California · Civil Code
CIV §1798.106: Consumers’ Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information (a) A consumer shall have the right to request a business that maintains inaccurate personal information about the consumer to correct that
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Consumers’ Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information (a) A consumer shall have the right to request a business that maintains inaccurate personal information about the consumer to correct that inaccurate personal information, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information. (b) A business that collects personal information about consumers shall disclose, pursuant to Section 1798.130, the consumer’s right to request correction of inaccurate personal information. (c) A business that receives a verifiable consumer request to correct inaccurate personal information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal information as directed by the consumer, pursuant to Section 1798.130 and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.185.
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