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What types of data are sensitive data?

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Sensitive data includes: Any data revealing your racial or ethnic background, national origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health conditions or diagnoses, sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, status as transgender or nonbinary, or status as a crime victim; Genetic... View Article

Who has to follow Oregon’s privacy law?

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The law applies to businesses that are physically located in Oregon and to businesses outside Oregon that direct their products or services to Oregon residents, if the businesses collect, use, or otherwise processes personal data of: (1) 100,000 or more... View Article

What is profiling and what does it mean to opt-out of profiling?

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Profiling is the automated processing of personal data for the purpose of evaluating, analyzing or predicting a consumer’s economic circumstances, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements. Oregon’s privacy law gives you the right to say “no” to... View Article

What is personal data?

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The law defines personal data as any information that (1) can be linked to you, or (2) that can be linked to your household devices (like cell phones or a smart appliances). Some examples of personal data include: a home... View Article