What are the CCPA fines? What happens if you don’t comply? In this post, we explain the main consequences of CCPA non-compliance and show you how you can avoid them.
As with many other laws on data privacy, the California Consumer Privacy Act has quite a severe approach to non-compliance.
“As required under the CCPA, the California Privacy Protection Agency has adjusted, and will do so every other year, monetary thresholds, monetary damages, administrative fines, and civil penalties, in line with increases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The current adjustment is effective on January 1, 2025. The monetary threshold within the definition of businesses has been raised to $26,625,000, while administrative fines and civil penalties to $2,663 for each violation or $7,988 for each intentional violation and violations involving the personal information of consumers whom the violator has actual knowledge are under 16 years of age“.
Compared to the GDPR, which provides for fines up to EUR 20 M (22 M USD) or 4% of annual global revenue, these fines might not seem particularly large. However, keep in mind that these fines apply per individual violation and per consumer. For a business with even just a few customers, these fines can add up to a hefty sum.
In order to avoid penalties, there are a few steps to follow to comply with CCPA:
Remember, you don’t always need to ask users to opt-in. However, it may be mandatory if there are children involved, or you’re collecting and processing sensitive information.
iubenda’s solutions can help you comply with the CCPA, in minutes.
Our Privacy and Cookie Policy generator allows you to:
With our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution, you can display a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” notice and manage opt-outs.
It also supports the CCPA Compliance Framework by IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau), which establishes a process for publishers and their partners to comply with new regulations regarding the sale of consumer data to technology companies.
Then, you may need to keep track of your users’ requests. In fact, the CCPA mandates that opted-out users may not be contacted for a minimum of 12 months after the request.
Our Consent Database hooks onto your web-forms to let you automatically pass consumer preference details like opt-out via API to a centrally managed visual dashboard. It’s prudent to keep records of opt-out details such as the particular user, the date, and sub-contractors to be notified in the case of requests.
Our Register of Data Processing Activities lets you accurately record relevant details necessary for fulfilling Consumer requests with precision. The solution records:
Check out our California legal overview: everything you need to know to comply!
