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What are the Rights for Montana Residents in the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

A consumer must have the right to: (a) Confirm whether a controller is processing the consumer's personal data and access the consumer's personal data, unless such confirmation or access would require the controller to reveal a trade secret; (b) Correct inaccuracies in the consumer's personal data...

What is considered a Sale of Personal Data according to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

Sale of personal data means the exchange of personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration by the controller to a third party. The term does not include: (i) the disclosure of personal data to a processor that processes the personal data on behalf of the controller; (ii) the disclosure...

What is Deidentified Data according to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

Deidentified data means data that cannot be used to reasonably infer information about or otherwise be linked to an identified or identifiable individual or a device linked to the individual if the controller that possesses the data: (a) takes reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be...

What is Precise Geolocation Data according to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

Precise geolocation data means information derived from technology, including but not limited to global positioning system level latitude and longitude coordinates or other mechanisms, that directly identifies the specific location of an individual with precision and accuracy within a radius of 1,...

What is Publicly Available Information according to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

Publicly available information means information that: (a) is lawfully made available through federal, state, or municipal government records or widely distributed media; and OR (b) a controller has a reasonable basis to believe a consumer has lawfully made available to the public. For more...

What is Targeted Advertising according to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”)?

Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer in which the advertisement is selected based on personal data obtained or inferred from that consumer's activities over time and across nonaffiliated internet websites or online applications to predict the consumer's preferences or...