Text of section effective on July 01, 2024
Sec. 541.051.  CONSUMER'S PERSONAL DATA RIGHTS; REQUEST TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.  (a)  A consumer is entitled to exercise the consumer rights authorized by this section at any time by submitting a request to a controller specifying the consumer rights the consumer wishes to exercise.  With respect to the processing of personal data belonging to a known child, a parent or legal guardian of the child may exercise the consumer rights on behalf of the child.
(b)  A controller shall comply with an authenticated consumer request to exercise the right to:
(1)  confirm whether a controller is processing the consumer's personal data and to access the personal data;
(2)  correct inaccuracies in the consumer's personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the consumer's personal data;
(3)  delete personal data provided by or obtained about the consumer;
(4)  if the data is available in a digital format, obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another controller without hindrance; or
(5)  opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of:
(A)  targeted advertising;
(B)  the sale of personal data; or
(C)  profiling in furtherance of a decision that produces a legal or similarly significant effect concerning the consumer.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 4), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2024.