Retention schedules and secure deletion procedures for personal information under CCPA/CPRA data minimization principles.
A compliant Data Retention & Deletion Policy for CCPA/CPRA must include the following7 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.
Policy objectives and data minimization principles.
Minimum necessary standard and purpose limitation.
Retention periods by personal information category.
Approved methods for digital and physical destruction.
Litigation and regulatory hold override procedures.
Contractual obligations on service providers to delete data.
Annual data purge verification and reporting.
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Consumer-facing privacy notice disclosing data collection, use, sharing practices, and consumer rights under CCPA/CPRA.
Internal procedures for handling consumer rights requests including access, deletion, correction, opt-out, and portability.
Policy for maintaining an inventory of personal information collected, used, shared, and deleted across the organization.
Procedures for honoring consumer opt-out requests from sale and sharing of personal information under CCPA/CPRA.
Requirements for data processing agreements and service provider contracts to comply with CCPA/CPRA third-party requirements.
Reasonable security measures required to protect personal information and avoid CCPA private right of action for data breaches.
Training requirements for employees who handle consumer personal information or process consumer rights requests.