§ 1798.121StatuteAudited by Privisy

Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information

Effective January 1, 2023Reviewed January 2026

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What it requires

CPRA added a consumer right to limit how businesses use sensitive personal information (health, financial, biometric, precise geolocation, etc.) to purposes strictly necessary for providing the requested service.

Legal text (excerpt)

A consumer shall have the right, at any time, to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information about the consumer to limit its use and disclosure of the consumer's sensitive personal information.

California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act§ 1798.121, Statute, effective 2023

Primary source

📄California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)§ 1798.121: Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information

Privisy checks

The following Privisy scanner checks are grounded in this citation:

  • Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information Link
  • Right to Limit Sensitive PI

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