WordPress CCPA Compliance: Everything You Need to Know

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There’s a new privacy law coming into effect soon – January 1, 2020, to be exact – and everyone is scrambling to implement compliance. Sound familiar? If you’re feeling deja vu, don’t worry, we remember GDPR too .

While the GDPR was a general law to protect the privacy rights of European Union citizens, this new law addresses the privacy rights of California residents. Allow us to introduce you to the California Consumer bahamas phone number data Protection Act of 2018 (CCPA) , a law designed to provide Californians with greater control over their personal information.

In this guide, we will walk you through the following:

A brief summary of the CCPA, its objectives and the rights it grants
To whom does the CCPA apply?
Consequences of non-compliance with the CCPA
Tips on how to make your WordPress website CCPA compliant
Useful tools for CCPA compliance
Kinsta and CCPA
Please note that this guide is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.

What is the CCPA?
The CCPA is a privacy law that was passed on June 28, 2018. A version of this law was initially introduced as an initiative for the November 2017 state ballot by a real estate developer. The developer offered the California legislature a deal where he would withdraw his ballot (which was pretty tough on business) if a similar privacy law was passed.