1 M.R.S. §542: Notice of information practices

Each public entity that has a publicly accessible site on the Internet associated with it shall develop a policy regarding its practices relating to personal information and shall post notice of those practices on its publicly accessible site on the Internet. The policy must include:

1. Information collected. A description of the personal information collected on the publicly accessible site on the Internet;

2. Use and disclosure of information. A summary of how the personal information is used by the public entity and the circumstances under which it may be disclosed to others;

3. Choice. The extent to which the user has a choice of whether to provide personal information via the publicly accessible site on the Internet and the consequences of refusing to give that information;

4. Procedures for access and correction. The procedures, if any, by which the user may request access to that user's personal information and request correction of that information; and

5. Security. The steps taken to protect personal information from misuse or unauthorized access.