California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sensitive personal information (contents of messages) (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ae)(1)(E))
Message contents are sensitive personal information unless the business itself was the intended recipient, which matters for email and chat archives.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“The contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication.”
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- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sell (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ad)(1))
- 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))
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