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What is NYC RCNY § 21-11?

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1. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, or local law, information provided pursuant to this chapter will be kept confidential by the administering agency, and shall be used or disclosed by the administering agency and the personnel of agencies assigned to such administering agency solely for purposes related to

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Effective: 3/5/2023

§ 21-11 Privacy and security of information.

RCNY § 21-11

1.Unless otherwise required by federal, state, or local law, information provided pursuant to this chapter will be kept confidential by the administering agency, and shall be used or disclosed by the administering agency and the personnel of agencies assigned to such administering agency solely for purposes related to the enforcement of laws relating to short-term rentals. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the administering agency from describing the information in aggregated or deanonymized form.

2.Identifying information, as defined in § 23-1201 of the Administrative Code, will be collected, retained, and disclosed by the administering agency in compliance with this chapter and with the requirements and approvals by Chapter 12 of Title 23 of the Administrative Code.

3.The administering agency will protect the privacy and security of identifying information by implementing appropriate physical, technical and administrative safeguards, in accordance with the city's information technology security standards and requirements relating to the use, transfer and storage of confidential data. (Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)

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