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CCPA Civ. Code § 1798.120(c)–(d)

Do not sell or share personal information of consumers known to be under 16 without their opt-in (13–15) or a verified parent's authorisation (under 13)

CRITICALProhibitionConsentBinding regulationIn forceApplies from 1 January 2023

Where this comes from

Provision: Civ. Code § 1798.120(c)–(d); 11 CCR §§ 7070–7072

Instrument: California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the CPRA) and CPPA regulations

Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.120(c)–(d); Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, §§ 7070–7072

Text version: Civ. Code as published 2026-10-01; 11 CCR as effective 2026-01-01

Checked against the source: 1 October 2026

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Who it applies to

A business under the CCPA (Civ. Code § 1798.140(d)(1)) — all of these:

  • California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_CONSUMERS: YES

Meets one or more of the business thresholds — any one of these:

  • California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_REVENUE_THRESHOLD: YES
  • California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_VOLUME_100K: YES
  • California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_SALE_REVENUE_50: YES

Duty-specific scope — all of these:

  • California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_SELLS_PI: YES
  • Youngest user age is Under 13 or 13-15

What engineering work it implies

Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:

  • Accounts known to be under 16 (or whose age is wilfully disregarded) send no data to sale or ad-sharing partners by default
  • For 13–15-year-olds, sale or sharing starts only after the consumer's own affirmative opt-in
  • For under-13s, it starts only after a parent or guardian's authorisation verified by a reasonable method (11 CCR § 7070)
  • The minor or parent can opt out again at any time, and the privacy policy describes the process (§ 7072)
  • A test account registered as 14 sends no data to ad partners until it opts in; one registered as 12 needs a verified parent

Questions people ask

Does CCPA Civ. Code § 1798.120(c)–(d) apply to my service?
It applies when California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_CONSUMERS: YES; and at least one of: California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_REVENUE_THRESHOLD: YES; California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_VOLUME_100K: YES; California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_SALE_REVENUE_50: YES; and California CCPA assessed scope Q_CA_SELLS_PI: YES; Youngest user age is Under 13 or 13-15.
From when does this apply?
CCPA Civ. Code § 1798.120(c)–(d) applies from 1 January 2023. Its current status is: in force.

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