Minnesota Statutes 325M.03 – When Disclosure of Personal Information Required
An Internet service provider shall disclose personally identifiable information concerning a consumer:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 325M.03
- Consumer: means a person who agrees to pay a fee to an Internet service provider for access to the Internet for personal, family, or household purposes, and who does not resell access. See Minnesota Statutes 325M.01
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Internet service provider: means a business or person who provides consumers authenticated access to, or presence on, the Internet by means of a switched or dedicated telecommunications channel upon which the provider provides transit routing of Internet Protocol (IP) packets for and on behalf of the consumer. See Minnesota Statutes 325M.01
- Personally identifiable information: means information that identifies:
(1) a consumer by physical or electronic address or telephone number;
(2) a consumer as having requested or obtained specific materials or services from an Internet service provider;
(3) Internet or online sites visited by a consumer; or
(4) any of the contents of a consumer's data-storage devices. See Minnesota Statutes 325M.01
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(1) pursuant to a grand jury subpoena;
(2) to an investigative or law enforcement officer as defined in section 626A.01, subdivision 7, while acting as authorized by law;
(3) pursuant to a court order in a civil proceeding upon a showing of compelling need for the information that cannot be accommodated by other means;
(4) to a court in a civil action for conversion commenced by the Internet service provider or in a civil action to enforce collection of unpaid subscription fees or purchase amounts, and then only to the extent necessary to establish the fact of the subscription delinquency or purchase agreement, and with appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure;
(5) to the consumer who is the subject of the information, upon written or electronic request and upon payment of a fee not to exceed the actual cost of retrieving the information;
(6) pursuant to subpoena, including an administrative subpoena, issued under authority of a law of this state or another state or the United States; or
(7) pursuant to a warrant or court order.