An individual’s name and address may not be distributed for commercial purposes, sold, or rented by an agency unless such action is specifically authorized by law.

Upon written request of any individual, any agency which maintains a mailing list shall remove the individual’s name and address from such list, except that such agency need not remove the individual’s name if such name is exclusively used by the agency to directly contact the individual.

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as to protect the rights of privacy arising under this chapter or under the Federal or State Constitution.

The time limits specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 1798. 30) may be extended to 60 days by the Franchise Tax Board if the following conditions exist:

Where an agency has recorded a document creating a lien or encumbrance on real property in favor of the state, nothing herein shall prohibit any such agency from disclosing information relating to the identity of the person against whom such lien or encumbrance has been recorded for the purpose of distinguishing such person from another person bearing the same or a similar name.

A district attorney may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to require disclosure of information when an agency fails or refuses to provide the requested information within 10 working days of a request. The court may require the agency to permit inspection unless the public interest or good cause in withholding such records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

the use by, any federal or state agency, or local government, of any data collected by the board that is otherwise authorized by law.