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https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/NPO-Misuse-Information-Collected-Confidential-Contexts.pdf

(this is effectively the entirety of the message, minus footnotes)

The Federal Trade Commission has determined that the following practices related to the misuse of information are deceptive or unfair and are
unlawful under Section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

1. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice to use information
collected in a context where an individual reasonably expects that such information will remain confidential (rCLConfidential ContextrCY)1 for any purpose not explicitly requested by the individual unless the individual
first provides affirmative express consent for such use. For example:

a. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice to use information
collected in a Confidential Context to obtain a financial benefit that
is separate from the benefit generated from providing the product or
service requested by the individual unless the individual first provides
affirmative express consent for such use.

b. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice to use information
collected in a Confidential Context to advertise, sell, or promote
products or services unless the individual first provides affirmative
express consent for such use.

2. It is an unfair or deceptive trade practice to make false,
misleading, or deceptive representations or omissions concerning the use
or confidentiality of information collected in a Confidential Context.

For example, it is an unfair or deceptive trade practice to
misrepresent, explicitly or by implication, that an individualrCOs
information will:

(i) be used solely to provide the specific product or
service requested by the individual and not for any unanticipated uses;
and

(ii) not be used to obtain a financial benefit that is separate from
the benefit generated from providing the product or service requested by
the individual.


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