Privacy laws · Tennessee
Tennessee Information Protection Act.
Requires both $25M revenue AND consumer threshold. Includes affirmative defense for businesses with privacy programs conforming to NIST frameworks.
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/ Effective
2025-07-01
Effective date
When the law took effect or will take effect.
/ Consumers
25,000
Consumer threshold
The number of Tennessee residents whose data triggers compliance.
/ Revenue
$25,000,000
Revenue threshold
Annual revenue trigger for compliance, if applicable.
01 / Key requirements
What the law requires.
- 01Privacy notice
- 02Right to access, correct, delete personal data
- 03Right to data portability
- 04Right to opt-out of sale, targeted advertising, profiling
- 05Data protection assessments
- 06Consent for sensitive data
- 07NIST framework compliance as affirmative defense
02 / Enforcement
Penalties & cure period.
Penalties
Up to $7,500 per violation.
Cure period
60-day cure period
Enforcement agency
Attorney General
03 / E-commerce
What this means for
your store.
Affirmative defense available if you maintain a NIST-conforming privacy program. Must meet both revenue AND consumer thresholds.