(a) The Village of Lockland adopts this Identity Theft Prevention Program to help protect employees, customers, contractors, and the village from damages related to the loss or misuse of sensitive information. Furthermore, this program brings the village in line with Part 681 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Identity Theft Rules.
(b) This program will:
(1) Define sensitive information;
(2) Describe the physical security of data when it is printed on paper;
(3) Describe the electronic security of data when stored and distributed; and
(4) Place the Village of Lockland in compliance with state and federal law regarding identity theft protection.
(c) This program enables the village to protect existing customers, reducing risk from identity fraud, and minimize potential damage to the village from fraudulent new accounts. The program will help the village:
(1) Identify risks that signify potentially fraudulent activity within new or existing covered accounts;
(2) Detect risks when they occur in covered accounts;
(3) Respond to risks to determine if fraudulent activity has occurred and act if fraud has been attempted or committed; and
(4) Update the program periodically, including reviewing the accounts that are covered and the identified risks that are part of the program.
(Res. 2009-R-12, passed 10-20-2009)