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California Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy for California Residents supplements the information in our privacy notice and applies solely to California residents (“California Consumer” or “you”). A business that collects a California consumer’s personal information must inform consumers as to the categories of personal information to be collected and the purposes for which the categories of personal information shall be used. Any terms defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), Cal. Civ Code § 1798.100 et. seq., have the same meaning when used in this notice.

The CCPA affords certain rights to you if you are a California resident. For example, California residents may have a right, following a verifiable request, to:

access—twice in a 12-month period, free of charge—the categories and/or specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business purpose for collecting the personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information, for the 12-month period prior to the request; and
delete personal information under certain circumstances.

Instructions for Submitting a Verifiable Consumer Request to Know, Delete, or Opt-Out

To request access to your personal information or request that we delete your personal information, you may contact us through any of the following methods:

Via email at [email protected] (please include “California Privacy Request” in the subject line).

Please specify in your request the details of what personal information you would like to access or delete.

To protect your personal information, we will verify your identity using data points you have previously provided to us. Please have this information available so that we can verify your request.

Authorized Agents

You may also authorize an agent to submit a request on your behalf, so long as you provide the authorized agent written permission to request on your behalf, and your authorized agent additionally is able to verify their identity with us. Please have your authorized agent follow the instructions above to make a request, and additionally mail your written declaration authorizing the agent to act on your behalf, certified by a California notary public, to: 1700 S Lamar Blvd Ste 338 Austin, TX 78704. If your authorized agent has power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465, it may not be necessary to perform these steps.

You have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the CCPA.

Information We Collect

Health Choice, LLC (“Company” or “we”) 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”). As described above, not all of the Personal Information collected below is subject to CCPA. All Personal Information collected pursuant to this notice that is subject to CCPA is collected for a Business Purpose and may be shared with service providers if necessary to perform a Business Purpose. We may have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last 12 months:

	Category	Examples	Does Company collect this Category of Information?	Business Purpose
A.	Identifiers	Real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
B.	Personal information described in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civil Code §1798.80(e))	A name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Note : Personal information included in this category (1) does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records, and (2) may overlap with other categories.	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
C.	Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law	Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information)	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
D.	Commercial Information	Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
E.	Biometric Information	Physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which can be used, singly or in combination with each other or with other identifying data, to establish individual identity. Includes, but is not limited to, imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, and voice recordings, from which an identifier template, such as a faceprint, a minutiae template, or a voiceprint, can be extracted, and keystroke patterns or rhythms, gait patterns or rhythms, and sleep, health, or exercise data that contain identifying information.	No	N/A
F.	Internet or other electronic network activity information	Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
G.	Geolocation data	Physical location or movements	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
H.	Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information	Electronic recording of customer or prospective customer calls.	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
I.	Professional or employment-related information	Current and prior job and salary history or performance evaluations.	No	To connect you with auto insurance service providers
J.	Education information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99).	Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.	No	N/A
K.	Inferences drawn from any other category of personal information	Deriving information, data, assumptions, or conclusions from facts, evidence, or another source of information or data to create a profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.	Yes	To connect you with auto insurance service providers

Rights under CCPA

Right to Know About Personal Information Collected, Disclosed, or Sold. California consumers have the right to request that a business disclose what personal information it collects, uses, discloses, and sells.

Right to Request Deletion of Personal Information. Under CCPA, you may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by the Company.

Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information. Under CCPA, you may have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information by a business.

Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights. Under CCPA, you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the Company for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the CCPA.

Additional Information

For more information about our general privacy policy, please view our privacy policy page here.

Last updated September 2022