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Colorado Privacy Act, definitions (de-identified data) (Colo. Rev. Stat. 6-1-1303(11) (SB 21-190))

Data only counts as de-identified (and outside the Act) when all three conditions hold: reasonable measures, a public no-re-identification commitment, and a contract binding every recipient.

Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text

In the source's own words
“(11) "DE-IDENTIFIED DATA" MEANS DATA THAT CANNOT REASONABLY BE USED TO INFER INFORMATION ABOUT, OR OTHERWISE BE LINKED TO, AN IDENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL, OR A DEVICE LINKED TO SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL, IF THE CONTROLLER THAT POSSESSES THE DATA: (a) TAKES REASONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE DATA CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL; (b) PUBLICLY COMMITS TO MAINTAIN AND USE THE DATA ONLY IN A DE-IDENTIFIED FASHION AND NOT ATTEMPT TO RE-IDENTIFY THE DATA; AND (C) CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATES ANY RECIPIENTS OF THE INFORMATION TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION (11).”
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