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Wisconsin
Privacy Laws

Overview

BREACH NOTIFICATION – Mandated Timeframe
Within 45 days

FINES & PENALTIES – Violations
May be evidence of negligence

Legal

Regulation Levels

  • Breach Reporting

    Breach Reporting

  • Consumer Notification

    Consumer Notification

  • Vendor Management

    Vendor Management

  • Vendor Contract Required

    Vendor Contract Required

PRIVACY AND SECURITY LAWS

Laws related to personal information and privacy and security.

QUICK FACTS

Wisconsin Privacy Law Information

BREACH REPORTING

If notification is required to more than 1,000 individuals, it must also be reported, without unreasonable delay, but within 45 days, to the consumer reporting agencies with specific information. Entities whose principal place of business is not located in Wisconsin and handles Wisconsin residents’ personal information are subject to Wisconsin’s breach notification law.

CONSUMER NOTIFICATION

If your breach affects residents in other jurisdictions, those individuals must be notified based on the breach notification laws of the jurisdiction where they reside.

VENDOR/THIRD PARTIES

A vendor discovering a breach or suspected breach must notify the organization. The organization is responsible for reporting to regulator and consumer notification.

INDUSTRY SPECIFIC LAWS

Wisconsin passed the Insurance Data Security Law, which includes requirements for insurance licensees to protect personal information and investigate and respond to data breaches. Effective November 1, 2021, licensees must comply with the breach notification requirements, including Commissioner notification within 3 business days.

FINES & PENALTIES

Failure to give notice as required may be evidence of negligence or a breach of a legal duty to comply. Organizations may be fined or penalized for Vendor violations. Any party to a data breach that results in a violation may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and even if the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.

Wisconsin Statutes and Laws

WISC. STAT. § 134.74

Nondisclosure of information on receipts

WISC. STAT. § 134.97

Disposal of records containing personal information

WISC. STAT. § 134.98

Notice of unauthorized acquisition of personal information

WISC. STAT. § 134.99

Parties to a violation

WISC. STAT. §§ 601.951 – 601-956

Insurance Data Security

DISCLAIMER

The information provided is not legal guidance or recommendations and are for informational purposes only.