Education Privacy California

Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA)

Summary

Prohibits operators of websites and apps used for K-12 school purposes from using student data for targeted advertising or profiling.

Rights & Rules

01.
Right to have student data protected from commercial profiling
02.
Right to have student data deleted upon request by the school district
03.
Right to expect the data is only used for educational purposes

Penalties

01.
Contractual termination with school districts
02.
Injunctive relief and civil penalties under the Business and Professions Code

Verified Citations

California Business and Professions Code § 22584

"An operator shall not engage in targeted advertising on the operator’s site, service, or application if the targeting is based on any information... acquired because of the use of that operator’s site."