Pennsylvania does not have a comprehensive consumer privacy law as of June 2026. Federal CAN-SPAM, COPPA, ADA Title III, and FTC Act apply to websites serving Pennsylvania residents.
Last reviewed 2026-06-19 · Risk rating rationale: Pennsylvania relies on the federal baseline. Compliance focuses on CAN-SPAM, COPPA, ADA Title III, and FTC Act — none of which impose state-specific website requirements.
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Key Pennsylvania laws affecting websites
The statutes most likely to apply to a commercial website serving Pennsylvania residents. Click a citation to read the official text where available.
Pennsylvania compliance by topic
Consumer data protection
Federal law applies
What your site has to disclose, ask consent for, and allow consumers to do with their personal information.
Pennsylvania has no comprehensive privacy law. Sectoral federal laws (HIPAA for health, FERPA for education, GLBA for financial, COPPA for children under 13) apply where relevant.
Practical requirements for your website
Publish a privacy notice describing what personal data is collected and how it is used
Comply with any sectoral federal law that applies to your data type
Cookies and tracking
Federal law applies
When you need consent, opt-outs, or universal-signal honor for cookies and analytics scripts.
Pennsylvania does not require a cookie consent banner. EU/UK visitors trigger GDPR/UK GDPR cookie consent requirements independently.
Practical requirements for your website
Publish a cookie / tracking technologies notice
Comply with EU/UK cookie consent rules if your site serves European visitors
Accessibility (ADA + state)
Federal law applies
WCAG conformance expectations and how the state's accessibility cases tend to be litigated.
Federal ADA Title III applies to commercial websites serving Pennsylvania residents.
Practical requirements for your website
Conform to WCAG 2.1 AA as the de-facto US accessibility standard
Publish an accessibility statement with a contact email for accommodation requests
Cybersecurity and breach response
Federal law applies
What 'reasonable security' looks like under state law and how fast you have to notify after a breach.
Pennsylvania has no website-specific cybersecurity statute beyond standard data-breach notification. Federal sectoral laws (HIPAA for health, GLBA for financial, FTC Act § 5 'unfair practices' for general consumer harm) and recognized frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls) set the practical baseline.
Practical requirements for your website
Maintain a written information-security program proportionate to your data sensitivity
Implement breach-notification procedures aligned to state breach-notification law
Use encryption in transit and at rest for personal information
Email and SMS marketing
Federal law applies
How federal CAN-SPAM and TCPA interact with state-level marketing rules in this jurisdiction.
Federal CAN-SPAM governs commercial email regardless of state.
Practical requirements for your website
Accurate sender header information and subject lines
Functional unsubscribe processed within 10 business days
Physical postal address in every commercial email
AI regulation
Federal law applies
Which AI uses the state has chosen to regulate, who's covered, and what the website has to disclose.
Pennsylvania has no AI-specific consumer protection law. Federal FTC Act § 5 prohibits unfair or deceptive AI deployment, but enforcement is case-by-case.
Practical requirements for your website
Disclose when AI generates or significantly shapes content (e.g. AI chat agents identifying themselves as non-human)
Avoid AI-driven discriminatory outcomes — Federal civil rights laws still apply
Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania website compliance
Does my website need a Pennsylvania-specific privacy policy?
Not because of Pennsylvania law. But you may still need state-specific rights enumerations in your privacy policy if you process data of residents in California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, or any of the other ~17 states with comprehensive privacy laws. A multi-state privacy policy that lists every applicable state's rights typically covers Pennsylvania too.
Is Pennsylvania likely to pass a comprehensive privacy law soon?
Several states have privacy bills moving through legislative pipelines, but timing is hard to predict. Scantra updates this page when Pennsylvania or other states pass new laws. Subscribe to our state compliance digest to get an email when new state laws take effect.
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Important: Scantra is a software tool and a non-profit publisher, not a law firm. The summaries on this page are written for general business orientation and reflect the editors' reading of the statutes as of 2026-06-19. They are not legal advice and should not be the only source you rely on for compliance decisions. For your specific situation, consult a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania.