What’s new in US Privacy v2?
1- Expanded coverage
Nine new US state regulation templates available through US privacy V2: Texas, Florida, Oregon, Montana, Utah, New Hampshire, Delaware, Iowa and New Jersey.
2- Enhanced purposes management for Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
Customizable SPI purposes
US Privacy V2 introduces greater flexibility in managing Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) purposes:
- You can now create a tailored list of purposes specific to your processing of SPI.
- These purposes can be configured and managed directly through the Didomi Console.
- Link SPI purposes to your first-party vendors (data processed by your website) or third-party vendors (external domains).
3- Simplified user privacy experience
With SPIs integrated as standard purposes, they will appear directly in the Purposes Layer of your notice. This change enables you to:
- Group SPI purposes into user-friendly categories for a streamlined privacy experience.
- Simplify consent management for users compared to the previous version.
4- Multilingual compliance
US Privacy V2 now supports multiple languages across all regulations. This enhancement allows you to:
- Define supported languages for your Data Manager and Consent Notice workflows.
- Provide a localized experience for users, improving accessibility and compliance with regional regulations.
4- Additional improvements
Streamlined design
A single, shared CSS framework across regulations simplifies UI updates and maintenance, ensuring design consistency.
Foundation for the Global Privacy Platform (GPP)
US Privacy V2 is the first step toward enabling Global Privacy Platform (GPP) features, facilitating compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
More customization options coming soon
Future updates will introduce expanded customization options, further enhancing flexibility and user control.
Web Migration: Moving notices from V1 to V2
Migration is required for US regulation notices created before December 11th, 2024. Notices created after this date will automatically use V2.
Steps to migrate existing Web notices
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Access the Didomi Console: Log in to the Didomi Console.
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Select an Existing Notice: Choose a notice that includes at least one US regulation.
- Activate US Privacy V2:
- You will see a migration prompt if your notice is still using V1.
- Click Activate US Privacy V2 now.
- Test the Updated Notice in Preview Mode: Before publishing, verify the following:
- UI Elements: Ensure all elements display properly under Customization → Preview for each regulation.
- For example, check that the "data processing section"is not shown for your US notices. To do so, go to Customization → Content editor → Specific setting → 1st layer and enable "Hide the list of Data Processing" for US regulations.
- Custom CSS: Confirm that your custom CSS styles are applied to all US regulations.
- Language Support:
- Enable multiple languages if needed.
- Provide translations for custom text under Customization → Content Editor.
- Make sure all your purposes are translated in your selected language: go to Data Manager → Purposes → Edit purpose.
- SPI Purposes:
- ⚠️ It is recommended to use new SPI purposes as outlined in this documentation.
- Verify that SPI purposes are listed in the Preferences Layer (Layer 2).
- Optionally group SPI purposes into categories under Regulation → Edit Vendors & Purposes → Purposes.
- ⚠️ It is recommended to use new SPI purposes as outlined in this documentation.
- UI Elements: Ensure all elements display properly under Customization → Preview for each regulation.
- Publish the Notice: Once testing is complete, publish your notice.
Mobile - How to migrate your notice from v1 to v2?
Upgrade to the Latest SDK
To migrate your mobile consent notices to US Privacy V2:
- Simply update your app to the latest version of the Didomi Mobile SDK (version will be shared soon).
Pre-Launch Testing
Before going live, ensure that the consent notice behaves as expected in your mobile application.
⚠️ Note: The list of SPIs will now be part of the preferences layer (layer 2) and will no longer be shown in a separate Layer.