CCPA

California Consumer Privacy Act - giving residents rights over personal data.

1 min readLast updated Apr 2026

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California Consumer Privacy Act - giving residents rights over personal data.

Why It Matters

CCPA affects businesses with $25M+ revenue, 50K+ California consumers' data, or 50%+ revenue from data sales.

Practical Example

Scenario

A home goods brand has 60,000 California customers in their database.

Calculation

Threshold met at 50K+. Must provide 'Do Not Sell' option and honor data requests.

Result

Implemented CCPA compliance with privacy policy updates and opt-out mechanism, avoiding $7,500/violation penalties

Pro Tips

1Add a 'Do Not Sell My Personal Information' link in your footer if selling/sharing data
2Maintain a record of data categories collected and their business purposes
3Respond to consumer requests within 45 days (can extend once by 45 more days)

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Not realizing you meet the threshold—50K California records includes website visitors, not just customers

Ignoring CCPA because you're not California-based—it's about California consumers, not your location

Not training customer service on how to handle privacy requests

Frequently asked questions

Check three thresholds: (1) $25M+ annual revenue, (2) data on 50K+ California residents, (3) 50%+ revenue from selling personal info. Meeting ANY one triggers compliance.

Right to know what data is collected, right to delete data, right to opt-out of data sales, and right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.

Put it to work

Related Terms

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation - European privacy law requiring consent for data collection.

A legal document explaining what data you collect and how it's used.

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