The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 passed on June 28, 2018, and will take effect on January 1, 2020. The law introduces new privacy rights for consumers and will require companies that conduct business in the State of California to implement structural changes to their privacy programs.
The new rights given to California consumers are similar to the rights provided in the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CCPA also subjects non-compliant businesses to fines, class-action lawsuits, and legal action. Some key provisions of the law are:
How CENTRL helps
CENTRL's Privacy360 helps companies prepare for CCPA compliance by maintaining a detailed data inventory and providing a comprehensive consumer rights management workflow.
By using CENTRL's Privacy360, your organization can easily manage a multitude of templates, checklists and questionnaires while providing the control to monitor, evaluate and create audit reports allowing you to focus on the results instead of the process.
Read more about Privacy360, or request a demo of CENTRL's privacy solutions.