California Specific Privacy Addendum
At the Law Offices Of Stephen Mitchell, (“The Mitchell Firm,” “we,” “us,” “our”) we take the privacy rights of California consumers seriously. If you are a California resident, the following provisions apply to our processing of 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 [subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act] (“California Personal Information”). For such residents, the provisions of this California Addendum supplement our Privacy Policy and prevail over any conflicting provisions therein.
California Personal Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of California Personal Information within the last 12 months:
| A. Identifiers. |
| Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
| B. Information under the California Customer Records statute. |
| Personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California Customer Records statute). This means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, 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, medical information, or health insurance information. |
| C. Characteristics of Protected classifications under California or federal law. |
| Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law. This includes, for example: 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). |
| D. Commercial information. |
| Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
| E. Internet or other similar network activity. |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. |
| F. Geolocation data. |
| Geolocation data. |
| G. Sensory data. |
| Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. |
| H. Professional or employment-related information. |
| Current or past job history or performance evaluations. |
| I. Non-public education information (per applicable law). |
| Education information, defined as information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99). |
| J. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
| Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this subdivision to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
For each of these categories, we obtain California Personal Information from a variety of sources. These sources include: yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers; other entities with whom you transact; others with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf; the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services; call centers; marketing and analytics providers; social media platforms; and others consistent with this Privacy Notice. Please see the “What Information does The Mitchell Firm Collect?” section of our Privacy Policy.
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Sale and Disclosure of California Personal Information
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed the above categories A, B, C, D, E, H, and J of information for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under California law in the form of:
- commercial information, network and/or website activity collected by cookies and similar technology, and inferences drawn from your use of our websites and online services (such information may be provided to third party tracking and analytics providers); and
- identifiers, information under the California Customer Records statute, and characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (such as name, contact, and details of injuries or medical information shared with attorneys who may consider or handle your case).
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed California Personal Information identified in the above categories (A)-(J) for our business purposes. To learn more about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information, please see the “How does The Mitchell Firm Use Personal Information?” section of our Privacy Policy. We may share your information with trusted providers to perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries.
We do not disclose personal information of individuals we know to be under the age of 16 to business or third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under California law, without affirmative authorization.
Use of California Personal Information
For each of the above categories, we use the California Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within this Privacy Notice. For more information, please see the “How does The Mitchell Firm Use Personal Information?” section of our Privacy Policy. Note that the business purposes for which we may use your information include:
- Audits and reporting relating to particular transactions and interactions, including online interactions, you may have with us or others on our behalf;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting the same;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual customization of ads;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, fulfilling transactions, verifying identity information, processing payments, and other services. This includes:
- Delivering the services you have requested;
- Informing you of other products or services available from The Mitchell Firm and its affiliates;
- Contacting you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered; and
- Delivering customized content and advertising.
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology; and
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide.
We may also use the information we collect for our own or our service providers’ other operational purposes, purposes for which we provide you additional notice, or for purposes compatible with the context in which the California Personal Information was collected.
Your California Rights
If you are a California resident, you have certain rights related to your California Personal Information. You may exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise permitted under applicable law.
Right to Access/Know. You may request that we disclose to you:
- the categories of California Personal Information we have collected about you;
- the categories of sources from which the California Personal Information is collected;
- our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling California Personal Information;
- the categories of third parties with whom we share California Personal Information; and
- the specific pieces of information we have collected about you.
- To the extent that we sell your California Personal Information within the meaning of the California Consumer Privacy Act or disclose such information for a business purpose, you may request that we disclose to you:
- the categories of California Personal Information that we have collected about you;
- the categories of California Personal Information about you that we have sold within the meaning of the California Consumer Privacy Act and the categories of third parties to whom the California Personal Information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the California personal information was sold; and
- the categories of California Personal Information about you that we disclosed for a business purpose.
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete California Personal Information about you which we have collected from you.
- Right to Opt-Out and Right to Opt-In. You have the right to direct us to not sell your personal information at any time (the “right to opt-out”).
- To submit an opt-out request, send us an email at [email protected]
You may request to exercise these rights by:
- Calling us toll-free at (800) 917-0911
- Or, by sending us an email at send us an email at [email protected]
Verification
As required or permitted under applicable law, please note that we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide name, email address, contact information, and other information about your account or previous transactions with us to verify your identity in response to exercising requests of the above type. We may limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law.
Nondiscrimination
Subject to applicable law, we may not discriminate against you because of your exercise of any of the above rights, or any other rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including by:
- Denying you goods or services;
- Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties;
- Providing you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
- Suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
Agent Authorization and Disability Access
Under California law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require verification of the agent’s authorization or require you to verify your own identity in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent.
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Contact Information
You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices at:
(800) 917-0911 or email: send us an email at [email protected]
This California-specific addendum was last updated: 3/1/2020