Penalty Amount
$1,400,000
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.4 million settlement with mobile gaming company Jam City, Inc. for violating the CCPA by failing to provide consumers with compliant methods to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information across its 21 mobile apps. The settlement also resolves allegations that Jam City sold or shared personal data of users aged 13 to 16 without the required affirmative opt-in consent. In addition to the civil penalty, Jam City must implement in-app opt-out methods and obtain opt-in consent for minor users' data sales and sharing.
Jam City must pay $1.4 million in civil penalties. The company is also required to provide in-app methods for consumers to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information, and must not sell or share the personal information of users aged 13 to 15 (at least 13 and less than 16 years old) without obtaining their affirmative opt-in consent.
In-house legal teams should review end-user license agreements (EULAs), privacy policies, and mobile app terms of service to ensure they include CCPA-compliant, easily accessible in-app methods for consumers to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information. Vendor agreements with ad-tech partners, advertising networks, and other third-party data recipients must be updated to prohibit the sale or sharing of personal information belonging to users aged 13 to 15 without first obtaining affirmative opt-in consent, and to require such partners to honor all consumer opt-out requests. Additionally, all agreements involving the collection of personal information from minors should include explicit clauses for age verification and adherence to CCPA minor data protections, while data processing agreements should include audit provisions to confirm ongoing compliance with opt-out and consent requirements.
Entity
Jam City, Inc.
Also known as: Jam City
Industry
GamingOfficial Press Release
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-14-million-settlement-mobile-app-gaming-company
Complaint (People v Jam City Inc)
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Complaint%20%28People%20v%20Jam%20City%20Inc%29.pdf
CA SUP LAX 25STCV34029 Signed Order Final Judgment
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/CA_SUP_LAX_25STCV34029_Signed_Order_Final_Judgment.pdf
California Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/privacy-enforcement-actions
"Jam City, Inc."
"$1.4 million in civil penalties"
"California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)"
"failing to offer consumers methods to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information"
"shared or sold the data of children between the age of 13 to 16 without the affirmative consent required by the CCPA"
"Friday, November 21, 2025"
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$12.8M
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