# Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-581: Processing de-identified data; exemptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-581

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-581
- **Heading:** Processing de-identified data; exemptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 59.1 / Chapter 53 / Section 59.1-581

## Text

A. The controller in possession of de-identified data shall:

1. Take reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with a natural person;

2. Publicly commit to maintaining and using de-identified data without attempting to re-identify the data; and

3. Contractually obligate any recipients of the de-identified data to comply with all provisions of this chapter.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to (i) require a controller or processor to re-identify de-identified data or pseudonymous data or (ii) maintain data in identifiable form, or collect, obtain, retain, or access any data or technology, in order to be capable of associating an authenticated consumer request with personal data.

C. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a controller or processor to comply with an authenticated consumer rights request, pursuant to § 59.1-577 , if all of the following are true:

1. The controller is not reasonably capable of associating the request with the personal data or it would be unreasonably burdensome for the controller to associate the request with the personal data;

2. The controller does not use the personal data to recognize or respond to the specific consumer who is the subject of the personal data, or associate the personal data with other personal data about the same specific consumer; and

3. The controller does not sell the personal data to any third party or otherwise voluntarily disclose the personal data to any third party other than a processor, except as otherwise permitted in this section.

D. The consumer rights contained in subdivisions A 1 through 4 of § 59.1-577 and § 59.1-578 shall not apply to pseudonymous data in cases where the controller is able to demonstrate any information necessary to identify the consumer is kept separately and is subject to effective technical and organizational controls that prevent the controller from accessing such information.

E. A controller that discloses pseudonymous data or de-identified data shall exercise reasonable oversight to monitor compliance with any contractual commitments to which the pseudonymous data or de-identified data is subject and shall take appropriate steps to address any breaches of those contractual commitments.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 35 , 36 .

## Nearby sections

- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-575 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-575.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-576 Scope; exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-576.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-577 Personal data rights; consumers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-577.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-577.1 Social media platforms; responsibilities and prohibitions related to minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-577.1.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-578 Data controller responsibilities; transparency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-578.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-579 Responsibility according to role; controller and processor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-579.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-580 Data protection assessments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-580.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-581 Processing de-identified data; exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-581.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-582 Limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-582.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-583 Investigative authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-583.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-584 Enforcement; civil penalty; expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-584.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-585 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C53_S59.1-585.md)

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