This California Consumer Privacy Act Notice for California Consumers ("CCPA Privacy Notice") supplements the Privacy Statement of Aplos, LLC. (collectively, "Aplos," "we," "us," and "our") and applies solely to California consumers. The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") affords California consumers certain rights over their personal information (subject to certain exceptions). This CCPA Privacy Notice outlines those rights and explains how such rights may be exercised. This CCPA Privacy Notice also summarizes our data collection and sharing practices, as required by the CCPA. Terms used but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the CCPA. You may download a copy of this CCPA Privacy Notice here.
This CCPA Privacy Notice relates to our collection, use and disclosure of California consumers' personal information. "Personal information" generally means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. For a list of the categories of personal information that we collect, please see section 7 (Summary of Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal Information) below.
For a list of the categories of sources from which we may collect Personal Information, please see Section 7 (Summary of Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information) below.
We may use your Personal Information for a variety of business and commercial purposes. "Business purpose" generally refers to the use of Personal Information for our operational purpose. "Commercial purpose" refers to when we use Personal Information to advance our commercial or economic interests including, for example, by encouraging others to purchase our products and services. For a more fulsome explanation of how we may use each category of Personal Information, please see section 7 (Summary of Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information) below. We do not "sell" Personal Information as defined by the CCPA.
We may share your personal information with the third parties described below. For a more detailed summary of the categories of third parties we may share your personal information with, please see Section 7 (Summary of Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information) below.
A.
We may share your personal information with third party Service Providers who work on behalf of, or with, us such as vendors, processors, suppliers, technology companies, professional service firms, data management companies, and other agents and representatives. Service Providers assist us with a variety of functions including, but not limited to, sending out marketing communications, assisting with advertising and related analytics and ad measurement services, sending regular mail and e-mail, processing credit card payments, and hosting our website and services, as well as hosting certain data.
B.
We may disclose your Personal Information to the following third parties under special circumstances ("Lawful Recipients"): (i) where we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other legal obligation; (ii) when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect or prevent harm or financial loss; or (iii) to detect, investigate and help prevent security, fraud or technical issues.
C.
We may transfer your Personal Information to one or more actual or potential third party investors, owners, or successors ("Successors") in the event we sell or transfer, or are considering selling or transferring, all or a portion of our business or assets.
D.
We may share Personal Information about Donors and Consumers with our Customers. For example, if you are a Donor, we will share your Personal Information with the organization to which you have donated. If you are a Consumer, we will share your Personal Information with our Customers if you register for one of their events, respond to a survey, or request information from that organization through our Service. In addition, if you are selected for or participate in a research study, we may disclose your information to the Customers that hired us to assist with the research study as well as other companies designated by the Customers.
We do not knowingly collect or store any Personal Information from anyone under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have collected or stored Personal Information from an individual under age 16, we will remove his or her Personal Information from our files. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have inadvertently collected Personal Information from your child, please notify us immediately by sending an email to privacy@aplos.com.
The table below summarizes our collection and sharing practices relating to Personal Information, including with respect to Personal Information we have collected, used and disclosed in the preceding 12 months.
Category of Personal Information
Source of Personal Information
Purposes for Collection / Potential Uses of Personal Information
Categories of Third-Parties with Whom Information was Shared
Identifiers
Representative Data Elements: real name; alias; postal address; telephone numbers; unique personal identifier; online identifier; Internet Protocol Address; email address; account name, social security number, driver's license number, passport number and other similar identifiers
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Any categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80
Representative Data Elements: name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, employment history, financial account number or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law
Representative Data Elements: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Commercial Information
Representative Data Elements: records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Representative Data Elements: browsing history; search history; and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Geolocation data
Representative Data Elements: IP Addresses (from which we may infer your general location)
Consumers, Customers, Donors, Service Providers
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Audio, electronic visual, thermal, olfactory of similar information
Representative Data Elements: information from voicemail messages and/or recorded phone calls, video recordings at our classes
Consumers, Customers, Donors
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Professional or employment-related information
Representative Data Elements: current employer, current position (may vary depending on data requested by a Customer)
Consumers, Customers, Donors
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99))
Representative Data Elements: information regarding whether a consumer is or will soon be a college graduate
Consumers, Customers, Donors
Service Providers, Customers, Lawful Recipients, Successors
Subject to certain exceptions, the CCPA affords you the following rights:
A.
You have the right to request that we disclose the following information for the 12-month period preceding your request:
B.
You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment from us for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by CCPA and listed in this CCPA Privacy Notice.
A.
You may submit a Request to Know or a Request to Delete by contacting us at this toll-free number, 1 (888) 674-5923, or complete this webform and email it to privacy@aplos.com.
B.
Once you submit a request, we will verify that you are the consumer to which the request pertains to your name, email address and physical address with information we maintain. Depending on the type of request you submit, we will attempt to match either two or three of these data points you provided. If we are unable to verify your request with the data points you provided, we may reach out to you for additional information to verify your request.
California consumers have the right to designate an authorized agent to exercise their CCPA rights. To designate an authorized agent, you must either provide the agent with an executed power of attorney or provide the authorized agent with written permission, signed by you, to exercise your CCPA rights. The agent must also be registered with the California Secretary of State.
If you have a disability and need access to our CCPA Privacy Notice in a different format, please contact us at 1 (888) 674-5923 or privacy@aplos.com.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies and practices, please contacts us at via email at privacy@aplos.com.