Law: Please note this State does not have a general privacy law in effect, you can visit our US State Law Tracker to monitor the progress of US State bills.

Regulator: The North Carolina Attorney General ('AG')

Summary: North Carolina does not currently have a general privacy act or any general constitutional right to privacy. However, Senate Bill 525, a bill to be entitled an act to protect consumers by enacting the Consumer Privacy Act of North Carolina, was introduced on April 3, 2023, to the North Carolina State Senate. It was then referred to the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate on April 4, 2023, after its first reading. In particular, the bill would set out various consumer rights, including the right to access, deletion, portability, and to opt out of certain processing, as well as the principles of transparency, purpose specification, non-discrimination, and data minimization. The bill also stipulates that any violation of its provisions would not provide a basis for a private right of action, and that the North Carolina Attorney General (AG) would have the exclusive authority to enforce it. The bill has not been enacted.

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