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.
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