On September 11, Delaware’s governor enacted HB 154, also recognized as the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. The prime objective of the act is to bolster the rights residents in Delaware have over their personal information, promoting transparency and control over the information collected about them.
This newly passed legislation necessitates that residents of Delaware must receive adequate information about the collection of their personal data. It lays a responsibility on individuals or entities collecting data to convey what kind of personal information is being accumulated and the purposes it’ll serve. This approach is aimed at ensuring a clear and transparent process for individuals when it comes to providing and monitoring their personal data.
One of the pivotal rights conferred by the Act to Delaware citizens is access to their personal data. HB 154 requires that entities collecting and storing personal information of residents must, upon request, provide access to that data. This will enable the data subjects to understand precisely what personal information is held about them.
Additionally, the Act empowers residents to rectify any inaccuracies in their personal information. As per this statute, the subjects of the data have the right to have any incorrect or misleading information about them corrected, further ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data held about them.
Focusing on data retention, another significant provision of the Act is the right to deletion. On the request of the data subject, personal data held by any entity must be erased. This contributes to strengthening privacy rights, enabling individuals to control their presence in the digital databases.
As tailored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act represents a significant advancement in securing and reinforcing privacy rights for individuals. It establishes fundamental rights to be informed, access, rectify inaccuracies, and request deletion of personal data, striving to instill transparency, accuracy and control for Delaware residents in the era of digital personal information.
For the complete details of the Act, please visit the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s discourse on the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act.