California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 22 — Internet Privacy RequirementsSection 22576
An operator of a commercial Web site or online service that collects personally identifiable information through the Web site or online service from individual consumers who use or visit the commercial Web site or online service and who reside in California shall be in violation of this section if the operator fails to comply with the provisions of Section 22575 or with the provisions of its posted privacy policy in either of the following ways:
(a) Knowingly and willfully.
(b) Negligently and materially.
Notes
Establishes a violation by a commercial website or online-service operator collecting personally identifiable information from California-resident consumers when the operator fails to comply with the referenced statutory requirements or its posted privacy policy either knowingly and willfully or negligently and materially. The provision ties liability to those specified forms of noncompliance.
Use as reference
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