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  • (1)
    • (a) "Collect" means the gathering of personally identifiable information:
      • (i) from a user of a governmental website; or
      • (ii) about a user of the governmental website.
    • (b) "Collect" includes use of any identifying code linked to a user of a governmental website.
  • (2) "Court website" means a website on the Internet that is operated by or on behalf of any court created in Title 78A, Chapter 1, Judiciary.
  • (3) "Governmental entity" means:
    • (a) an executive branch agency as defined in Section 63A-16-102;
    • (b) the legislative branch;
    • (c) the judicial branch;
    • (d) the State Board of Education;
    • (e) the Utah Board of Higher Education;
    • (f) an institution of higher education; and
    • (g) a political subdivision of the state:
      • (i) as defined in Section 17B-1-102; and
      • (ii) including a school district.
  • (4)
    • (a) "Governmental website" means a website on the Internet that is operated by or on behalf of a governmental entity.
    • (b) "Governmental website" includes a court website.
  • (5) "Governmental website operator" means a governmental entity or person acting on behalf of the governmental entity that:
    • (a) operates a governmental website; and
    • (b) collects or maintains personally identifiable information from or about a user of that website.
  • (6) "Personally identifiable information" means information that identifies:
    • (a) a user by:
      • (i) name;
      • (ii) account number;
      • (iii) physical address;
      • (iv) email address;
      • (v) telephone number;
      • (vi) Social Security number;
      • (vii) credit card information; or
      • (viii) bank account information;
    • (b) a user as having requested or obtained specific materials or services from a governmental website;
    • (c) Internet sites visited by a user; or
    • (d) any of the contents of a user's data-storage device.
  • (7) "User" means a person who accesses a governmental website.




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