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CCPA Compliance

California Consumer Privacy Act

TRIAS enables businesses to achieve comprehensive CCPA compliance for protecting California residents' personal information. Implement required safeguards, honor consumer rights (access, deletion, opt-out), maintain detailed records, and avoid penalties up to $7,500 per intentional violation.

K D O Do Not Sell My Personal Info
$7,500
Max Penalty Avoided

Per intentional violation

45-Day
Response Time

Automated workflows

100%
Rights Coverage

All consumer rights

No
Class Actions

Prevent data breaches

CCPA Requirements

Key obligations for businesses processing California data

Consumer Right to Know

Disclose categories of personal information collected, sources, purposes. Provide access to specific data upon request.

Consumer Right to Delete

Delete consumer personal information upon verified request. Notify service providers to delete data.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale

Provide clear "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link. Honor opt-out requests within 15 days.

Non-Discrimination

Cannot deny goods/services, charge different prices, or provide different quality for exercising CCPA rights.

Service Provider Requirements

Contracts with service providers must restrict use of personal information. Certify compliance with restrictions.

Data Security Obligations

Implement reasonable security procedures. Protect personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification.

TRIAS for CCPA Compliance

Complete controls for California privacy law

01

Personal Information Discovery

Automatically discover and classify California residents' personal information. Maintain comprehensive data inventory.

02

Consumer Rights Automation

Automated workflows for access, deletion, opt-out requests. Verify consumer identity, locate data, execute requests within statutory timeframes.

03

Sale Tracking & Opt-Out

Monitor data transfers to third parties. Track "sales" of personal information. Implement opt-out preferences across systems.

04

Compliance Documentation

Maintain records of data processing activities, consumer requests, opt-outs. Generate audit-ready compliance reports.

CCPA Consumer Rights

Rights granted to California residents

Right to Know

Categories and specific pieces of personal information collected. Sources, business purposes, third parties with whom shared.

45 days to respond (90 days with extension)

Right to Delete

Request deletion of personal information. Business must delete and direct service providers to delete.

45 days to respond (90 days with extension)

Right to Opt-Out

Opt-out of sale of personal information. Must honor within 15 business days. No opt-in for 12 months.

15 days to implement opt-out

Right to Non-Discrimination

Equal service and pricing regardless of exercising CCPA rights. Financial incentives allowed if reasonably related.

Immediate compliance required

Right to Correct (CPRA)

Request correction of inaccurate personal information. Effective 2023 under California Privacy Rights Act.

45 days to respond (90 days with extension)

Right to Limit Use (CPRA)

Limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. Applies to SSN, financial, health, biometric data.

15 days to implement limitation

CCPA Personal Information Categories

Defined categories under California law

Identifiers

Real name, alias, postal address, email, IP address, account name, SSN, driver's license, passport.

Commercial Information

Purchase history, products/services obtained, purchasing tendencies, consumer profiles.

Biometric Information

Fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris/retina scans, keystroke patterns, gait patterns.

Internet Activity

Browsing history, search history, interaction with websites/apps/ads, cookies, beacons.

Geolocation Data

Physical location, movements, GPS coordinates, device location, travel patterns.

Sensory Information

Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory information, call recordings, photos, videos.

Professional Information

Employment history, performance evaluations, disciplinary records, current employer.

Education Information

Records maintained by educational institutions, grades, transcripts, degrees, disciplinary records.

Sale vs. Sharing Under CCPA

Understanding disclosure obligations

Sale of Personal Information

Selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, transferring for monetary or valuable consideration. Requires opt-out.

Sharing for Cross-Context Ads

Sharing personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Treated like sale under CPRA.

Exemptions from Sale

Disclosures to service providers, required by law, mergers/acquisitions, consumer-directed transfers.

Service Provider Contracts

Written contracts prohibiting selling, retaining, using for purposes outside business relationship.

CCPA Applicability Thresholds

Who must comply with CCPA

Annual Revenue Threshold

Annual gross revenue exceeds $25 million. Applies to for-profit entities doing business in California.

Data Volume Threshold

Annually buy, sell, share personal information of 100,000+ California consumers or households.

Revenue from Sale Threshold

Derive 50% or more of annual revenue from selling or sharing California consumers' personal information.

Meet Any Threshold

Meeting any one of the three thresholds triggers CCPA compliance obligations for the business.

CCPA Penalties & Enforcement

Consequences of non-compliance

Intentional Violations

Up to $7,500 per violation

Knowing and intentional violations. Attorney General enforcement actions. Per-consumer, per-violation basis.

Unintentional Violations

Up to $2,500 per violation

Violations not intentional. 30-day cure period if notified by AG. Must cure to avoid penalties.

Data Breach Statutory Damages

$100-$750 per consumer per incident

Private right of action for data breaches. Class action lawsuits. Actual damages or statutory amount.

CPRA Enhanced Enforcement

California Privacy Protection Agency

Dedicated enforcement agency. Rulemaking authority. Administrative fines. Broader investigative powers.

CCPA Compliance Use Cases

E-Commerce & Retail

Protect customer purchase history, browsing data, payment information. Honor opt-out requests for targeted advertising.

SaaS & Technology

Protect user account data, usage analytics, device information. Process deletion requests across backup systems.

Marketing & Advertising

Track data sales to third parties. Implement opt-out for behavioral advertising. Maintain records of data sharing.

Healthcare & Finance

CCPA applies alongside HIPAA, GLBA. Protect California residents' sensitive data with enhanced security.

Achieve CCPA Compliance

Protect California residents' privacy and honor consumer rights