California Privacy Act Notice - Job Applicants and Employees

This California Privacy Act Notice supplements our Consumer Privacy Policy, available here and describes how Branch Messenger, Inc. (the “Company”) collects personal information about you, as well as the purposes for which personal information is used in accordance with California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”).

The CCPA provides job applicants and employees who are California residents with certain rights with respect to their personal information, as defined by the CCPA, including the right:

To delete personal information collected.
To correct inaccurate personal information.
To access personal information.
To know what personal information is sold or shared and to whom.
To opt out of selling or sharing of personal information.
To limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
To not be discriminated or retaliated against for exercising their rights under these laws.

‍

Information that the Company Collects

As part of your job application or in the course of your employment, the Company may collect the listed categories of personal information in the table below.

Personal Information Category	Examples
Identifiers	Full name, government-issued identifiers (e.g., SSN, driver’s license or state identification card number, passport number), and other unique identifiers (e.g., employee ID, IP address), any information captured on such ID (such as facial images/photographs) or through our ID verification process (including ID verification results), and device fingerprinting.
Personal Data categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))	Full name, signature, SSN, address, telephone number, email, physical characteristics or description, work authorization details, education, employment (including job title and responsibilities), employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, compensation, tax and payroll withholding information, medical information and health insurance information.
Professional or Employment-Related Information	Employment application information (e.g., work history, prior employers, professional licenses, degrees, references), background checks, performance and disciplinary records, compensation, benefits and leaves of absence information.
Protected Classification Characteristics Under California or Federal Law	Age, marital status, gender, sex, race, color, disability, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, military/veteran status, disability, request for leave and medical conditions.
Commercial Information	Transaction information and purchase history (e.g., in connection with expense reimbursements from the Company).
Internet and Network Activity	IP address, browsing history and interactions with the Company’s online systems and websites and any personal information that you provide while accessing the Company’s computer systems, such as personal credit card information and passwords.
Geolocation Information	Physical location based on your use of your office key card or your connection to the Company’s secured access points.

The Company does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified in section 7027(m) of the CCPA regulations (11 C.C.R. § 7027(m)).

How the Company Collects Information

The Company collects information about you from the following sources:

Directly from you, including during the job application and employee onboarding process and from related documents.
Prior employers, references, recruiters and job-related social media platforms.
Third parties, such as background check providers, licensing and credentialing organizations, and your health care providers (for medical leaves or absences).
Third-party benefit providers, such as healthcare insurance providers and 401(k) plan administrators.
Third-party technology support providers.

‍

How Your Personal Information May be Used

The Company may use and disclose personal information about you for the following business purposes:

Providing the Company's services;
Recruiting and retaining employees;
Collecting and processing employment applications, including confirming eligibility for employment, background and related checks, and onboarding;
Employee benefit plan and program administration;
Leave of absence administration;
Compensation administration and compliance, including payroll, bonuses, reimbursements, etc.;
Maintaining personnel records and complying with record retention requirements;
Communicating with employees and/or employees’ emergency contacts and plan beneficiaries;
Facilitating and administering the use of the Company’s property and resources, including the Company’s information systems, network and data, and preventing unauthorized access of such;
Workplace health and safety compliance;
Ensuring employee productivity and adherence to Company policies;
Investigating complaints, grievances and suspected violations of policy;
Complying with applicable local, state and federal laws, including labor, employment, tax, benefits, workers compensation, disability, equal employment opportunity, workplace safety and related laws;
Exercising and defending legal claims;
Responding to lawful requests and complying with judicial proceedings or court orders;
Providing company credit cards to eligible employees;
Administering technology and support services;
Engaging with accountants, auditors and outside legal counsel; and
Engaging in corporate transactions, such as disclosing employee records to facilitate the evaluation of potential mergers and acquisitions.

‍

Selling or Sharing of Personal Information

For purposes of the CCPA, the Company does not “sell” (as defined by the CCPA) or “share” (as defined by the CCPA) the personal information (including the sensitive personal information) it receives about you with third parties. For clarity, “sharing” means the disclosure of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Data Retention

Generally, the Company retains the personal information and sensitive personal information it receives about you in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law, including the minimum and maximum time durations set forth thereunder. The Company retains the information it receives about job applicants who are not hired by the Company for the time durations in accordance with applicable law.

For Inquiries and/or to Submit Requests for Information, Deletion or Correction

Please contact the Company’s Legal Team at 2261 Market Street STE 5936 San Francisco, CA 94114, Attn: Legal or legal@branchapp.com for any questions you may have about the personal information the Company collects and/or to submit a request for what personal information the Company has collected or to delete or correct your information.