Alabama

💡 Last Updated October 2025. Written with contributions from both human authors and LLMs. If you find incorrect or outdated information let us know at support@optery.com.

Passed Date	—
Effective Date	July 1, 2026
Law Text URL	View law
Right to Know in Alabama	Yes
Right to Delete in Alabama	Yes
Right to Opt Out of Sales in Alabama	Yes
Right to Correct in Alabama	Yes
Right to Non-Discrimination in Alabama	Yes
Authorized Agent in Alabama	Yes

Your Rights as an Alabama Resident

Since Alabama does not currently have a comprehensive privacy law, residents have limited statutory privacy rights compared to other states. However, the failed 2025 legislation would have provided the following rights if enacted:

Right to know what data is collected – Businesses would have been required to disclose categories of personal information collected, sources of data, and purposes for processing
Right to delete personal information – Consumers could have requested deletion of personal data that businesses collected about them
Right to opt out of data sales – Residents would have had the ability to prevent businesses from selling their personal information to third parties
Right to correct inaccurate data – Consumers could have requested corrections to incorrect personal information held by businesses
Right to non-discrimination – Businesses would have been prohibited from discriminating against consumers for exercising their privacy rights

Currently, Alabama residents must rely on federal privacy laws like COPPA for children’s data and limited industry-specific protections, along with Alabama’s data breach notification law requiring companies to inform consumers when their personal information is compromised.

Official Resources and Contact Information

Alabama Legislature

The Alabama Legislature website provides information about current and proposed legislation, including future privacy bills. Citizens can track legislative progress and contact their representatives about privacy concerns.

Alabama Legislature: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/

Alabama House of Representatives: Phone (334) 242-7600

Alabama Senate: Phone (334) 242-7800

Finding Your State Representatives

To contact your specific state legislators about privacy legislation, use these official resources to identify representatives by district:

Find Your State Legislator: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/ (use the district lookup feature)

Madison County residents can also reference: https://www.madisonal.gov/340/State-Representatives

Attorney General’s Office

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office enforces consumer protection laws and has expressed interest in privacy issues, including recent action regarding social media location sharing concerns[9].

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall

Consumer Protection Hotline: 1-800-392-5658 or (334) 242-7335

Online complaint form available at: https://www.alabamaag.gov/general-contact/

Alabama Public Service Commission

For utility-related privacy concerns, the Alabama Public Service Commission handles consumer complaints:

Consumer Services: 1-800-392-8050 or (334) 242-5211

Online complaint form: https://psc.alabama.gov/file-a-complaint/

Legislative Contact for Future Privacy Bills

Citizens interested in supporting future privacy legislation should contact the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business, which handled HB 283, and the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development. Contact information for committee members is available through the main legislative website and updated legislative directories.