With California enacting a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, now is the time for companies to review and adjust to how the California Consumer Privacy Act will impact their business. The act, which has broad applicability, comes on the heels of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and provides consumers with a number of “European-style” rights. Businesses all over the world that sell into the California market will be affected, regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the state.

In early September 2018, Pepper Hamilton attorneys spoke on a webinar where they broke down the act and discuss what businesses should be doing today to get ready to comply, including updating notice requirements, reviewing supply-chain compliance, and preparing for potential civil litigation ramifications.

There were a number of questions that our speakers did not have time to address during the webinar and this document is a compilation of answers our speakers provided after the webinar was completed.