§ 7081. Calculating the Value of Consumer Data

 

  • (a) A business offering a price or service difference subject to Civil Code section 1798.125 shall use and document a reasonable and good-faith method for calculating the value of the consumer’s data. The business shall consider one or more of the following:

  • (1) The marginal value to the business of the sale, collection, or deletion of a consumer’s data.

  • (2) The average value to the business of the sale, collection, or deletion of a consumer’s data.

  • (3) The aggregate value to the business of the sale, collection, or deletion of consumers’ data divided by the total number of consumers.

  • (4) Revenue generated by the business from sale, collection, or retention of consumers’ personal information.

  • (5) Expenses related to the sale, collection, or retention of consumers’ personal information.

  • (6) Expenses related to the offer, provision, or imposition of any financial incentive or price or service difference.

  • (7) Profit generated by the business from sale, collection, or retention of consumers’ personal information.

  • (8) Any other practical and reasonably reliable method of calculation used in good faith.

  • (b) For the purpose of calculating the value of consumer data, a business may consider the value to the business of the data of all natural persons in the United States and not just consumers.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1798.185, Civil Code. Reference: Sections 1798.125,1798.130 and 1798.185, Civil Code.

 

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