The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 2451)
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§ 2451. Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) “Personal information” means data capable of being associated with a particular natural
person, including gender identification, birth information, marital status, citizenship
and nationality, biometric records, government identification designations, and personal,
educational, and financial histories.
(2) “Personal information protection company” means a business that is organized for the
primary purpose of providing personal information protection services to individual
consumers.
(3) “Personal information protection services” means receiving, holding, and managing
the disclosure or use of personal information concerning an individual consumer:
(A) pursuant to a written agreement, in which the person receiving the individual consumer’s
information agrees to serve as a personal information protection company, and which
specifies the types of personal information to be held and the scope of services to
be provided on behalf of the consumer; and
(B) in the best interests and for the protection and benefit of the consumer. (Added 2017, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)