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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated 2/1/2021

1. Scope

This California Privacy Notice (“California Notice”) applies to the Personal Information we collect, both online and offline, about California consumers, including Personal Information that we collect:

from users of our Sites, including the services available via our Sites,
about clients and individuals that use or inquire about our legal and related services that we make available (“Services”),
about individuals that attend events hosted or sponsored by us, reply to our emails or communications, visit our offices, or otherwise communicate or engage with us, and
about individuals from clients and others related to the Services we provide.

2. Personal Information

As used in this California Notice, “Personal Information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household; it does not include publicly available information made lawfully available by state or federal governments or de-identified information that cannot reasonably identify, relate to, describe, be capable of being associated with, or be linked directly or indirectly to a particular individual.

3. Not covered by this California Notice

This California Notice does not address or apply to:

our handling of Personal Information that is exempt under Section 1798.145 of the CCPA,
Personal Information we collect about employees, contractors or job applicants or other individuals who are not California residents, or
Personal Information we collect about individuals acting in their capacity as representatives (“B2B contacts”) of our clients, prospective clients, vendors and other businesses that we conduct business with, to the extent we use their Personal Information only in the context of conducting our business relationship with the respective business.

4. Categories of Personal Information that we collect and disclose

Our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information about a California resident will vary depending upon the circumstances and nature of our interactions or relationship with such resident. Pursuant to the CCPA, we may collect and disclose for a business purpose, and have done so in the prior 12 months, the following categories of Personal Information (as defined by the CCPA):

Category	Examples of Personal Information Collected	Sources of Personal Information	Purposes for Personal Information Collection	Categories of Recipients
Identifiers	Name, postal address, email address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol (IP) address, account name, driver’s license or state identification card numbers, social security numbers, or similar identifiers	From the user, clients, service providers, government entities, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services; research and development; quality assurance; and security For example, these purposes include to contact you, to verify your identity, to provide services, and to comply with our legal obligations.	Clients, government entities, tribunals, and service providers.
Customer Records	Name, signature, postal address, telephone number, email address, education, employment history, social security number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial or payment information, medical information, or health insurance information	From the consumer, clients, government entities, service providers, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services; research and development; quality assurance; and security For example, these purposes include business management and planning, to provide services, and to comply with our legal obligations.	Clients, data subjects, government entities, tribunals, and service providers
Personal Characteristics or Traits	Race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, and genetic information	From the consumer, clients, government entities, service providers, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services; research and development; quality assurance; and security For example, these purposes include to provide benefits to our partners, and services to our clients.	Clients, data subjects, government entities, tribunals, and service providers
Commercial Information / Account Details	Purchase history or tendencies, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies	From the consumer, clients, government entities, service providers, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services research and development; quality assurance; and security For example, these purposes include to provide benefits to our partners and services to our clients.	Clients, data subjects, government entities, tribunals, and service providers
Internet Usage Information	Information regarding interactions with the Sites, computer systems, and/or devices, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement	From the consumer, service providers and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services research and development; quality assurance; security; and debugging For example, these purposes include to improve our services, including providing users more relevant content, and to secure our network and protect our personnel.	Service providers
Professional or Employment Information	Job title, employer, practice area or industry focus, and job history	From the consumer, clients, government entities, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services research and development; and quality assurance For example, these purposes include to provide benefits to our partners and to market them to clients and prospective clients.	Clients, data subjects, government entities, tribunals, service providers, and the general public
Inferences from Personal Information Collected	Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile reflecting a user’s preferences, characteristics, behavior or attitudes	From the consumer, service providers, and third parties	Processing interactions and transactions; managing interactions and transactions; performing services research and development; and quality assurance For example, for business management and planning and to provide services.	Service providers

We have not sold your Personal Information for monetary or other valuable consideration in the 12 months prior to the date of this California Notice, and we will not sell your Personal Information without advance notice. If we change our practices regarding the sales of Personal Information, we will notify you by updating this California Notice. Furthermore, we do not sell the Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age without affirmative authorization. We may share your Personal Information with our service providers, including those that facilitate advertising and marketing, and other categories of recipients as described in the table above, for the same purposes as the collection purposes set forth in that chart. Subject to the CCPA’s restrictions and obligations, our service providers also may use your Personal Information for some or all of the above-listed business purposes. Our service providers may themselves engage service providers or subcontractors to enable them to perform services for us; such sub-processing is an additional business purpose for which we are providing you notice.

5. Rights of California residents under the CCPA

California law grants California residents certain rights and imposes restrictions on particular business practices as set forth below:

Notice before collection: We are required to notify California residents, at or before the point of collection of their Personal Information, the categories of Personal Information collected and the purposes for which such information is used.
Request to delete: California residents have the right to request, at no charge, deletion of their Personal Information that we have collected about them and to have such Personal Information deleted, except where an exemption applies. We will respond to verifiable requests received from California residents as required by law.
Request to know: California residents have the right to request and, subject to certain exemptions, receive a copy of the specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected about them in the prior 12 months and to have this delivered, free of charge, either (a) by mail or (b) electronically in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily useable format that allows the individual to transmit this information to another entity without hindrance. California residents also have the right to request that we provide them certain information about how we have handled their Personal Information in the prior 12 months, including:
categories of Personal Information collected,
categories of sources of Personal Information,
business and/or commercial purposes for collecting and selling their Personal Information,
categories of third parties/with whom we have disclosed or shared their Personal Information,
categories of Personal Information that we have disclosed or shared with a third party for a business purpose, and
categories of third parties to whom their Personal Information has been sold and the specific categories of Personal Information sold to each category of third party.
Do-not-sell (opt-out/opt-in): California residents have the right to opt-out of our sale of their Personal Information. Further, businesses may not knowingly sell Personal Information about individuals under 16 years old without prior express consent from a parent or legal guardian with authority to provide such consent.
Discrimination and financial incentives: You have the right to not be discriminated against by us if you exercise any of your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. This means we cannot do any of the following on the basis of your exercise of these rights: deny goods or services to you; charge different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties; provide a different level or quality of goods or services to you; or suggest that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

6. How to exercise your rights

California residents may submit a request to know or a request to delete to us by emailing us at info@lavellelaw.com. We may require additional information from you in order to verify your request. We will respond to verifiable requests received from California residents as required by law. If you have a disability, you may request a copy of this California Notice, our Privacy Policy, or any other required accommodation be provided to you by contacting us at info@lavellelaw.com.

7. Changes to this California Notice

We may update this California Notice from time to time, in our sole discretion. When we do so, we will post the new California Notice on the Sites. You should consult this California Notice regularly for any changes. Continued use of services following posting of such changes constitutes your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the changes. If you do not agree, you should immediately discontinue your use of the Sites and services.

For more information about our privacy practices, you may contact us at info@lavellelaw.com.