In California, the law protects individuals from corporations secretly recording their data and selling it to third parties. While most law firms attempt to form these claims into large class actions, we handle each case individually through the arbitration process. Since this is your personal claim, it often results in higher recoveries than if the same client was part of a large class action lawsuit.

The California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) provides that corporations found guilty of unlawful wiretapping or eavesdropping under state law are required to pay statutory damages of up to $5,000.00 for each violation.

 

The California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) codified the following rights for consumers and their data and provides for a statutory penalty of $7,500.00 for each intentional violation of these rights, and a penalty of $2,500.00 for each unintentional violation.

 

• The right to know about the personal information a business collects about them and how it is used and shared;

 

• The right to delete personal information collected from them (with some exceptions);

 

• The right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information; and

 

• The right to non-discrimination for exercising their CCPA rights.

 

The California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2023, amended the CCPA to also provide consumers with a right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information collected about them. The same civil penalties as the CCPA apply.

It can be difficult to know if you have been a victim of a data privacy violation. Additionally, people who have been wronged may not know how they can file a claim.

 

Below are a few of the most common indicators that you have been the victim of a data privacy violation in California: