Counsel For Navigating The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
From A Perspective That Knows Business
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act [CPRA]) is a wide-ranging privacy and data protection law with compliance consequences for a broad line of business types. Like the European Union’s GDPR, the CCPA is extraterritorial in scope and applies to many companies not physically located in California. Enacted in 2018 and in effect from a compliance perspective since 2020, the CCPA imposes requirements that include specific privacy notices, such as via a privacy policy, implementation of data processing agreements (DPAs) with service providers, among others, honoring privacy rights of consumers such as DSARs, and conducting privacy impact assessments. The law is regularly amended, such as the addition of protections for neural data under the umbrella of “sensitive” personal information.
The CCPA is enforced by the California Attorney General and subsequent enforcement authority as per the CPRA by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). So far, we have seen a variety of enforcement actions, ranging from warnings to fines, including the following:
- $632,500 against Honda for CCPA Violations
- 1.2 million fine against a popular makeup retailer
- Fine against a food delivery platform
- Gaming company for non-compliance with the child protection provisions of the CCPA and COPPA
- $27.5 million settlement against Thomson Reuters for selling Californians’ personal data
At RICHT, we provide clients with a full suite of legal services to comply with the CCPA and avoid regulatory enforcement and private actions. Our approach takes a business-first perspective that understands business dynamics as well as goals and aims to fuse compliance and risk mitigation within those confines.
CCPA Law Services We Offer
CCPA Compliant Privacy Policies
Compliance With CCPA Privacy Rights (DSARs)
Data Sale Analysis
Opt-Out/Opt-In Compliance
CPPA Fines Honda $632,500 for CCPA Violations
On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced that it reached a settlement with American Honda Motor Co. (“Honda”) in which Honda will pay a $632,500 fine to resolve claims that the company violated the CCPA. The enforcement action comes as part of the CPPA’s ongoing investigation into connected vehicle manufacturers, which began in 2023.
SpongeBob Game Developer Ordered To Pay $500K Over CCPA, COPPA Violations
Popular children’s mobile game developer Tilting Point Media (TPM) agreed to pay $500,000 to settle allegations the company illegally collected children’s personal data, a violation under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and a federal children’s privacy law.
California AG Settles With DoorDash Over Selling Consumer Data Without Notice
The food delivery service company DoorDash settled charges with California’s attorney general after state authorities alleged the company sold consumers’ personal information without notice and without giving them a chance to opt out, both violations of California’s strict consumer privacy law.
California Attorney General Issues CCPA Violation Notices To Streaming Services
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his office is issuing notices to streaming service providers for their alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. The letters specifically address the streaming service providers’ level of compliance for offering users easy opt-out mechanisms for the sale of their personal data.
California Attorney General Announces First CCPA Enforcement Action
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the first enforcement action under the CCPA, a $1.2 million settlement with multinational retailer Sephora over violations of the law’s “Do Not Sell” provisions.
Top-10 Takeaways From The California AG’s CCPA Enforcement Case Examples
In July, the office of the attorney general of California marked the one-year anniversary of its enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act by issuing a press release to tout its “successful enforcement efforts.”