CCPA Privacy Notice Addendum

For California Consumers

This California section supplements the Privacy Policy and applies solely to California consumers (excluding our personnel). The Table below describes how we process California consumers' personal information (excluding our personnel), based on definitions laid out in the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CCPA").

Not all of the items listed in the Table below are relevant to you. For example, we do not collect Social Security numbers from our users, but we may collect this data in the course of evaluating a job applicant.

Personal Information Processing Activities

Categories of personal information collected over the 12-month period prior to the effective date of our Privacy Policy (Note: The categories of data below stem from a statutory list set forth under the CCPA.) Sources of collection over the 12-month period prior to the effective date of our Privacy Policy Categories of third parties with whom we disclosed the personal information for a business purpose over the 12-month period prior to the effective date of our Privacy Policy Business or commercial purposes for which the personal information was collected over the 12-month period prior to the effective date of our Privacy Policy (in addition to the purposes listed in the Privacy Policy)
Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier (such as a device identifier; cookies, beacons, pixel tags, mobile ad identifiers and similar technology; customer number, unique pseudonym, or user alias; telephone number and other forms of persistent or probabilistic identifiers), online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, and other similar identifiers
  • From you (for instance if you create an account or apply for a position at our company)
  • From social media networks (for example if you log into our service through an account you have on a social media network)
  • From partners (for example, where our ads promoting our services are published on a partner's website or where a partner or consumer reporting agency shares with us information about bad actors)
  • From our affiliated companies (notably for anti-fraud and safety purposes)
  • From data brokers (e.g. for anti-fraud and safety purposes)
  • Other users as part of the general operation of the service
  • Others, upon the instruction of a user using a profile sharing functionality
  • Our affiliates (in particular to prevent, detect and fight fraud or other illegal or unauthorized activities under our Terms)
  • Our payment service providers and fraud vendors (e.g., for anti-fraud purposes and to fight against other illegal activities)
  • Joint marketing partners
  • Other vendors and professional services organizations who assist us in relation to the business or commercial purposes laid out herein
  • Performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytics services, providing storage, or providing similar services
  • Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance
  • Short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, the contextual customization of ads shown as part of the same interaction
  • Helping ensure security and integrity of our services
  • Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality
  • Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration
  • Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us
  • Managing our career opportunities
  • Establishing and managing our relationships with our vendors and consultants

Some of the information we collect also constitutes "sensitive personal information" under the CCPA, including information that reveals your social security, driver's license, state identification card, or passport number, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, sex life or sexual orientation, religious or philosophical beliefs, biometric information, and contents of your messages. We do not use sensitive personal information we collect for purposes other than providing and improving our services to you and protecting our services and our community, and we do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you.

How Long We Retain Your Information

We keep your personal information only as long as we need it for legitimate business purposes and as permitted by applicable law. If you decide to stop using our services, you can close your account and your profile will stop being visible to other members. Note that we will close your account automatically if you are inactive for a period of two years. After your account is closed, we will delete your personal information, as laid out below:

If you have any questions or concerns about this CCPA Privacy Notice Addendum or our data practices, please contact us at: webmaster@artics.io.