As anyone who uses the internet can attest, cookies banners pop up on almost every type of website and offer a dizzying and often annoying array of approaches and options to consumers. It is difficult to parse through what...more
4/11/2025
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Consent ,
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Honda ,
Opt-Outs ,
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Websites
On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1824 into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to require entities involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions,...more
12/9/2024
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Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Sellers ,
Data-Sharing ,
Governor Newsom ,
Mergers ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws
This article is the first in a series that will address privacy concerns for insurance carriers, agents and brokers. The insurance industry is uniquely situated at the confluence of multiple data privacy regimes....more
10/30/2024
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Captive Insurance Company ,
Data Privacy ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Insurance Agents ,
Insurance Brokers ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The use of online tracking technologies for online behavioral advertising, analytics and related activities has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. The obligations under various...more
11/7/2023
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Behavioral Advertising ,
Cookie Banners ,
Cookies ,
Do Not Sell ,
EU ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Web Tracking
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”) has been working its way through Congress with notable bipartisan support. After a July 20th markup session in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce amending the bill,...more
By now, it is generally known that comprehensive privacy laws include requirements to allow consumers to opt-out of the sale of the their personal information, including personal information collected through the use of...more
9/19/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Selling ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Search Engines ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
On July 7, 2021, Governor Jared Polis officially signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law, after the bill had passed both the Colorado House and Senate in June. The effective date of the CPA is July 1, 2023....more
Colorado recently introduced a new privacy bill, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA has certain similarities with the well-known California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA)....more
On March 15, 2021, California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, announced additional California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. These new changes went into effect on March 15, 2021....more
When the CCPA was enacted last year, BCLP published a Practical Guide to help companies reduce the requirements of the Act into practice. Following publication of the Guide, we wrote a series of articles that addressed...more
3/11/2020
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Behavioral Advertising ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookie Banners ,
Cookies ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Websites
Yes, provided that the “opt-out” selection is the default when the banner loads and no behavioural or analytics cookies load prior to an “opt-in” by the data subject.
A data subject’s consent to the use of analytics or...more
The term “cookie banner” refers to a banner, or splash page, deployed on a website to inform visitors that the website uses cookies. There is little standardization concerning how cookie banners are deployed. Different...more