This policy is consistent with State Technology Law § 208,
as added by Chapters 442 and 491 of the Laws of 2005. This policy requires
notification to affected New York residents and nonresidents. New York State
law values the protection of private information of individuals. The Village
of Great Neck Estates (Village) is required to notify an individual when there
has been or is reasonably believed to have been a compromise of the individual's
private information in compliance with the Information Security Breach and
Notification Act and this policy,
As used in this policy, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY
Any person or entity which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative
nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of
assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information
on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties,
and which uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose
of preparing or furnishing consumer reports. The State Attorney General is
responsible for compiling a list of consumer reporting agencies and furnishing
the list upon request to the Village.
DATA
Any information created, stored (in temporary or permanent form),
filed, produced or reproduced, regardless of the form or media. Data may include,
but is not limited to personally identifying information, reports, files,
folders, memoranda, statements, examinations, transcripts, images, communications,
electronic or hard copy.
INFORMATION
The representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized
manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by human
or automated means.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Any information concerning a natural person which, because of name,
number, personal mark or other identifier, can be used to identify such natural
person.
PRIVATE INFORMATION
Personal information in combination with any one or more of the following
data elements, when either the personal information or the data element is
not encrypted or encrypted with an encryption key that has also been acquired:
Social Security number; or driver's license number or nondriver identification
card number; or account number, credit or debit card number, in combination
with any required security code, access code, or password which would permit
access to an individual's financial account. The term "private information"
does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available
to the general public from federal, state, or local government records.
THIRD-PARTY
Any person or entity which is not a municipal employee, such as a
contractor, vendor, consultant, volunteer, intern, other municipality, etc.