§ 66-03 Definitions Specific to this Chapter.
RCNY § 66-03
(a)Applicant in this Chapter means an Applicant for an original or renewal Technology System Provider License.
(b)Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Card Services means the portion of the Technology System used to process Passenger payment of fare in a Taxicab or Street Hail Livery by credit, debit, or prepaid card as described in 35 RCNY § 66-24(a).
(c)License. When the term "License" is used by itself in this Chapter – and in this Chapter ONLY – it refers to a Technology System Provider License.
(d)Licensee. When the term "Licensee" is used by itself, in this Chapter – and in this Chapter ONLY– it refers to a Technology System Provider Licensee.
(e)Maintenance Service means all of the services required to be provided by the Technology System Provider pursuant to 35 RCNY § 66-18.
(f)Modification of Technology System means any modification to the Technology System or related services after the Commission has issued a License for such Technology System that would materially alter the functionality, performance characteristics, security measures, or technical environment of the Technology System or related services. A Modification of Technology System excludes: (1) fixes and/or maintenance patches necessary to conform the Technology System or any of its components or related services to the requirements set forth in 35 RCNY § 66-24; and (2) security patches to the extent such fixes or patches are necessary in the Technology System Provider's good faith judgment to maintain the continuity of the Technology System or related services or to correct an event or occurrence that would, if uncorrected, substantially prevent, hinder or delay proper operation of the Technology System or related services.
(g)Logged On Hail Exclusionary Zone Positioning means the date, time and geographic position of a logged on Street Hail Livery (with or without Passengers) upon the point of entering and leaving the Hail Exclusionary Zone, and at each point in the vehicle's route within the Hail Exclusionary Zone in near real time at an interval no less frequent than every thirty (30) seconds.
(h)Logged On Location Positioning. The date, time and geographic position of a logged on Taxicab or Street Hail Livery (with Passengers) at the commencement and end of each Passenger fare, and (with or without Passengers or logged on but unavailable for street-hail described in 35 RCNY § 66-24(b)(1)) at each point in the vehicle's route in near real time at an interval no less frequent than every thirty (30) seconds.
(i)PCI Standards. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council as they may change from time to time. See www.pcisecuritystandards.org.
(j)Personal Information. Any information that can specifically identify an individual, such as name, address, social security number, unmasked or non-truncated credit, debit, or prepaid card numbers, together with any other information that relates to an individual who has been so identified, and any other information that is otherwise subject to privacy or confidentiality laws and associated rules and regulations. The display or disclosure of only the last four digits of a credit, debit, or prepaid card number is not Personal Information. The name of a Driver and the Driver's Commission license number is not Personal Information.
(k)Technical Standards means performance-based or design-specific technical specifications and related management systems practices.
(l)TLC Driver License means the authority granted by the Commission to an individual to drive a Taxicab, For-Hire Vehicle or Street Hail Livery in the City of New York.
(m)24 x 7 x 365 Basis means a level of effort provided by the Technology System Provider that makes the applicable service relating to the Technology System available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year without regard to local, national, international holidays or other events.
(n)Update means all revisions, updates, modifications, corrections, releases, versions, fixes and enhancements to Software or Hardware that is a component of the Technology System. (Added City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018; amended City Record 2/2/2023, eff. 3/4/2023)
