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| | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act |
 | | Rather, the definition is specific to an individual acting as an individual, and is also specific in terms of the intended use of the contact with the financial institution. |
 | | The Act defines "consumer" as "an individual who obtains, from a financial institution, financial products or services which are to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes, and also means the legal representative of such an individual (emphasis added)." In its final rule adoption in the May 24, 2000 Federal Register, Vol. |
 | | GLB is designed to streamline many aspects of the financial services industry, and also to provide privacy protection to consumers who interact with that industry, particularly with relation to the use and reuse of consumer non-public information. |
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