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Privacy Policy

 

Version 2024.2.  November 1, 2024.

Please carefully read this Privacy Policy in order to understand how we will treat the personal information that you provide to us or that we collect from you while you are visiting our web sites; contacting us via mail, email, telephone, fax or instant message; using one of our software or software-as-a-service products; or obtaining due diligence products or services from us.  Capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 3, DEFINITIONS.

California residents should see Section 12 for a notice of their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

1.   WHO WE ARE

This Privacy Policy applies to Stretto, Inc.; its wholly-owned subsidiary Credit Infonet, Inc. d/b/a CIN Legal Data Services; and Credit Infonet, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Best Case, LLC (collectively referred to hereafter as, “STRETTO”).  STRETTO is the leading provider of information services, software, due diligence products, and practice management solutions to the corporate restructuring and consumer bankruptcy industries.  STRETTO offers Consumers and Customers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services and tools that assist in the accurate, efficient, and cost-effective preparation and administration of legal cases. STRETTO’s web sites include www.*.stretto.com* , www.cingroup.comwww.cinlegal.comwww.cincompass.comwww.bestcase.comwww.app*.bestcase.comwww.mycaseinfo.comwww.myhorizontoday.comwww.consumerbankruptcy.stretto.comwww.cp.bestcase.com www.studentloanify.comwww.cases.stretto.comwww.documentportal-prose.stretto.comwww.documentportal@stretto.com and www.dclmwp.com, and all of the web pages and subdomains thereof  (“Stretto Sites” and “Sites”).  STRETTO also offers Customers bankruptcy forms preparation software including Best Case® Bankruptcy and CINcompass® and trustee practice management software including Trustee Suite™ (collectively, “Stretto Software” and “Software”).  To view the Privacy and Opt Out Notice for Stretto, Inc., please visit www.stretto.com/legal-policies/ and click on Consumer Privacy and Opt Out Notice.  This Privacy Policy does not apply where STRETTO acts a service provider or processor to any of our customers.

  1. Reseller.  STRETTO’s wholly-owned subsidiary Credit Infonet, Inc. (“Credit Infonet”) is by definition a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) operating as a Reseller in accordance with the requirements of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.  Credit Infonet assembles and merges information contained in the databases of multiple consumer reporting agencies concerning any consumer for purposes of furnishing such information to any third party and does not maintain a database of the assembled or merged information from which new consumer reports are produced. The FCRA establishes the following principles for all CRAs:
    1. Privacy: A CRA may furnish information from your personal credit profile to a Third Party only if (a) that Third Party has a permissible purpose to receive such information, and (b) you have given the CRA “written instructions” authorizing the CRA under Section 604(a) (2) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. §1681 et. seq.) to obtain your personal credit profile from one or more of the national credit bureaus and provide it to the Third Party.
    2. Access: Consumers may receive a copy of information a CRA maintains about them. Such reports can be obtained free of charge once per year or for a reasonable fee for additional disclosures. Please visit the following website to obtain more information: www.annualcreditreport.com.
    3. Accuracy: CRAs must follow reasonable procedures to assure accuracy of the information they maintain and furnish. When you obtain a copy of your information, you have a right to dispute and have the information reinvestigated and corrected in the CRA’s database.
    4. Fairness: CRAs obtain their information from various sources including public records and direct reports from creditors.  The FCRA establishes periods for how long a CRA can report certain types of negative credit data and activity.
    5. Accountability: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is charged with overseeing the operations of CRAs and enforcing FCRA requirements.

2. INTENDED AUDIENCE

The Sites and STRETTO’s Products and Software are intended for the exclusive use individuals who are 18 or older and one of the following: (a) a party in a Chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 bankruptcy case pending in a United States bankruptcy court as set out in 11 U.S.C. § 109 (a “Party”); (b) an attorney representing a debtor in a Chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 bankruptcy case pending in a United States bankruptcy court; or (c) a trustee assigned to the case of such a debtor.  Neither the Sites nor STRETTO’s Products and Services are intended to be used by children or for children, and STRETTO does not knowingly collect any information about children.  STRETTO defines a child as any individual under the age of eighteen (18).  In addition, the Sites and STRETTO’s Products and Services are not intended for use by any non-U.S. citizen unless the non-U.S. citizen is a Party as defined in this section.

3.  DEFINITIONS

“Affiliated Companies” and “Affiliates” mean companies related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.  Stretto, Inc.’s affiliates include nonfinancial companies such as Best Case LLC and Second Bankruptcy Course, LLC; and financial companies such as Credit Infonet, Inc., a consumer reporting agency, and Default Mitigation Management, LLC.
“Aggregate Consumer Information” and “Aggregated Information” both mean information relating to a group or category of Consumer, Clients or Customers from which the identities of individual persons have been removed and that is not linked to or reasonably linkable to any Consumer, Client, Customer or household, including via a device.  Neither “Aggregate” nor “Aggregated” consumer information means one or more individual Consumer, Client or Customer records that have been Deidentified.
“Case Data” means Consumer Information that a Customer inputs or imports into a Stretto Software program.  Case Data includes but is not limited to a Client’s name, address, telephone number and email address; bankruptcy petition and schedules; bankruptcy forms, plans, claims register, and other pleadings or filings; and other case-related or consumer-related information, documents, and data.  Case Data may include both Publicly Available Data and Non-Public Data.
Chatbot” means the artificial intelligence (“AI”) chatbot offered on cases.stretto.com for assistance in searching publicly available case docket information
“Client” means a Consumer who either consults one of STRETTO’s Customers for legal services or has a bankruptcy case assigned to one of STRETTO’s Customers as trustee.

“Consumer” means a natural person who is 18 years of age or older, who resides in the United States of America or its territories and who is not a citizen of any country that is a member of the European Union or the United Kingdom.

“Consumer Information” means all information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular Consumer or household.

“Customer” means a Consumer who has a continuing contractual relationship with STRETTO by virtue of activating an account at a Stretto Site, ordering or using products or services through the Stretto Sites, and/or using Stretto Software.

“Deidentified Information” means information that cannot reasonably identify, relate to, describe, be capable of being associated with, or be linked, directly or indirectly, to a particular Consumer, Client or Customer, provided that a business that uses said Deidentified information: (a) has implemented technical safeguards that prohibit reidentification of the Consumer, Client or Customer to whom the information may pertain; (b) has implemented business processes that specifically prohibit reidentification of the information; (c) has implemented business processes to prevent inadvertent release of Deidentified information; and (d) makes no attempt to reidentify the information.

“Former Customer” means a Customer who no longer has an active account at a STRETTO Site.  We may share information collected from Former Customers in accordance with the terms stated in this Policy.

“Joint Marketing” means the marketing of financial products or services to Customers or Consumers by two nonaffiliated financial companies that have executed a formal agreement regarding said marketing.  STRETTO has joint marketing agreements with companies that offer consumer services such as nontraditional credit reporting.

“Nonaffiliated Companies” and “Nonaffiliates” mean companies not related by common ownership or control. STRETTO’S Nonaffiliated Companies may be either financial service providers such as the national credit bureaus; or non-financial companies such as bankruptcy forms preparation software vendors, non-profit organizations approved by the U.S. Dept. of Justice to administer the consumer credit counseling courses required under current bankruptcy law, third-party service providers such as Google Analytics, and third-party entities who may purchase data from STRETTO for their own market research and marketing purposes.

Non-Public Data” means data that is not available to the general public from any source, government records or otherwise.

“Publicly Available Data” means data that is lawfully available to the general public from any source such as news media, social media, and federal, state, or government records including but not limited to PACER.

“Services” mean STRETTO products and services such as real property appraisals and consumer credit reports that are sold by Credit Infonet, Inc. and assist Customers with preparing or reviewing consumer bankruptcy cases and Consumers with meeting their obligations under the Bankruptcy Code.

“Sites” and “Stretto Sites” mean STRETTO’s websites, including www.*.stretto.com*www.app*.bestcase.com  www.cingroup.comwww.cinlegal.comwww.cincompass.comwww.bestcase.comwww.mycaseinfo.comwww.myhorizontoday.comwww.cp.stretto.com,  www.studentloanify.com and www.dclmwp.com.

“Software” and “Stretto Software” mean STRETTO’s bankruptcy forms preparation software programs including Best Case® Bankruptcy, Best Case Cloud Solution™, and CINcompass®, and its trustee practice management software programs Trustee Suite Cloud™ and Trustee Suite Desktop™.

“STRETTO” and “Stretto Companies” means Stretto, Inc.; its wholly owned subsidiary Credit Infonet, Inc. d/b/a CIN Legal Data Services; and Credit Infonet, Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary, Best Case, LLC.

4.  CONSUMER INFORMATION WE COLLECT VIA SITES

  1.  Information Collected.  STRETTO may collect and track the following information when Consumers, Customers and/or Clients visit one of our Sites: (i) their home server domain name, type of computer, and the type of Web browser they are using; (ii) the Internet Protocol Address of their computer; (iii) information they knowingly provide to STRETTO on the Sites (including demographic and personal profile data such as name, postal address, email address and phone number), for example by filling out online order forms, registration forms, surveys, or contest entries, or by engaging in chats or otherwise interacting with the Chatbot; (iv) aggregate and user-specific information on which pages of the Sites they accessed and their activities on our Sites through the use of electronic technologies such as cookies; (v) information they knowingly provide to STRETTO when purchasing or using Services on the Sites;  (vi) information from documents and forms they knowingly submit via the Sites or portals accessed via the Sites; and (vii) information about their transactions with us, our Affiliated Companies, or others.
  2. Collection Methods. STRETTO uses the following to collect Consumer Information via our Sites:
    1. We use data entry forms on the Sites and on ordering and delivery platforms that are integrated with Sites to collect Consumer Information.
    2. We collect data from documents and information that Consumers submit through the Sites or portals available on the Sites, as well as from the Chatbot’s interactions with Consumers on the Sites.
    3. We use web site analytics, and our web servers automatically collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors to the Sites.  STRETTO uses this information to measure to measure the use of our Sites, the number of visits, the average time spent on the Sites, the pages viewed per visit, and similar information, with the goal of developing ideas to improve the content and flow of our Sites.
    4. We use cookies on our Sites to ensure a great browsing experience for you and to show you relevant advertising from us. If you continue to use our website, you are agreeing to us placing cookies on your computer or mobile device (unless you have changed your device or browser settings to prevent this). If you do not allow cookies, then our Sites may not work properly for you. You have the right to delete the cookies placed on your computer or mobile device at any time. However, doing so will prevent our Sites from recognizing you and customizing your experience when you revisit the Sites.  For more details on the types of cookies we use on our websites and what they do, please read our Cookie Policy.
    5. We use third-party service providers (hereinafter, “TSP”) to collect data from Consumers who visit our Sites. The following table identifies TSPs we use, describes the information the TSP collects, tells how the TPS uses the collected data, and gives information on each TSP’s opt out procedures.
TSP What Data Does This TSP Collect? How Does This TSP Use Collected Data? TSP’s Opt Out Procedures
Google Analytics including Google Data Studio and Google Tag Manage Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Sites, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Sites. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to a visitor on the date that visitor visits the Sites.  Google Analytics then assigns a user ID code to that visitor.  Google does not obtain visitors’ names or other identifying information.

We use Google Analytics measurement service on our web sites to understand how visitors engage with the Sites. We use anonymized information obtained from Google Analytics to improve our Sites.

Google Analytics uses collected information to analyze visitors’ use of the Sites, to generate reports about Site activities for website operators and to provide further services related to use of the Sites and the Internet. Google’s Privacy Policy:  https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro.

How Google Analytics Collects and Processes Data:

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

How Google Analytics Shares Collected Information:

https://policies.google.com/privacy#infosharing

How Google Analytics Safeguards Data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

For more information on Google Tag Manager’s terms of service and privacy policy, please visit www.google.com/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/

If you don’t want Google Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google reCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA collects and evaluates various information about visitors to the sites such as the visitor’s IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the visitor.  This analysis starts automatically and takes place completely in the background. reCAPTCHA forwards the data collected during the analysis to Google.

We use reCAPTCHA to check whether the data entered on the Sites (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please visit the following links:https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
and
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html
N/A
Facebook Tracking Pixel Facebook Tracking Pixel uses data tags and cookies to collect information from a webpage’s header, such as a visitor’s IP address or browser, which it then forwards to an advertiser. The advertiser uses the information for the purpose of providing advertising to its customers that is based on the customers’ personal interests.

We use Facebook Tracking Pixel to monitor how Site Visitors move from one page within our Sites to another, to understand whether Site Visitors have come to our Sites from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to measure how ads have been viewed, and to improve Site performance.

Facebook may link information collected from Site visitors to those visitors’ Facebook accounts and/or use it for its own promotional purposes, in accordance with Facebook’s Data Usage Policy posted at:  https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Contact Facebook at the following address to object to the collection of your data by Facebook pixel, or to the use of your data for the purpose of displaying Facebook ads:https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Pendo Analytics Pendo Analytics collects the following categories of personal information:  Profile or Contact Data, Commercial Data, Device/IP Data, Web Analytics, Social Network Data, Geolocation Data, Professional or Employment-Related Data, Inferences drawn from other personal data collected and other identifying information users choose to provide.  To collect this information Pendo Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs and JavaScript (collectively, “Cookies”).

We use Pendo Analytics on our web sites to understand how visitors engage with the Sites and the Software as a Service offered through the Sites, and to operate and improve services.

Pendo uses collected information according to its privacy policy which is posted at : https://www.pendo.io/legal/privacy-policy/ If you do not want Pendo Analytics to run in your Internet browser, you can configure your browser’s settings to disable existing cookies and to reject new cookies.  For more information on browser configurations, please visit

https://allaboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-cookies.

Twitter Tracking Pixel Twitter Tracking Pixel uses data tags and cookies to collect visitors’ IP addresses, track users’ web browsing, associate users with certain browsers or devices, and associate visitors’ Twitter accounts with information about users visitors’ browsers or devices. Twitter does not associate web browsing history with a visitor’s name, email address, phone number, or Twitter handle.

We use Twitter’s Conversion Tracking Program to measure the number of Twitter users that perform a desired action after viewing and engaging with our ads on Twitter. It gives us the capability to measure which of our campaigns drive actions such as site visits, sign ups, and purchases.

Twitter’s Privacy Policy:  https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en

How Twitter uses cookies and similar technologies:  https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies#

If you do not want Twitter to show you interest-based ads on and off of Twitter, there are several ways to turn off this feature: https://twitter.com/personalization

If you are online and want to opt out of seeing interest-based advertising from Twitter in your current browser, visit  optout.aboutas.info and www.networkadvertising.org/choices.

AppDynamics including  APM, Database Visibility, and Browser Real User Monitoring Software AppDynamics collects the following data from Site visitors who are our customers:  STRETTO account number, current time, business name, software serial number, user ID and username.

We use AppDynamics’ software products to monitor and analyze the performance of our business applications and the databases and infrastructure that support them.

AppDynamics Privacy Policy: https://www.appdynamics.com/privacy-policy/ To opt out of interest-based advertising, send an email to privacy@appdynamics.com.

 

5.  CONSUMER INFORMATION WE COLLECT VIA SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

  1. Information Collected.
    1. STRETTO collects the following Consumer Information whenever Customers use one of our Stretto Software products, whether desktop software or software-as-a-service: (a) Customers’ names, addresses and contact information including telephone and email addresses; (b) the Software licensee’s name and serial number; (c) the Internet Protocol Address of licensee’s computer; (d) the identity of the jurisdictions in which licensee is preparing forms using the Software; (e) the package, version and release numbers of the Software and any add-ons installed; (f) the total number of files created by the licensee in the Software; (g) electronic case filing logs that are automatically created by the Software to allow for the maintenance and monitoring of electronic case filing functions; (h) one or more electronic copies of Filed Data, or Case Data that Customers have filed with the United States Bankruptcy Courts using the Software’s electronic filing interface with PACER; and (i) information about Customers’, Clients’ and Consumers’ interaction, transactions and experiences with our products and services.
    2. STRETTO also collects Case Data.  Collected Case Data may include but is not limited to the following:  (a) a Client’s full name, address, telephone number and email address; (b) any real property owned by the Client, appraisals of the value thereof and any liens against said real property; (c) the identity of Client’s creditors and the amounts Client owes to creditors; (d) the Client’s income; (e) the Client’s personal property, any appraisals of the value thereof, and any liens against said property; (f) additional Client information added to the Software by the Customer; and/or (g) details about claims filed in a Client’s cases.
  2. Collection Methods.  STRETTO collects Consumer Information from Customers’ use of desktop Software like Best Case Bankruptcy whenever Customers use certain features and on-line services of the Software, including but not limited to using the Software to order STRETTO products and services, using the Software’s “Check for Updates” feature, and using the Software’s electronic filing interface with the United States Bankruptcy Courts.  STRETTO collects information from Customers’ use of cloud Software as a service like CINcompass® and Best Case® Cloud Solution whenever Customers are logged in to their accounts.

6.  CONSUMER INFORMATION WE COLLECT VIA ORDERS FOR SERVICES

  1. Information Collected.  STRETTO collects the following Consumer Information whenever Customers, Consumers or Clients order one of our Services: (i) names, addresses and contact information including telephone numbers and email addresses, of both the ordering party and the parties for whom the Services are being ordered; and (ii) information about Customers’, Clients’ and Consumers’ interaction, transactions and experiences with our Services.  This information may be either Publicly Available or Non-Public Data
  2. Collection Methods.  STRETTO collects Consumer Information from Customers’, Clients’ and Consumers’ ordering of Services via an interface integrated in our Software programs or via an online ordering platform.

7. HOW WE STORE COLLECTED CONSUMER INFORMATION

All Consumer Information collected by STRETTO is securely stored following industry-accepted practices and permanently deleted after use.   Some data elements are deidentified immediately upon collection and stored as Deidentified Information which is incapable of identifying a Consumer.  Other data elements are aggregated immediately upon collection with data elements of other Consumers and stored as Aggregated Information which is also incapable of identifying a Consumer.  Still other data elements are stored in the form in which STRETTO collected them and are protected by measures described in Section 10 herein until they are securely and permanently destroyed.

8.  HOW WE USE AND SHARE THE CONSUMER INFORMATION WE COLLECT

STRETTO uses and shares Consumer Information collected from Sites, Software and orders for Products in the following ways.

  1. For STRETTO’s and Affiliated Companies’ everyday business purposes, which include but are not limited to (i) conducting our core businesses; (ii) processing customers’ orders; (iii) maintaining Customers’ and Consumers’ account(s); (iv) fulfilling actions initiated through the Software, such as electronic case filings and the processing of a  credit card payments; (v) providing customer and technical support, and preventing or addressing service or technical problems; (vi) complying with court orders, subpoenas and legal investigations; (vii) developing, enhancing, improving  positioning, and marketing our core products and services; (viii) conducting internal audits for compliance; (ix) conducting secure internal research and development on products and services; (x) conducting statistical analyses of customers’ and consumer’s and clients’ behavior;  (xi) customizing Site and product content; (xii) developing and training AI models like the Chatbot and gaining insights with the help of AI and automated systems; and/or (xiii) reporting consumer-initiated disputes to the nationwide credit bureaus.  You cannot limit this sharing and use.
  2. For STRETTO’s and Affiliated Companies’ marketing purposes, which include but are not limited to contacting you via calls, emails and/or mailings to (i) offer you our products and services; (ii) let you know about updates to the Sites and/or new products and services; and (iii) inform you about upcoming events.    You can limit this sharing and use.
  3.  For Joint Marketing by STRETTO and other financial companies.  You can limit this sharing and use.
  4.  For Nonaffiliated Companies to market to you.  You can limit this sharing and use.
  5. For Nonaffiliated Companies to use for their general business purposes. You can limit this sharing and use.
  6. Statement on Information Collected Pursuant to SMS Consent.    Notwithstanding paragraphs A – E of Section 8 herein, STRETTO does not share any information collected as part of a consent for SMS texting, including telephone numbers, with any Affiliated or Nonaffiliated Companies.
  7. Additional information on STRETTO’s Use and Sharing.   When you are no longer our Customer, we continue to share your Consumer Information or Non-Public Information as described in this notice.  However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing according to the terms set out herein.  In the event that STRETTO should be requested or required (as by subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Consumer Information that is input into, accessed through or maintained or stored in a database related to the Sites or Software to any third party, STRETTO will use reasonable efforts to notify Consumers, Customers, or Clients, as applicable, so that these individuals may seek a protective order or take other appropriate action. Notwithstanding, STRETTO shall have no liability to Consumers, Customers, or Clients or any third parties for disclosing such Consumer Information as contemplated by the previous sentence even if the individuals involved were not afforded sufficient time to seek a protective order or to take other appropriate action.

9.  HOW TO LIMIT OUR SHARING

If you would like to limit our sharing of your Consumer Information, you should visit us online at https://account.myhorizontoday.com and navigate to “My Accounts”. In the alternative, you may contact us by calling 1.866.218.1003, emailing Legal@stretto.com, or writing to STRETTO, ATTN: Opt-Out, 410 Exchange, Ste. 100, Irvine, CA 92602.  California residents should refer to Section 12 for additional rights.

10. HOW WE SAFEGUARD CONSUMER INFORMATION

  1. STRETTO uses security measures that comply with federal laws and regulations and industry best practices to protect Consumer Information and Non-Public Data from unauthorized access and use. These measures include network security, computer safeguards, file encryption and secured-entry worksites as well as procedural safeguards and employee training on maintaining information security.  However, due to the prevalence of security threats such as malicious hackers and zero-day attacks, we cannot guarantee that your information will never be unlawfully intercepted or accessed.
  2. Neither STRETTO nor our affiliates will ever send a request via e-mail for Consumer Information (e.g., social security number, account number, date of birth, etc.). If you receive an e-mail appearing to come from STRETTO or one of its affiliates asking for Consumer Information, please contact the appropriate department below so that we can take the proper action to protect you

For communications regarding Trustee Suite™ by Stretto and Stretto’s document portal

Mail:  STRETTO, 410 Exchange, Ste. 100, Irvine, CA  92602

Phone:  1.800.634.7734

Email: web-webmaster@stretto.com

For communications regarding Best Case® by Stretto, CIN Legal Data Services, CINcompass® and/or the Best Case® by Stretto client portal

Mail:  STRETTO, 410 Exchange, Ste. 100, Irvine, CA  92602

Phone: 1.866.218.1003

Email: CINCLR@stretto.com

11.  CONTACTS FOR CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  1. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Notice or the protection of your Consumer Information and privacy rights, or you would like to update or correct information you have provided us, you can do so by emailing us at Legal@stretto.com or calling us at 1.866.218.1003.
  2. For additional information about privacy or consumer reporting, visit the following Web sites:
    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: www.cfpb.org     TransUnion: www.transunion.com/corporate/personal/personal.pageConsumer Data Industry Association: www.cdiaonline.orgExperian:  www.experian.com/consumer/credit_education.htmlFederal Trade Commission: www.ftc.govEquifax: www.econsumer.equifax.com

12. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.

This section has been incorporated into STRETTO’s Privacy Policy to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended and modified by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (collectively, the “CCPA”). Any capitalized terms used in this Section 12 that are defined in the CCPA shall have the CCPA-defined meaning herein.  All other capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by Section 3 “Definitions” in this Privacy Policy

  1. Under the CCPA, if you are a California resident, you have the following rights:
    1. Right to Know/Disclosure Right. You have the right to request a disclosure of the Personal Information collected, sold, and shared about you over the past 12 months and the purpose for doing so. Upon submission of a verifiable consumer or employee request, we will provide you with the following information.  Please be aware that the disclosure results will not include credit report information, certain health information, financial information or driving records.
      • The categories of Personal Information we have collected about you;
      • The categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information;
      • The specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you;
      • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling or sharing Personal Information;
      • The categories of Personal Information about you that we sold or shared;
      • The categories of third parties to whom we sold or shared the Personal Information about you; and
      • The categories of Personal Information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose and the categories of persons to whom it was disclosed for a business purpose.
    2. Right to Deletion. If we collected Personal Information from you, you have the right to request the deletion of this Personal Information.
    3. Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information.  You have the right, at any time, to direct a business not to sell your Personal Information.
    4. Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information.You have the right to limit a business’s use of your Sensitive Personal Information to that use which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services.
    5. Right to Be Free from Discrimination. You have the right to be free from discrimination and/or retaliation for exercising any of the California consumer privacy rights. If you choose to exercise any of your CCPA rights, we will not:
      • Deny you goods or services;
      • Charge you a different price or rate for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties;
      • Provide you a different level or quality of good or services; or
      • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
    6. Right to Opt-In to the Sale of Personal Information for Children. A California resident minor (between ages 13 and 16) or child’s parent or guardian (if the child is under the age of 13) has the right to opt-in to allowing us to sell that minor’s or child’s personal information. 
  2. For more information about the CCPA, please access the full text of the law at  California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
  3. Personal Information STRETTO Collects from California Residents. We have collected the following Personal Information about California residents:
    1.  Examples include a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers.
    2.  Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)).  Examples include 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. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.
    3. Commercial information. Examples include records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
    4. Internet or other electronic network activity.  Examples include browsing history, search history and information on a Consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
    5. Professional or employment-related information. Examples for California residents who are STRETTO employees include current or past job history or performance evaluations; and log in credentials for company-owned applications.  Examples for California residents not employed by STRETTO include verification of current employment for account opening.
    6. Biometric information. Examples include call recordings; genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics; or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data.
    7. Sensitive personal information. Examples include a Social Security number, driver’s license number, or passport number.
  4. Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information STRETTO does Not  Collect from California Residents. We have not collected the following Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information about California residents:
    1. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.  Examples include 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).
    2. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99))Examples include 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.
    3. Geolocation data. Examples include physical location or movements.
    4. Sensory data.  Examples include audio, electronic, visual, thermal olfactory or similar information.
    5. Inferences drawn from other Personal Information to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, behavior, attitudes and aptitudes, intelligence and abilities.
  5. Sources STRETTO Uses to Collect Personal Information. We collect Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information from California residents using the following categories of Sources:
    1. California residents themselves when they visit our Sites, use our Software and/or order our Services;
    2. Consumer Reporting Agencies, such as Experian, TransUnion and Equifax;
    3. Online and Mobile Websites & Applications, through Cookies and web site analytics Service Providers such as Google Analytics;
    4. Other Authorized Data Compilers;
    5. Public Records, such as judgments and foreclosures;
    6. Publishing Product Companies, such as LexisNexis;
    7. Government Entities, such as the Internal Revenue Service;
    8. Attorneys Representing California Residents in bankruptcy cases; and
    9. Trustees assigned to the bankruptcy cases filed by California Residents.
  6. Why STRETTO Collects, Uses, and Shares Personal Information. We collect, use, and disclose the Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information described in Section 12. C. for one or more of the following commercial and business purposes:
    1. STRETTO’s Commercial Purposes. Our Commercial Purposes as identified in the CCPA include marketing, developing insights as to consumer interests and behaviors, keeping contact information up to date and relevant and enabling relevant and personalized marketing messages.
    2. STRETTO’s Business Purposes. Our Business Purposes as identified in the CCPA include internal research, product development, auditing, quality control, improving our services, legal compliance, order fulfillment, identity verification, maintaining and servicing accounts, providing customer service, and detecting security incidents and protecting against fraudulent or illegal activity.
    3. Affiliated Companies’ Business and Commercial purposes, including marketing, internal research, product development, order fulfillment, quality control and providing customer service.
    4. Joint marketing by STRETTO and other financial companies.
    5. Nonaffiliated Companies’ Business and Commercial Purposes, including marketing, internal research and product development.
  7. Recipients of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information. STRETTO discloses and/or sells Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information to the following categories of recipients for the purposes set out in Section 12. F.:  service providers, Affiliated Companies, public or government entities, advertising networks, Internet service providers, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, consumer reporting agencies, Nonaffiliated Companies, and companies with which STRETTO has a joint marketing agreement.
  8. Retention of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information.  STRETTO retains collected Personal Information, including sensitive personal information, only as long as reasonably necessary for the effectuation of each disclosed purpose for which the information was collected.
  9. Making a CCPA Request. To make a request under the CCPA, please contact us using one of the methods described below.  In order to verify your identity and process your request, we will require you to provide us with your first name, last name, social security number, and current address.  Only you or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf may make a request related to your personal information. To designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf, please submit your request by U.S. Mail and include a signed authorization permitting a named person to request information as your agent.
    1. Request by Form:
      1. Fill out the Form(s) for the request(s) you would like to make.  Make sure to sign and date the form(s).
      2. Return the Form(s) by U. S. Mail, Email or Fax along with a clear copy of a state-issued photo ID showing your current name and address
        • BY FAX to 1.866.307.1003, or
        • BY EMAIL to Legal@stretto.comor
        • BY MAIL to STRETTO, ATTN: CCPA Request, 410 Exchange Ste, 100, Irvine, CA  92602.
    2. Request by Telephone: Please call 1.866.218.1003 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday.
  10. Contact Information. For questions or concerns about Stretto’s California Privacy Rights policy or practices, please call us toll free at 1.866.218.1003 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday; or email us at Legal@stretto.com .