California Privacy Protection Agency Complaint Form
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can submit a complaint using this form.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) enforces the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its implementing regulations. Your complaint may be used to broadly monitor industry compliance or to inform an enforcement action.
The Agency does not represent individual consumers and cannot act as your attorney.
If you have a consumer complaint related to something other than consumer privacy, please report your issue using the California Department of Justice's complaint system.
NOTE: Any personal information that you provide may be used and disclosed to enforce the CCPA, including in an administrative or judicial proceeding. To learn what may happen after you submit a complaint, visit our FAQs.
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Thank you for submitting a complaint to the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”).
Complaints are important for our enforcement efforts. We will retain the information you provided in our files and if you provided contact information, we may contact you if we need additional information, for example to request additional facts about the complaint. No further action is needed from you at this time. Investigations are generally confidential unless and until a matter becomes public through an enforcement action. See Cal. Gov. Code 11183. For more information about the law and answers to frequently asked questions, please see https://cppa.ca.gov/faq.html.
Please note that we cannot represent you, advocate for you with the business, or force the business to satisfy individual requests for relief. If you would like to consult an attorney, you can obtain a referral to a certified lawyer referral service through the California State Bar at (866) 442-2529 (toll-free in California) or (415) 538-2250 (from outside California), or online at https://www.calbar.ca.gov. If you cannot afford to pay an attorney, contact your local legal aid office to see if you qualify for free or reduced-rate legal assistance. For a referral to local legal aid offices, visit https://lawhelpca.org/ and click on the Search for Legal Help tab.
Thank you again for contacting the Agency about this matter.
Thank you for submitting a complaint with the California Privacy Protection Agency.
You will be sent an email with a link to verify your email address and confirm your complaint submission. If needed, the Agency may reach out to request additional information using the contact information provided in your complaint.
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