(a)Each state agency must protect the privacy and
personal identifying information of members of the public who provide
or receive information from or through the state agency website.
(b)Each state agency must publish a privacy notice
that describes applicable provisions of its privacy policy on its
home page and all key public entry points or its site policies page.
(c)The privacy notice:
(1)Must describe the practices employed by the state
agency to protect personal identifying information.
(2)Must conform to requirements of Chapters 552 and
559, Texas Government Code.
(3)Must be consistent with the State Website Linking
and Privacy Policy published on the Department's website.
(d)Prior to providing access to information or services
on a state website that requires personal identifying information,
each state agency must conduct a transaction risk assessment, and
implement appropriate privacy and security safeguards that conform
to requirements of Chapter 202 of this title.
(e)Any web based form on a state agency's website
that requests information from the public must have a link to the
state agency's website privacy notice.
(f)Web pages designed for children must comply with
all applicable federal and state laws, including provisions of the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and Texas Penal Code
Chapter 33, intended to protect minors.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 26, 2018
TRD-201800342 Martin Zelinsky
General
Counsel
Department of Information Resources
Effective date: February 15, 2018
Proposal publication date: September 29, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-7577
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