Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.059
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.059, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 509.059. USE OF KNOWN MINOR'S PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Official statutory text
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to prevent a digital service provider from collecting, processing, or sharing a known minor's personal identifying information in a manner necessary to:
(1) comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by a governmental entity;
(2) comply with a law enforcement investigation;
(3) detect, block, or prevent the distribution of unlawful, obscene, or other harmful material to a known minor;
(4) block or filter spam;
(5) prevent criminal activity; or
(6) protect the security of a digital service.
(1) comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by a governmental entity;
(2) comply with a law enforcement investigation;
(3) detect, block, or prevent the distribution of unlawful, obscene, or other harmful material to a known minor;
(4) block or filter spam;
(5) prevent criminal activity; or
(6) protect the security of a digital service.
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