privacy

Indiana’s Consumer Data Protection Act (ICDPA, IC 24-15) took effect on January 1, 2026. It gives Indiana residents a set of privacy rights and puts matching obligations on the businesses that handle their data.

Here is the part most coverage buries: the majority of Lafayette-area small businesses are not covered by it. The thresholds are high. That does not mean you can ignore it — your customers, your insurer, and your contracts increasingly will not care where the statutory line sits — but it does mean you should know which side of the line you are on before you spend money.