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A guide to Do Not Track under CalOPPA
California passed the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) in 2004 to protect the personal data of its residents. CalOPPA requires operators of online services that collect the personal information of residents …

A closer look at the CCPA class-action lawsuit against Epic Games, Inc. and Life on Air, Inc.
Note: Since the writing of this blog, CCPA has been replaced the CPRA. The California Consumer Privacy Act: CCPA went into effect on January 1st and has been enforced by the California …

How GDPR penalties and fines can affect your business
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) stipulates that national authorities within the European Union (E.U.) must assess certain GDPR penalties (including GDPR fines) for specific data protection violations by businesses/individuals. The processing …

A guide to who does CalOPPA apply to
In 2004, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) went into effect. With the passage of CalOPPA, California was the first state to require an online business to post a Privacy Policy. …

CCPA: non-discrimination for consumers who have exercised their privacy rights
The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act provides California consumers with a number of rights pertaining to their personally identifiable information (PII). These rights allow consumers to request disclosures pertaining to what PII …

Who does the CCPA apply to?
The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act requires certain businesses to make a number of rights available for consumers, including providing consumers with the ability to opt-out of the sale of their personally …

PIPEDA fair information principles
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that protects the personal information of Canadians. PIPEDA achieves this goal by requiring certain websites to have a Privacy …

CCPA Privacy Policy requirements
Privacy policies serve a number of different functions. For businesses, Privacy Policies provide an opportunity to directly communicate its privacy practices to consumers. Pertinent information in the policies, such as who may …

CalOPPA Privacy Policy requirements
In 2004, California became the first state in the nation to require posting a Privacy Policy when it passed the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). In 2014, California updated CalOPPA to …

A guide to avoiding CalOPPA penalties for non-compliance
In 2004, California passed the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) to require websites to post a Privacy Policy. In 2014, California updated the law to require those Privacy Policies to contain …

What it means to be selling personal information under the CCPA
*Note: Since the writing of this blog, CCPA has been replaced by CPRA. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) has been enforced by the California Attorney General since July 1st, 2020. Until …

PIPEDA compliance guide
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that was enacted to protect the privacy rights of Canadians. PIPEDA achieves this goal by providing Canadians with rights …