Accessible Deletion Mechanism – Delete Request and Opt–out Platform (“DROP”) System Requirements
In 2023, the Legislature passed the Delete Act (Senate Bill (SB) 362, Chapter 709, Statutes of 2023), which requires the Agency to establish an accessible deletion mechanism that allows consumers to request from registered data brokers the deletion of all non–exempt personal information related to the consumer through a single deletion request to the Agency. On September 26, 2025 the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted regulations on the subject of the Accessible Deletion Mechanism.
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Status of the Proposal: The rulemaking is complete. On November 6, 2025, the regulations were approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State.
Rulemaking Documents
November 6, 2025 – Final Rulemaking Documents
- Notice of Approval
- Approved Regulations Text
- Final Statement of Reasons and Update to Informative Digest
- Final Statement of Reasons – Appendix A (45-Day Comment Summaries and Responses)
- Final Statement of Reasons – Appendix B (15-Day Comment Summaries and Responses)
- Final Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)
July 31, 2025 – Public Notice of Modifications to Proposed Regulations
April 25, 2025 - Public Notice of Rulemaking and Related Documents
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Text of Proposed Regulation
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)
Public Comments
Comments received during the initial (April 25, 2025 – June 10, 2025) comment period are linked below.
Comments received during the July 31, 2025 – August 18, 2025 comment period are linked below.
Preliminary Rulemaking Activities
The California Privacy Protection Agency solicited preliminary written comments from the public via an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on the following topics: Verifiable Consumer Requests, Privacy–protecting, Status of Request, and Consumer Experience from May 31, 2024 through June 25, 2024. That period is now closed, and the public comments are available via the links below.
Preliminary Public Comments
Comments received during preliminary public comment period can be found here.
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