US States · 2 laws · 6 requirements
Virginia: the laws your website or app must follow
If your customers are in Virginia, these are the privacy, consumer, security, accessibility and AI laws SafeLaunch checks your site against, with what each one requires and where in the law it says so.
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VCDPA
In force since 1 Jan 2023.
Who it covers: Businesses handling data of 100,000+ Virginians a year, or 25,000+ while earning over half their revenue from selling data.
What it requires of a website or app (5)
- A privacy notice: categories, purposes, rights and appeal, data shared and with whomChecked§59.1-578(C)
- Rights to access, correct, delete, port and opt out of targeted ads, sale and profiling; appealsChecked§59.1-577
- Consent for sensitive data; COPPA-compliant handling of children's dataYour answers§59.1-578(A)(5)
- Reasonable data securityChecked§59.1-578(A)(3)
- Data protection assessments for targeted ads, sale, profiling and sensitive dataPrepared§59.1-580
Sources:Code of Virginia ch. 53
Age verification for material harmful to minors
In force since 1 July 2023.
Who it covers: Commercial sites where more than a third of the content is sexual material harmful to minors.
What it requires of a website or app (1)
- Reasonable age verification before access (if if you publish sexual material)CheckedVa. Code §8.01-40.5
Sources:Code of Virginia §8.01-40.5
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A plain-language summary of what each law requires of a website or app, from the SafeLaunch rulebook, with the provision and official sources. It is not legal advice and not every duty in each law is listed.