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Global PrivacyControl

A browser signal that tells sites a visitor opts out of the sale or sharing of their data.

Growth Score · Capital & Scale

Definition

What it means

Global Privacy Control, or GPC, is sent automatically by supporting browsers and extensions. California and several other states require businesses to treat it as a valid opt-out request.

Sites should detect and honor it.

In Growth Score

Part of your score

FAQ

Quick answers

What is Global Privacy Control?

A browser signal that tells sites a visitor opts out of the sale or sharing of their data.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Capital & Scale pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with CCPA and CPRA and US state privacy laws, then browse the other terms in Capital & Scale.

How does your site score?

Growth Score reads your site and scores its Capital & Scale pillar against sites like yours.

Your Growth Score is 100

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