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    California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

    Privacy Notice for California Residents

    Definitions

    Website or Owner (or We):
    Indicates the natural person(s) or legal entity that provides this Website to Users.

    User (or You):
    Indicates any natural person or legal entity using this Website.

    This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements the information contained in the Website’s Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California. We adopted this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), and any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this notice.

    Information We Collect

    The Website collects information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (“personal information”).

    In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from our consumers within the last 12 months:

    Category Examples Collected
    A. Identifiers Real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license, passport number, or similar identifiers YES
    B. Personal info per California Customer Records statute Name, signature, Social Security number, address, telephone, passport, driver’s license, insurance info, education, employment, bank/credit/debit card info, medical/health info YES
    C. Protected classification characteristics Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, gender, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, genetic info YES
    D. Commercial information Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered YES
    E. Biometric information Genetic, physiological, behavioral, or biological characteristics used to identify individuals (fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris scans, etc.) YES
    F. Internet/network activity Browsing history, search history, interaction with website/app/ads YES
    G. Geolocation data Physical location or movements YES
    H. Sensory data Audio, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information YES
    I. Professional/employment info Current/past job history, performance evaluations YES
    J. Non-public education info Student records like grades, transcripts, schedules, student IDs, financial info, disciplinary records YES
    K. Inferences from other info Profile reflecting preferences, behavior, characteristics, psychological trends, intelligence, abilities YES

    Personal information does not include:

    • Publicly available info from government records

    • Deidentified or aggregated consumer info

    • Info excluded from CCPA’s scope, like certain health info protected by other laws

    Sources of Personal Information:

    • Directly from you (forms, purchases, etc.)

    • Indirectly from you (observing actions on Website)

    Use of Personal Information

    We may use or disclose personal information for:

    • Fulfilling your requests or purchases

    • Processing transactions and preventing fraud

    • Providing support and responding to inquiries

    • Complying with law enforcement requests

    • Business purposes such as mergers, transfers, or asset sales

    We will not use personal information for unrelated purposes without notice.

    Sharing Personal Information

    We may share your personal information with third parties for business purposes under a contract ensuring confidentiality. Categories include:

    • Service providers

    • Data aggregators

    Your Rights Under CCPA

    Access & Data Portability: You can request disclosure of:

    • Categories of personal info collected

    • Sources of info

    • Purpose of collection or sale

    • Categories of third parties sharing info

    • Specific pieces of personal info

    • Lists of info sold or disclosed

    Deletion Rights: You can request deletion of personal info, subject to exceptions like:

    • Completing transactions or providing services

    • Detecting security incidents

    • Debugging products

    • Legal compliance

    • Internal lawful uses compatible with your relationship

    Exercising Rights:

    Submit a verifiable consumer request by:

    • Calling us

    • Emailing us

    You or an authorized person may submit requests on behalf of a minor child. Maximum two requests per 12 months. We verify identity before processing requests.

    Response Timing:

    • We aim to respond within 45 days

    • Responses may be delivered by mail or electronically

    • Covers the prior 12 months of data

    • No fee unless request is excessive or unfounded

    Personal Information Sales: We do not sell your information.

    Non-Discrimination: Exercising CCPA rights will not result in:

    • Denial of goods or services

    • Different pricing or quality of services

    Other California Privacy Rights: Under the “Shine the Light” law, you can request information about disclosures for marketing purposes by emailing us.

    Changes to This Notice

    We may update this notice at any time. Changes will be posted on our Website with an updated effective date. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of changes.

    Contact

    For questions, comments, or to exercise rights under California law: