California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sell (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ad)(1))
Licensing personal information to an AI buyer for money, or for anything else of value, is a sale under the CCPA, with the notice and opt-out duties that follow.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information by the business to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.”
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Also read from the same source
- California Consumer Privacy Act, transfer in a merger, acquisition or bankruptcy is not a sale (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ad)(2)(C))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of deidentified (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(m))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of service provider (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ag)(1))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, right to opt out of sale or sharing (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.120(a))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.121(a))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sensitive personal information (contents of messages) (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ae)(1)(E))
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