California Privacy Notice

California law requires us to disclose certain information related to our privacy practices. This California Privacy Notice (the "CA Notice") supplements the information contained in the SmartTec Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California ("consumers" or "you"). We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), and California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) (together, the "CCPA") and any terms defined under the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this CA Notice. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Privacy Policy. As used in this CA Notice only, "personal information" has the meaning set forth in the CCPA.

To understand our privacy practices, you should refer to our Privacy Policy in addition to this supplement applicable to California residents.

1. Categories of Personal Information Collected and Disclosed

The CCPA provides California residents with the right to know what categories of personal information covered businesses have collected about them and whether such businesses have disclosed that personal information for a business purpose (e.g., to a service provider) in the preceding twelve (12) months. This information can be found in the table below:

Category of Personal Information Collected Category of Third Parties Personal Information is Disclosed to for a Business Purpose
Identifiers.
A real name, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
  • Service providers
  • Business partners
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
A name and telephone number.
  • Service providers
  • Business partners
Commercial information
Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
  • Service providers
  • Business partners
Internet or other electronic network activity
Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
  • None
Business-to-Business related information
Personal Information of an individual acting in a business capacity for our customers, to provide our Services to such customer.
  • Service providers
  • Business Partners
Geolocation data
As described above, we may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services. We may be able to determine your general location based on your device's IP address.
  • Service providers
  • Business partners

We may use any of the categories of information listed above for other business or operational purposes compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected. The categories of sources from which we collect personal information and our business and commercial purposes for using personal information are set forth in "Personal Information We Collect" and "How We Use Your Information" of the Privacy Policy, respectively.

We may share any of the information listed above with service providers, which are companies that we engage for business purposes to conduct activities on our behalf. Service providers are restricted from using personal information for any purpose that is not related to our engagement.

2. "Sales" or "Sharing" of Personal Information under the CCPA

California residents have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of their personal information to third parties. The CCPA defines "sale" to mean selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a consumer's personal information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration (which may be considered "sales" under the CCPA even if no money is exchanged). The CCPA defines "sharing" to mean sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a consumer's personal information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration. We have "sold" or "shared" personal information with the following third parties in the preceding twelve (12) months:

Category of Personal Information Sold or Shared by SmartTec Category of Third Parties Personal Information is Sold or Shared to
Identifiers.
A real name, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
  • None
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
A name, address, telephone number.
  • None
Commercial information
Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
  • None
Internet or other electronic network activity
Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
  • None
Geolocation data
As described above, we may collect your IP address automatically when you use our Services. We may be able to determine your general location based on your device's IP address.
  • None

3. Other California Consumer Privacy Rights

California residents have additional rights regarding their personal information. This section describes those additional rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

A. Authorized Agent. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To designate an authorized agent, please contact us as set forth in "Contact Information" in the Privacy Policy and provide written authorization signed by you and your designated agent.

B. California Shine the Light. The California "Shine the Light" law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their personal information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed to those parties. If you are a California resident and would like to exercise any of your rights under the law, please contact us as set forth in the "Contact Information" section of the Privacy Policy. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.

C. Opt-out of "Sales or Sharing". California residents may opt-out of the "sale or sharing" of their personal information by contacting us as set forth in the "Contact Information" section of the Privacy Policy. California residents (or their authorized agent) may also exercise your right to limit the disclosure of your sensitive personal information, by clicking on this "Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information" link. Please note: You may also broadcast an Opt-Out Preference Signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC) (on the browsers and/or browser extensions that support such a signal).

California law requires us to disclose certain information related to our privacy practices. This California Privacy Notice supplements the information contained in the SmartTec Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California. We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), and California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA).

To understand our privacy practices, you should refer to our Privacy Policy in addition to this supplement applicable to California residents.

Categories of Personal Information Collected and Disclosed

The CCPA provides California residents with the right to know what categories of personal information covered businesses have collected about them and whether such businesses have disclosed that personal information for a business purpose (e.g., to a service provider) in the preceding twelve (12) months.

Categories of personal information we collect include: Identifiers (real name, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers); Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (name and telephone number); Commercial information (records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered); Internet or other electronic network activity (browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement); Business-to-Business related information; and Geolocation data (we may collect your IP address and determine your general location based on your device's IP address).

These categories may be disclosed to service providers and business partners for business purposes.

"Sales" or "Sharing" of Personal Information under the CCPA

California residents have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of their personal information to third parties. The CCPA defines "sale" to mean selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a consumer's personal information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration. The CCPA defines "sharing" to mean sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a consumer's personal information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration.

We have not "sold" or "shared" personal information to any third parties in the preceding twelve (12) months.

Other California Consumer Privacy Rights

Authorized Agent: Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To designate an authorized agent, please contact us as set forth in "Contact Information" in the Privacy Policy and provide written authorization signed by you and your designated agent.

California Shine the Light: The California "Shine the Light" law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their personal information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed to those parties. If you are a California resident and would like to exercise any of your rights under the law, please contact us as set forth in the "Contact Information" section of the Privacy Policy. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.

Opt-out of "Sales or Sharing": California residents may opt-out of the "sale or sharing" of their personal information by contacting us as set forth in the "Contact Information" section of the Privacy Policy. California residents (or their authorized agent) may also exercise your right to limit the disclosure of your sensitive personal information. Please note: You may also broadcast an Opt-Out Preference Signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC) (on the browsers and/or browser extensions that support such a signal).