§162.6. Reasonable opportunity to opt out.
17 C.F.R. § 162.6
In general. A covered affiliate must not use eligibility information about a consumer that the covered affiliate receives from an affiliate to make a solicitation to such consumer about the covered affiliate's financial products or services, unless the consumer is provided a reasonable opportunity to opt out, as required by this subpart.
Examples. A reasonable opportunity to opt out under this subpart is:
If the opt-out notice is mailed to the consumer, the consumer has 30 days from the date the notice is mailed to opt out.
If the opt-out notice is sent via electronic means to the consumer, the consumer has 30 days from the date the consumer acknowledges receipt to elect to opt out by any reasonable method.
If the opt-out notice is sent via e-mail (where the consumer has agreed to receive disclosures by e-mail), the consumer is given 30 days after the e-mail is sent to elect to opt out by any reasonable method.
If the opt-out notice provided to the consumer at the time of an electronic transaction, the consumer is required to decide, as a necessary part of proceeding with the transaction, whether to opt out before completing the transaction.
If the opt-out notice is provided during an in-person transaction, the consumer is required to decide, as a necessary part of completing the transaction, whether to opt out through a simple process.
If the opt-out notice is provided in conjunction with other privacy notices required by law, the consumer is allowed to exercise the opt-out election within a reasonable period of time and in the same manner as the opt out under that privacy notice.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: Sec. 1088, Pub. L. 111-203; 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).
Source
Source: 76 FR 43884, July 22, 2011, unless otherwise noted.