Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-3503
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-3503, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§14–3503.
Official statutory text
(a) To protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure, a business that owns, maintains, or licenses personal information of an individual residing in the State shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that are appropriate to the nature of the personal information owned, maintained, or licensed and the nature and size of the business and its operations.
(b) (1) A business that uses a nonaffiliated third party as a service provider to perform services for the business and discloses personal information about an individual residing in the State under a written contract with the third party shall require by contract that the third party implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that:
(i) Are appropriate to the nature of the personal information disclosed to the nonaffiliated third party; and
(ii) Are reasonably designed to help protect the personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
(2) This subsection shall apply to a written contract that is entered into on or after January 1, 2009.
(b) (1) A business that uses a nonaffiliated third party as a service provider to perform services for the business and discloses personal information about an individual residing in the State under a written contract with the third party shall require by contract that the third party implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that:
(i) Are appropriate to the nature of the personal information disclosed to the nonaffiliated third party; and
(ii) Are reasonably designed to help protect the personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
(2) This subsection shall apply to a written contract that is entered into on or after January 1, 2009.
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