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Article 2. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS
11 C.C.R. § 7010. Overview of Required Disclosures
(a) Every business that must comply with the CCPA and these regulations shall provide a privacy policy in accordance with
the CCPA and section 7011.
(b) A business that controls the collection of a consumer’s personal information from a consumer shall provide a Notice at
Collection in accordance with the CCPA and section 7012.
(c) Except as set forth in section 7025, subsection (g), A business that sells or shares personal information shall provide a
Notice of Right to Opt-out of Sale/Sharing or the Alternative Opt-out Link in accordance with the CCPA and sections 7013
and 7015.
(d) A business that uses or discloses a consumer’s sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified in
section 7027, subsection (m), shall provide a Notice of Right to Limit or the Alternative Opt-out Link in accordance with
the CCPA and sections 7014 and 7015.
(e) A business that offers a financial incentive or price or service difference shall provide a Notice of Financial Incentive in
accordance with the CCPA and section 7016.
Note: Authority cited: Section 1798.185, Civil Code. Reference: Sections 1798.100, 1798.105, 1798.106, 1798.110, 1798.115,
1798.120, 1798.121, 1798.125, 1798.130 and 1798.135, Civil Code.
11 C.C.R. § 7011. Privacy Policy
(a) The purpose of the privacy policy is to provide consumers with a comprehensive description of a business’s online and
offline information practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information. It shall also inform
consumers about and of the rights of consumers they have regarding their personal information and provide any information
necessary for them to exercise those rights.
(b) The privacy policy shall comply with section 7003, subsections (a) and (b).
(c) The privacy policy shall be available in a format that allows a consumer to print it out as a document.
(d) The privacy policy shall be posted online and accessible through a conspicuous link that complies with section 7003,
subsections (c) and (d), using the word “privacy” on the business’s website homepage(s) or on the download or landing page
of a mobile application. If the business has a California-specific description of consumers’ privacy rights on its website,
then the privacy policy shall be included in that description. A business that does not operate a website shall make the
privacy policy conspicuously available to consumers. A mobile application may include a link to the privacy policy in the
application’s settings menu.
(e) The privacy policy shall include the following information:
(1) A comprehensive description of the business’s online and offline information practices, which includes the following:
(A) Identification of the categories of personal information the business has collected about consumers in the preceding
12 months. The categories shall be described using the specific terms set forth in Civil Code section 1798.140,
subdivisions (v)(1)(A) to (K) and (ae)(1) to (2). To the extent that the business has discretion in its description, the
business shall describe the category in a manner that provides consumers a meaningful understanding of the
information being collected.
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the
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California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) and Related Regulations