Joy is a sales representative with EduPlan Ltd$.,$ a business selling education savings plans. She received a hospital record setting out the names and contact information of women who recently gave birth at a local hospital. She received the record from her friend who is a nurse in the maternity ward, who photocopied it without permission. Joy intends to contact these potential leads about purchasing an annuity from her business. How does the law impact the disclosure of this record to Joy?

Select one:

a$.$ by requiring businesses and organizations to protect the privacy of personal information by imposing and collecting fines when they breach this obligation

b$.$ by requiring Joy to obtain the hospital's consent before using the record

c$.$ by ensuring that Joy is required to compensate her friend for her assistance in providing the record $q,$ d$.$ by punishing Joy for using the record for a purpose that was not contemplated when the record was created