This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements the information contained in the DIFUSIE Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and any terms defined in the CCPA/CPRA have the same meaning when used in this notice.
1. Information We Collect
Our website, [difusie.com] (the “Site”), 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, we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:
| Category | Examples | Collected? |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers. | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name. | YES |
| B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | A name, address, telephone number. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | YES |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, genetic information. | YES (Age only) |
| D. Commercial information. | Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | YES |
| E. Biometric information. | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics. | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity. | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | YES |
| G. Geolocation data. | Physical location or movements. | From IP address only |
| H. Sensory data. | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information. | Current or past job history. | NO |
| J. Non-public education information. | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution. | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, attitudes. | NO |
We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
- Directly from you. For example, from forms you complete when you register on our Site.
- Indirectly from you. For example, from observing your actions on our Site through automated data collection tools like cookies.
- From third-party processors. For example, from PayPal for transaction confirmation or from Patreon for subscription management.
2. Use of Personal Information
We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:
- To fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information.
- To process your transactions and manage your account.
- To provide you with email alerts and other notices concerning our products or services.
- To improve our website and present its contents to you.
- For testing, research, analysis, and product development.
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, or others.
- As described to you when collecting your personal information.
We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
3. 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.
We share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:
- Service Providers (e.g., payment processors like PayPal, platform partners like Patreon, and cloud hosting services).
- Data Analytics Providers.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose to our service providers:
- Category A: Identifiers.
- Category B: California Customer Records personal information categories.
- Category D: Commercial information.
Your Rights and Choices
The CCPA/CPRA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your rights and explains how to exercise them.
Right to Know and Data Portability
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose:
- The categories of personal information we collected about you.
- The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting that personal information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
- The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (data portability).
Right to Delete
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct
You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
Exercising Your Rights to Know, Delete, and Correct
To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
- Emailing us at: [privacy@difusie.com]
- Visiting: [difusie.com/ccpa-request]
The verifiable consumer request must:
- Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information.
- Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity.
Response Timing and Format
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period.
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
4. Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to amend this privacy notice at our discretion and at any time. When we make changes, we will post the updated notice on the Site and update the notice’s effective date.
5. Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about this notice, our Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your personal information, or your choices and rights regarding such use, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Website: [difusie.com/contact]
Email: [privacy@difusie.com]
Postal Address: DIFUSIE
Attn: [Tyler James]