Sec. 529.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensee shall not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose any nonpublic personal financial information about a consumer to a nonaffiliated third party unless all of the following are met:
(a) The licensee has provided to the consumer an initial notice.
(b) The licensee has provided to the consumer an opt out notice as required in section 519.
(c) The licensee has given the consumer a reasonable opportunity, before it discloses the information to the nonaffiliated third party, to opt out of the disclosure and the consumer does not opt out.
(2) A licensee provides a consumer with a reasonable opportunity to opt out under subsection (1) in any of the following ways:
(a) If the licensee mails the notices required in subsection (1) to the consumer and allows the consumer to opt out by mailing a form, calling a toll-free telephone number, or any other reasonable means within 30 days from the date the licensee mailed the notices.
(b) A customer opens an on-line account with a licensee and agrees to receive the notices required in subsection (1) electronically, and the licensee allows the customer to opt out by any reasonable means within 30 days after the date that the customer acknowledges receipt of the notices in conjunction with opening the account.
(c) For an isolated transaction such as providing the consumer with an insurance quote, if the licensee provides the notices required in subsection (1) at the time of the transaction and requests that the consumer decide, as a necessary part of the transaction, whether to opt out before completing the transaction.
(3) This section applies to a licensee whether or not the licensee and the consumer have established a customer relationship.
(4) Unless a licensee complies with this section, the licensee shall not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose any nonpublic personal financial information about a consumer that the licensee has collected, regardless of whether the licensee collected it before or after receiving the direction to opt out from the consumer.
(5) A licensee may allow a consumer to select certain nonpublic personal financial information or certain nonaffiliated third parties with respect to which the consumer wishes to opt out.
History: Add. 2001, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 18, 2001
Popular Name: Act 218