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US CCPA CCPA Privacy Policy Template

CCPA Privacy Policy Template content under the US CCPA should explain what the privacy policy must say: what personal information the business collects, where it comes from, why it is used, whether it is sold or shared, who receives it, how consumers can exercise their rights, and when the policy was last updated.

This guide converts official requirements into practical privacy-policy content so teams can draft, review, and maintain a compliant policy, and it should be validated against jurisdiction-specific legal, contractual, and policy requirements before implementation.

Author
Sorena AI
Published
May 9, 2026
Updated
May 9, 2026
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Sorena AI
Published May 9, 2026
Updated May 9, 2026
Overview

This page explains what a US CCPA privacy policy must include for CCPA Privacy Policy Template: the categories of personal information collected, the sources and business purposes, whether data is sold or shared, the categories of third parties involved, the consumer rights available, how to submit requests, how opt-out signals are handled, and the policy update date.

Section 1

What should a CCPA Privacy Policy Template include under the US CCPA?

A CCPA privacy policy should give consumers a clear, complete description of the business's online and offline information practices so they can understand what is collected, why it is collected, whether it is sold or shared, and how to exercise their rights.

At a minimum, the policy should explain the categories of personal information collected in the preceding 12 months, the categories of sources, the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, sharing, or disclosing personal information, the categories of third parties involved, whether sensitive personal information is used for purposes outside the statute, and how consumers can submit requests to delete, correct, know, opt out of sale or sharing, or limit the use of sensitive personal information.

  • List the categories of personal information collected, including sensitive personal information, in a way that gives consumers a meaningful understanding of what is collected.
  • Describe the categories of sources, the business or commercial purposes, and whether the business sells, shares, or discloses personal information for a business purpose.
  • Explain the consumer rights the CCPA gives people, including the right to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, limit sensitive personal information, and not be discriminated against for exercising those rights.
  • Include instructions for submitting requests, the business's verification process, any opt-out preference signal handling, authorized agent instructions, and the date the privacy policy was last updated.
Section 2

What fields should the CCPA Privacy Policy Template capture?

A useful template captures threshold, consumer/data category, request or signal type, notice location, vendor role, response deadline, evidence link, and escalation reason.

  • Source URL and source quote.
  • Entity, product, service, system, data category, and user group.
  • Decision result, control action, owner, reviewer, due date, and escalation reason.
  • Evidence attachment, approval note, exception note, and review cadence.
Section 3

How should teams review and improve the CCPA Privacy Policy Template workflow?

Review the workflow after CPPA updates, ad-tech changes, new collection points, vendor changes, consumer complaints, enforcement advisories, or material product changes.

  • Track recurring exception categories and update intake questions.
  • Remove fields that never affect the decision.
  • Add fields when reviews show missing source evidence or unclear ownership.
  • Confirm generated markdown and page content include the same visible source-linked guidance.
Primary sources

References and citations

oag.ca.gov
Referenced sections
  • Official California source for CCPA privacy-policy disclosures, consumer rights, and how consumers exercise those rights.
"The CCPA requires business privacy policies to include information on consumers' privacy rights and how to exercise them"
cppa.ca.gov
Referenced sections
  • Review support for CCPA Privacy Policy Template.
"Businesses also have additional responsibilities, including making certain disclosures to consumers about their privacy practices, such as posting a privacy policy"
cppa.ca.gov
Referenced sections
  • Review support for CCPA Privacy Policy Template.
"Every business that must comply with the CCPA and these regulations shall provide a privacy policy in accordance with the CCPA and section 7011"
iabtechlab.com
Referenced sections
  • Supports CCPA Privacy Policy Template under the US CCPA.
"Privacy User Signal Mechanism ("USP API") (CCPA Compliance Mechanism) produced by IAB Technology Laboratory (IAB Tech Lab)"
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