NOTICE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), we are required to notify you that we collect certain personal information in connection with you employment, application for employment or independent contractor relationship.  In particular, we collect the following categories of personal information regarding applicants, employees and their emergency contacts and beneficiaries, and independent contractors:

Name, signature, alias, postal address, physical characteristics or description, unique personal identifier, online identifier, telephone number, Internet Protocal address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number or state identification card number, passport number, or similar identifiers, insurance policy number. education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information

Characteristics of protected classification under California or federal law (race, color, national origin, religion, gender (including pregnancy), disability, age ( at least 40 years old), citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression)

Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding interaction with an internet web site, application, or advertisement

Professional or employment related information

Education information

Inferences drawn from any personal information to create a profile reflecting preferences, characteristics, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes

We use the personal information described above only for business purposes related to your employment, application for employment, or independent contractor relationship.  Those purposes may include:

To evaluate an applicant’s qualifications and suitability for employment

To administer pre- employment and post- employment tests and training activity

To complete the onboarding process

To conduct criminal and other background checks on applicants and employees

To manage the terms and conditions of employment, such as payment of wages/salary, direct deposit authorization, the provision and administration of benefits and leaves of absence and maintenance of emergency contact information

To prepare and maintain legally required records, such as I-9 forms, EEO-1 forms and affirmative action plans

To provide a safe work environment

To manage employee timekeeping

To maintain information regarding training, disciplinary action, injuries and other employment history

To ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements

To meet tax obligations

To detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecute those responsible for that activity

To achieve other operational purposes for which the personal information was collected that are compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected and our employment or independent contractor relationship