Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
Maryland privacy law (MODPA): consumer rights
Law as of October 28, 2026 Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026
Summary (not the statute text)
Consumers may confirm and access their data, correct it, delete it, obtain a portable copy, get a list of the categories of third parties that received their data, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale and profiling for solely automated significant decisions. Controllers must answer within 45 days, extendable once by 45 days, and responses are free once a year. Appeals must be decided in writing within 60 days, with a route to complain to the Consumer Protection Division if denied.
Key points
Rights: confirm, access, correct, delete, portable copy, and a list of categories of third parties that received personal data.
Section: § 14-4705(b)(1) to (6)
Opt out of targeted advertising, sale, and profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects.
Section: § 14-4705(b)(7)
Response within 45 days; one 45-day extension if the consumer is told within the first period, with reasons.
Section: § 14-4705(e)(2)
Responses free once in any 12-month period; unfounded, excessive, technically infeasible or repetitive requests may be charged or refused.
Section: § 14-4705(e)(4)
Opt-out requests need not be authenticated.
Section: § 14-4705(e)(6)
Appeal decided in writing within 60 days; on denial, an online route to complain to the Division.
Section: § 14-4705(f)
An authorized agent may opt out for the consumer, including through a browser setting, extension or global device setting.
Section: § 14-4706
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Law as of October 28, 2026.
Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026. Prepared from the official sources listed.
Official text of the Maryland statute
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