§ 7220RegulationAudited by Privisy

Pre-use Notice Requirements

In force from January 1, 2026Reviewed July 2026

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

What it requires

Before using ADMT for a significant decision, businesses must provide consumers with a Pre-use Notice informing them about the business's use of ADMT and consumers' rights to opt-out of ADMT and to access ADMT.

Legal text (excerpt)

A business that uses ADMT as set forth in section 7200, subsection (a), must provide consumers with a Pre-use Notice. The Pre-use Notice must inform consumers about the business's use of ADMT and consumers' rights to opt-out of ADMT and to access ADMT, as set forth in this section.

California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act: § 7220, Regulation, in force from 2026

Primary source

California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy): § 7220: Pre-use Notice Requirements

Privisy checks

The following Privisy scanner checks are grounded in this citation:

  • ADMT: Logic and Significance

    Pre-use Notice must describe how ADMT processes PI (§ 7220(c)(5)(A))

  • ADMT: Business Purpose

    Plain-language purpose statement (§ 7220(c)(1))

  • ADMT: Input Data Categories

    Categories of PI affecting the output (§ 7220(c)(5)(A))

  • ADMT: Right to Opt Out

    Notice must describe the ADMT opt-out right (§ 7220(c)(2); right defined in § 7221)

  • ADMT: Right to Human Review

    Human-appeal disclosure (§ 7220(c)(2)(A); exception defined in § 7221(b)(1))

  • ADMT: Right to Access

    Notice must describe the access right (§ 7220(c)(3))

  • ADMT: Output Type

    Output type and how it is used in the decision (§ 7220(c)(5)(B))

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