establishes a presumption that government data are public and are accessible by the public for both inspection and copying unless there is federal law, a state statute, or a temporary classification of data that provides that certain data are not public. Subd. 4. Headnotes. The headnotes printed in boldface type before paragraphs in this chapter are mere catchwords to indicate the content of a paragraph and are not part of the statute. Subd. 5. Provisions coded in other chapters. (a) The sections referenced in this chapter that are codified outside this chapter classify government data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing. (b) Those sections are governed by the definitions and general provisions in Minn. Stat. §§ 13.01 to 13.07 and the remedies and penalties provided in Minn. Stat. §§ 13.08 and 13.09, except: (1) for records of the judiciary, as provided in Minn. Stat. § 13.90; or (2) as specifically provided otherwise by law. Minn. Stat. § 13.15 Government Websites This law applies to government websites and provides in part as follows: Subdivision 1. Definitions . As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (a) “Electronic access data” means data created, collected, or maintained about a person’s access to a government entity’s computer for the purpose of: 13.15 COMPUTER DATA.
(1) gaining access to data or information; (2) transferring data or information; or (3) using government services.
(b) “Cookie” means any data that a government-operated computer electronically places on the computer of a person who has gained access to a government computer.
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