In late 2026 and early 2027, there are 5 privacy law changes that may require certain website owners to update their website policies within newly required disclosures:
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What laws are being amended?
Australia Privacy Act of 1988 – Amended
- Termageddon’s guide for Australia Privacy Act 1988
- Amendment is highlighted at the top of the article
- Changes take effect: December 10, 2026
- Biggest takeaway: If this law applies to you, and you perform automated decision making (as defined by the law), you will need to update your Privacy Policy with newly required disclosures.
California Privacy Rights Act – Amended
- Termageddon’s overview of the CaliforniaPrivacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Changes take effect: January 1, 2027
- Biggest takeaway: If this law applies to you, and you perform automated decision making (as defined by the law), you will need to update your Privacy Policy with newly required disclosures. Additional disclosures may be needed if you buy, sell, share, or otherwise make available to others the personal information of 10,000,000 or more California consumers per year.
What laws are new?
Oklahoma SB546 – New Privacy Law
- Oklahoma SB546 Compliance Guide
- Changes take effect: January 1, 2027
- Biggest takeaway: This law has qualifiers for the law to apply. The law is designed to apply to larger companies or websites processing (or selling) a lot of data of Oklahoma residents. If the law applies, new disclosures are required within your Privacy Policy.
Louisiana Data Privacy Act – New Privacy Law
- Louisiana Data Privacy Act Compliance Guide
- Changes take effect: January 1, 2027
- Biggest takeaway: This law has qualifiers for the law to apply. The law is designed to apply to larger companies and/or websites processing (and/or selling) a lot of personal data of Oklahoma residents. If the law applies, new disclosures are required within your Privacy Policy.
Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act – Amended
- Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act Compliance Guide
- Amendment is highlighted at the top of the article
- Biggest takeaway: Data processing threshold lowered and additional qualifiers (for the law to apply) will go into effect. This means the law can now apply to more website owners and businesses. The amendment also provides new rights to residents of Delaware.
What should website owners do about these changes:
Website owners should speak with their attorney to help determine if these new and amended privacy laws #1 apply and #2 require new disclosures within their website policies.
Existing Termageddon customers will be notified by email if they have access to a license that is impacted by these changes. Depending on their previous answers to their questionnaires, licenses may have new disclosure requirements and may have new questions to answer. Once answered, Termageddon will generate and deploy any new disclosure requirements automatically via its embed codes, if applicable. To update your license efficiently, Termageddon offers a one-click update option (popular for most small business and non-profit website owners) as well as a manual update option (popular for large businesses).
