CATEGORIES OF SOURCES FROM WHICH QUIET HAS COLLECTED PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Directly from you
• Your browser or device
• Quiet subsidiaries
• Our business partners and affiliates
• Third parties you direct to us share information with us
• Information generated or derived from your online browsing and usage activity
• Social networks

CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS TO WHOM PERSONAL INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES

Quiet shares personal information with service providers and governmental authorities and permits our service providers to collect personal information directly from visitors and customers when providing services to Quiet. We do not disclose personal information to service providers that do not agree to acceptable data protection agreement terms.

We provide the categories of personal information listed above to service providers for the following purposes: payment processing, customer service, advertising and marketing, email services, mail services, data analytics, shipping, warehousing, services, legal and advisory, computer and data infrastructure, telecommunications, auditing, and building products and services for us.

SHARING AND SELLING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not currently and will not sell your Personal Information (as selling is defined under the CCPA).

We may “Share” your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising. You have the right to opt-out of the Processing of your Personal Data for Targeted Advertising, through our web form or email us at privacy@quietplatforms.com.

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER RIGHTS

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act found at California Civil Code § 1798.100 et seq. and its implementing regulations (the “CCPA”), California Consumers have the right to request:

• The deletion of the Personal Information (as defined in the CCPA) we have about them;
• The correction of inaccurate Personal Information we have about them;
• To Know and Access your Personal Information, including information about (1) the categories of Personal Information collected, sold, shared with third parties, or disclosed by us; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected, sold or shared with third parties by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; (4) categories of third parties with whom we disclosed Personal Information; and (5) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about them;
• The opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of Personal Information: California consumers have the right to opt out of the “selling” and “sharing” of their Personal Information, and can do so by filling out our web form or email us at privacy@quietplatforms.com.

California consumers also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment if they exercise the rights listed above. When you make a request, we may require that you provide information and follow procedures to verify the request before responding to it. The verification steps we take may differ depending on the request you make. We will match the information that you provide in your request (including your email and physical address) to information we already have on file to verify your identity. If we are able to verify your identity, we will begin to process it. If we cannot verify your identity, we may ask you for additional information to help us verify your request. If we still cannot verify your identity, we will notify you with further explanation.

We will respond to your request within the 45-day time period required by applicable law. We reserve the right to extend that time to 90 days in order to complete your request. However, we may not always be able to fully comply with your request, and we will notify you in that event. To make requests, California consumers may contact us through our web form or email us at privacy@quietplatforms.com. Consumers will be required to submit their name, email address, and request-related information. We may also ask you to confirm information such as your order history or account settings so that we may verify the request. Please provide as much of the requested information as possible to help us verify your identity. We will use information received in a request only for the purposes of responding to your request.

The CCPA permits California consumers to use an authorized agent to make privacy rights requests. We require the authorized agent to provide us with proof of the California consumer’s written permission (for example, a signed document addressing this topic or a power of attorney) that shows the authorized agent has the authority to submit a request for the California consumer. An authorized agency must follow the process described above to make a request, and we will additionally require you and your authorized agent to verify his/her own identity. Additionally, we may confirm the agent’s authority with the California consumer about whom the request was made. 

GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROL

You may opt out of the sharing of your Personal Information through an opt-out preference signal setting in your browser. In order to process your request through an opt-out preference signal, you must use a browser supporting the preference signal. Please note that the GPC signal will only apply to the device and browser you are currently using, and any other devices or browsers where you have logged in. If you choose to use an opt-out preference signal, you will need to turn it on for each browser and each device you use.

Additionally, if you clear cookies from your browser after submitting an opt-out request, you will clear the cookie we used to honor your request. For this reason, you will have to submit a new opt-out request.

Please also note that you may also need to submit a request via the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in order to properly identify you and opt-out of the sale or share with Data Cooperatives.

DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION

Where we maintain or use de-identified information, we will continue to maintain and use the de-identified information only in a de-identified fashion and will not attempt to re-identify the information.

INFORMATION RETENTION

Please refer to the “Information Retention” of the Notice, above.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS – CALIFORNIA MINORS

Quiet Platforms and our controlled digital properties that link to this Policy (collectively, our “Platforms”) are “general audience” websites and not directed toward children.

Certain areas of our Platforms may contain interactive features that allow registered users to post content or information (the “Interactive Services”). If any of our Interactive Services are either: (1) directed toward California residents under the age of eighteen (18); or (2) if Quiet has actual knowledge that a registered user of the Interactive Services is a California resident under the age of eighteen (18), Quiet will permit such registered user to remove (if applicable) or request that Quiet remove or anonymize such content or information as posted by the registered user, to the extent required by California Business and Professions Code § 22581.

If you are under the age of eighteen (18) and would like to request the removal or anonymization of content or information you have posted on or to our Interactive Services, please send your request to privacy@quietplatforms.com. 

CALIFORNIA SHINE THE LIGHT

California Shine the Light under California Civil Code §1798.83. California law permits customers in California to request certain details about how their personal information is shared with third parties, and in some cases affiliates, if personal information is shared for those third parties’ or affiliates’ own direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties or affiliates for those third parties’ or affiliates’ own direct marketing purposes. Californians may request information about our compliance with this law by contacting us at privacy@quietplatforms.com. Please allow 30 days for a response.

ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND PROVISIONS FOR COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, MONTANA, OREGON, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA RESIDENTS

This section applies to Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia Consumers as defined by the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MTCDPA”), Oregon Consumer Data Privacy Act (“OCPA”), Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA“) and Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) that use our Platforms. Capitalized terms defined in the CTDPA, CPA, MTCDPA, OCPA, TDPSA, UCPA and VCDPA that are used in this section shall have the same meaning as in the CTDPA, CPA, MTCDPA, OCPA, TDPSA, UCPA and VCDPA.

This section describes our collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Data. You can learn more about the Personal Data we process and the purpose for processing such Personal Data in the “Collection and Use of Personal Information” section above. You can also learn more about our disclosure of Personal Data and the categories of third parties we disclose Personal Data to in the “Sharing and Disclosure of Information” section above. To view the categories and the purposes of how Quiet processes Personal Data please see the “Additional Rights and Provisions for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia residents” section.

Quiet does not use or disclose sensitive Personal Data of consumers for purposes other than those identified in the CTDPA, CPA, MTCDPA, OCPA, TDPSA, UCPA and VCDPA. We may Process your Personal Data for a Sale or Targeted Advertising. You have the right to opt-out of the Processing of your Personal Data for a Sale or Targeted Advertising, as described below.

If you are a Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Virginia Consumer, subject to certain conditions and restrictions set out in the CTDPA, CPA, MTCDPA, OCPA, TDPSA, UCPA, VCDPA and other applicable laws, you have the following rights with regard to your Personal Data:

1. Right to Access. You have the right to know the Personal Data that we may hold about you and access such Personal Data. If you live in Oregon, you also have a right to request a list of specific third parties to which Quiet has disclosed your personal data.
2. Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information. 
3. Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete Personal Information that we have collected from or obtained about you.  
4. Right to Opt-Out of Sales. You have the right to opt-out of the Sale of Personal Information. You can opt-out of the Sale of your Personal Information by submitting a request to us as set forth below. 
5. Right to Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising. You may request that we stop disclosures of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising by following the instructions in the “Targeted Advertising/Analytics” section above. You can opt out of other types of Targeted Advertising by submitting a request to us as set forth below.
6. Right to Opt-Out of Profiling. You have the right to opt-out of our processing of Personal Information for the purposes of profiling. Our profiling does not result in decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects and therefore, we do not offer a way for you to submit such a request. 
7. Right to Appeal. If you are unsatisfied with our actions related to the exercise of one of your privacy rights above, you may appeal our decision. 

Consumers may submit their Data Subject Access Requests via our web form or email us at privacy@quietplatforms.com. Consumers may also opt-out of Sales and Targeted Advertising via a GPC browser signal. Please note that, depending on the nature of your request, you may be asked to provide information to verify your identity before your request can be processed. We will confirm receipt of your request and respond to your request as soon as we reasonably can and no later than legally required.

You may exercise your privacy rights under the CTDPA, CPA, MTCDPA, OCPA, TDPSA, UCPA and VCDPA no more than twice in a 12-month period. If you choose to exercise any of the privacy rights described above, you will not receive discriminatory treatment from us.

If you make a privacy rights request, we will retain the Personal Data provided to us to fulfill your request for our record keeping purposes.

DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION

Where we maintain or use de-identified information, we will continue to maintain and use the de-identified information only in a de-identified fashion and will not attempt to re-identify the information.