What does the term secondary use mean?

Secondary use suggests handling of personal information for purposes other than what is was provided for. Personal information could ultimately be manipulated for marketing and possible data mining purposes. Customers would not expect to have their information used as a marketing tool or mining for dishonest purposes.



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