Data Privacy Laws & Small Business - What You Need to Know

Data Privacy Laws & Small Business:
What You Need to Know

July 26, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Virtual event

How will the CTDPA affect your business?

On July 1st, Connecticut became the fifth state to enact a comprehensive privacy law – An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (‘CTDPA’).

The CTDPA provides consumers with several data subject rights, such as rights of access, correction, deletion, data portability, and the right to opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling for automated decision-making.

The CTDPA also requires data controllers with certain obligations, such as providing consumers with a reasonably accessible and clear privacy notice and undertaking data protection assessments for activities that present a heightened risk of harm to consumers, among others.

In this MEWS+ event, Vin Merola of Murtha Cullina, shares important information the CTDPA and what small business owners – and anyone who has a website that collects personally identifiable information (PII) from their visitors – need to know:

Consumer rights
Business obligations
Best practices to comply

This event was held virtually.

About our Workshop Leader

Vin Merola

This workshop will be led by Vincent Merola, counsel with Murtha Cullina.

Vincent (“Vin”) R. Merola is a member of Murtha Cullina’s Corporate, Privately Owned Businesses and Emerging Companies practices. He represents clients in the areas of general corporate law, securities and mergers and acquisitions.

Vin advises companies at all stages of their business life cycle, including entity formation, capital raises, financing, acquisitions and dispositions. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements, such as service agreements, supply agreements, licensing agreements as well as shareholder agreements and buy/sell agreements. Vin also assists clients with the development and implementation of business succession plans. He has advised franchisors with respect to brand growth and development on a global scale as well as mitigating associated risks.