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Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act, consent for minors' data

Del. Code tit. 6, ch. 12D, Secs. 12D-101 to 12D-111

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In force since 1 January 2025.

A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.

As of 15 July 2026.

What this law does

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Requires a business to obtain verifiable parental consent before processing the personal data of a known child under 13, and the teen's own consent for a consumer age 13 to 17, before using that data for targeted advertising, sale, or certain profiling.

If you get it wrong

Private right of actionNo

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Delaware Attorney General

What it reaches

Age threshold

18

Verification methods

Parental consent, Self declaration

When LexLint raises it

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