Law note · Alabama
Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351), consumer rights
Once in force, APDPA will give an Alabama consumer the right to confirm and access their personal data, correct inaccuracies, delete data, obtain a portable copy, and opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling in furtherance of a solely automated decision with a legal or similarly significant effect.
A controller must respond within 45 days of receipt, with one 45-day extension available when reasonably necessary, free of charge once per 12-month period; a controller may charge a reasonable fee or decline a manifestly unfounded, excessive, technically infeasible, or repetitive request, with the burden on the controller to show that. The Act provides no separate appeal-of-refusal mechanism.
A parent or guardian may exercise a known child's rights, and a guardian or conservator may exercise an incapacitated consumer's rights.
What it asks of an app
- This duty does not yet bind. APDPA's effective date is May 1, 2027.
- Once effective, give an Alabama consumer a means to confirm processing, access, correct, delete, and receive a portable copy of their personal data, free of charge once every 12 months.
- Once effective, offer an Alabama consumer an opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling in furtherance of a solely automated decision with a significant effect.
- Respond to a consumer rights request within 45 days of receipt, with one 45-day extension available when reasonably necessary. This Act has no separate appeal-of-refusal mechanism.
When LexLint raises it
Declared activities: crawls_web, trains_models, deploys_chatbot, automated_outreach, high_risk_decisions
Primary source: enrolled bill text, Alabama Legislative Information System (ALISON)