# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 48. Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

#### Section 14-4805

A covered entity required to complete a data protection impact assessment under Sec. 14-4804 of this subtitle shall:

(1) Maintain documentation of the assessment for as long as the online product is likely to be accessed by children;

(2) Review each data protection impact assessment as necessary to account for material changes to processing pertaining to the online product within 90 days of such material changes;

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, configure all default privacy settings provided to children by the online product to offer a high level of privacy, unless the covered entity can demonstrate a compelling reason that a different setting is in the best interests of children;

(4) Provide any privacy information, terms of service, policies, and community standards concisely, prominently, and using clear language suited to the age of children likely to access the online product; and

(5) Provide prominent, accessible, and responsive tools to help children or their parents or guardians, if applicable, exercise their privacy rights and report concerns.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)