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Material Change

Plain-language explanation

A meaningful change to covered processing that creates new negative impacts, increases an existing impact, or makes a safeguard less effective.

Why It Matters

A material change can trigger an update to a CCPA risk assessment as soon as feasible and no later than 45 calendar days after the change.

The material-change concept makes risk assessment an ongoing governance activity rather than a one-time document.