The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) creates new compliance obligations and operational challenges for companies doing business in California, effective January 1, 2020. Given the broad reach of the law, the CCPA may have significant impact on entities that collect and process personal data.

The CCPA grants California residents new rights regarding their personal information and imposes various data protection duties on certain entities conducting business in California. The CCPA is considered the most stringent privacy law in the United States. The Act’s requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Disclosing data collection, data use and data sharing practices to consumers;
• Complying with a consumer’s requests to opt-out

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