CONNECTICUT · STATE RESEARCH PROFILEConnecticut Data Privacy Act
CTDPA · Normalized Research Card v2.1
IN FORCELAST VERIFIED · AUG 26 2026At a glance
Who must comply?
Applicability model: Expanded threshold / activity model.
Core threshold: 35,000 consumers; processing sensitive data; or offering personal data for sale, subject to statutory qualifications
Applicability remains subject to statutory entity, data-level and activity-specific exemptions. Employment/B2B treatment and federal-law carve-outs should be read together with the official statute linked below.
Consumer rights
| Right / protection | Status |
|---|---|
| Access, including specified inferences/profiling information | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Correction | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Deletion | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Portability | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Third-party sale disclosure | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Opt-out sale | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Opt-out targeted advertising | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
| Profiling rights | ✓ Included / qualified by statute |
Sensitive data & minors
Sensitive-data standard: Consent required
Expanded protections effective in 2026 prohibit targeted advertising and sale involving minors, restrict addictive design, precise geolocation and profiling, and impose other online-safety duties.
Business obligations
Notice, minimization, consent for sensitive data, reasonable safeguards, consumer-request handling and assessments for heightened-risk processing.
Enforcement
Authority: Connecticut Attorney General
Private right of action: No general private action
Penalty / remedy baseline: Enforced through Connecticut consumer-protection authority
What makes Connecticut different?
Connecticut has evolved rapidly. Its 2026 amendments broaden scope and create a strong bridge between privacy law, minors' online safety and AI/chatbot enforcement priorities.
Developments to watch
The Attorney General publishes recurring CTDPA enforcement reports. Expanded minors protections are in force; additional youth measures have later effective dates.
Editorial rule: future-effective, proposed and pending measures are kept separate from current law.
Primary sources & verification
- Connecticut Attorney General — CTDPA
- Connecticut AG — 2026 CTDPA enforcement report
- Connecticut AG — 2026 minors guidance
Last verified: August 26, 2026
Research standard: primary official sources prioritized; official guidance used to explain operational requirements.