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Can I use third-party project management tools that collect personal information in Alabama? What are the requirements?

Use of Third-Party Project Management Tools in Alabama

If you are using third-party project management tools that collect personal information in Alabama, you must comply with the state’s privacy laws. The Alabama Code Title 5, Chapter 14A, Section 5-14A-1 et seq. regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by businesses operating in Alabama.

Under Section 5-14A-3, businesses must provide consumers with notice of their data collection practices and obtain their consent before collecting, using, or disclosing their personal information. Additionally, businesses must provide consumers with the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information to third parties.

If the third-party project management tool collects personal information from Alabama residents, the tool must comply with these requirements. The tool must provide notice to users of its data collection practices and obtain their consent before collecting, using, or disclosing their personal information. The tool must also provide users with the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information to third parties.

Exceptions to Notice and Opt-Out Requirements

There are exceptions to the notice and opt-out requirements for disclosure of nonpublic personal financial information for processing and servicing transactions [2.2] and for service providers and joint marketing [2.3]. However, these exceptions do not apply to third-party project management tools that collect personal information.

Use of Domestic Products

If you are contracting for a public works project to be financed entirely by the State of Alabama or any political subdivision of the state, you must stipulate in the contract a provision whereby the person, firm, or corporation undertaking the project agrees to use in the execution of the contract materials, supplies, and products manufactured, mined, processed, or otherwise produced in the United States or its territories, if the same are available at reasonable and competitive prices and are not contrary to any sole source specification implemented under subsection (f) of Section 39-2-2 [1.2].

Conclusion

If you are using a third-party project management tool that collects personal information in Alabama, you must ensure that the tool complies with the state’s privacy laws. The tool must provide notice to users of its data collection practices, obtain their consent before collecting, using, or disclosing their personal information, and provide them with the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information to third parties. There are no exceptions to these requirements for third-party project management tools that collect personal information.

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Alabama