2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000 - 22980]
ARTICLE 1. General
Section 11019.9

Each state department and state agency shall enact and maintain a permanent privacy policy, in adherence with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), that includes, but is not limited to, the following principles:

(a) Personally identifiable information is only obtained through lawful means.

(b) The purposes for which personally identifiable data are collected are specified at or prior to the time of collection, and any subsequent use is limited to the fulfillment of purposes not inconsistent with those purposes previously specified.

(c) Personal data shall not be disclosed, made available, or otherwise used for purposes other than those specified, except with the consent of the subject of the data, or as authorized by law or regulation.

(d) Personal data collected must be relevant to the purpose for which it is collected.

(e) The general means by which personal data is protected against loss, unauthorized access, use modification or disclosure shall be posted, unless that disclosure of general means would compromise legitimate state department or state agency objectives or law enforcement purposes.

(f) Each state department or state agency shall designate a position within the department or agency, the duties of which shall include, but not be limited to, responsibility for the privacy policy within that department or agency.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)