Licensing company data in Michigan: automotive records and the SSN act
Michigan has no comprehensive consumer privacy law. It does have a Social Security Number Privacy Act and a breach provision in its Identity Theft Protection Act. The state’s large automotive and engineering base also means many Michigan companies hold supplier and engineering records, where contract terms matter more than any state privacy law.
Where Michigan stands
| Question | Answer as of 2 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive privacy law | No. It is not on the list of enacted state laws kept by the tracker we checked on 2 November 2026. |
| Breach notice | Identity Theft Protection Act, Michigan Compiled Laws 445.61 and following, with notice duties in section 445.72. |
| Social Security numbers | The Social Security Number Privacy Act, Michigan Compiled Laws 445.81 and following, restricts public display and use, and requires a business that obtains numbers to keep a privacy policy. |
| Who enforces | The Attorney General for the consumer provisions. |
Supplier and engineering records
A Michigan supplier to the auto industry usually holds records under strict customer terms: drawings, part approval files, tooling data and quality reports that the customer owns or controls. The question for a license is not which Michigan statute applies but whether the supplier has the right to share a record at all. Many supply agreements forbid disclosure of customer technical data even after the relationship ends.
The manufacturer closing page lists the federal clocks on export control and safety records that sit on top of those terms.
Employee records
Michigan’s Social Security Number Privacy Act matters for payroll and human resources archives, where numbers are everywhere. A company licensing HR email or chat should scan for numbers first, since a leaked archive that contains them is both a breach and a violation of the company’s own policy.
Read next
- United States rules. The federal laws behind every state.
- Other states. What each state adds.
- De-identification. How personal detail comes out.
- Liability. Who answers for what in a deal.
Questions about licensing company data in Michigan: automotive records and the SSN act
Does Michigan have a privacy law like California’s?
Not as of the date above. Bills have been introduced and none appears on the enacted list we checked.
Who owns supplier drawings?
It depends on the supply agreement. Where the customer paid for the tooling, the customer usually does.
Is a scan for numbers enough?
It is the first step. A reviewer then checks what remains, since a scan finds patterns and not context.
What should a Michigan company keep out of an HR archive?
Social Security numbers, bank details from payroll and anything from a medical leave file. Staff chat about a colleague’s health or pay is also personal, even without a number, and a reviewer should read samples of the chat rather than rely on a scan alone.
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