CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(b)(8) - Age-assurance data: no other use, no longer retention
Use personal information collected to estimate age or age range for no other purpose and keep it no longer than necessary to estimate age; make age assurance proportionate to the service's risks and data practices
Where this comes from
Provision: Section 1798.99.31(b)(8) - Age-assurance data: no other use, no longer retention; proportionality
Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(b)(8); AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320, as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80
Text version: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28-1798.99.40 (AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320; § 1798.99.31 as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80, effective 1 January 2025), leginfo.legislature.ca.gov text retrieved 2026-09-21. Partly enjoined: NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, No. 25-2366 (9th Cir. 12 Mar. 2026) — see confidenceNotes.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Service collects behavioral data
- Service processes personal data
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Age is established at the required assurance level before age-restricted access is granted
- The method is proportionate and privacy-preserving (minimal data retained)
- Users who fail/decline assurance receive the appropriate age-appropriate experience, not an open one
- Age-assurance outcomes are recorded without storing unnecessary identity documents
- An unverified user cannot reach age-restricted features
Questions people ask
- Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(b)(8) - Age-assurance data: no other use, no longer… apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Service collects behavioral data; Service processes personal data.
- From when does this apply?
- CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(b)(8) - Age-assurance data: no other use, no longer… applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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