When you start creating your Privacy Policy, the first set of questions will be used to determine what privacy laws apply to you. The question of "do you collect the personal information of California consumers" will determine whether you need to comply with the California Online Privacy and Protection Act (CalOPPA). CalOPPA applies to any website that collects the personal information of California residents. Since the location of your business does not matter for the law to apply, and California residents can submit their personal information on any website, this law will apply to most websites.
CalOPPA defines "personal information" as individually identifiable information about an individual consumer collected online by the website operator and maintained by the operator in an accessible form. Examples of personal information include a first and last name, physical address, email address, or phone number. Websites will usually collect this personal information through contact forms or newsletter sign up forms.
You should select "yes" to this question if you collect the personal information of residents of California through your website. Please note that if you do select "yes" to this question, you will be asked additional questions to meet the disclosure requirements under CalOPP