Privacy Policy

Does the CCPA provide a private right of action?

Does the CCPA include a private right of action?

Note: Since the writing of this blog, CCPA has been replaced by the CPRA. A private right of action allows individuals to file lawsuits against certain businesses. This enforcement mechanism under the …

Tyler Pewitt

Nevada 603a: how to respond to consumer requests

Nevada privacy law: how to respond to consumer requests

In 2017, the Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A (“Nevada Privacy Law”) went into effect. Two years later, lawmakers updated the Nevada Privacy Law to require operators to provide consumers with a way …

Alice Porch

Who does GDPR apply to?

Who does GDPR apply to?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most comprehensive and heavily enforced privacy laws in the world. GDPR was enacted to protect the privacy of European Union residents (data …

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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

State privacy bill tracker

It seems like every day there is a new privacy scandal: too much data collected by ubiquitous apps, improper sharing of data with third parties, the use of data for nefarious purposes …

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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020: an overview

The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020: an overview

Update: please note that the California Privacy Rights Act was approved on November 3, 2020. The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is landmark privacy legislation in the United States. The law …

Tyler Pewitt

GDPR fines and penalties to date

GDPR fines and penalties to date

Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in April 2016, over 2,000 fines have been issued to businesses and organizations by supervisory bodies throughout the European Union. It is …

Ryne Sulier

What needs to be included in a Privacy Policy

What needs to be included in a Privacy Policy?

As consumers have become more interested in the privacy of their Personally Identifiable Information (PII) online, more countries and states have passed their own privacy laws. These privacy laws protect the PII …

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Donata Stroink-Skillrud