
     (4)(b) a covered entity as defined in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164.
(5) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a commercial entity is not required to provide notice under this section if:

     (5)(a) the disclosure of the nonpublic personal information is related to the third party providing to the commercial entity:

          (5)(a)(i) services, including business outsource services;
          (5)(a)(ii) personal or real property; or
          (5)(a)(iii) other thing of value; and
     (5)(b) compensation received by the commercial entity as part of the transaction is received by the commercial entity for or in consideration of the transaction described in Subsection (5)(a).