California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

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United States

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Requirements

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Understanding CCPA: Consumer Rights, Data Transparency, & Accountability

CCPA establishes specific rights for California residents, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal data. With the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) expansion, additional obligations now include data minimization, storage limitation, and enhanced contractual controls.

To comply, businesses must operationalize privacy rights, establish clear disclosures, monitor data sharing, and maintain defensible records of processing. Non-compliance can result in significant fines, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational damage.

Forgepath helps organizations translate CCPA requirements into action—through policy creation, DSAR workflows, vendor risk management, and strategic program oversight. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refining an existing program, we help you build trust with consumers and regulators.

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CCPA Compliance At a Glance

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides California residents with rights over how their personal data is collected, used, and shared by businesses.

Requirements

Notice at Collection

Inform consumers at or before the point of data collection about what categories of personal data are collected and why.

Consumer Rights Management

Support rights to access, delete, and correct personal information, and provide mechanisms for users to opt out of data sales or sharing.

Data Inventory & Mapping

Maintain a current inventory of personal information, processing purposes, third-party sharing, and data retention timelines.

Vendor Contract Management

Include specific contractual language with service providers, contractors, and third parties to ensure CCPA compliance.

Do Not Sell or Share Mechanism

Provide a clear and functional “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link or mechanism for users to opt out of cross-context behavioral advertising.

Annual Privacy Policy Review

Review and update your privacy policy at least once annually to reflect current data practices and user rights.

How Forge Path Can Help

Privacy Notice & Policy Creation

Develop compliant consumer-facing notices and privacy policies, customized to your data ecosystem.

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Compliance Management as a Service

Centralized, continuous oversight of CCPA compliance activities—tracking policies, documentation, and control validation across your organization.

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Director, Cloud Systems & Security
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Chief Executive Officer
Parsysco

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Most vendors only care about selling something, Forgepath took the personal relationship and partnership approach that we value greatly.

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Build a Consumer Privacy Program That’s CCPA-Compliant

Forgepath helps your business meet CCPA and CPRA requirements with structured privacy programs, DSAR automation, and defensible documentation. Empower your compliance journey with confidence.

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FAQ

Have Questions About CCPA Compliance?

Businesses that collect personal information of California residents and meet certain thresholds (e.g., $25M in revenue or 100,000+ records processed) must comply.

CPRA is a significant amendment to CCPA, adding new rights, defining sensitive personal information, and creating a new enforcement agency (CPPA).

Personal information includes identifiers, commercial data, geolocation, internet activity, and more—whether directly or indirectly linked to a consumer.

Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are requests submitted by individuals to access, delete, or correct their personal data.

Yes. Forgepath designs scalable DSAR workflows and helps implement tooling to manage compliance efficiently.

No. CCPA does not currently have a formal certification program. Forgepath provides advisory and operational compliance services.