Utah Code 13-73-201. Data submissions to franchisors or third parties
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(1) A franchisor or third party may not require a franchisee to grant to the franchisor, third party, or person acting on behalf of the franchisor or third party, direct or indirect access to the franchisee’s dealer data system.
Terms Used In Utah Code 13-73-201
- Dealer data system: means a software, hardware, or firmware system that is owned, leased, or licensed by a franchisee, that includes a system of web-based applications, computer software, or computer hardware, whether located at the franchisee's dealership or hosted remotely, and that stores or provides access to protected dealer data. See Utah Code 13-73-101
- Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in Section
13-14-102 . See Utah Code 13-73-101 - Franchisor: means the same as that term is defined in Section
13-14-102 . See Utah Code 13-73-101 - Other generally accepted standards: means security standards that are at least as comprehensive as STAR standards. See Utah Code 13-73-101
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- STAR standards: means the current, applicable security standards published by the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail. See Utah Code 13-73-101
- Third party: includes :
(18)(b)(i) a service provider;(18)(b)(ii) a vendor, including a dealer data vendor and authorized integrator;(18)(b)(iii) a manufacturer acting in the capacity of a vendor, service provider, or dealer data vendor; or(18)(b)(iv) an affiliate of a manufacturer described in Subsection (18)(b)(iii). See Utah Code 13-73-101(2) A franchisee may submit or push data or information to a franchisor or third party through an electronic file format or protocol if the electronic file format or protocol:(2)(a) is widely accepted; and(2)(b) complies with:(2)(b)(i) STAR standards; or(2)(b)(ii) other generally accepted standards.