and social well-being as well as overcrowding of digital spaces and
depletion of the "common good" of limited user attention;
f. The legislature further finds that the collection and storage of
vast amounts of personal consumer data carries an inherent risk of secu-
rity breach if such data is compromised;
g. The legislature hereby declares that a levy on the gross receipts
of commercial interests engaged in such commodification will erode the
aforementioned negative externalities by incentivizing companies to
collect fewer points of personal consumer data, to provide fair market
value dividends directly to consumers in exchange for their productive
labor, to proactively mitigate the security risks of data breaches, and
to more judiciously preserve the commons of digital space and limited
user attention;
h. The legislature further declares that a levy on the gross receipts
of such commercial interests will redistribute the wealth created by the
value of consumers from the shareholders who exploit this free labor
back to the people who generate such labor;
i. The legislature further declares that the creation of a "data tax"
will put New York on par with other domestic and foreign states such as
Maryland, Vermont, and Austria who have similarly recognized the social,
economic, and ethical justification for such tax.
§ 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 51 to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 51
OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION
SECTION 1004. DEFINITIONS.
1005. APPLICABILITY.
1006. OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION.
1007. ANNUAL REPORT.
§ 1004. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
1. "CODE OF CONDUCT" SHALL MEAN A SET OF WRITTEN POLICIES ADOPTED BY A
DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR IN ORDER TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE
OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER-
ISTICS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS. ALL CODES
OF CONDUCT SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE DATA PROTECTION. EITHER A
CODE OF CONDUCT OR THE DATA PROTECTION CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDI-
VISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION MAY BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND WITH DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION.
2. "CONSUMER" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON WHO IS A NEW YORK RESIDENT.
3. "DATA BREACH" SHALL MEAN A BREACH OF SECURITY LEADING TO THE ACCI-
DENTAL OR UNLAWFUL DESTRUCTION, LOSS, ALTERATION, UNAUTHORIZED DISCLO-
SURE OF, OR ACCESS TO, PERSONAL DATA TRANSMITTED, STORED OR OTHERWISE
PROCESSED.
4. "DATA CONTROLLER" OR "CONTROLLER" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL OR LEGAL
PERSON WHICH, ALONE OR JOINTLY WITH OTHERS, DETERMINES THE PURPOSES AND
MEANS OF PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED
TO ANY BUSINESS, WEBSITE, OR PLATFORM THAT COLLECTS DATA WHILE SELLING
ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING SPACE ON ITS PLATFORM TAILORED TO ANY ONE OR ANY
AGGREGATION OF THE ITEMS OF PERSONAL DATA DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. NO
DATA CONTROLLER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE IF THEY
ARE PROCESSING PSEUDONYMIZED DATA, WHEREBY PROCESSING MEANS ANY OPERA-
TION OR SET OF OPERATIONS THAT ARE PERFORMED ON PERSONAL DATA OR ON SETS
OF PERSONAL DATA, WHETHER OR NOT BY AUTOMATED MEANS. FOR PURPOSES OF
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THIS SUBDIVISION "PSEUDONYMIZED" OR "PSEUDONYMIZATION" MEANS THE PROC-
ESSING OF PERSONAL DATA IN A MANNER THAT RENDERS THE PERSONAL DATA NO
LONGER ATTRIBUTABLE TO A SPECIFIC DATA SUBJECT WITHOUT THE USE OF ADDI-
TIONAL INFORMATION, PROVIDED THAT THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS KEPT
SEPARATELY AND IS SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES TO
ENSURE THAT THE PERSONAL DATA IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO AN IDENTIFIED OR
IDENTIFIABLE DATA SUBJECT. ANY ENTITY PARTICIPATING IN REAL TIME
AUCTIONS TO FACILITATE THE SALE OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPACE, ANY ENTITY
COLLECTING ANONYMIZED OR AGGREGATED DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING,
MARKETING, OR TRANSFERRING DATA TO ANY PARTY PURCHASING DIGITAL ADVER-
TISING SPACE, AND ANY COMPANY COLLECTING THE DATA OF DATA SUBJECTS VIA
AN INTERNET OR PHONE-BASED PLATFORM, APPLICATION OR WEBSITE REGISTRY
THAT ALSO MARKETS OR ADVERTISES PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS ARE CONSIDERED
DATA CONTROLLERS UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
5. "DATA OPERATIONS" SHALL MEAN THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, TRANSFER,
SALE, OR LICENSING OF PERSONAL DATA BY A DATA CONTROLLER OR DATA PROCES-
SOR.
6. "DATA PROCESSOR" OR "PROCESSOR" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL OR LEGAL
PERSON THAT PROCESSES DATA ON BEHALF OF THE CONTROLLER. PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER, THAT WHEN SUCH NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON IS BOTH A DATA CONTROLLER AND
DATA PROCESSOR, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED
ONE ENTITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGISTRATION AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
(B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THIS ARTICLE AND
TAXATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE TAX LAW.
7. "DATA PROTECTION AUDIT" SHALL MEAN AN AUDIT CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE
OR CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER A DATA CONTROLLER
OR PROCESSOR IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S CODE
OF CONDUCT, REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE, AND/OR ANY RELEVANT
FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW. THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION
SHALL ADOPT A RATING SYSTEM OF "HIGH ASSURANCE," "REASONABLE ASSURANCE,"
"LIMITED ASSURANCE," AND "VERY LIMITED ASSURANCE" TO MEASURE LEVELS OF
COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH CODE OF CONDUCT, LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
8. "DATA PROTECTION CERTIFICATION" SHALL REFER TO A CERTIFICATION,
CREATED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION, WHICH SERVES TO
DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND WITH DATA
PROTECTION REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY SUCH OFFICE. DATA PROTECTION
CERTIFICATION SHALL BE VOLUNTARY FOR ALL DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESS-
ORS. THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE THE CRITERIA FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION.
SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION MAY BE DEMONSTRATED BY A CERTIFICATE, SEAL, OR
MARK WHICH DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS MAY CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY.
9. "DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT" SHALL MEAN AN INTERNAL EVALU-
ATION WHICH THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION REQUIRES DATA
CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS TO CARRY OUT IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE LEVEL
OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS.
SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL EXAMINE THE ORIGIN, NATURE, PARTICULARITY, AND
SEVERITY OF SUCH RISK. WHERE A DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT INDI-
CATES THAT A CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS INVOLVE A HIGH
DEGREE OF RISK, AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION,
WHICH CANNOT BE MITIGATED BY APPROPRIATE MEASURES, SUCH CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO RECEIVE EXPRESS APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE
OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION PRIOR TO COMMENCING OR RESUMING DATA OPER-
ATIONS.
10. "DATA SUBJECT" OR "SUBJECT" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON FOR WHOM A
DATA CONTROLLER HOLDS PERSONAL DATA, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN
OF THIS SECTION, AND WHO CAN BE IDENTIFIED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH PERSONAL DATA.
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11. "NEWLY ESTABLISHED" SHALL REFER TO A LIMITED HISTORY OF DATA OPER-
ATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION. SUCH
OFFICE MAY CONSIDER FACTORS SUCH AS DATE OF INCORPORATION OR OTHER FORM
OF ORGANIZATION, WHETHER IN THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, TERRITORY,
DISTRICT, PROVINCE, NATION OR OTHER JURISDICTION, FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC,
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL RAISED, THE ENTREPRENEURIAL NATURE OF A DATA CONTROL-
LER OR PROCESSOR'S BUSINESS, OR ANY OTHER FACTOR THE OFFICE DEEMS RELE-
VANT IN DETERMINING LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND AN INITIAL DATE OF
DATA OPERATIONS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS
WITH THE GUIDELINES USED FOR DETERMINING SUCH DATE AND THAT SUCH OFFICE
SHALL ADHERE TO SUCH GUIDELINES CONSISTENTLY WHEN DETERMINING SUCH DATE
FOR ALL DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER PARA-
GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.
12. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION ESTAB-
LISHED BY SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
13. "PERSONAL DATA" SHALL MEAN ANY COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION ABOUT A
DATA SUBJECT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION THAT IS NOT MADE PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR ANY
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO A DATA SUBJECT'S BUSI-
NESS LICENSE, STATUS OR PROFESSION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS
COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING OR TRANSFERRING IT TO ANOTHER ENTI-
TY. PERSONAL DATA SHALL MEAN INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES, RELATES TO,
DESCRIBES OR IS REASONABLY LINKED TO A PARTICULAR DATA SUBJECT OR HOUSE-
HOLD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(A) PHYSICAL ADDRESS;
(B) LEGAL NAME;
(C) ALIAS;
(D) UNIQUE PERSONAL IDENTIFIER;
(E) ONLINE IDENTIFIER;
(F) INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS;
(G) EMAIL ADDRESS;
(H) ACCOUNT NAME;
(I) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;
(J) DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER;
(K) PASSPORT NUMBER;
(L) PLACE OF BIRTH;
(M) MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME;
(N) DATE OF BIRTH;
(O) PHONE NUMBER;
(P) AUDIO, VISUAL, THERMAL OR OLFACTORY DATA;
(Q) PROFESSION OR EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION;
(R) MEDICAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF PAST MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR ANY DIAGNO-
SIS OF A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS,
TREATMENT OR REFERRAL FOR ADDICTION OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE;
(S) EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS NOT ALREADY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
THROUGH A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL AGENCY;
(T) REAL TIME GEOLOCATION DATA OR STORED GEOLOCATION HISTORY;
(U) ANY UNIQUE BIOMETRIC DATA, BODY MEASUREMENT, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OR
MEASUREMENTS COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING A DATA SUBJECT TO
AUTHENTICATE THE SUBJECT ON A DEVICE, INTERNET APPLICATION, OR WEB-BASED
PLATFORM;
(V) NAMES AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF A SUBJECT'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY;
(W) INTERNET OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC NETWORK ACTIVITY, INCLUDING
BROWSING HISTORY, SEARCH HISTORY, AND INFORMATION REGARDING A SUBJECT'S
ACTIVITY ON A WEBSITE OR INTERACTION WITH AN ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENT;
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(X) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT ALONE, OR COMBINED WITH ANY OF THE
INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, COULD BE REASONABLY USED TO
IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL DATA SUBJECT OR HOUSEHOLD; AND
(Y) ANY INFERENCES DRAWN FROM ANY OF THE COMBINED FORMS OF PERSONAL
DATA THAT ARE USED TO CREATE A PROFILE OF THE DATA SUBJECT REFLECTING
THE SUBJECT'S PREFERENCES, CHOICES, CHARACTERISTICS, PSYCHOLOGICAL
TRENDS, INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, PHYSICAL HEALTH OR BEHAVIOR.
"PERSONAL DATA" SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION WHICH CREATES PROB-
ABILISTIC IDENTIFIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO ISOLATE, INDIVIDUALIZE, OR
IDENTIFY A DATA SUBJECT OR DEVICE TO A DEGREE OF CERTAINTY MORE PROBABLE
THAN NOT BASED ON ANY ITEM OF PERSONAL INFORMATION DEFINED IN THIS
SUBDIVISION.
14. "SALE" OR "SOLD" SHALL MEAN THE DISCLOSURE, DISSEMINATION, MAKING
AVAILABLE, RELEASE, TRANSFER, CONVEYANCE, LICENSE, RENTAL, OR OTHER
COMMERCIALIZATION OF DATA BY A DATA CONTROLLER TO A THIRD PARTY, WHETHER
COMMERCIALIZATION OCCURS VIA ACCESS TO RAW DATA OR VIA USE OF PLATFORM
INTERFACE RATHER THAN DIRECT ACCESS TO RAW DATA. THIS DEFINITION SHALL
INCLUDE DISSEMINATION OF DATA, ORALLY, IN WRITING, OR BY ELECTRONIC OR
OTHER MEANS, FOR MONETARY OR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, OR OTHERWISE
FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, BY A DATA CONTROLLER TO A THIRD PARTY.
15. "THIRD PARTY" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON, PUBLIC AUTHOR-
ITY, AGENCY, OR BODY OTHER THAN THE DATA SUBJECT, DATA CONTROLLER, OR
DATA PROCESSOR OF THE DATA CONTROLLER.
§ 1005. APPLICABILITY. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT
APPLY TO A DATA CONTROLLER OR DATA PROCESSOR WHO, AS DETERMINED BY THE
OFFICE, COLLECTS, PROCESSES, OR SELLS PERSONAL DATA IN A WAY THAT IS
DEEMED INCIDENTAL TO SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S ORDINARY COURSE OF
BUSINESS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURE, CONTEXT, SCOPE, AND PURPOSES
OF SUCH DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING, OR SALE.
2. THE OFFICE SHALL FURTHER BE EMPOWERED TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ARTICLE ANY DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR WHO, AS DETERMINED BY
SUCH OFFICE, DERIVES NO ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM SUCH CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS OR WHOSE DATA OPERATIONS ARE REQUIRED IN
ORDER TO COMPLY WITH A LEGAL OBLIGATION OR IN THE EXERCISE OF OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE, WHICH
SERVES TO FURTHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
§ 1006. OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION. 1. (A) THERE IS HEREBY
CREATED AN OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION, TO BE GOVERNED BY A
SEVEN-MEMBER CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF
A CHAIRPERSON NOMINATED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF
THE SENATE, WITH ONE VOTE, AND SIX OTHER VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. THE
GOVERNOR SHALL HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD WITH THE
ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS EACH.
THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD SHALL ENGAGE IN NO
OCCUPATION INCOMPATIBLE WITH THEIR DUTIES PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION,
WHETHER GAINFUL OR NOT, AND SHALL TAKE STEPS THEY DEEM NECESSARY AND
PROPER TO SHIELD ALL DECISION MAKING PROCESSES OF THE BOARD FROM UNWAR-
RANTED AND INAPPROPRIATE COMMUNICATIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE.
(B) THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO A DUTY OF PROFESSIONAL SECRECY BOTH DURING AND AFTER THEIR TERMS ON
SUCH BOARD, WITH REGARD TO ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH HAS COME
TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THE COURSE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR TASKS OR
EXERCISE OF THEIR POWERS. DURING THEIR TERM OF OFFICE, THAT DUTY OF
PROFESSIONAL SECRECY SHALL APPLY TO REPORTING BY NATURAL PERSONS OF
INFRINGEMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
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(C) A MEMBER OF THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD MAY BE DISMISSED
BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH MEMBER'S TERM BY SUCH MEMBER'S APPOINTING
AUTHORITY ONLY IN A CASE OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT OR IF SUCH MEMBER
VIOLATES THE TERMS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(D) THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD SHALL APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE WHO SHALL SUPERVISE ALL DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF
SUCH OFFICE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY APPOINT NECESSARY DEPUTIES,
COUNSELS, ASSISTANTS, INVESTIGATORS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO
EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
(E) THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD SHALL ENSURE THAT THE OFFICE IS
PROVIDED WITH THE HUMAN, TECHNICAL, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, PREMISES,
AND INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS TASKS
AND EXERCISE OF ITS POWERS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
2. THE OFFICE SHALL RETAIN THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
(A) THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE ANY AND ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS IT
DEEMS NECESSARY TO PROPERLY SAFEGUARD PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING WHETHER
AND HOW DATA SUBJECTS SHALL CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF SUCH DATA,
WHETHER AND HOW DATA SUBJECTS ARE GRANTED ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA,
WHETHER AND HOW DATA SUBJECTS CAN REQUEST ERASURE OF PERSONAL DATA,
WHETHER AND HOW DATA SUBJECTS CAN OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF THEIR
PERSONAL DATA FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, ANY STEPS THAT A DATA CONTROLLER
OR PROCESSOR MUST TAKE TO SAFEGUARD PERSONAL DATA, NECESSARY DISCLOSURES
THAT A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR MUST MAKE TO DATA SUBJECTS WHEN
THERE IS A POTENTIAL OR LIKELY DATA BREACH, OR AFTER A DATA BREACH HAS
OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER POLICIES WHICH FURTHER THE INTEREST OF THE
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA.
(B) (I) EACH DATA CONTROLLER AND PROCESSOR IN THIS STATE SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WITH A DIGITAL
APPLICATION DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY SUCH OFFICE. SUCH APPLICATION
SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME OF SUCH DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR, ITS PHYS-
ICAL ADDRESS, ANY EMAIL ADDRESS OR WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DATA
CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR, WHETHER SUCH DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR
OFFERS AN OPT-IN OR OPT-OUT MODEL FOR ITS DATA OPERATIONS AND THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF HOW A DATA SUBJECT CAN ACCESS EITHER OF THESE
OPTIONS, A STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE METHODS USED FOR DATA OPERATIONS,
DATABASES MAINTAINED, AND AMOUNT OF DATA COLLECTED, PROCESSED, OR SOLD
OF BOTH ALL DATA SUBJECTS AND DATA SUBJECTS WHO RESIDE IN NEW YORK, AND
ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS OF SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR. WHEN DISCLOSING
SUCH ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS, A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR SHALL DETAIL
(A) THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ALL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
SOURCES, (B) ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES ONLY, AND (C)
ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND/OR
SALE OF DATA SUBJECTS WHO RESIDE IN NEW YORK.
(II) DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS SHALL PAY AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION
FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, IF SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR HAS
GROSS RECEIPTS OF EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS OR LESS, OR FOUR
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, IF SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR HAS GROSS
RECEIPTS OF OVER EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS.
(III) ANY DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR WHICH FAILS TO ANNUALLY REGIS-
TER AS REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF BETWEEN
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY. ANY CONTROLLER
OR PROCESSOR FOUND TO HAVE KNOWINGLY SUBMITTED FALSE OR INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION UPON REGISTRATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF BETWEEN TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. ALL SUCH FINES SHALL
BE LEVIED BY THE OFFICE, PROVIDED THAT THE OFFICE SHALL CONSIDER FACTORS
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SUCH AS GROSS INCOME AND ASSETS OF A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR AND
WHETHER SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH WHEN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT
OF SUCH FINES TO BE LEVIED.
(IV) THE OFFICE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS
HAVE BEEN NEWLY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE
THOUSAND SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE AND WITH THE TAX IMPOSED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE TAX LAW.
(C) THE OFFICE SHALL PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF
RISKS, RULES, SAFEGUARDS AND RIGHTS IN RELATION TO DATA PROCESSING.
(D) THE OFFICE SHALL ADVISE ON LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES
RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF DATA SUBJECTS' RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS WITH
REGARD TO PROCESSING.
(E) THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE, UPON REQUEST, INFORMATION TO ANY DATA
SUBJECT CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THIS ACT AS
CREATED IN THE REGULATIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
(F) THE OFFICE SHALL ADVISE DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS OF THEIR
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
(G) THE OFFICE SHALL ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF CODES OF CONDUCT BY
DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS AND PROVIDE AN OPINION AND APPROVE SUCH
CODES OF CONDUCT IT DEEMS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS.
(H) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A DATA PROTECTION CERTIFICATION MECH-
ANISM, APPROVING ALL CRITERIA FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION AND DATA PROTECTION
SEALS AND MARKS TO INDICATE SUCH CERTIFICATION. THE OFFICE SHALL
CONDUCT A PERIODIC REVIEW OF CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED, WHERE APPLICABLE,
AND SHALL DENY OR WITHDRAW CERTIFICATIONS IF SUCH CRITERIA ARE NOT MET
OR NO LONGER MET BY A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR.
(I) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A LIST OF DATA CONTROLLERS
AND PROCESSORS WHO HAVE COMPLETED DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND
THE RESULTS OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS.
(J) THE OFFICE SHALL MONITOR RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS, INSOFAR AS THEY
HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA, IN PARTICULAR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMERCIAL
PRACTICES.
(K) THE OFFICE SHALL PROCESS COMPLAINTS LODGED BY DATA SUBJECTS ABOUT
A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR, INVESTIGATING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH
COMPLAINTS AND INFORMING THE COMPLAINANT OF THE PROGRESS AND OUTCOME OF
SUCH INVESTIGATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD.
(L) THE OFFICE SHALL CONDUCT DATA PROTECTION AUDITS OF DATA CONTROL-
LERS OR PROCESSORS UPON A REQUEST FROM SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR OR
FROM A DATA SUBJECT OR AS THE OFFICE DEEMS PRUDENT AND NECESSARY.
(M) THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ORDER A DATA CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION IT REQUIRES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF
THE OFFICE'S TASKS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING ACCESS TO
SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S PREMISES AND DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
AND MEANS IF NEEDED.
(N) THE OFFICE SHALL NOTIFY DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS WHEN THEY
ARE LIKELY TO INFRINGE OR HAVE INFRINGED UPON A REGULATION SUCH OFFICE
HAS ISSUED OR SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S CODE OF CONDUCT. THE OFFICE
MAY ORDER THAT SUCH DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR BRING SUCH CONTROLLER
OR PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE IN A SPECIFIED MANNER AND
WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD. THE OFFICE MAY FURTHER ORDER A TEMPORARY
OR DEFINITIVE BAN ON DATA OPERATIONS OR THE RECTIFICATION OR ERASURE OF
PERSONAL DATA UNTIL SUCH COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED. THE OFFICE SHALL KEEP
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INTERNAL RECORDS OF INFRINGEMENTS BY DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS OF
ANY INFRINGEMENTS OF ITS REGULATIONS OR A CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S CODE
OF CONDUCT, AND OF MEASURES TAKEN IN RESOLUTION.
(O) THE OFFICE MAY ORDER THE SUSPENSION OF DATA FLOWS TO A RECIPIENT
IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY OR TO AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
(P) THE OFFICE MAY IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ENCOURAGING COMPLIANCE WITH ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THIS ARTICLE OR A REGU-
LATION SUCH OFFICE HAS ISSUED OR SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S CODE OF
CONDUCT IN ADDITION TO THE FINE DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARA-
GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(Q) THE OFFICE MAY ISSUE OPINIONS TO THE STATE OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS
AND BODIES AS WELL AS TO THE PUBLIC ON ANY ISSUE RELATED TO THE
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA, ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE OR UPON REQUEST.
§ 1007. ANNUAL REPORT. THE CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BOARD SHALL
PRODUCE AND TRANSMIT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE, AN ANNUAL REPORT
TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH
YEAR, PERTAINING TO THE DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS WHO HAVE REGIS-
TERED WITH THE OFFICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS REGIS-
TERED, THE NUMBER OF DATA SUBJECTS RESIDING IN THIS STATE WHOSE DATA IS
BEING COLLECTED, PROCESSED, OR SOLD, BOTH IN THE AGGREGATE AND PER DATA
CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR, AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE RECEIPTS GENERATED FROM
SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S DATA OPERATIONS. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO
BE POSTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER ON THE
OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION'S WEBSITE.
§ 4. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 185 to read as
follows:
§ 185. ADDITIONAL TAX ON DATA CONTROLLERS AND DATA PROCESSORS. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OF ANY OTHER
LAW, FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-FOUR, AN ANNUAL TAX IS HEREBY IMPOSED UPON EVERY DATA CONTROLLER
OR DATA PROCESSOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR OF THE EXECU-
TIVE LAW, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA
PROTECTION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE
THOUSAND SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER DATA
PROTECTION SHALL SHARE A COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF ALL DATA CONTROLLERS AND
PROCESSORS REGISTERED WITH SUCH OFFICE WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ASSESSING THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION.
2. (A) THE TAX SHALL BE EQUAL TO TWO PER CENTUM OF THE ESTIMATED ANNU-
AL GROSS RECEIPTS OF A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR DERIVED FROM THE
COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND/OR SALE OF DATA SUBJECTS WHO RESIDE IN NEW
YORK. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CALCULATE SUCH ESTIMATION BY MULTIPLYING A
DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S ANNUAL GROSS DOMESTIC RECEIPTS, AS
REPORTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, BY A SUM THAT IS EQUAL TO
THE QUOTIENT OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF NEW YORK DIVIDED BY THE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THEN MULTIPLYING SUCH
SUM BY ONE HUNDRED. IF A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR DISAGREES WITH THE
ESTIMATION OF ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, SUCH
CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THE
COMMISSIONER AN ALTERNATIVE ESTIMATION OF SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S
ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND/OR
SALE OF DATA SUBJECTS WHO RESIDE IN NEW YORK BASED ON SUCH CONTROLLER OR
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PROCESSOR'S INTERNAL RECORDS. IF THE COMMISSIONER ACCEPTS THE ALTERNA-
TIVE ESTIMATION SO PRESENTED BY SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPOSE A TAX OF TWO PER CENTUM OF SUCH ALTERNATIVE
ESTIMATION ON SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION,
"GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN A MONETARY MEASURE OF THE MARKET
VALUE OF ALL FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED AND SOLD IN A SPECIFIC
TIME PERIOD BY A COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES.
(B) PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EXEMPT THE FIRST FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS OF THE ESTIMATED GROSS RECEIPTS OF A DATA CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM THE
TAX IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION.
3. DATA CONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM SUCH TAX ON
GROSS RECEIPTS IF THE CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR HAS BEEN NEWLY ESTABLISHED
WITHIN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS, AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER
DATA PROTECTION IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO
OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
4. (A) ALL GROSS RECEIPTS OF SUBSIDIARIES FORMED BY A DATA CONTROLLER
OR PROCESSOR SHALL BE CONSIDERED ASSETS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE GROSS RECEIPTS EXEMPTION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. GROSS
RECEIPTS OF SUBSIDIARIES SHALL NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY TO OFFSET, REDUCE,
OR DISCOUNT THE GROSS RECEIPTS OF THE UNDERLYING DATA CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATION OF SUCH RECEIPTS.
(B) PROVIDED, FURTHER, AN INITIAL DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH THE OFFICE
OF CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION BY THE SUBSIDIARY OF A DATA CONTROLLER OR
PROCESSOR WHICH IS LATER THAN SUCH UNDERLYING CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S
INITIAL DATE OF REGISTRATION SHALL NOT BE USED TO DELAY SUCH UNDERLYING
CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S INITIAL DATE. A DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR
AND SUCH CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR'S SUBSIDIARY SHALL COUNT AS ONE ENTITY
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER WHICH THE TAX
IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY.
(C) "SUBSIDIARY" AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL MEAN A CORPORATION
OF WHICH OVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK ENTITLING
THE HOLDERS THEREOF TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES IS
OWNED BY THE DATA CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR WHICH FORMED SUCH SUBSIDIARY.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.