Exam CIPP-US topic 1 question 160 discussion

This condition ensures that the service provider's role in collecting and processing data is strictly limited to providing the services outlined in the agreement and not for resale or further use beyond those terms. If the information is collected for purposes like debugging, and there's a proper agreement in place, it typically does not qualify as a "sale" under the CCPA.

D. The information collected by the service provider is necessary to perform debugging and the business and service provider have entered into an appropriate agreement.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the use of cookies on a website by a service provider generally is not deemed a 'sale' of personal information if the service provider is operating under a contract with the business, and the information collected is used for the business's operational purposes specified in that contract, such as providing the services requested by the business, including for example, analytics or debugging. The key is that the service provider must not use the collected information for its own purposes beyond what is necessary to perform the services specified in the contract.

exception "when a business shares personal information with a “service provider” for a specific business purpose,"

D is incorrect as "debugging" purposes is not required. C is likely the best answer; albeit, it is poorly/confusingly worded. It seems "agreement with subcontractors" is intended to refer to the agreement with the service provider...

https://www.termsfeed.com/blog/ccpa-cookies/#:~:text=consumers'%20personal%20information-,Are%20Cookies%20Personal%20Information%20Under%20the%20CCPA%20(CPRA)%3F,device%20linked%20to%20that%20consumer. A service provider is a legal entity that processes personal information on behalf of a business. The service provider must be bound by a contract with the business. However, the service provider must obtain consent before collecting, using or sharing personal information.