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Can I use third-party cloud storage services that collect personal information in Maine? What are the requirements?
Based on the provided context documents, it is unclear whether third-party cloud storage services that collect personal information are allowed in Maine. However, there are requirements for the privacy and security of customer personal information collected by broadband Internet access service providers in Maine [2.1].
Privacy of customer personal information [2.1]
Broadband Internet access service providers in Maine are prohibited from using, disclosing, selling, or permitting access to customer personal information, except as provided in certain subsections [2.1]. Providers may collect, retain, use, disclose, sell, and permit access to customer personal information without customer approval for the purpose of providing the service from which such information is derived or for the services necessary to the provision of such service, to advertise or market the provider’s communications-related services to the customer, to comply with a lawful court order, to initiate, render, bill for and collect payment for broadband Internet access service, to protect users of the provider’s or other providers’ services from fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of or subscription to such services, and to provide geolocation information concerning the customer for emergency services [2.1]. Providers must take reasonable measures to protect customer personal information from unauthorized use, disclosure, or access [2.1]. Providers must provide a clear, conspicuous, and nondeceptive notice at the point of sale and on the provider’s publicly accessible website of the provider’s obligations and a customer’s rights under this section [2.1].
Therefore, if a third-party cloud storage service collects personal information through broadband Internet access service, the service must comply with the requirements for the privacy and security of customer personal information in Maine [2.1].
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Maine