California Rights Policy

If you are a resident of California and would like to exercise your right to request access to the personal information collected about you by  Blindside Networks Inc, or would like to request that your personal information be deleted, as outlined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you may so initiate the process by  e mail us privacy @blindsidenetworks.com. If you would like to be unsubscribed from Blindside Networks Inc marketing emails, please e mail us at privacy@blindsidenetworks.com.

Please note that Blindside Networks Inc does not and will not sell your information as such terms are defined in the CCPA. We respect your browsers  Universal opt out signal. CCPA opt-out image

You can find the following information in our “Your California Privacy Rights” page:

  1. The categories of personal information collected.
  2. The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
  3. The business or commercial purpose(s) for collecting the personal information.
  4. The categories of third parties with which the personal information is shared.

We will review your request and respond appropriately within 45 days.

Your California Privacy Rights

This document supplements the information contained in our Privacy Notice and applies solely to California Consumers, as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

Information We Collect, Use, and Disclose.

Blindside Networks Inc collects, uses, and discloses Personal Information about California Consumers for business purposes only, and which are consistent with applicable laws. Where Blindside Networks Inc discloses Personal Information to third parties, it requires that they only use the personal information for the business purposes described below. It also requires that such parties maintain the personal information’s confidentiality, and that appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure its security. Blindside Networks Inc does not and will not sell your Personal Information.

In addition to the uses set forth above, Blindside Networks Inc may use and share various  categories of Personal Information  to provide our service see here >

In addition, we may also use and share personal information :

  • To comply with applicable legal and regulatory requests and obligations (including investigations).
  • To establish or defend legal claims and allegations.
  • For security or the prevention, detection, or investigation of fraud, suspected or actual illegal activity, or other misconduct.
  • To seek advice from lawyers, auditors and other professional advisers.

Your Rights an Choices

If you are a consumer located
in California, we process your personal information in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). You have a right to receive notice of our practices at or before collection of personal information. This
section provides additional details about the personal information we collect and use for purposes of CCPA. To the extent the CPRA applies to our processing of your personal information, you are entitled to the following rights:

  • Right to Access/Know. You have the right to request what personal information we have collected, used, disclosed, and sold about you, unless doing so proves impossible or would involve disproportionate effort. You may only make a request for access twice within a 12-month period.
  • Right to Deletion. You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we collect or maintain, subject to certain exceptions. For example, if we are required by law to retain the information that you are asking to be deleted, we would not be able to delete the information until we are legally permitted to delete it.
  • Right to Correct. You have the right to correct inaccurate personal information that we collect or maintain.
  • Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing. You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information to third parties. See our opt  out icon CCPA opt-out image
  • Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment if and when you exercise your privacy rights under the CPRA.

Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information. You have the right to limit the use of your sensitive personal information when such use goes beyond that which is necessary for providing the Services or certain other permissible purposes like fraud, customer service or quality control. Sensitive information includes Social Security number, driver’s license number, biometric information, precise geolocation, and racial and ethnic origin.

If you are a California resident and wish to exercise your privacy rights, you may submit a request by email at privacy @blindsidenetworks.comTo exercise your right to opt out of the sale/share of your information via cookies, please visit our CMP tool on our website. CCPA opt-out image

For requests submitted via telephone, you must provide us with sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected the personal information and describe your request with sufficient detail to allow us to properly evaluate and respond to it. In doing so, we will take steps to verify your request by matching information provided by you with the information we have in our records. If we are not able to verify your identity for access and deletion requests with the information provided, we may ask you for additional pieces of information, including, for example, details of your relationship with us (e.g., nature of relationship, date of last contact, etc.).

Only you, or a person that you authorise to act on your behalf may make a request related to your personal information. If you are an authorised agent making a request on behalf of another individual, you must provide us with signed documentation that you are authorised to act on behalf of that individual.

Access to Specific Pieces of Personal Information

You have the right to request the specific pieces of personal information we (and any third parties which are Service Providers to Blindside Networks Inc) have collected about you over the past 12 months.

Request for Deletion of Personal Information

You have the right to request that we (and any third parties which are Service Providers to Blindside Networks Inc) delete your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.  These exceptions include:

  • Completing the transaction for which we collected the personal information, providing a good or service that you requested, taking actions reasonably anticipated within the  context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise performing our contract with you;
  • Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecuting those responsible for such activities;
  • Debugging products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercising free speech, ensuring the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercising another right provided for by law;
  • Complying with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.);
  • Engaging in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement, if you previously provided informed consent;
  • Enabling solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us;
  • Complying with a legal obligation;
  • Making other internal or lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Exercising Your Access and Deletion Rights.

To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request via e mail to privacy@blindsidenetworks.com. Please note that under the CCPA, you may only make such a request twice within a 12-month period.  Blindside Networks Inc will respond appropriately within the required timeframes of the CCPA.

When you exercise these rights and submit a request to us, we will verify your identity by asking you to log in to your account if you have one with us.  Or if you do not, we may ask for your email address and for instance an order number from a previous order.  We also may use a third-party verification provider to verify your identity.

Marketing Opt-Out Requests.

If you wish to opt out of receiving marketing related communications from us, please send a e mail to privacy@blindsidenetworks.com.

Non-Discrimination.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA.  Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:

  • Deny you goods or services.
  • Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
  • Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
  • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level of quality of goods or services.

Changes

We reserve the right to amend this notice at our discretion and at any time.  When we make changes to this notice, we will post the updated notice on the Website and update the notice’s effective date. Your continued interaction with Blindside Networks Inc following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Questions

If you have questions concerning this notice, or to request this notice in another format, please contact our DPO at privacy@blindsidenetworks.com.

This Notice was last updated March  7th 2024.