As of January 2025, several states have introduced key updates to their data privacy laws. Here’s what you need to know about the changes in the Widget settings.
Delaware
What is the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act?
Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act is an updated Delaware data privacy law, also known as HB 154. It enhances protections for consumer data, providing individuals with rights such as access, deletion, and opting out of targeted advertising and data sales. This law aligns with other state privacy frameworks like California and Virginia, aiming to improve transparency and accountability for businesses handling personal data.
How Will It Affect Clym Widget?
The privacy widget will be updated to include options for Delaware residents to:
- Access their personal data.
- Request deletion and correction of their personal data.
- Opt out of targeted advertising and data sales.
Businesses are required to respond to consumer requests within 45 days, with an optional extension of an additional 45 days. While cookie consent is not mandatory, companies must comply with unified opt out mechanisms (UOOM) by January 1, 2026.
Iowa
What is the Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act?
Iowa’s Consumer Data Privacy Act grants residents rights over their personal data, including the ability to access, delete, and opt out of certain data pro cessing activities. The law places obligations on businesses to handle consumer data responsibly and ensure transparency in their practices.
How Will It Affect Your Clym Widget?
Users visiting your website from Iowa can submit data subject requests through the compliance center or by using links to the widget on your website.
Data subject rights include the following:
- Access, deletion, and correction of personal information.
- Data portability request; and
- Opt out of sale and profiling.
All requests must be processed within 90 days from the date they are received. In specific cases, this period may be extended by an additional 45 days. Note that cookie consent is not required, and the widget will not be visible to visitors by default.
Review this article to learn how to create a custom footer link to your Clym widget or Compliance Center.
Nebraska
What is the Nebraska Data Privacy Act?
In 2024, Nebraska implemented new privacy provisions emphasizing consumer rights and business transparency. Effective January 1, 2025, LB 1074, also known as the Nebraska Data Privacy Act, aligns with national trends to give individuals control over their personal data and impose responsibilities on businesses regarding data handling.
How Will It Affect Your Clym Widget?
The privacy settings of the widget will reflect Nebraska’s requirements by enabling users coming from this state to:
- Access, delete, and request a copy of the personal data processed;
- Opt out of the sale or use of their data for targeted advertising, data sales, and profiling.
Requests should be processed within 45 days, with a possible extension of an additional 45 days in specific cases. Nebraska law does not specifically require cookie consent; however, it is essential to be transparent about cookie usage and data collection. Businesses should ensure that their privacy policies and widgets clearly disclose this information.
New Hampshire
What is SB 255?
New Hampshire's data privacy law, SB 255, or the New Hampshire Consumer Privacy Bill, is the state's first comprehensive privacy law. It establishes rights for consumers to control their personal data, including accessing, deleting, and opting out of certain data processing activities. The law mirrors privacy frameworks in other states, such as Virginia and Utah.
How Will It Affect Your Clym Widget?
The privacy widget will be updated to:
- Enable visitors from New Hampshire to request access to detailed information about their personal data.
- Allow consumers to request deletion, correction, or a copy of their personal data.
- Provide opt-out options for data sales, targeted advertising, and profiling activities.
New Hampshire’s privacy law does not explicitly mandate cookie consent. However, businesses are required to prioritize transparency regarding data collection and usage, including the use of cookies for tracking or targeted advertising purposes.
Additionally, New Hampshire recognizes the use of unified opt out mechanisms (UOOM) or global privacy control signals. Businesses must honor such signals, allowing consumers to exercise their rights to opt out of data sales or targeted advertising without manual interaction on each website. The privacy widget will support recognition of the signals for the user's convenience.
How can you manage unified opt-out mechanisms within the widget? Review this article to learn more about GPC signal tracking settings within the Clym Widget.
New Unified Opt-Out Rules for Connecticut, Montana, and Texas
Effective January 1, 2025, businesses operating in Connecticut, Montana, and Texas must comply with new provisions requiring support for unified opt-out mechanisms (UOOM) or global privacy control signals. These updates aim to streamline consumer choices regarding data privacy by enabling automatic opt-out preferences across websites and services.
Clym Widget Will Be Updated To:
- Include language informing users about support for global opt-out signals.
- Automatically apply consumer opt-out preferences detected via UOOMs, such as GPC signals.
Stay tuned for updates as we continue to monitor new data privacy laws and their requirements.