Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 541.201 — CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER

BC § 541.201Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part C. CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION · Ch. 541. CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION · Art. E. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER; EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN USES OF CONSUMER PERSONAL DATA

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(a)This chapter may not be construed to restrict a controller's or processor's ability to:

(1)comply with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations;

(2)comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by federal, state, local, or other governmental authorities;

(3)investigate, establish, exercise, prepare for, or defend legal claims;

(4)provide a product or service specifically requested by a consumer or the parent or guardian of a child, perform a contract to which the consumer is a party, including fulfilling the terms of a written warranty, or take steps at the request of the consumer before entering into a contract;

(5)take immediate steps to protect an interest that is essential for the life or physical safety of the consumer or of another individual and in which the processing cannot be manifestly based on another legal basis;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2024.