Is one of your members a California resident?

Do any of your members take the 405 to Santa Monica and then, when they see the Jack in the Box, take a left onto Lincoln in order to get to Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery? If so, they might be a…Californian.

On January 1, 2023, the amendments, created by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect. To be clear, the CPRA is not a replacement for the CCPA, but rather amends the CCPA.

Who does the CCPA apply to?

Generally, the CCPA governs how businesses collect and use personal information of California Residents. As of January 1, 2023, the CCPA defines business as

“A sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity that is organized or operated for the profit or financial benefit of its shareholders or other owners, that collects consumers’ personal information, or on the behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California, and that satisfies one or more of the following thresholds:

 

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