Washington Data Removal Guide (2026)
Washington does not have a generally applicable comprehensive consumer privacy law identified in this guide, but its My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) addresses defined consumer-health-data practices and includes a private enforcement route. MHMDA uses section-specific compliance dates: July 23, 2023 for section 10, March 31, 2024 for sections 4–9 for non-small regulated entities, and June 30, 2024 for those sections for small businesses. For general broker removal, Washington residents still need to identify the provider and applicable route.
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
- Washington State Attorney General
Washington Privacy Landscape
MHMDA addresses defined "consumer health data," including categories such as precise location and data that may reveal attempts to obtain health services. Its consent, sale, notice, geofencing, and enforcement provisions depend on the covered data and entity. The Attorney General describes section-specific compliance dates rather than one universal effective date. For non-health data, use the provider's current route and identify any applicable law.
What rights do Washington residents have?
- →MHMDA, opt-in consent for health data collection/sale
- →MHMDA private right of action via WA CPA
- →Washington Consumer Protection Act remedies, subject to its elements and damages rules
- →Provider voluntary routes and other applicable law
Where does your data leak from in Washington?
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 Washington:
- King, Pierce, Snohomish County property records
- Washington Courts public case search
- Washington Department of Licensing records
- Washington SOS business filings
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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 Washington State Attorney General consumer-protection complaint route. A complaint may be reviewed only within the authority's jurisdiction.
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Can I sue under MHMDA?+
MHMDA violations are enforceable under the Washington Consumer Protection Act, which provides a private action subject to the Consumer Protection Act's elements and remedies. The statute generally concerns actual damages, possible trebling, costs, and attorney fees; do not treat a fixed per-violation amount as an automatic award.
What counts as "consumer health data" under MHMDA?+
Broad: any data linked to a consumer that identifies past, present, or future physical or mental health. This includes location data that reveals attempts to acquire health services (pharmacies, clinics, reproductive-health providers).