§ 6-13-19 - Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 6-13-19

   § 6-13-19  Requiring consumers to furnishsocial security numbers. – No person, firm, corporation or other business entity which offers discountcards for purchases made at any business maintained by the offeror shallrequire that a consumer of goods who applies for a discount card furnish his orher social security number as a condition precedent to the application for theconsumer discount card. No information obtained on the application or by use ofa discount card can be sold or given to any other person, firm, corporation orbusiness entity provided, that the person, firm, corporation or other businessmay: (a) disclose such information to its affiliates, to service providers thatperform services for it, or as required by law; and/or (b) transfer suchinformation in connection with the sale of its business operations.