Can I use third-party social media tools that collect personal information in Rhode Island? What are the requirements?

Rhode Island’s Requirements for Third-Party Social Media Tools

Rhode Island has introduced two bills, the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act and the Consumer Personal Data Protection Act, that require online service providers and commercial websites to disclose what categories of personally identifiable information they collect and to what third parties they sell the information ^[3]. However, these bills do not prohibit the collection or sale of personally identifiable information and do not require the retention or disclosure of personally identifiable information by online service providers or commercial websites ^[3].

Therefore, it is legal to use third-party social media tools that collect personal information in Rhode Island. However, it is important to ensure that the third-party tools comply with Rhode Island’s data transparency and privacy protection laws.

Unfortunately, the context documents do not provide specific requirements for using third-party social media tools that collect personal information in Rhode Island.

Source(s):

• [3] State of Rhode Island General Assembly

Jurisdiction

Rhode Island

• Privacy