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CCPA/CPRA

California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act

In force privacy consumer rights
WhenIn effect since 1 January 2020
Who enforces itCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency and Attorney General
Who it applies toFor-profit businesses doing business in California that meet one threshold: annual gross revenue above $26,625,000 (inflation-adjusted), buying, selling or sharing personal information of 100,000 or more consumers or households, or earning half or more of revenue from selling or sharing personal information.

46 sections indexed, 11 with our notes. Our index and notes; the law itself is at its source: official text ↗

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Section 1798.100

General duties of businesses that collect personal information; notice at collection (our heading)

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Lawful basis. No lawful-basis requirement; notice at collection plus purpose limitation, with opt-out of sale/sharing. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.100(a)-(c), 1798.120(a)
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Retention. Disclose retention period per category and keep data no longer than reasonably necessary for the disclosed purpose. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.100(a)(3)
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Section 1798.105

Right to delete personal information (our heading)

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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Section 1798.106

Right to correct inaccurate personal information (our heading)

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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Section 1798.110

Right to know what personal information is collected; right of access (our heading)

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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Section 1798.120

Right to opt out of sale or sharing of personal information (our heading)

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Lawful basis. No lawful-basis requirement; notice at collection plus purpose limitation, with opt-out of sale/sharing. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.100(a)-(c), 1798.120(a)
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Consent. Opt-out model; opt-in consent required to sell/share data of consumers under 16 and to re-opt-in after an opt-out. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(h), 1798.120(c)
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Children. Under 16: opt-in required to sell/share; under 13: parental authorization. Fines up to USD 7,988 for violations involving minors under 16. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.120(c); 1798.155(a)
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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Marketing. Right to opt out of selling or sharing data for cross-context behavioral advertising; email marketing governed by federal CAN-SPAM. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.120(a)
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Section 1798.121

Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information (our heading)

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Sensitive data. Sensitive personal information defined; consumers may limit its use to listed necessary purposes, with notice required. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.121(a)
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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Section 1798.130

Methods for submitting requests, response timelines and privacy policy disclosures (our heading)

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Rights. Know/access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out of sale/sharing, limit sensitive data, and ADMT opt-out and access rights. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.105, .106, .110, .120, .121, .130(a)(2); 11 CCR Art. 11 (ADMT)
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Request deadline. 45 days to respond to know, delete and correct requests, extendable once by 45 days; opt-out requests within 15 business days. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.130(a)(2)(A); 11 CCR 7026(f)
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Section 1798.140

Definitions (our heading)

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Reach abroad. Applies to for-profit businesses doing business in California that meet revenue or data-volume thresholds, wherever located, for California residents' data. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(d)
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Consent. Opt-out model; opt-in consent required to sell/share data of consumers under 16 and to re-opt-in after an opt-out. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(h), 1798.120(c)
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Section 1798.155

Administrative enforcement and fines (our heading)

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Children. Under 16: opt-in required to sell/share; under 13: parental authorization. Fines up to USD 7,988 for violations involving minors under 16. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.120(c); 1798.155(a)
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Maximum fine. Up to USD 2,663 per violation or USD 7,988 per intentional violation or violation involving minors, with no aggregate cap. Cal. Civ. Code 1798.155(a); 1798.199.90
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