Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: If you are a resident of
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and
receive details about the personal information we maintain about you
and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of,
or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to
withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal
information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances
by applicable law. More information is provided below.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of personal information
in the past twelve (12) months:
Category
Examples
Collected
A. Identifiers
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone
or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier,
Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name
YES
B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute
Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and
financial information
NO
C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law
Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital
status, and other demographic data
NO
D. Commercial information
Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and
payment information
NO
E. Biometric information
Fingerprints and voiceprints
NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity
Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and
interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and
advertisements
NO
G. Geolocation data
Device or photo location
- Device location: NO
- Photo location: OPTIONAL
H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information
Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with
our business activities
NO
I. Professional or employment-related information
Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a
business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if
you apply for a job with us
NO
J. Education Information
Student records and directory information
NO
K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed
above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s
preferences and characteristics
NO
L. Sensitive personal Information
NO
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories
through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by
phone or mail in the context of:
-
Receiving help through our customer support channels;
-
Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
-
Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to
provide the Services or for:
-
Category A
–
As long as the user has an account with us
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in
“What Information Do We Collect?”
How We Use and Share Personal Information
Learn about how we use your personal information in the section,
“How Do We Process Your Information?”
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers
pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider.
Learn more about how we disclose personal information to in the section,
“When and With Whom Do We Share Your
Personal Information?”
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes,
such as for undertaking internal research for technological development
and demonstration.
This is not considered to be “selling” of your personal information.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to
third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding
twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal information
in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However,
these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline
your request as permitted by law. These rights include:
-
Right to know
whether or not we are processing your personal data
-
Right to access
your personal data
-
Right to correct
inaccuracies in your personal data
-
Right to request
the deletion of your personal data
-
Right to obtain a copy
of the personal data you previously shared with us
-
Right to non-discrimination
for exercising your rights
-
Right to opt out
of the processing of your personal data
if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under
California’s privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in
furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant
effects (“profiling”)
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following
rights:
-
Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have
disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including
California’s and Delaware’s privacy law)
-
Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have disclosed
personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including Oregon’s privacy
law)
-
Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted
by applicable law, including California’s privacy law)
-
Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal
data collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition
feature (as permitted by applicable law, including Florida’s privacy law)
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by submitting a
data subject access request, by emailing us at
[email protected],
or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.
Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized
agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an
authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly
authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to
determine you are the same person about whom we have the information
in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your
request to verify your identity or authority to make the request.
However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information
already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional
information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security
or fraud-prevention purposes.
If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to
collect additional information to verify your identity before processing
your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed
permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action
regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing
us at [email protected]. We will inform you in writing
of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal,
including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions.
If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state
attorney general.
California “Shine The Light” Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine
The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to
request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information
about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed
to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses
of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the
immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident
and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in
writing to us by using the contact details provided in the section
“How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?”
Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice
as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated
version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date at the top
of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice,
we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes
or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review
this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting
your information.