California residents have specific legal rights under California privacy law, including the right to know what data Equifax holds about you, delete it, correct it, opt out of its sale or sharing, and limit how sensitive personal information is used.
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These rights give California residents concrete, legally enforceable tools to manage how Equifax collects and uses their personal and financial data, including data used for marketing and profiling beyond credit reporting.
Removal of California-specific detailed rights list, though replaced with vaguer multi-state provision, represents less explicit articulation of specific CCPA/CPRA consumer protections.
View full change record →If you are a California resident, you can actively limit how Equifax uses and shares your data, request a full copy of what Equifax holds about you, and correct errors, all of which can help protect your financial profile and limit unwanted marketing. These rights are separate from and in addition to rights you have under FCRA to access and dispute your credit report.
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"If you are a California resident, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information: Right to Know, Right to Delete, Right to Correct, Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing, Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information, Right to Non-Discrimination.Excerpt from Equifax's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision reflects compliance with CCPA as amended by CPRA, enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and the California Attorney General.
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These rights give California residents concrete, legally enforceable tools to manage how Equifax collects and uses their personal and financial data, including data used for marketing and profiling beyond credit reporting.
If you are a California resident, you can actively limit how Equifax uses and shares your data, request a full copy of what Equifax holds about you, and correct errors, all of which can help protect your financial profile and limit unwanted marketing. These rights are separate from and in addition to rights you have under FCRA to access and …
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