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California resident right to opt out of sale or sharing

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

California residents have a specific opt-out right tied to the CCPA's statutory definitions of 'sell' and 'share', which have precise legal meanings that may differ from everyday usage.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are a California resident, you may submit a request to Cloudflare to stop selling or sharing your Personal Information as the CCPA defines those terms.

How other platforms handle this

Baseten Medium

The right to notice. You have the right to be notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.

GitHub Medium

You have the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer.

Skillshare Medium

The right to know with whom we have shared your Personal Data, for what purposes, and what Personal Data has been shared (including whether Personal Data was disclosed to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes)

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You can ask that we do not "sell" or "share" your Personal Information as "sell" and "share" are explicitly defined under the CCPA.

— Excerpt from Cloudflare's Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-037126
Document ID
CA-D-00282
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a064dbc72c132183a5977f85d35f4fcab210be3ae8baa95a0ce1278288c6ad03
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 18:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-037126
Captured: 2026-05-09 18:32:48 UTC
SHA-256: a064dbc72c132183…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-037126/california-resident-right-to-opt-out-of-sale-or-sharing/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's California resident right to opt out of sale or sharing clause do?

California residents have a specific opt-out right tied to the CCPA's statutory definitions of 'sell' and 'share', which have precise legal meanings that may differ from everyday usage.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are a California resident, you may submit a request to Cloudflare to stop selling or sharing your Personal Information as the CCPA defines those terms.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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