Maine Data Removal Guide (2026)
Maine has an ISP privacy statute that addresses consent for certain uses of customer data. It is narrower than a comprehensive consumer privacy law. The 2026 Online Data Privacy Act proposal (LD 1822) died between houses, so broader broker deletion still depends on the provider route and any other applicable law.
Research status: this is a dated state-law snapshot; verify the current official sources before relying on a right, deadline, penalty, or complaint route.
This page is educational orientation, not legal advice. Scope, exemptions, deadlines, penalties, regulator powers and broker routes can change. Verify the current statute and state regulator guidance before relying on a right or deadline.
At a glance
- Comprehensive state privacy law
- No comprehensive law recorded in this snapshot
- Enforcement
- Maine Office of the Attorney General
Maine Privacy Landscape
Maine's ISP Privacy Act (35-A MRS § 9301) addresses consent for specified ISP uses of customer personal information and does not itself create a general deletion right against non-ISP data brokers. The 2026 Online Data Privacy Act proposal (LD 1822) is marked Died Between Houses in the official record; it was not enacted law. Maine's broader consumer-protection remedies run through the Unfair Trade Practices Act (5 MRS § 205-A).
What rights do Maine residents have?
- →ISP opt-in consent requirement under Maine law
- →Unfair Trade Practices Act remedies
- →Provider voluntary or other applicable routes
Where does your data leak from in Maine?
The FTC explains that people-search sites may combine public records, public social profiles, and information from other brokers. The examples below are a research snapshot, not an exhaustive or person-specific source map for Maine:
- Cumberland, York, Penobscot County property records
- Maine Judicial Branch case search
- Maine BMV driver records
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What if a broker ignores your request?
Review the broker's policy and any applicable consumer-protection rule, then consider the Maine Office of the Attorney General consumer-protection complaint route. A complaint may be reviewed only within the authority's jurisdiction.
File a complaint with Maine Office of the Attorney General ↗FAQ: Maine data removal
What is unique about Maine's ISP privacy law?+
Maine's ISP law addresses consent for specified uses of customer data. Its scope is limited to the ISP layer; review the current text and provider policy rather than assume that it creates a general data-broker deletion right or that every other state follows the same rule.