CCPA: A Summary of Key Consumer Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was adopted in 2018. Scheduled to go into effect from January 1, 2020, this regulation introduces new privacy privileges for California’s 40 million residents.
What are the Consumer Rights under the CCPA?
This legislation guarantees California residents five key rights in relation to their personal data.
The Right to Know
The CCPA requires businesses to make consumers aware of the information they collect about them. For this reason, companies must outline the kinds of information being collected and the purpose for which this data is gathered in their privacy policies.
The Right to Access
Under the CCPA, businesses are obligated to provide a mechanism through which the consumer can access and review the personal information collected about them.
The Right to Deletion
The CCPA’s deletion privilege is focused on allowing consumers to request the deletion of the information collected about them and stored by a business.
The Right to Opt-out
Consumers have the right - at any time - to command a company that sells personal information about them to third-parties to stope this sale under the CCPA. If a consumer is a minor, this regulation provides for the right to opt-in to the sale of data, which is exercised by minors aged between 13 and 16 years old or a guardian for minors under the age of 13 years.
The Right to Opt-In
After opting-out, consumers may choose to opt-in for the sale of their personal information again. This may happen due to the provision of certain products or services or for financial incentives in return for their data.
The Right to Equal Services and Prices
Under the CCPA, businesses are prohibited from discriminating against consumers by denial of goods or amenities, charging a different price or rate for goods or service, offering a different level or quality of goods or services, or implying that they will do any of these things as a result of a consumer’s exercise of any CCPA rights.
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CPRA Regulations
This article keeps track of the new CPRA regulations passed by the California AG. In the first part, we’ll briefly overview the existing regulations. The proposed regulations follow. Finally, we’ll provide a brief overview of all the regulations that could be expected in the next few years.
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The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Data Privacy Reform in the UK Government
The introduction of Bill 143 to the House of Commons on July 18, 2022, follows the UK Government’s consultation in September 2021. The consultation detailed the UK Government’s proposed reforms to the UK’s data protection regime following Brexit and is a big step towards achieving the planned reform of the UK's data protection framework, with many significant proposed changes for companies to be aware of. To get started, here are some key provisions to consider about this new data protection legislation.
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CPRA Guide | Full Text Summary
If you need to comply with the CCPA, you must also comply with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Here we have the full text of the CPRA. California legislature bodies have written it in legalese, of course, but we added notes at the beginning of each section to help you understand what that specific section is about.
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