§ 7025RegulationAudited by Privisy

Opt-Out Preference Signals (Global Privacy Control)

Effective March 29, 2023Reviewed January 2026

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What it requires

Businesses must treat a valid Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a consumer request to opt out of the sale and sharing of personal information. The signal must be honored with the same effect as a manual opt-out request.

Legal text (excerpt)

A business shall treat a user-enabled global privacy control as a valid request to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and shall process the request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than 15 business days from the date of the request.

California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act§ 7025, Regulation, effective 2023

Primary source

📄California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)§ 7025: Opt-Out Preference Signals (Global Privacy Control)

Privisy checks

The following Privisy scanner checks are grounded in this citation:

  • GPC Signal — Marketing Cookies Blocked
  • GPC Signal Honored
  • Third-Party Request Inventory

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