New Jersey Data Privacy Act
Data last verified: March 23, 2026
- Effective Date
- January 15, 2025
- Enforcement Date
- Not specified in statute
Summary
New Jersey Data Privacy Act provides consumers the right to opt out of profiling for significant decisions and requires data protection assessments.
Who It Applies To
100K consumers OR 25K consumers + revenue/discount from data sales
- Min Consumers:
- 100,000
Any threshold triggers applicability
Penalties
- Penalty Range
- $0 – $20,000per violation
- Cure Period
- 30-day cure period
- Private Right of Action
- No private right of action
- Enforcement Body
- New Jersey Attorney General (exclusive, § 56:8-179)
Requirements (3)
- Opt-Out§ 56:8-170(a)(5)(c)
This law provides consumers the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
- Impact Assessment§ 56:8-172(a)(9)
This law requires controllers to conduct data protection assessments for processing activities involving profiling, targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or sensitive data.
- Consent§ 56:8-172(a)(4)
This law requires controllers to obtain consumer consent before processing sensitive data.
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