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The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, effective July 1, 2024, grants residents rights over personal data and establishes privacy safeguards for businesses operating in Texas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat defines ‘personal data’ under the Act?<\/summary>\n\n
Personal data refers to any information linked or linkable to an identified individual, including sensitive data such as health conditions, ethnic origins, and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat are ‘sensitive data’ as per the Act?<\/summary>\n\n
‘Sensitive data’ includes data revealing mental or physical health conditions, racial or ethnic origins, personal data of children under 13, and precise geolocation data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat rights do consumers have under the Act?<\/summary>\n\n
Consumers have the right to know how their data is processed, correct inaccuracies, delete their data, and opt out of targeted advertising.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat do companies need to provide in a Privacy Notice?<\/summary>\n\n
Companies must provide a Privacy Notice detailing categories of personal data processed, the purpose, any third parties involved, and methods to exercise consumer rights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nAre there exemptions to the Act?<\/summary>\n\n
Yes, certain entities like state agencies, financial institutions, HIPAA-regulated entities, and nonprofits are exempt from compliance with the Act.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat is required for consent for processing sensitive data?<\/summary>\n\n
Consent must be freely given, informed, and unambiguous, not obtained through misleading practices or broad terms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat is the enforcement mechanism for the Act?<\/summary>\n\n
The Texas Attorney General enforces the Act, with the authority to issue investigative demands and file civil actions for violations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat penalties can companies face for violations?<\/summary>\n\n
Companies may incur civil penalties of up to $7,500 per violation if they fail to comply with the Act after a notice period to cure violations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\nWhat type of data processing assessments are required?<\/summary>\n\n
Companies must conduct data protection assessments for processing activities that present heightened risks, especially regarding sensitive data or targeted advertising.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act sets new rules for protecting personal data. These rules are stricter than federal ones for groups working in Texas. Personal data means any information that can identify a person. A special type of personal data is called sensitive data. This includes health details, fingerprint or face scans, race […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbo.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}