In this week's post, we see that Virginia has a new consumer privacy law that grants new rights to consumers regarding their personal data.

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Will Go Into Effect in 2023 – Businesses Must Be Prepared to Comply

Virginia is poised to become the second state in the United States to pass a comprehensive privacy law that can rival the European Union and California’s privacy laws.  The new privacy law in Virginia does not take effect until January 1, 2023, which will give companies operating out of Virginia plenty of time to comply or decide whether they want to move out-of-state.  

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act protects consumer privacy rights in much the same manner that the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) passed in California in 2018 does.  For instance, it grants consumers in Virginia new rights in regard to their personal and sensitive information, which includes for example, the right to know, the right to delete, the right to correct, and the right to opt-out.  It also requires companies to disclose information and responds to consumer-inquiries regarding their personal information.  Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, consumers have the right to know whether their personal data is being processed by a controller.  Likewise, consumers will be able to request a copy of their personal data under the new law. 

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In addition to publishing Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer as well as IP mediation services. For more on the latest developments in IP law, see Ideate blog and IP Questions Answered blog.