California Privacy Policy

This California Privacy Policy supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy and applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California. 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 or CPRA have the same meaning when used in this notice.

Categories of Information We Collect

We have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

Identifiers

Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, IP address.

Demographic Information

Age, gender (if voluntarily provided).

Commercial Information

Records of services purchased, obtained, or considered, and other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.

Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity

Browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our Website.

Geolocation Data

Approximate location based on IP address.

Professional or Employment-Related Information

Business name, job title, and professional affiliations provided during membership application.

Inferences

Inferences drawn from the above categories to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, and behavior.

Your Rights Under the CCPA

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

Right to Know

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, including the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

Right to Access

You have the right to request access to the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

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 Opt-Out

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. Merit Hospitality LLC does not sell personal information.

Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you different prices or rates, provide you a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggest that you may receive a different price or rate or different level or quality of goods or services.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by emailing brian@earnwithmerit.com with “California Privacy Rights” in the subject line.

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, and describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We will respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to an additional 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this California Privacy Policy, your privacy rights, or wish to exercise your rights under the CCPA, please contact us at brian@earnwithmerit.com.

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