Sunday, March 27, 2011

What are the NH privacy laws for personal information with a non-financial institution (landlord)?

I completed a series of forms for re-certification for a lower rent program at my apartment complex. One form in particular verifies my income with my employer. This form has my social security number, name, address, etc. on it. The landlord decided to fax this form instead of mailing it to my employer. Due to a fax machine not being secure way of communication and the other employees now having access to my personal information (social security number), I am furious and would like to see if there is a law in place so I can forward it to my landlord's attention. I tried searching the NH statues but most of them are for creditors or financial institutions. Are there privacy laws in place for non-financial institutions? If so, what is the RSA? I really feel my personal information was compromised, especially if my landlord had faxed the form to the wrong fax number.

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