Skip to content
CAADCA · CAADCA-9931A-DPIA-CONTENTS

CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(2) - DPIA Required Contents

DPIAs must address specific risks including harmful content, contacts, conduct, algorithmic harm, targeted advertising harm, and privacy erosion for children

HIGHRecord-keeping dutyRisk assessmentBinding regulationIn forceApplies from 1 July 2024

Where this comes from

Provision: Section 1798.99.31(a)(2) - DPIA Required Contents

Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)

Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(a)(2), California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)

Text version: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, AB-2273 (2022); Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28–1798.99.40

Read the official text ↗

Who it applies to

CAADCA scope (designed for OR likely accessed by children) — any one of these:

  • Service is specifically designed for children under 18
  • Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18

What engineering work it implies

Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:

  • Assess necessary evidence for privacy-setting decisions and staff access, using scoped actor/subject references and control outcomes; do not copy personal setting values or accessed content into logs by default.
  • Before access-request disclosure, verify authority and produce a subject-scoped export; assess third-party rights, confidential information and secrets before release. An audit-log label does not authorize disclosure of all entries.
  • Identify the specific logging purpose, applicable source requirement and necessary events/fields; document when no additional event log is justified.
  • Prefer minimized metadata and scoped references; do not collect user IDs, IP addresses, raw payloads or credentials by default. Assess any additional personal data and its legal basis before capture.
  • Restrict access and protect integrity; use synthetic tests to verify payload exclusion and authorized review. Pseudonymous references can remain personal data.

Questions people ask

Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(2) - DPIA Required Contents apply to my service?
It applies when at least one of: Service is specifically designed for children under 18; Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18.
From when does this apply?
CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(2) - DPIA Required Contents applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: in force.

Find out whether this one lands on you

Landfall's pre-scan answers the applicability question above for your product in minutes, then turns every obligation that applies into traceable engineering tickets with a citation chain your auditors can follow.

Not legal advice. Landfall maps regulatory obligations to engineering work for planning purposes. Its verdicts are not legal advice and create no attorney-client relationship — verify with qualified counsel before relying on them.

What Landfall Is NOT

Critical Boundaries

Understanding these boundaries is essential before using this product. Misuse of this tool for purposes outside its scope may create legal, regulatory, or commercial risk for your organization.

NOT Legal Advice

This product does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Interpretations are informational analysis, not legal counsel. Always consult qualified legal professionals for compliance decisions.

NOT a Risk Score

We do not quantify, calculate, or certify your compliance risk level.

No numerical risk rating, compliance percentage, or safety score. Risk assessment requires human judgment about your specific context.

NOT Runtime Enforcement

This is a planning and mapping tool, not a runtime enforcement system.

Does not integrate with your production systems. Does not block, filter, or enforce compliance in real-time. Implementation is your responsibility.

NOT Regulatory Approval

Using this tool does not mean you are compliant with any regulation.

No certification, seal of approval, or compliance guarantee. Regulators will evaluate your actual implementation, not your use of this tool.

NOT Authoritative Interpretation

Our interpretations are not binding and may differ from regulatory guidance.

Only regulators and courts provide authoritative interpretation. Our analysis reflects our reading of requirements, which may be incomplete or incorrect.

NOT a Safe Harbor

This tool does not shield you from enforcement actions or liability.

Documentation of your process is valuable, but does not constitute a legal defense. Compliance is ultimately your organization's responsibility.

NOT an AI Compliance Agent

AI features assist analysis but do not make compliance decisions for you.

AI-generated interpretations require human review and approval. Automated suggestions are starting points, not final answers.

NOT Complete Coverage

We do not cover all regulations, all obligations, or all jurisdictions.

Regulatory landscape is vast and evolving. Gaps in our coverage do not mean those requirements don't apply to you.

What This Tool IS:

  • A structured workflow for mapping regulatory requirements to implementation tasks
  • A documentation system for compliance decisions (audit trail)
  • A collaboration platform for compliance, legal, and engineering teams
  • An informational resource for understanding regulatory obligations