CCPA: Achieve compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act
What is the CCPA?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a landmark privacy law that set a national standard for consumer privacy in the U.S. when it came into effect in 2020. It gives California residents greater control over their personal data and requires businesses to be transparent about data collection and use. It also gives individuals rights, including access, deletion, and opt-out from certain uses of personal data.
Common CCPA questions and answersCOMPLIANCE
How to comply with the California data privacy law
To comply with the CCPA, businesses must provide clear, up-to-date privacy notices, disclose data collection and sharing practices, and enable California residents’ right to opt out of data sales and other covered uses. They must also obtain consent before collecting or processing minors’ personal data.
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What are the consequences of CCPA noncompliance?
Noncompliance with the CCPA can result in enforcement actions by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) or the Attorney General. Businesses face escalating fines, depending on severity and if violations were willful or not. Consumers may also sue for statutory damages if they are victims of a data breach.
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Frequently asked questions
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected
The CCPA grants California residents the following rights over their data and its use:
- Right to know and access: what personal information businesses have about them
- Right to know: whether their personal information that the business has is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Right to delete: request businesses to delete the personal information that was collected from the consumer
- Right to limit: limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information
- Right to opt out: to opt out of the sale, share or use of their personal information for profiling or targeted advertising
- Right of nondiscrimination: not to be discriminated against for exercising any of their rights under the CCPA
- Right to correct: any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that a business holds about them be corrected