Vermont Data Removal Guide (2026)
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (S.71) on June 16, 2026. It takes effect January 1, 2028. Vermont also strengthened its long-standing data broker registry the same day.
Research status: published state guide pending fresh official-source re-verification.
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
- Recorded: Vt. S.71 (2026)
- Enforcement
- Vermont Office of the Attorney General. Consumer Assistance Program
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (Vt. S.71 (2026))
Vermont's new comprehensive law, the Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (S.71), takes effect January 1, 2028, and applies to entities meeting its definitions, thresholds, and exemptions. Its treatment of publicly available data and aggregated consumer profiles should be read from the enacted text rather than summarized as a universal broker-removal rule. The same day, Governor Scott signed Act 138 (H.211), which amends Vermont's original 2019 data broker registry law (9 V.S.A. § 2446); the registry fee, surety-bond, registration, and disclosure changes have their own effective dates and should be checked against the enacted act.
What rights do Vermont residents have?
- →Right to know, delete, correct, and port personal data (2028)
- →Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling (2028)
- →Vermont Data Broker Registry (public), with a $900 fee and $20,000 surety bond starting 2027
- →Consumer Protection Act remedies
- →Provider voluntary or other applicable routes before 2028
Where does your data leak from in Vermont?
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 Vermont:
- Vermont data broker registry (Secretary of State)
- Vermont Judiciary public record search
- Chittenden, Washington County property records
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What if a broker ignores your request?
If a qualifying request does not receive a response within the applicable window, review the current extension and exemption rules, then consider the Vermont Office of the Attorney General. Consumer Assistance Program complaint route. The authority's jurisdiction and available remedies vary.
File a complaint with Vermont Office of the Attorney General. Consumer Assistance Program ↗FAQ: Vermont data removal
How do I use Vermont's data broker registry?+
The Vermont Secretary of State maintains a public list of registered brokers at sos.vermont.gov/data-brokers. You can use the registry to identify every broker that has registered to operate in Vermont, then submit deletion requests to each. Starting January 1, 2027, registered brokers face a higher $900 annual fee and a $20,000 surety bond requirement under Act 138.
Does Vermont have a comprehensive privacy law now?+
Yes. Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (S.71) on June 16, 2026, and it takes effect January 1, 2028. Review the enacted text for its scope, treatment of publicly available data, profile aggregation, exemptions, and the dates on which each provision applies.