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Can I prioritize privacy compliance to gain a competitive advantage, reduce the possibility of regulatory issues, and help secure valuable partnerships in Delaware? What are the requirements?
Privacy Compliance in Delaware
Yes, prioritizing privacy compliance can provide a competitive advantage, reduce the possibility of regulatory issues, and help secure valuable partnerships in Delaware.
Requirements for Privacy Compliance
The requirements for privacy compliance in Delaware vary depending on the type of entity and the type of information collected.
- State agencies must post their internet privacy policy on their website and make it available to other public and private entities at no charge [1.1][1.2].
- Operators of commercial internet websites, online or cloud computing services, online applications, or mobile applications that collect personally identifiable information through the internet about individual users residing in Delaware must make their privacy policy conspicuously available on their internet website, online or cloud computing service, online application, or mobile application. The privacy policy must identify the categories of personally identifiable information collected, describe the process by which the operator notifies users of material changes to the privacy policy, and disclose how the operator responds to web browser “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that provide users the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information about a user’s online activities over time and across third-party internet websites, online or cloud computing services, online applications, or mobile applications, if the operator engages in that collection [2.1].
- Book service providers must not knowingly disclose to any government entity, or be compelled to disclose to any person, private entity, or government entity, any book service information about a user to any person, except under certain circumstances. Book service providers must also prepare a report including the number of federal and state warrants, federal and state grand jury subpoenas, federal and state civil and administrative subpoenas, and federal and state civil and criminal court orders, seeking disclosure of any book service information of a user related to the access or use of a book service or book, received by the book service provider from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of the previous year [2.2].
Conclusion
Prioritizing privacy compliance can provide a competitive advantage, reduce the possibility of regulatory issues, and help secure valuable partnerships in Delaware. The requirements for privacy compliance vary depending on the type of entity and the type of information collected. State agencies must post their internet privacy policy on their website and make it available to other public and private entities at no charge. Operators of commercial internet websites, online or cloud computing services, online applications, or mobile applications that collect personally identifiable information through the internet about individual users residing in Delaware must make their privacy policy conspicuously available on their internet website, online or cloud computing service, online application, or mobile application. Book service providers must not knowingly disclose to any government entity, or be compelled to disclose to any person, private entity, or government entity, any book service information about a user to any person, except under certain circumstances. [1.1][1.2][2.1][2.2].
Source(s):
- [1.1] Disclosure of agency privacy policies.
- [1.2] Development and implementation of agency privacy policies.
- [2.1] Posting of privacy policy by operators of commercial online sites and services.
- [2.2] Privacy of information regarding book service users.
Jurisdiction
Delaware