Ohio data privacy rights and data broker removal (2026)
How to exercise your data privacy rights in Ohio, opt out of data brokers, and file a complaint — updated for 2026.
At a glance
- Comprehensive privacy law? No. Your rights come from the statutes below.
- Honors Global Privacy Control? Not required
- Data-broker registry? No
- Enforced by Ohio Attorney General (consumer protection, breach notification)
What Delist can do for you in Ohio
Ohio has no comprehensive privacy law in effect. We submit your requests through each broker's own opt-out channel, on your behalf. Many national brokers honor these requests wherever you live, but none is required to by Ohio law, so we follow up and re-file rather than assume.
How the three groups work: our authorized-agent framework.
What still protects you
Ohioans have breach-notification rights (Ohio Rev. Code § 1349.19) and general consumer-protection remedies, plus the practical ability to opt out of/request deletion from CCPA-covered data brokers and to use GPC. They cannot compel most businesses to honor access, correction, deletion, or opt-out rights under state law.
How to exercise your rights
Residents rely on breach notification and general consumer-protection remedies, may submit opt-out/deletion requests to CCPA-covered data brokers, and may use the Global Privacy Control. No comprehensive state mechanism to compel access/deletion.
Ready to see who's selling your information? Browse our data broker removal guides for step-by-step opt-out instructions.
Special protections
Breach notification (Ohio Rev. Code § 1349.19); Data Protection Act safe harbor (ch. 1354) incentivizing strong security. Address Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home) administered by the OH Secretary of State for DV/stalking/trafficking survivors. Ohio is reported in some surveys to have judicial-privacy provisions — verify exact citation.
How to file a complaint
Ohio Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section — https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/consumers
Recent updates (2025–2026)
The Ohio Personal Privacy Act has been introduced in multiple sessions but not enacted as of 2026; Ohio has a children's online-safety/parental-consent law (litigated on First Amendment grounds).
Frequently asked questions
Does Ohio have a data privacy law?
Ohio has no comprehensive consumer privacy law, but federal rules and data-broker opt-out paths still apply.
How do I remove my information from data brokers in Ohio?
Residents rely on breach notification and general consumer-protection remedies, may submit opt-out/deletion requests to CCPA-covered data brokers, and may use the Global Privacy Control. No comprehensive state mechanism to compel access/deletion.
Who enforces privacy law in Ohio?
Ohio Attorney General (consumer protection, breach notification)
Does Ohio have a data broker registry?
No. Ohio does not have a dedicated data-broker registry, but you can still opt out of brokers directly.
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