Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 501.052
Privacy Policy Necessary to Require Disclosure of Social Security Number

(a)

A person may not require an individual to disclose the individual’s social security number to obtain goods or services from or enter into a business transaction with the person unless the person:

(1)

adopts a privacy policy as provided by Subsection (b);

(2)

makes the privacy policy available to the individual; and

(3)

maintains under the privacy policy the confidentiality and security of the social security number disclosed to the person.

(b)

A privacy policy adopted under this section must include:

(1)

how personal information is collected;

(2)

how and when the personal information is used;

(3)

how the personal information is protected;

(4)

who has access to the personal information; and

(5)

the method of disposal of the personal information.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 501.052 — Privacy Policy Necessary to Require Disclosure of Social Security Number, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­501.­htm#501.­052 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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