(2) "Personal information" does not include publicly available information or lawfully obtained, truthful information that is a matter of public concern. For purposes of this paragraph, "publicly available" means: information that is lawfully made available from federal, state, or local government records, or information that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public by the consumer or from widely distributed media, or by the consumer; or information made available by a person to whom the consumer has disclosed the information if the consumer has not restricted the information to a specific audience. "Publicly available" does not mean biometric information collected by a business about a consumer without the consumer's knowledge. "Personal Information" does not include consumer information that is deidentified or aggregate consumer information.
(4) Cooperate with a government agency request for emergency access to a consumer's personal information if a natural person is at risk or danger of death or serious physical injury, provided that: (A) the request is approved by a high-ranking agency officer for emergency access to a consumer's personal information; (B) the request is based on the agency's good faith determination that it has a lawful basis to access the information on a non-emergency basis; and (C) the agency agrees to petition a court for an appropriate order within three days and to destroy the information if that order is not granted.
(n) (1) The obligations imposed on businesses by Sections 1798.100, 1798.105, 1798,106, 1798.110, 1798,115, 1798.121, 1798.130, and 1798.135 shall not apply to personal information reflecting a written or verbal communication or a transaction between the business and the consumer, where the consumer is a natural person who acted or is acting as an employee, owner, director, officer, or independent contractor of a company, partnership, sole proprietorship, non-profit, or government agency and whose communications or transaction with the business occur solely within the context of the business conducting due diligence regarding, or providing or receiving a product or service to or from such company, partnership, sole proprietorship, non-profit, or government agency.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision:
(A) "Educational standardized assessment or educational assessment" means a standardized or non-standardized quiz, test, or other assessment used to evaluate students in or for entry to K-12 schools, post-secondary institutions, vocational programs, and postgraduate programs which are accredited by an accrediting agency or organization recognized by the state of California or the United States Deportment of Education, as well as certification and licensure examinations used to determine competency and eligibility to receive certification or licensure from a government agency or government certification body.
