Find a Retailer Find a Product About Us Commodity Pricing FOR FARMERS FOR RETAILERS FOR CONSUMERS FOR TURF FOR DEALERS California Consumer Privacy Policy I. Introduction This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is intended to provide consumers a description of TEAM BRANDT, LLC’s, a Florida limited liability company, along with its subsidiaries and other corporate affiliates (collectively referred to herein as “Brandt” or “the Company”) practices, both online and offline, with respect to the Company’s collection, use, disclosure, and sale – to the extent the Company engages in any of these acts – of consumers’ personal information and of consumers’ rights regarding their personal information. The Privacy Policy describes the Company’s generalized practices and is not intended to provide specific information regarding the Company’s activities with respect to an individual consumer’s personal information. For purposes of the Privacy Policy, the term “you” or “user” means any person viewing the Privacy Policy or a consumer whose personal information is collected and/or utilized by the Company. Terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA,” Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et set.), the regulations to the CCPA, and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPAA,” Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22575 et seq.). If you are unable to access this policy because of a language barrier, disability, or any other reason, please contact the Human Resources Department at (559) 256-7888 so that the Company can provide you with a version of the Privacy Policy accessible to you. BY USING THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. II. Collection, Disclosure, and Use of Personal Information Summary of Brandt’s Collection and Use of Personal Information Brandt is a national company that employs people throughout California and the rest of the United States. The Company collects certain personal information from job applicants, employees, contractors, employee beneficiaries, and other related people as required by law and as required for the Company’s human resource (“HR”) processes. For example, personal information commonly collected by the Company includes information submitted in online and paper job applications, personal information included on HR and payroll forms, performance reviews, and job-related electronic communications and services (such as log-in identifications). Generally, this information is collected in order to comply with the Company’s legal obligations and HR practices. Brandt respects each persons’ right to privacy, including the right to data privacy. Therefore, the Company processes sensitive personal data only as needed to meet legal obligations and retains all personal information securely in compliance with all applicable laws. The Company has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Please be sure to maintain the confidentiality of all of your personal information and refrain from sharing it with others. Table of Brandt’s Collection, Disclosure and Use of Personal Information Below is a table that explains what personal information the Company has collected over the past twelve months, the categories of sources from which the Company collected the information, and the categories of Third Parties and Service Providers with whom the Company shares the personal information. Additionally, the table identifies whether or not the Company has sold or otherwise made available to Third Parties for a commercial purpose any category of personal information within the past twelve months. The Company does not sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age. INFORMATION COLLECTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION BUSINESS PURPOSE(S) THIRD PARTIES TO WHOM INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED JOB APPLICANT(S) Identifiers, including but not limited to: Legal names and aliases; Signatures; Addresses; Telephone Numbers; Email Addresses; Social Security Numbers; and Driver’s License Numbers. We collect this information directly from you when you: Complete a job application for the Company. We may also collect this information from: Our background and credit-checking Service Providers when you ask us to verify your identity, obtain your credit history, screen your background, and check your criminal and eviction histories. We use this information to: Verify references and past employment; Complete pre-employment processes; Verify acknowledgement of application terms; Relay specific communications or information by mail; Contact applicants for various verbal communication needs; Send written electronic communications to applicants; Identify prospective employees; Run background checks compliant with FCRA requirements; Validate legal ability to drive when required; Run motor vehicle reports in pre-employment processes; and Comply with government; and regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities. We share identifiers with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: With financial technology Service Providers when you direct us to; With background and credit-checking Service Providers when you direct us to; and With other Service Providers who help operate our Website. We do not sell this information. Background Information, including but not limited to: Employment and Educational History; and Medical Information and History. We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete a job application for the Company. We may also collect this information from: Your prior employers, educators and medical provides when you ask us to verify your background information. We use this information to: Determine whether base qualifications for job positions are met; Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (“ADA”) accommodation analysis; and Analyzing drug/alcohol testing results We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: With other users and Third Parties when you direct us to, for the purpose of verifying the background information you have provided through the job application process. We do not sell this information. Protected Classifications, including but not limited to: Age; Race; Ethnic Origin; and Gender. We collect this information directly from you when you: Complete a job application for the Company. We use this information to: Comply with state and federal law; Comply with governmental regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities; and Report demographics as required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: U.S. government agencies as part of a Voluntary Survey to aid in compliance with certain Affirmative Action responsibilities. We do not sell this information. EMPLOYEE(S), OWNER(S), DIRECTOR(S), AND OFFICER(S) Identifiers, including but not limited to: Legal names and aliases; Signatures; Addresses; Telephone Numbers; Email Addresses; Social Security Numbers; Driver’s License Numbers State ID Card Number; Federal ID Card Number; Passport Number We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete employee paperwork necessary to begin and continue working for the Company. We use this information to: Process payroll; Withhold and pay appropriate taxes; Administer benefits (such as insurance and 401(k) benefits); Verify acknowledgement and receipt of training and other employee-related items; Send written communications; Contact and verbally communicate; Send electronic written communications; Comply with various state and federal laws; Validate legal ability to drive; and Verify employee identity and employment authorization in tandem with an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: With other users and Third Parties when you direct us to, for the purpose of carrying out the purposes identified previously (i.e. processing payroll, administering 401(k) benefits, etc.). We do not sell this information. Background Information, including but not limited to: Employment and Educational History; and Medical Information and History. We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete a job application for the Company; Complete a request for an Accommodation under the ADA; Complete a request under the Family Medical Leave Act; and Complete paperwork for benefit administration and requests. We may also collect this information from: Service providers who conduct drug/alcohol testing on behalf of the Company. We use this information to: Assess an employee’s eligibility to work in various positions with the Company; Comply with the ADA’s accommodation analysis; Analyze drug/alcohol testing results; Analyze veracity of benefit requests; and Administer benefits. We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: With other users and Third Parties when you direct us to in order to verify certain background information. We do not sell this information. Protected Classifications, including but not limited to: Age; Race; Gender We collect this information directly from you when you: Complete a job application for the Company. We use this information to: Comply with state and federal law; Reporting demographics as required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: U.S. government agencies as part of a Voluntary Survey to aid in compliance with certain Affirmative Action responsibilities. We do not sell this information. Financial Information, including but not limited to: Bank Account Numbers We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete paperwork necessary to process payroll and administer direct deposit payroll payments. We use this information to: Process payroll; Administer direct deposit payments; and Comply with payroll tax withholding legal obligations. We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Third Parties you direct us to in order to process payroll, administer direct deposit payroll payments and for payroll tax withholding purposes. We do not sell this information. Geolocation Data, including but not limited to: Precise or approximate location as determined through data such as your IP address or mobile device’s GPS We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Use the ADP application to clock in and out on your mobile device; and When you use an electronic log for recording mileage and location on your Company phone. We use this information to: Tracking truck driver locations; Record time worked for purposes of timekeeping administration We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Third Parties you direct us to in order to process payroll and mileage reimbursements. We do not sell this information Commercial Information, including but not limited to: Records of Products or Services Obtained We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Submit receipts and records for reimbursement. We use this information to: Reimburse employees for business-related expenses; Administer benefits We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Third Parties you direct us to in order to process reimbursements. We do not sell this information. Biometric information, including but not limited to: Fingerprints; Imagery of the Iris; Visual Records, Including Photographs We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Clock in using the finger print scan timeclocks; When you provide your driver’s license as part of the employment process. We use this information to: Allow employees to log working time using the Company’s timekeeping system; Identify employees in conjunction with the Company’s site-security system We do not share or sell this information. Internet or other electronic network activity information, including but not limited to: Internet Activity Web Tracking Information We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Use the internet on devices owned by the Company. We use this information to: Investigate misconduct and discipline employees We do not share or sell this information. CONTRACTOR(S) Identifiers, including but not limited to: Legal names and aliases; Signatures; Addresses; Telephone Numbers; Email Addresses; Federal Tax ID Number Insurance Policy Numbers We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Send invoices; Provide business cards; Provide written documentation on your company letterhead; Complete a W-9 form; and Provide Certificate of Insurance. We may also collect this information from: · Our background and credit-checking Service Providers when you ask us to verify your identity, obtain your credit history, screen your background, and confirm that you are adequately insured. We use this information to: Track vendor contracts; Verify compliance with Company policy; Verify compliance with state and federal legal requirements; Acknowledge receipt or distributions of goods, property, services; Acknowledge terms of business relationship with the Company; Pay or distribute invoices; Send written communications; Send electronic written communications; Verbally communicate; Process payments via ACH if requested; Comply with tax reporting laws We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: With other users and Third Parties when you direct us to. For example, a Tenant may direct a third-party to share their information with a Landlord; With financial technology Service Providers when you direct us to; With background and credit-checking Service Providers when you direct us to; and With other Service Providers who help operate our Website. We do not sell this information. Financial Information, including but not limited to: Bank Account Numbers We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Provide it to us for processing payments via ACH if requested. We use this information to: Process payments via ACH if requested We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Third Parties as directed by you to process payments via ACH if requested. We do not sell this information. Biometric information, including but not limited to: Visual Records, Including Photographs and Video Recordings We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Are you in our building and in the view of our security cameras. We use this information to: Identify authorized persons in conjunction with site security system. We do not share or sell this information. EMERGENCY CONTACT(S) FOR JOB APPLICANT(S), EMPLOYEE(S), OWNER(S), DIRECTOR(S), OFFICER(S), MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER(S), AND/OR CONTRACTOR(S) Identifiers, including but not limited to: Legal names and aliases; Telephone Numbers We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete the Employee Data Sheet at the time of hire or as emergency contact information is updated through employment. We use this information to: Verbally communicate We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Company management in the case of an emergency. We do not sell this information. BENEFICIARIES OF JOB APPLICANT(S), EMPLOYEE(S), OWNER(S), DIRECTOR(S), OFFICER(S), MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER(S), AND/OR CONTRACTOR(S) Identifiers, including but not limited to: Legal names and aliases; Telephone Numbers; Addresses; Email Addresses We collect some of this information directly from you when you: Complete insurance forms, including beneficiary forms. We use this information to: Verbally communicate; Send written communications; Send electronic written communications; Distribute benefits We share this information with the following categories of persons in the following circumstances: Insurance company representatives in case of a claim. We do not sell this information. III. Statement of Consumers’ California Rights With Respect to Their Personal Information A. Summary of Consumers’ Rights The CCPA grants consumers (California residents) certain rights with respect to their personal information. The Company respects the privacy rights of consumers and endeavors to make known to and comply fully with the rights granted to consumers by the CCPA. In summary, the CCPA grants consumers the following rights: The right to request disclosure of the Company’s data collection and business practices in connection with the requesting consumer. This disclosure right includes the right to request disclosure of: (1) The categories of personal information the Company has collected about the consumer; (2) The categories of sources from which the Company collects the personal information; (3) The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information; (4) The categories of third parties with whom the Company shares personal information; and, (5) The specific pieces of personal information the Company collects about the consumer upon request. The right to request a copy of the specific personal information collected by the Company about the consumer during the 12-months preceding the consumer’s request. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, this right is referred to as the “Request to Know.” The right to have such information deleted, subject to certain exceptions. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, this right is referred to as the “Request to Delete.” The right to request that the personal information collected by the Company not be sold to third parties, if applicable. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, this right is referred to as the “Request to Opt-Out.” The right to not be discriminated against by the Company because the consumer exercised any right granted to the consumer by the CCPA. These rights, however, are subject to limitation. If a consumer shares with the Company the consumer’s personal information in the following capacities and the information is used by the Company solely within the context of the consumer acting in such capacity, then the Consumer, pursuant to the CCPA, does not have the right to “Request to Know,” “Request to Delete,” or the “Request to Opt-Out” with respect to such information: Personal information that is collected by the Company about a consumer in the course of the consumer acting as a job applicant to, an employee of, owner of, director of, officer of, medical staff member of, or contractor of the Company. Personal information that is collected by the Company about a consumer that is the emergency contact information of a consumer who acts as a job applicant to, an employee of, owner of, director of, officer of, medical staff member of, or contractor of the Company. Personal information that is collected by the Company about a consumer that is necessary for the Company to retain to administer benefits for another consumer who acts as a job applicant to, an employee of, owner of, director of, officer of, medical staff member of, or contractor of the Company. The rights summarized above shall not apply to a consumer who shares personal information with the Company in a transaction between the Company and the consumer, where the consumer acts as an employee, owner, director, officer, or contractor of another company, partnership, sole proprietorship, non-profit, or government agency and the transaction occurs in the context of the Company conducting due diligence regarding, providing, or receiving a product or service to or from the consumer who acts as an employee, owner, director, officer, or contractor of another company, partnership, sole proprietorship, non-profit, or government agency. IV. 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