2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 9 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 62 - Protection of Personal Information
§ 2449e. Transparency [Effective January 1, 2027]

§ 2449e. Transparency [Effective January 1, 2027]

A covered business shall prominently and clearly provide on their website or mobile application:

(1) the covered business’s privacy information, terms of service, policies, and community standards;

(2) the purpose of each algorithmic recommendation system in use by the covered business;

(3) inputs used by the algorithmic recommendation system and how each input:

(A) is measured or determined;

(B) uses the personal data of covered minors;

(C) influences the recommendation issued by the system; and

(D) is weighed relative to the other inputs reported in this subdivision (3); and

(4) descriptions, for every feature of the service that uses the personal data of covered minors, of:

(A) the purpose of the service feature;

(B) the personal data collected by the service feature;

(C) the personal data used by the service feature;

(D) how the personal data is used by the service feature;

(E) any personal data transferred to or shared with a processor or third party by the service feature, the identity of the processor or third party, and the purpose of the transfer or sharing; and

(F) how long the personal data is retained. (Added 2025, No. 63, § 1, eff. January 1, 2027.)