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In California under CCPA, GPC is intended to be an opt out of the "sale" of your personal information. (See [Section 1798.140(ad) of the CCPA](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1798.140.&lawCode=CIV){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"} for legal details but, broadly, "sale" here includes more than strictly buying and selling, such as transferring data for value other than money.) In the EU under GDPR, for participating websites, GPC is intended to convey that you object to the website sharing your personal information to other third parties for their own marketing other than on behalf of the website you are visiting. Depending on the jurisdiction and applicable laws, you may have different rights when the GPC signal is sent to websites you visit. Be aware that this is not intended to give effect to all privacy rights you may have under applicable law.

As a simple notification working in the background, GPC works invisibly and is designed not to interfere with your browsing or use of other software. In some cases, this includes disabling GPC to prevent a site from breaking or otherwise not functioning as expected. For a complete list of sites where the GPC signal is not sent due to breakage, [click here](https://github.com/duckduckgo/privacy-configuration/blob/main/features/gpc.json){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}. GPC also doesn't replace or interefer with other privacy-protecting measures such as tracker blocking and encryption, which are also included in the DuckDuckGo browsers and browser extensions.

To see a list of websites known to be respecting GPC, visit the [Global Privacy Control website](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#orgs){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}. While GPC isn't recognized by many websites yet, we're working hard to make it accepted worldwide.
As a simple notification working in the background, GPC works invisibly and is designed not to interfere with your browsing or use of other software. In some cases, GPC is disabled to prevent a site from breaking or otherwise not functioning as expected. For a complete list of sites where the GPC signal is not sent due to breakage, [click here](https://github.com/duckduckgo/privacy-configuration/blob/main/features/gpc.json){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}. GPC also doesn't replace or interefer with other privacy-protecting measures such as tracker blocking and encryption, which are also included in the DuckDuckGo browsers and browser extensions.

If you'd like further information, such as how the standard is being further developed, or how your website or tool can implement it, please visit the [Global Privacy Control website](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}, or get in touch directly at [info@globalprivacycontrol.org](mailto:info@globalprivacycontrol.org). To contact DuckDuckGo directly about privacy issues, please see our <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/company/contact-us/">contact details</a>.

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