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Colorado Privacy & Data Security Laws

Every statute below can apply to a business handling Colorado residents' data, depending on your revenue, the number of Colorado consumers you process, and what kind of data you collect. This is a general reference, not a determination for your specific business — run the full questionnaire to see which of these actually apply to you.

Comprehensive Privacy Law · 1

Jul 1, 2023
Colorado Privacy Act
CPA

Applies at 100,000+ Colorado consumers, or 25,000+ if you derive revenue (or a discount on goods/services) from selling personal data. Unlike most peer states, Colorado does NOT exempt nonprofits generally. Biometric-specific amendments (written retention/destruction policy, consent gate) apply regardless of these thresholds.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1301 et seq.Read statute →

Data Security & Breach Notification · 1

Varies by state
Colorado data breach notification law
CO Breach Notification

Requires reasonable security procedures and practices proportionate to the sensitivity of the data. Applies regardless of company size whenever you hold covered personal information about a resident of this state.

Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 6-1-713.5, 6-1-716Read statute →

Student Data Privacy · 1

Restricts ed-tech vendors from selling student data or using it for advertising; requires security and breach notification specific to student data.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-16-101 et seq.Read statute →