Privacy laws · Delaware
Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act.
One of the lowest thresholds among state privacy laws (35K consumers). Strong consumer protections with universal opt-out requirement.
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/ Effective
2025-01-01
Effective date
When the law took effect or will take effect.
/ Consumers
35,000
Consumer threshold
The number of Delaware residents whose data triggers compliance.
/ Revenue
None
Revenue threshold
Annual revenue trigger for compliance, if applicable.
01 / Key requirements
What the law requires.
- 01Clear privacy notice
- 02Right to access, correct, delete personal data
- 03Right to data portability
- 04Right to opt-out of sale, targeted advertising, profiling
- 05Honor universal opt-out mechanisms
- 06Data protection assessments
- 07Consent for sensitive data
- 08Data minimization
- 09Children's data protections (under 18 opt-in for targeted ads)
02 / Enforcement
Penalties & cure period.
Penalties
Up to $10,000 per violation.
Cure period
60-day cure period (expires December 2025)
Enforcement agency
Attorney General
03 / E-commerce
What this means for
your store.
Very low threshold (35K consumers). Strong children's protections. Must honor universal opt-out.