Maine Code § 33-2211

Definitions; applicability
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1. Personal information defined. As used in this subchapter, "personal information" means:
A. Information that identifies or reasonably can be used to identify an individual, such as first and
last name in combination with the individual's:
(1) Social security number or other government-issued number or identifier;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Home or physical address;
(4) E-mail address or other online contact information or Internet protocol address;
(5) Financial account number or credit or debit card number;
(6) Biometric data, health or medical data or insurance information; or
(7) Passwords or other credentials that permit access to an online or other account; [PL 2019,
c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

B. Personally identifiable financial or insurance information, including nonpublic personal
information defined by applicable federal law; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
C. Any combination of data that, if accessed, disclosed, modified or destroyed without
authorization of the owner of the data or if lost or misused, would require notice or reporting under
Title 10, section 1348 and federal privacy and data security law, whether or not the administrator
or the administrator's agent is subject to the law. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
2. Applies to administrator's agent. A provision of this subchapter that applies to the
administrator or the administrator's records applies to an administrator's agent.
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

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