法规简介
2026年9月2日,美国特拉华州州长 Matt Meyer 签署众议院第380号法案(HB 380,经众议院第2号修正案修正后的最终文本),系统修订2023年制定的《特拉华州个人数据隐私法》(DPDPA,特拉华法典第6编第12D章),编入《特拉华州法律》第85卷第463章,自2027年1月1日起施行。这是美国州级综合隐私法"修法潮"的最新一例——迄今23个有综合隐私法的州中,已有过半完成修订。
【核心修改】
1. 适用门槛大幅下调:由"35,000名消费者"降至"10,000名消费者"(不含仅为完成支付交易而处理的数据);出售个人数据情形由"10,000名且出售收入占比超20%"降至"5,000名且占比超20%"。州长办公室称其为"全美最低门槛"。
2. 适用范围扩展至第三方:新增第12D-103(a)(3)条,将"从控制者处取得个人数据的第三方"直接纳入适用主体,并新设第12D-107A条专章规定第三方义务(无合同不得再处理、须配合数据保护评估与尽职调查)。
3. 敏感数据定义扩容:新增"推断(inferences)"可构成敏感数据;新增神经数据(neural data)、公民身份/移民身份、医疗"治疗或状态"(不限于诊断)、跨性别或非二元性别身份的治疗或状态、金融账户及登录信息、政府签发的身份证件号码等类别;同时收窄"公开可得信息",排除未经同意收集的、可关联到特定消费者的生物识别数据。
4. 数据出售的尽职调查与合同义务(第12D-106(a)(10)—(12)条):向第三方披露个人数据须签订包含五项强制条款的书面合同,控制者须通过问卷与文件审查等方式对接收方开展合理尽职调查,敏感程度越高措施越强;出售敏感数据须取得单独同意、事前明确显著告知,并保存同意记录5年。
5. 新增"报告(Report)"制度与自动化决策规制(第12D-106(f)条):控制者向第三方提供用于作出"法律或类似重大影响决定"的报告时,须约定第三方履行"不利行动(adverse action)"通知、说明所依据的个人数据、告知居民可向控制者索取信息、在技术可行时提供人工复核等义务;并须在30日内向居民提供其个人数据、画像数据来源及近24个月内取得报告的全部第三方名单,同时提供更正机会。
6. 数据保护评估门槛下调(第12D-108条):由100,000名消费者降至50,000名;新增自动化决策画像影响评估的七项内容要求(目的、用途与部署场景、风险分析、输入/输出数据类别、定制化所用数据类别、性能指标与已知局限、透明度措施、部署后监测与用户保障)。
7. 消费者权利强化:访问权扩展至"推断"及是否为作出重大影响决定而进行画像;新增社会保障号、驾照号、金融账号、医保号、密码、安全问题、生物识别数据等"仅告知不披露"清单;退出权由"定向广告与出售"扩展至第12D-104(a)(6)条列举的全部处理目的(含自动化决策画像)。
8. 豁免结构调整:删除 GLBA 金融机构实体级整体豁免,改为针对保险、银行、信用合作社、经纪交易商与投资顾问的有限豁免;新增受 45 C.F.R. § 164.514(e) 保护的有限数据集等健康数据级豁免;雇员数据豁免被收窄——涉及第12D-106(f)条画像与报告的处理不再豁免。
【合规提示】适用门槛降至1万名消费者意味着大量此前不受 DPDPA 管辖的中小型企业将首次落入适用范围;"从控制者处取得数据的第三方"被直接纳管,将影响数据经纪商、广告与广告分析伙伴、SaaS 供应商等下游接收方。企业应在2027年1月1日前完成:门槛重算、敏感数据清单与同意机制更新、第三方合同模板改造、尽职调查问卷与数据保护评估(含自动化决策影响评估)流程落地。
【说明】以下为美国特拉华州第153届议会众议院第380号法案(经众议院第2号修正案修正后的
最终通过文本 / Final-Engrossed)官方 PDF 全文(特拉华州议会官网 legis.delaware.gov
生成,共 11 页,含完整文字层)。该法案于 2026 年 9 月 2 日由州长 Matt Meyer 签署,
编入《特拉华州法律》第 85 卷第 463 章(85 Del. Laws c. 463),
州长顾问编号第 57 号,自 2027 年 1 月 1 日起施行。
正文中【删除线内容(原文表述)】【新增内容】以法案原文"删除—插入"对照体例呈现。
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SPONSOR: Rep. Griffith & Rep. Harris & Rep. Bush & Rep. Gorman
& Rep. Heffernan & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Lambert &
Rep. Morrison & Rep. Neal & Rep. Phillips &
Rep. Romer & Rep. Berry & Sen. Pinkney &
Sen. Lockman & Sen. Cruce & Sen. Seigfried &
Sen. Sturgeon & Sen. Hansen
Reps. Minor-Brown, Osienski, Bolden, Burns, Carson,
Chukwuocha, Cooke, Lynn, Ross Levin; Sens. Sokola,
Townsend, Hoffner, Poore, Huxtable, Walsh
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 380
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 12D, Subtitle II, Title 6 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike
through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
§ 12D-102. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
( ) “Adverse action” means any denial, cancellation, unfavorable change, increase in charge, exclusion of
benefit, or other action adverse to the interests of a consumer or resident in connection with a decision that produces
legal or similarly significant effects.
(13) ( ) “Decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer” effects” means
decisions made by the controller that result in the provision or denial by the controller of financial or lending services,
housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health-care
services, or access to essential goods or services.
(28) ( ) “Publicly available information” means any of the following:
b. Information that a controller has a reasonable basis to believe that the consumer has lawfully made
available to the general public through widely distributed media. media and that does not include biometric data
that can be associated with a specific consumer that was collected without the consumer’s consent.
( ) “Report” means any written, oral, or other communication of any personal data by a controller or
processor, including recommendations, summaries, or automated decisions based on personal data or profiling.
( ) “Resident” means any natural person residing in the State.
(30) ( ) “Sensitive data” means personal data that includes any of the following: following, and includes
inferences made based on personal data, alone or in combination with other data, that are used to reveal or identify any
of the following:
a. Data revealing racial that reveals or identifies racial, national, or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental
or physical health condition or diagnosis condition, diagnosis, treatment, or status (including pregnancy), sex life,
sexual orientation, treatment or status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship status, or immigration status.
e. Neural data that is generated by measuring the activity of an individual’s central nervous system.
f. A consumer's financial account number, financial account log-in information, or credit card or debit
card number that, alone or in combination with any required access or security code, password, or credential,
would allow access to a consumer's financial account.
g. A government-issued identification number, including a Social Security number, passport number,
state identification card number, or driver's license number, that applicable law does not require to be publicly
displayed.
(34) ( ) “Third party” means, with respect to personal data controlled by a controller, any person other than
the relevant consumer, the controller of such personal data, or a processor or an affiliate of the processor or the
controller. controller, except for entities listed under § 12D-103(b) of this title.
§ 12D-103. Applicability of chapter.
(a) This chapter applies to persons that conduct business in the State or persons that produce products or services
that are targeted to residents of the State and that during the preceding calendar year did any of the following:
(1) Controlled or processed the personal data of not less than 35,000 10,000 consumers, excluding personal
data controlled or processed solely for the purpose of completing a payment transaction.
(2) Controlled or processed the personal data of not less than 10,000 5,000 consumers and derived more than
20% of their gross revenue from the sale of personal data.
(3) Third parties who acquire personal data from a controller.
(b) This chapter does not apply to any of the following entities:
(2) Any financial institution or affiliate of a financial institution, all as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 6809, to the
extent that the financial institution or affiliate is subject to Title V of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. § 6801,
et seq., as amended) and the rules and implementing regulations promulgated thereunder. Any insurer, insurance
company, insurance producer, surplus lines broker, third-party administrator of self-insurance, health carrier, health
services corporation, insurance-support organization, or insurance agent, or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof that is
principally engaged in financial activities as described in 12 U.S.C. § 1843(k).
(5) Any federal or state chartered bank, credit union, savings association, or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof
that is directly engaged in financial activities as described in 12 U.S.C. § 1843(k).
(6) Any agent, broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative, as defined under § 73-
203 of Title 6, who is regulated by the Delaware Investor Protection Unit or the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) This chapter does not apply to the following information and data:
(11) Data processed or maintained in any of the following ways:
a. In the course of an individual applying to, employed by, or acting as an agent or independent contractor
of a controller, processor, or third party, to the extent that the data is collected and used within the context of that
role. role, except for personal data processed in connection with profiling and reports under § 12D-106(f) of this
title.
§ 12D-104. Consumer personal data rights.
(a) A consumer has the right to do all of the following:
(1) Confirm whether a controller is processing the consumer’s personal data and access such personal data,
including any inferences about the consumer derived from such personal data and whether a controller or processor is
processing a consumer’s personal data for the purpose of profiling to make a decision that produces any legal or
similarly significant effect concerning the consumer, unless such confirmation or access would require the controller to
reveal a trade secret.
(4) Obtain a copy of the consumer’s personal data processed by the controller, in a portable and, to the extent
technically feasible, readily-usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another controller without
hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means, provided such the controller shall not be is not
required to reveal any trade secret.
(5) Obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which the controller has disclosed the consumer’s personal
data. data unless any of the following apply:
a. The disclosed personal data is pseudonymous data.
b. The controller cannot compile such a list with reasonable effort, in which case the controller must
disclose all third parties to which the controller discloses personal data.
c. The listing of a third party would reveal a trade secret.
(6) Opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of any of the following:
c. Profiling in furtherance of solely-automated automated decisions that produce legal or similarly
significant effects concerning the consumer.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a controller shall comply with a request by a consumer to exercise
the consumer rights authorized pursuant to said sections under this chapter as follows:
(6) Notwithstanding the right of access provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a controller may not
disclose the following personal data in response to a consumer’s request and may only inform the consumer or the
person exercising such right on behalf of the consumer, with sufficient particularity, that the controller processes any of
the following personal data:
a. The consumer's Social Security number.
b. The consumer's driver's license number, state identification card number, or other government-issued
identification number.
c. The consumer's financial account number.
d. The consumer's health insurance identification number or medical identification number.
e. The consumer's account password.
f. The consumer's security question or answer thereto.
g. The consumer's biometric data.
§ 12D-106. Duties of controllers.
(a) A controller shall do all of the following:
(1) Limit the collection processing of personal data to what is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary
and proportional in relation to the purposes for which such data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer.
(2) Except as otherwise permitted by this chapter, not process personal data for any additional purposes
purpose that are neither is not reasonably necessary to, nor compatible with, and proportionate to the disclosed
purposes for which such personal data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer, consumer at the time of collection,
unless the controller obtains the consumer’s consent.
(3) Establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical data security and
privacy practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of personal data appropriate to the volume
and nature of the personal data at issue.
(4) Not process sensitive data concerning a consumer without obtaining the consumer’s consent, or, in unless
all of the following conditions are met:
a. The consumer consents to the processing of sensitive data.
b. The processing of sensitive data is reasonably necessary and proportionate to the disclosed purposes
for processing sensitive data.
(5) the case of the processing of sensitive data concerning a known child, Not process personal data of a
consumer when the controller has actual knowledge or wilfully disregards that the consumer is a child, without first
obtaining consent from the child’s parent or lawful guardian and otherwise complying with § 1204C of this title.
(5) (6) Not process personal data or engage in profiling in violation of the laws of this State and federal laws
that prohibit unlawful discrimination. Evidence or lack of evidence concerning proactive anti-bias testing or any
similar proactive effort to avoid processing personal data in violation the laws of this State, including evidence or lack
of evidence concerning the quality, efficacy, recency, and scope of any such testing or effort, the results of such testing
or effort, and the response to the results of such testing or effort, are relevant to any claim for a violation of the laws of
this State and any available defense to such claims.
(6) (7) Provide an effective mechanism for a consumer to revoke the consumer’s consent under this section
that is at least as easy as the mechanism by which the consumer provided the consumer’s consent and, upon revocation
of such consent, cease to process the data as soon as practicable, but not later than 15 days after the receipt of such
request.
(7) (8) Not process the personal data of a consumer for purposes of targeted advertising, or sell the
consumer’s personal data without the consumer’s consent, without the consumer’s consent for any purpose listed in §
12D-104(a)(6) of this title under circumstances where a controller has actual knowledge or wilfully disregards that the
consumer is at least 13 years of age but younger than 18 years of age.
(8) (9) Not discriminate against a consumer for exercising any of the consumer rights contained in this
chapter, including denying goods or services, charging different prices or rates for goods or services, or providing a
different level of quality of goods or services to the consumer.
(10) Enter into binding contractual agreements with third parties to whom personal data is disclosed, including
in a sale of personal data or for targeted advertising. The contractual agreement must include all of the following terms
and conditions:
a. Specifying that the personal data is sold or disclosed by the controller only for limited and specified
purposes, including whether the purpose includes use for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant
effects.
b. Obligating the third party to comply with this chapter and obligating the third party to provide the same
level of privacy protection as is required by this chapter.
c. Granting the controller rights to take reasonable and appropriate steps to ensure that the third party uses
the personal data transferred by the controller in a manner consistent with the controller’s obligations under this
chapter.
d. Requiring the third party to notify the controller if it makes a determination that it can no longer meet
its obligations under this chapter.
e. Granting the controller the right upon notice to take reasonable and appropriate steps to stop and
remediate unauthorized use of personal data.
(11) Conduct reasonable due diligence, either by the controller or through a designated assessor, of third
parties to whom the controller discloses personal data, including the sale of personal data and targeted advertising, to
assess the third party’s policies and technical and organizational measures undertaken to support compliance with the
obligations under this chapter and to demonstrate compliance under this chapter as it relates to the personal data that
the controller discloses to the third party or that the controller anticipates disclosing to third party. Reasonable due
diligence involves, at a minimum, assessing the third party through the use of questionnaires and review of relevant
documents of the third party. Additional reasonable measures must be undertaken in a manner that is commensurate
with the sensitivity of the data disclosed by the controller to the processor or third party.
(12) Not disclose sensitive data in a sale of personal data without the consumer’s consent, which must be
obtained through a clear and conspicuous notice of the sale of sensitive data.
(c) A controller shall provide consumers with a reasonably accessible, clear, and meaningful privacy notice
reasonably particular to the product or service offered to the consumer that includes all of the following:
(6) An Identification of the controller and an active electronic mail address or other online mechanism that the
consumer may use to contact the controller.
(7) A description of the consumer personal data rights under § 12D-104(a) of this title.
(d) If a controller sells personal data to third parties or processes personal data for targeted advertising, processes
personal data for any purpose under § 12D-104(a)(6) of this title, the controller shall must clearly and conspicuously
disclose such processing, as well as the manner in which a consumer may exercise the right to opt out of such processing.
(e) (1) A controller shall establish, and shall describe in the privacy notice required by subsection (c) of this
section, 1 or more secure and reliable means for consumers to submit a request to exercise their consumer rights pursuant to
under this chapter. Such means shall take into account the ways in which consumers normally interact with the controller,
the need for secure and reliable communication of such requests, and the ability of the controller to verify the identity of the
consumer making the request. A controller shall may not require a consumer to create a new account in order to exercise
consumer rights, but may require a consumer or the consumer’s authorized agent to use an existing account. Any such
means shall include all of the following:
a.1. Providing a clear and conspicuous link on the controller’s Internet website or application to an
Internet web page or interface that enables a consumer, or an agent of the consumer, to opt out of the targeted
advertising or the sale of the consumer’s personal data. the processing of personal data for any purpose listed in §
12D-104(a)(6) of this title.
(f) A controller disclosing to any third party a report for use in connection with any decision that produces legal or
similarly significant effects concerning a resident must:
(1) In addition to the requirements of §12D-106(a)(10) of this title, enter into a contractual agreement with the
third party requiring the third party to do the following:
a. Provide notice to a resident of any adverse action that is based in whole or in part on any information
contained in the report.
b. Provide a description of the personal data relied upon in making the adverse action.
c. Include a statement that the resident may obtain the information described under paragraph (f)(2) of
this section from the controller with appropriate contact information for the controller.
d. Include a statement that the resident may request the third party, where technically feasible, perform a
human review of the adverse action concerning the resident, unless providing the opportunity for review is not in
the best interest of the resident, including instances in which any delay might pose a risk to the life or safety of the
resident.
(2) Upon request from a resident, provide the following information within 30 days:
a. Personal data maintained by the controller concerning the resident at the time of the request.
b. The source of the personal data used in profiling.
c. Identification of all third parties who obtained a report concerning the resident within the previous 24-
months.
(3) Provide the resident an opportunity to correct any incorrect personal data.
§ 12D-107. Duties of processors.
(a) A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a controller and shall assist the controller in meeting the
controller’s obligations under this chapter. Such assistance must include all of the following:
(4) Providing necessary information for the controller or the controller’s designated assessor to assess the
processor in order to conduct due diligence.
(b) A contract between a controller and a processor must govern the processor’s data processing procedures with
respect to processing performed on behalf of the controller. The contract must be binding and clearly set forth instructions
for processing data, the nature and purpose of processing, the type of data subject to processing, the duration of processing
and the rights and obligations of both parties. The contract must also require that the processor do all of the following:
(3) Upon the reasonable request of the controller, make available to the controller all information in its
possession necessary to demonstrate the processor’s compliance with the obligations in this chapter. chapter and
cooperate with reasonable assessments by the controller or the controller’s designated assessor in order to conduct due
diligence.
(6) Identify each limited and specific purpose for which the processor is processing personal data. The
contract must specify that the controller is disclosing the personal data to the processor only for the limited and specific
purposes set forth within the contract. The specific purposes may not be described in generic terms, such as referencing
the entire contract generally, but must be described with specificity and particularity.
§ 12D-107A. Duties of third parties.
(a) A third party that receives personal data from a controller or processor and does not have a contract as required
by this chapter may not further process personal data disclosed to the third party.
(b) A third party must comply with the terms of any contract required by this chapter.
(c) A third party must provide necessary information to enable the controller to conduct and document data
protection assessments as required under this chapter.
(d) A third party must provide necessary information for the controller or the controller’s designated assessor to
assess the third party consistent with § 12D-106(a)(11) of this title.
(e) A third party subject to this chapter under § 12D-103(a)(1) or (2) of this title must comply with all provisions
of this chapter.
§ 12D-108. Data protection assessments.
(a) A controller that controls or processes the data of not less than 100,000 50,000 consumers, excluding data
controlled or processed solely for the purpose of completing a payment transaction, shall must do the following:
(1) conduct Conduct and document, on a regular basis, a data protection assessment for each of the
controller’s processing activities that presents a heightened risk of harm to a consumer. For the purposes of this section,
processing that presents a heightened risk of harm to a consumer includes any of the following:
(1) a. The processing of personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising.
(2) b. The sale of personal data.
(3) c. The processing of personal data for the purposes of profiling, where such profiling presents a
reasonably foreseeable risk of any of the following:
a. 1. Unfair or deceptive treatment of, or unlawful disparate impact on, consumers.
b. 2. Financial, physical, or reputational injury to consumers.
c. 3. A physical or other intrusion upon the solitude or seclusion, or the private affairs or concerns, of
consumers, where such intrusion would be offensive to a reasonable person.
d. 4. Other substantial injury to consumers.
(4) d. The processing of sensitive data.
(2) Conduct and document, on a regular basis, an impact assessment if a controller engages in profiling in
furtherance of automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer. The
impact assessment must include, to the extent reasonably known by or available to the controller, as applicable:
a. A statement by the controller disclosing the purpose, intended use cases, deployment context of, and
benefits afforded by, such profiling.
b. An analysis of whether profiling poses any known or reasonably foreseeable heightened risk of harm to
a consumer, and, if so, a description of both of the following:
1. The nature of the heightened risk of harm to a consumer.
2. The steps that have been taken to mitigate the heightened risk of harm to a consumer.
c. A description of the main categories of personal data processed as inputs for the purposes of profiling
and the outputs the profiling produces.
d. An overview of the main categories of personal data the controller used to customize profiling, if the
controller used personal data to customize profiling.
e. Any metrics used to evaluate the performance and known limitations of profiling.
f. A description of any transparency measures taken concerning the use of profiling, including any
measures taken to disclose to consumers that the controller is engaged in profiling while the controller is engaged
in profiling.
g. A description of the post-deployment monitoring and user safeguards provided concerning profiling,
including the oversight, use, and learning processes established by the controller to address issues arising from
profiling.
(c) The Attorney General may require that a controller disclose any data protection assessment conducted in
compliance with this chapter or conducted for the purpose of complying with another applicable law or regulation that is
relevant to an investigation conducted by the Attorney General, and the controller shall make the data protection assessment
available to the Attorney General. The Attorney General may evaluate the data protection assessment for compliance with
the responsibilities set forth in this chapter. Data protection assessments must be treated as confidential and are not public
records within the meaning of § 10002(o) of Title 29. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a controller’s data protection
assessment may be used in an action to enforce this chapter. To the extent any information contained in a data protection
assessment disclosed to the Attorney General includes and conspicuously identifies information subject to attorney-client
privilege or work product protection, such disclosure by itself does not constitute a waiver of such privilege or protection.
§ 12D-109. De-identified data.
(d) A controller that discloses pseudonymous data or de-identified data shall must exercise reasonable oversight to
monitor compliance with any compliance, including entering contractual commitments to which the ensure the proper and
limited use of pseudonymous data or de-identified data is subject data, and shall must take appropriate steps to address any
breaches of those contractual commitments. The determination of the reasonableness of such oversight and the
appropriateness of contractual enforcement must take into account whether the disclosed data includes data that would be
sensitive data if it were re-identified.
§ 12D-110. Exclusions.
(c) The obligations imposed on controllers or processors under this chapter shall do not apply where compliance
by the controller or processor with said sections would violate an evidentiary privilege under the laws of this State. Nothing
in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a controller or processor from providing personal data concerning a consumer
to a person covered by an evidentiary privilege under the laws of this State as part of a privileged communication.
(d) A controller or processor that discloses personal data to a processor or third-party controller in compliance with
this chapter shall may not be deemed to have violated this chapter if the processor or third-party controller that receives and
processes such personal data violates this chapter, provided that: all of the following apply:
(1) At the time the disclosing controller or processor disclosed such personal data, the disclosing controller or
processor did not have actual knowledge that the receiving processor or third-party controller had violated or would
violate this chapter; and chapter.
(3) The disclosing controller or processor undertook reasonable diligence and oversight to ensure compliance
with contractual commitments to which the disclosed personal data is subject.
(e) A third-party controller or processor receiving personal data from a controller or processor in compliance with
this chapter is likewise not in violation of this chapterfor chapter for the independent misconduct of the controller or
processor from which such third-party controller or processor receives such personal data.
(e) (f) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to do any of the following:
(f) (g) Personal data processed pursuant to this section may be processed to the extent that such processing is
reasonably necessary and proportionate to the purposes listed in this section, and is adequate, relevant, and limited to what
is necessary in relation to the specific purposes listed in this section. Personal data collected, used, or retained pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section shall, where applicable, take into account the nature and purpose or purposes of such
collection, use, or retention. Such data shall be subject to reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to
protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the personal data and to reduce reasonably foreseeable risks of
harm to consumers relating to such collection, use, or retention of personal data.
(g) (h) If a controller processes personal data pursuant to an exemption in this section, the controller bears the
burden of demonstrating that such processing qualifies for the exemption and complies with the requirements in subsection
(f) subsection (g) of this section.
(h) (i) Processing personal data for the purposes expressly identified in this section shall does not solely make a
legal entity a controller with respect to such processing.
§ 12D-111. Enforcement.
(c) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Department of Justice may, in determining whether to grant a controller or
processor the opportunity to cure an alleged violation of any provision of this chapter, may consider all of the following:
(e) A violation of this chapter shall be deemed an unlawful practice under § 2513 of this title and a violation of
subchapter II of Chapter 25 of this title, and shall be enforced solely by the Department of Justice.
Section 2. This Act is effective January 1, 2027.
SYNOPSIS
This Act amends the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), Chapter 12D of Title 6, originally enacted in
2023, to more closely align the DPDPA with similar consumer data protection laws enacted in other states. This Act
amends the applicability threshold of the DPDPA to entities who process the personal data of not less than 15,000
consumers, which on a population percentage basis closely aligns to thresholds in Connecticut and New Jersey. This Act
amends Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) applicability exemptions, adopting approaches to financial data in similar laws
in Connecticut, Montana, and Oregon, by exempting all data regulated by GLBA while limiting entity-level exemptions
specifically to banks and insurers and their respective affiliates. This Act introduces contracting and due diligence
requirements where businesses sell or disclose personal data to third parties and also harmonizes several DPDPA business
requirements and consumer rights with personal data privacy laws in other states.
This Act also makes technical changes to existing law to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative
Drafting Manual.