CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

Global Privacy Control (GPC) Specification

Global Privacy Control is a browser-level signal that communicates a user's opt-out preference to websites. The California Attorney General has affirmed that GPC must be treated as a valid CCPA "Do Not Sell or Share" opt-out request.

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Website
https://globalprivacycontrol.org/
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Specification
https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/
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SourceCode
https://github.com/privacycg/gpc-spec
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ccpa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ccpa:global-privacy-control
name: Global Privacy Control (GPC) Specification
tags:
- Browser Signal
- Opt-Out
- Standard
humanURL: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/
properties:
- url: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/
  type: Website
- url: https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/
  type: Specification
- url: https://github.com/privacycg/gpc-spec
  type: SourceCode
description: Global Privacy Control is a browser-level signal that communicates a user's opt-out preference
  to websites. The California Attorney General has affirmed that GPC must be treated as a valid CCPA "Do
  Not Sell or Share" opt-out request.