The day before the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) became enforceable on July 1, we learned that enforcement of the first set of implementing regulations finalized by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) under...more
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (Utah Law) into law on March 24, 2022, making it the fourth omnibus state privacy law enacted in the United States...more
Though it was not long ago that resolutions of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) readiness ushered in the new year, ‘tis the season once again to deck the halls with privacy compliance checklists. Retailers doing...more
12/8/2021
/ Advertising ,
B2B Transactions ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Rights Directive ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Disclosures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
State Privacy Laws
It’s a new year and it looks like 2021 is going to be another eventful one for privacy. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several states introduce new privacy legislation, starting with Washington. On January 5, the...more
1/28/2021
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government
The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) on July 16, 2020, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as an approved mechanism for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more
7/22/2020
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
COVID-19 is the biggest disruption to consumer retail spending patterns in recent history. Store closures and stay-at-home orders have accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, and U.S. consumers are expected to spend more than...more
7/10/2020
/ Advertising ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Contests & Promotions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Security ,
E-Commerce ,
Gift-Cards ,
Internet Retailers ,
Marketing ,
Product Labels ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
The California Attorney General’s Office released for public comment the long-awaited proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on October 10, 2019. The attorney general is expected to finalize the...more
10/31/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Use Policies ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Public Comment ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Requirements
A new California privacy ballot initiative has been introduced by real estate developer and privacy rights advocate, Alastair Mactaggart. This new ballot initiative, titled The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of...more
Beyond preparing for this year’s holiday rush, retailers around the country have started thinking about potential changes to their operations in response to California’s sweeping new consumer privacy law. The California...more
10/26/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy
On June 28, 2018, California adopted the strictest general privacy and data security law in the country, called the “California Consumer Privacy Act” (codified in Assembly Bill 375), which will come into effect on January 1,...more
7/2/2018
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governor Brown ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Portability ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
State and Local Government
This year brought a wave of class action complaints alleging that national retailers are violating the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), N.J.S.A. §§ 56:12-14 et seq., by including...more
Two days after the expiration of the informal deadline to replace the Safe Harbor Framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in October 2015, the EU and US have come to terms on a new framework—the...more
In this installment of “Perkins Coie Wrapping Papers,” we take inspiration from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” to provide an overview of the top twelve privacy and data security issues retailers should consider as the year...more
In December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which regulates how companies may collect information online from children under 13. ...more
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently held that collecting a consumer's ZIP code at the point of sale may violate Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93, Section 105(a) (Section 105(a)), which restricts the...more
On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the Rule), which applies to operators of commercial websites or online services that (1) are...more
On December 6, 2012, the California attorney general filed suit against Delta Airlines for failing to provide mobile application users with adequate notice of its privacy practices. According to the complaint, the "Fly...more