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DROP Readiness Checklist

20 items across 5 domains. Score your readiness for the California DROP / Delete Act deadline on August 1, 2026.

Registration & governance

Registered as a data broker with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
Named accountable owner for DROP compliance (privacy, legal, or compliance lead)
Internal policy documenting the 45-day deletion cycle
Board / executive briefing on DROP exposure completed

Data inventory & matching

Complete inventory of systems storing California consumer identifiers
Standardized hashing approach for emails and phone numbers
Matching logic defined (deterministic + probabilistic thresholds)
Test dataset prepared for dry-run DROP cycles

Deletion & suppression

Deletion task workflow with assigned owners and SLAs
Persistent suppression list preventing re-ingestion
Suppression enforced on all upstream data acquisitions
Backup and archive systems included in deletion scope

Vendor & service-provider routing

Inventory of downstream processors receiving consumer data
Deletion routing mechanism for each vendor (API or email)
Acknowledgment tracking and escalation policy in place
DPA / contractual deletion obligations documented

Evidence & reporting

Immutable audit log of every DROP request lifecycle
Per-cycle evidence pack template defined
Internal reporting dashboard reviewed monthly
Process for responding to a CPPA inquiry within 10 business days

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