§ 7004RegulationAudited by Privisy

Requirements for Methods for Submitting CCPA Requests and Obtaining Consumer Consent

Effective January 1, 2026Reviewed January 2026

Audited by Privisy — The Privisy scanner actively tests for compliance with this requirement.

What it requires

Businesses must design and implement methods for submitting CCPA requests and obtaining consumer consent that are easy to understand, symmetrical in choice (the more privacy-protective path must be no longer or harder than the less protective path), free of confusing language or double-negatives, free of choice architecture that impairs consumer decisions, and easy to execute without unnecessary burden. A method that does not comply may be a dark pattern; any consent obtained through a dark pattern is void.

Legal text (excerpt)

(2) Symmetry in choice. The path for a consumer to exercise a more privacy-protective option shall not be longer or more difficult or time-consuming than the path to exercise a less privacy-protective option because that would impair or interfere with the consumer's ability to make a choice.

California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act§ 7004, Regulation, effective 2026

Primary source

📄California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)§ 7004: Requirements for Methods for Submitting CCPA Requests and Obtaining Consumer Consent

Privisy checks

The following Privisy scanner checks are grounded in this citation:

  • Symmetry of Choice

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