EffectiveColorado

Colorado Privacy Act

Data last verified: March 23, 2026

Effective Date
July 1, 2023
Enforcement Date
Not specified in statute

Summary

Colorado Privacy Act provides consumers the right to opt out of profiling for significant decisions and requires data protection assessments, separate from the Colorado AI Act.

Who It Applies To

Applies to businesses processing data of 100,000+ CO consumers, or 25,000+ consumers if deriving revenue from data sales.

Min Consumers:
100,000

Any threshold triggers applicability

Penalties

Penalty Range
$0$20,000per violation
Cure Period
60-day cure period
Private Right of Action
No private right of action
Enforcement Body
Colorado Attorney General and district attorneys

Requirements (3)

  • Opt-OutC.R.S. § 6-1-1306(1)(a)(I)(C), § 6-1-1306(1)(a)(II)

    This law provides consumers the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

  • Impact AssessmentC.R.S. § 6-1-1309(1)-(6)

    This law requires controllers to conduct data protection assessments for processing activities involving profiling, targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or sensitive data.

  • ConsentC.R.S. § 6-1-1308(7), § 6-1-1303(24)

    This law prohibits controllers from processing sensitive data without first obtaining the consumer's consent.

Claire tracks 31 state and local AI laws across 23 US states. No prescriptive federal AI compliance statutes have been enacted. EU AI Act and sector-specific regulations are not covered.

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