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| | HB4439 Engrossed | | LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 177/10) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Cookies and other invasive tracking programs. |
| 8 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), State |
| 9 | | agency Web sites may not use persistent permanent cookies or |
| 10 | | any other invasive tracking programs that monitor and track |
| 11 | | Web site viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may |
| 12 | | use transactional cookies that facilitate business |
| 13 | | transactions. |
| 14 | | (b) Persistent Permanent cookies used by State agency Web |
| 15 | | sites may be exempt from the prohibition in subsection (a) if |
| 16 | | they meet the following criteria: |
| 17 | | (1) The use of persistent permanent cookies adds value |
| 18 | | to the user otherwise not available; |
| 19 | | (2) The persistent permanent cookies are not used to |
| 20 | | monitor and track web site viewing habits unless all types |
| 21 | | of information collected and the State's use of that |
| 22 | | information add user value and are disclosed through a |
| 23 | | comprehensive online privacy statement. |