Vermont § 2443a - Operator prohibitions

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2443a — Operator prohibitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2443a. Operator prohibitions

  • (a) An operator shall not knowingly do any of the following with respect to its site,
    service, or application: (1) Engage in targeted advertising on the operator’s site, service, or application or
    target advertising on any other site, service, or application if the targeting of
    the advertising is based on any information, including covered information and persistent
    unique identifiers, that the operator has acquired because of the use of that operator’s
    site, service, or application for PreK-12 school purposes. (2) Use information, including a persistent unique identifier, that is created or gathered
    by the operator’s site, service, or application to amass a profile about a student,
    except in furtherance of PreK-12 school purposes. “Amass a profile” does not include
    the collection and retention of account information that remains under the control
    of the student, the student’s parent or legal guardian, or the school. (3) Sell, barter, or rent a student’s information, including covered information. This
    subdivision (3) does not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition
    of an operator by another entity if the operator or successor entity complies with
    this subchapter regarding previously acquired student information. (4) Except as otherwise provided in section 2443c of this title, disclose covered information, unless the disclosure is made for one or more of the
    following purposes and is proportionate to the identifiable information necessary
    to accomplish the purpose: (A) to further the PreK-12 school purposes of the site, service, or application, provided: (i) the recipient of the covered information does not further disclose the information
    except to allow or improve operability and functionality of the operator’s site, service,
    or application; and (ii) the covered information is not used for a purpose inconsistent with this subchapter; (B) to ensure legal and regulatory compliance or take precautions against liability; (C) to respond to judicial process; (D) to protect the safety or integrity of users of the site or others or the security
    of the site, service, or application; (E) for a school, educational, or employment purpose requested by the student or the student’s
    parent or legal guardian, provided that the information is not used or further disclosed
    for any other purpose; or (F) to a third party if the operator contractually prohibits the third party from using
    any covered information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service
    to or on behalf of the operator, prohibits the third party from disclosing any covered
    information provided by the operator to subsequent third parties, and requires the
    third party to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices. (b) This section does not prohibit an operator’s use of information for maintaining, developing,
    supporting, improving, or diagnosing the operator’s site, service, or application. (Added 2019, No. 89 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)

Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 2443a

What does Vermont Statutes Online § 2443a cover?

Section 2443a ("Operator prohibitions") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

How do I cite Vermont § 2443a?

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Is this the official text of Vermont law?

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