technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

Plain English Breakdown

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Fixing Privacy Rules for State Websites

This bill updates Arizona law to require state agency websites to have privacy policies that explain how personal information is collected and used.

What This Bill Does

• Updates the law to make sure all state agency websites have a privacy policy.
• The privacy policy must describe what services are offered, what kind of information is gathered from visitors, and if there are any choices for users about their data.
• It also requires explaining how the collected information will be used and shared with others.

Who It Names or Affects

• State agencies that have websites
• People who use state agency websites

Terms To Know

Privacy Policy

A statement on a website explaining how personal information is collected, used, and shared.

Information Practices

The ways in which an agency handles and uses the data it collects from people online.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if a state agency does not follow these rules.
• Only applies to websites provided by Arizona state agencies, not private companies or other states.

Official Summary Text

SB1276 - technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

Current Bill Text

SB1276 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1276

Introduced by

Senator
Farnsworth

AN
ACT

amending section 18-202, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to acceptable use policies.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 18-202, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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18-202.

Obligations of state agencies obtaining information online

An agency web site provided by this state shall contain a
privacy policy statement to disclose the information gathering and
dissemination practices related to the internet. The privacy policy
statement shall describe at a minimum the agency's information practices with
regard to the following matters:

1. What services the site provides.

2. The information the agency obtains from
individuals
on line
online
.

3. A person's option to choose to proceed with the
transaction and any alternatives available.

4. How the agency uses the information.

5. Whether and under what circumstances the agency
discloses the obtained information to other entities or persons.

6. Whether other entities or persons are collecting
information through the agency web site.

7. A general description of the security measures in
place to protect a person's information without compromising the integrity of
the security measures.
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