Veritas Veterinary Partners LLC (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the personal information of its employees, former employees, and prospective employees. If you are a California resident, California law provides you with certain rights pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). By providing you this notice, the Company outlines the rights of California residents who are employees, former employees, or candidates with regard to personal information that the Company may collect. Any terms defined in the CCPA or CPRA will have the same meaning when used in this notice.
Information the Company Collects and How the Company Uses Your Personal Information
In accordance with California law, the Company collected the following categories of Personal Information within the preceding 12 months:
The Company does not sell Personal Information of applicants or employees. The Company may share each of these categories of personal information with our service providers to the extent necessary to perform administrative services for the Company. Third parties will only process an employee’s personal information on the Company’s instructions and where they have agreed to treat the personal information confidentially and to keep it secure. All such third parties are required to sign a contract including data protection clauses. In addition, personal information may be disclosed to authorities where required by applicable law, such as Regulatory Authorities and IRS/Tax Authorities. In such cases, the Company will endeavor to not disclose more personal information than is required under the circumstances.
Retention of Data
The Company will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. The Company may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
Security Standards
The information you provide to the Company is securely processed, stored, and maintained, and the Company maintains appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks represented by the processing and the nature of the personal data to be protected.
Access to Information
Only authorized Company personnel have access to your information, and those individuals are only allowed to use that information as part of the hiring process and for employment purposes including payroll and benefit plan administration and security. Any Company employee who knowingly violates these policies is subject to disciplinary action, including the possibility of termination. The Company has put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
California Data Subject Rights
The CCPA and CPRA provide California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
The Right to Know or Correct
You have the right to request that the Company disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months, which may include the following:
You also have the right to request that the Company correct any personal information about you.
The Right to Delete
Subject to certain exceptions, you have the right to request that the Company delete your personal information that the Company collected from you and retained. Once the Company receives and confirms your request for deletion, the Company will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records unless an exception applies. Notably, we will not be able to delete information required to facilitate employment, payroll records, tax records, or similar documents.
The Right to Opt Out
Subject to certain exceptions, you have the right to opt out of the Company’s processing of your sensitive personal information. Once the Company receives and confirms your request to opt out, we will cease the use and sharing of your personal information unless an exception applies. Notably, you will not be able to opt out of our using information required to facilitate employment, payroll records, tax records, or similar documents.
Exercising Your Rights
To exercise your rights described above, please submit a request to the Company by info@veritasvetpartners.com
You may only make a Right to Know or Right to Delete request twice within a 12-month period. Only you or an authorized representative may make a request related to your personal information.
Response Timing and Format
The Company endeavors to respond to a request within 45 days of its receipt. If the Company requires more time, we will inform you of the reason and the length of the extension in writing.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, or the ways in which the Company collects and uses your information please contact us at: info@veritasvetpartners.com
