Privacy Notice For California Residents
Definitions
Website
or
Owner (or We)
Indicates the natural person(s) or legal entity that provides this Website to Users.
User (or You)
Indicates any natural person or legal entity using this Website.
This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements the information contained in the Website’s Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California. We adopted this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), and any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this notice.
Information We Collect
The Website collects 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, the Website has collected the following categories of personal information from its users in the past 12 months:
Category Examples Collected
A. Identifiers Name, alias, postal address, email address, account name, IP address, Social Security number, driver’s license, passport, or similar identifiers YES
B. Personal information categories listed in California Customer Records statute Name, signature, SSN, physical description, address, telephone number, insurance, education, employment history, bank/credit/debit card numbers, medical/health information YES
C. Protected classification characteristics Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, medical conditions, gender, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, genetic information YES
D. Commercial information Purchase history, products/services obtained, or consumer tendencies YES
E. Biometric information Fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris/retina scans, keystroke/gait patterns, sleep/health/exercise data YES
F. Internet or other network activity Browsing/search history, interactions with Website, app, or ads YES
G. Geolocation data Physical location or movements YES
H. Sensory data Audio, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information YES
I. Professional/employment info Job history or performance evaluations YES
J. Non-public education information Grades, transcripts, student schedules, financial info, disciplinary records YES
K. Inferences Profile reflecting preferences, trends, behavior, intelligence, and abilities YES
Personal information does not include:
Publicly available government records
De-identified or aggregated data
Info excluded from CCPA scope, like some health information protected under other laws
Sources of Personal Information:
Directly from you (e.g., forms, purchases)
Indirectly from you (e.g., Website activity observation)
Use of Personal Information
We may use or disclose personal information for business purposes including:
Responding to inquiries, requests, or purchases
Processing transactions and preventing fraud
Providing support and improving services
Responding to legal requirements
Evaluating mergers, acquisitions, or asset transfers
We will not use your personal information for purposes materially different from what was disclosed without your notice.
Sharing Personal Information
We may share your personal information with third parties for business purposes under contracts that require confidentiality and limit usage. Categories include:
Service providers
Data aggregators
Your Rights under CCPA
Access & Data Portability:
You may request details about the personal information we collected, sources, purposes, third-party sharing, and specific data over the past 12 months.
Deletion Rights:
You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to exceptions such as:
Completing transactions or providing requested services
Detecting security issues or fraudulent activity
Debugging products
Complying with legal obligations
Exercising Rights:
Submit verifiable consumer requests by:
Calling us at
Emailing us at
Requests must verify your identity or authorized representative status. You may submit access or data portability requests twice per 12 months.
Response Timing & Format:
We respond within 45 days, provide data in a usable format, and will notify you if an extension or fee is needed.
Personal Information Sales:
We do not sell your personal information. If this changes, opt-out/opt-in rights will be provided.
Non-Discrimination:
We will not discriminate against you for exercising CCPA rights.
Other California Privacy Rights
Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, you may request information about disclosures of personal information for marketing purposes by emailing [email protected]
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Changes to Our Privacy Notice
We may update this notice at any time. Changes will be posted on the Website with the updated effective date. Continued use constitutes acceptance.
Contact Information
If you have questions or want to exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at:
Website: WorldDiscus.com
Email: [email protected]