California Consumer Privacy Rights Notice

Effective Date: August 5, 2022

This California Consumer Privacy Rights Notice (“Notice”) sets forth Westnet’s disclosure obligations under California law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and the California Civil Code section 1798.83. This Notice provides the additional details regarding the information defined as ‘personal information’ under applicable California law and related to a California resident or household (“Consumers” and “You”) further referred to as “Personal Information.”

1. Personal Information Collected and Disclosed:

Westnet collects, uses and/or discloses Personal Information as follows:

 

Personal Information Collected, Used and/or Disclosed in Preceding 12 Months

CCPA Category

Collected?

Source of Collection

Business Purpose 

Disclosed or Shared for Business Purpose? 

Purpose  of Disclosure

Category A Identifiers & B Personal Information

 

·       Name/Alias

 

 

 

YES

 

 

 

YOU

 

 

 

·    User Communications

·    Marketing

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

·       Email

YES

YOU

·    User Communications

·    Marketing

·    Data Security

N/A

N/A

·       Address

YES

YOU

·    User Communications

·    Marketing

N/A

N/A

·       Cell or Telephone #

YES

YOU

·    User Communications

·    Marketing

N/A

N/A

·       Unique/Online ID (cookies)

YES

DEVICE

·   Analytics

·   Auditing

·   Data Security

Yes; 

Service Provider

·   Analytics

·   Auditing

Data Security

Category F: Internet/Network Activity

·       Browsing/search history

·       Interaction with Site/advertisement

YES

Device

·   Marketing

·   Analytics

 

 

Yes; 

Service Provider

·     Marketing

·     Analytics

 

Other Potential Third Party Disclosures:  Personal Information may also be disclosed to third parties to serve our legitimate business interests as follows: (a) as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process, (b) as part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other transaction in which a third party assumes control of all or part of the business, (c) to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities or to assist government enforcement agencies as required by law; (d) enforce our agreements with you, and/or (e) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations.

2. Sale of Personal Information

Westnet does not sell and will not sell your Personal Information. However, under the CCPA, some sharing of personal information necessary to provide you with personalized ads may be considered a “sale,” even if no money is exchanged. We aren’t changing how we share your data, but we want to make sure you have choices under the new definition of “sale.”

If you request to opt out of such sharing by email at privacy@westnet-inc.com, Westnet will stop sharing your information with its advertising partners. As a result, you may no longer receive personalized offers from on some sites or services. We will use the data gathered here only to process your request and for record-keeping as required by the CCPA.

3. YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER CCPA – RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED, DISCLOSED OR SOLD.

California Consumers may contact Westnet to exercise the following CCPA Rights:

A. Request Westnet Disclose At No Charge:

  • Specific pieces of personal information it has collected about you;
  • categories of Personal Information collected, used, and/or disclosed about you;
  • categories of sources from which Personal Information is collected;
  • business and/or commercial purposes for collecting and disclosing your Personal Information;
  • categories of third parties with whom your Personal Information has been disclosed/shared; and

Right to Know Requests can be submitted to Westnet by email at privacy@westnet-inc.com.

B. Request Westnet to Delete At No Charge:

Except as exempted pursuant to CCPA 1798.105, to request WESTNET delete Personal Information.

Deletion Requests can be submitted to Westnet be email at privacy@westnet-inc.com or by mail to Westnet at:  Westnet, Inc., Attention: Privacy Request to Delete, 15542 Chemical Ln, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 or by email at:  privacy@westnet-inc.com.

C. Verified Request Process

Westnet will verify all consumer requests prior to taking any action in response to such request.  For consumers that maintain an account with WESTNET, it may verify the identity of the consumer making the request by either matching with the account information on file or through existing account authentication credentials.  For non-account holders, Westnet shall verify to a reasonably high degree of certainty, including matching at least three pieces of consumer personal information with that maintained by Westnet and/or if necessary, by a signed statement by consumer under penalty of perjury that the requestor is the consumer for which personal information is sought.

Under the CCPA, you may exercise these rights yourself or you may designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf.  Authorized agents must demonstrate they have written authorization from you to make requests on your behalf. Westnet may additionally require the consumer to confirm their identity and verify the authorized agent’s permission before complying with any request.

D. Consumer Request Limitations

Please note that these rights are not absolute and in certain cases are subject to conditions or limitations as specified in the CCPA, including, but not limited to:

  • Westnet is obligated to disclose/delete only upon a verifiable Consumer request from the consumer or an authorized agent acting on behalf of Consumer.
  • Consumers may only make a personal information request twice in a 12-month period.
  • Deletion is not required because it is necessary for Westnet to maintain the Personal Information to fulfill the purposes enumerated in CCPA Section 1798.105

Westnet will confirm and respond to all requests within the timeframe required under the CCPA.  In responding to any request to disclose/delete, Westnet shall maintain a record of the requests as required under the CCPA.

4. Non-Discrimination Policy

You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any rights conferred by the CCPA.   Westnet shall not discriminate against a consumer for exercising any rights under the CCPA, including, but not limited to, (a) denying goods or services, (b) charging different prices or rates (including discounts/penalties) that is not directly related to the value provided to Westnet for the Personal Information, or (c) suggesting Consumer will receive a different rate/price or different level of quality of goods/services

5. Your California Privacy Rights under California Civil Code Section 1798.83 & Business and Professions Code Section 22581

California law permits Consumers to request and obtain from once a year, free of charge, certain information about their Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) (as defined by California law) disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year (if any). If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of PII that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year.

In addition, a business subject to California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 must allow California residents under age 18 who are registered users of online sites, services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted. Your request should include a detailed description of the specific content or information to be removed. Please be aware that your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

6. Accessibility of this CCPA Policy.

  • You can download and print a copy of this Notice here

7. Contact Us

Additional detail regarding our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information, as well as general opt-out rights and other privacy disclosures, is set forth in our general Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions regarding your Personal Information or about our privacy practices, please contact us at: Westnet, Inc., Attention: Privacy Department, 15542 Chemical Ln, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 or by email at:  privacy@westnet-inc.com.

This Notice was last updated: August 5, 2022