Introduction

This California Privacy Policy supplements the information contained in the Privacy Policy of HomeImprovementIdeas.com and applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this policy to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and other California privacy laws. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

Categories of Personal Information Collected

• Identifiers: Name, email address, IP address, and username.
• Personal Information Categories Listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)): Name, email address, and other similar identifiers.
• Commercial Information: Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
• Internet or Other Similar Network Activity: Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
• Geolocation Data: Physical location or movements.
• Professional or Employment-Related Information: Current or past job history or performance evaluations.
• Inferences Drawn from Other Personal Information: Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

Sources of Personal Information

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:

• Directly from you: For example, from forms you complete or products and services you purchase.
• Indirectly from you: For example, from observing your actions on our Site.

Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following purposes:

• To fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information.
• To provide, support, personalize, and develop our Site, products, and services.
• To create, maintain, customize, and secure your account with us.
• To process your requests, purchases, transactions, and payments and prevent transactional fraud.
• To provide you with support and to respond to your inquiries, including investigating and addressing your concerns and monitoring and improving our responses.
• To personalize your Site experience and to deliver content and product and service offerings relevant to your interests, including targeted offers and ads through our Site, third-party sites, and via email or text message (with your consent, where required by law).
• To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Site, products and services, databases and other technology assets, and business.
• For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Site, products, and services.
• To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
• As described to you when collecting your personal information or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA.
• To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, in which personal information held by us about our Site users is among the assets transferred.

Sharing Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to a third party for a business purpose. When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.

Disclosures of Personal Information for a Business Purpose

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:

• Identifiers
• Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute
• Commercial information
• Internet or other similar network activity
• Geolocation data
• Professional or employment-related information
• Inferences drawn from other personal information

We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:

• Our affiliates.
• Service providers.
• Third parties to whom you or your agents authorize us to disclose your personal information in connection with products or services we provide to you.

Your Rights and Choices

The CCPA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

Your Rights and Choices (Continued)

Right to Know:

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection, use, disclosure, and sale of your personal information. This includes:

• Categories of personal information collected: You can request information about the specific categories of personal information we have collected about you.
• Sources of personal information: You can request information about the sources from which we collect your personal information.
• Business purposes for collecting personal information: You can request information about the business purposes for which we collect your personal information.
• Categories of third parties with whom we share personal information: You can request information about the categories of third parties to whom we disclose your personal information for a business purpose.
• Specific pieces of personal information: You can request a copy of the specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you.

Right to Deletion:

You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have collected from you. We will comply with your request unless an exception applies, such as when we need to keep the information for legal or business reasons.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale:

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. However, we may share your personal information with third parties for a business purpose, as explained above.

Exercise Your Rights:

You can exercise your rights under the CCPA by submitting a verifiable consumer request to us. To make a request, please:

• Submit a request through our website: [Insert link to your website’s contact form or privacy page.]
• Email us: [Insert email address.]
• Call us: [Insert phone number.]

You must include the following information in your verifiable consumer request:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your physical address
• Your phone number
• A description of the request
• Proof of your identity (e.g., a copy of your driver’s license or passport)

We will respond to your verifiable consumer request within 45 days of receiving it. We may extend this period by an additional 45 days if necessary, in which case we will provide you with notice.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information:

You can choose to opt-out of the sale of your personal information by contacting us using one of the methods listed above. However, as stated earlier, we do not sell your personal information.

Shine the Light Law:

California residents may request information about our disclosure of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

Changes to This California Privacy Policy:

We may update this California Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions or concerns about this California Privacy Policy, please contact us using the information provided above.