CCPA Notice at Collection for California Employees and Applicants

Effective Date: May 2023

Group USA Inc. ("Company," "we," or "us") collects and uses your personal information, including sensitive personal information, for contracting, health and safety, business-related purposes, and to be in legal compliance. We are committed to properly handling the personal information collected or processed in connection with your employment relationship with us.

To view our policy that details certain rights and the collection of workforce-related personal information from our California-based employees, job applicants, independent contractors, or similar individuals, please visit https://camillelavie.com/pages/privacy-policy.

We will not sell the personal information, including any sensitive personal information, we collect about our employees or applicants for employment or share it with third parties for non-business purposes, such as cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may collect the personal information and sensitive personal information categories listed in the table(s) below. The following categories of information may be collected, collected on behalf of or shared with our service providers, and retained for the duration of employment and three (3) years following termination of employment with the Company; provided, however, that we do not sell or share the following categories of personal information for non-business purposes:

Personal Information Category Business Purpose

Identifiers, such as your full name, contact information, gender, date of birth, signature, Social Security number, driver's license or state identification numbers, and similar information for your dependents and beneficiaries.

  • Recruit and process employment applications, including verifying eligibility for employment and conducting background and related checks
  • Conduct employee onboarding
  • Maintain and administer payroll and employee benefit plans, including enrollment and claims handling
  • Maintain personnel records and complying with record retention requirements
  • Provide employees with human resources management services and employee data maintenance and support services
  • Communicate with employees and their emergency contacts and plan beneficiaries
  • Comply with applicable state and federal labor, employment, tax benefits, workers' compensation, disability, equal employment opportunity, workplace safety, and related laws
  • Prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Company property, including information systems, electronic devices, network, and data
  • Ensure employee productivity and adherence to Company policies
  • Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of Firm policy
  • Respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law or court order
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

California Customer Records employment and personal information, such as your name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, photograph, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, current employment, employment history, membership in professional organizations, licenses and certifications, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial, medical or health insurance information.

  • Same purposes as for identifiers category

Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law, such as 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, reproductive health decision making, military and veteran status, or genetic information (including familial genetic information).

  • Comply with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws
  • Design, implement, and promote the Company's diversity and inclusion programs
  • Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking
  • Conduct internal audits, grievances, and suspected violations of Company policy 
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Commercial information, such as transaction information, purchase history, and financial details.

  • Respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law or court order

Biometric information, such as facial recognition, fingerprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, or other physical patterns, and certain wellness metrics.

  • Fingerprinting for a criminal background check after an initial offer of employment is made. Criminal background checks protect the company, mitigate risk, and avoid potential negligent hiring lawsuits
  • Administer and design health wellness programs
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Internet or other similar network activity information, including all activity on the Company's information systems (such as internet browsing history, search history, intranet activity, email communications, social media postings, stored documents and emails, usernames, and passwords) and all activity on communications systems (such as phone calls, call logs, voicemails, text messages, chat logs, app use, mobile browsing and search history, mobile email communications, and other information regarding an employee's use of company-issued devices).

  • Facilitate the efficient and secure use of Company information systems
  • Ensure compliance with Company information systems policies and procedures.
  • Comply with applicable state and federal laws
  • Prevent unauthorized access to, use, or disclosure or removal of the Company's property, records, data, and information
  • Enhance employee productivity
  • Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of Firm policy
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Geolocation data, such as the time and physical location related to use of an internet website, application, or device, and GPS location data from mobile devices of employees who participate in our vehicle reimbursement program.

  • Improve safety of employees, customers, and the public regarding use of the Company property and equipment
  • Prevent unauthorized access, use, or loss of the Company property
  • Improve efficiency, logistics, and supply chain management
  • Ensure employee productivity and adherence to the Company's policies
  • Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of the Company's policy
Surveillance data, such as monitoring and video surveillance.
  • Comply with applicable state and federal laws, including on workplace health and safety
  • Prevent unauthorized access, use, or loss of the Company property
  • Improve customer service
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Professional or employment-related information, such as employment application information (work history, academic and professional qualifications, educational records, references, and interview notes, background check, drug testing results, work authorization, performance and disciplinary records, salary, bonus, commission, and other similar compensation data, benefit plan enrollment, participation, and claims information, leave of absence information including religious, military and family obligations, health data concerning employee and their family members.

  • Recruit and process employment applications, including verifying eligibility for employment, background checks, and onboarding
  • Design and administer employee benefit plans and programs, including for leaves of absence.
  • Maintain personnel records and comply with record retention requirements.
  • Communicate with employees and their emergency contacts and plan beneficiaries.
  • Comply with applicable state and federal labor, employment, tax, benefits, workers' compensation, disability, equal employment opportunity, workplace safety, and related laws.
  • Prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Company's property, including its information systems, electronic devices, network, and data.
  • Ensure employee productivity and adherence to the Company policies.
  • Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of the Company policy.
  • Evaluate and provide useful feedback about job performance, facilitate better working relationships, and for employee professional development
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Non-public education information, such as education records, degrees and vocational certifications obtained, report cards, and transcripts.

  • Evaluate an individual's appropriateness for hire, or promotion or transfer to a new position at the Company.

 

Sensitive personal information is a subtype of personal information consisting of specific information categories. The following categories of sensitive personal information may be collected, collected on behalf of or shared with our service providers, and retained for the duration of employment and three (3) years following termination of employment with the Company; provided, however, that we do not sell or share the following categories of personal information for non-business purposes:

 Sensitive Personal Information Category Business Purpose

Government identifiers, such as your Social Security number, driver's license, state identification card, and passport and visa information, and immigration status and documentation.

  • Recruit and process employment applications, including verify eligibility for employment and conducting background and related checks
  • Process and administer payroll and employee benefit plans, including enrollment and claims handling
  • Maintain personnel records and comply with record retention requirements
  • Provide employees with human resources management services and employee data maintenance and support services
  • Communicate with employees and their emergency contacts and plan beneficiaries
  • Comply with applicable state and federal labor, employment, tax benefits, workers' compensation, disability, equal employment opportunity, workplace safety, and related laws
  • Prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Company property, including information systems, electronic devices, network, and data
  • Respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law or court order

Complete account access credentials, such as usernames, account numbers, or card numbers combined with required access/security code or password.

  • Recruit and process employment applications, including verify eligibility for employment and conducting background and related checks.
  • Provide employees with human resources management services and employee data maintenance and support services
  • Prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Company information systems, electronic devices, network, and data

Racial or ethnic origin.

  • Comply with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws
  • Design, implement, and promote the Company's diversity and inclusion programs
  • Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking
  • Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of Company policy 

Union membership.

  • Implement appropriate policies and procedures
  • Deduct union dues from paychecks

Genetic data.

  • Investigate and process workers' compensation claims
  • Process health insurance claims
  • Conduct and process employment testing

Unique identifying biometric information.

  • Fingerprinting for a criminal background check after an initial offer of employment is made. Criminal background checks protect the company, mitigate risk, and avoid potential negligent hiring lawsuits.
  • Ensure accurate time records
  • Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Health information, including job restrictions and workplace illness and injury information.

  • Investigate and process workers' compensation claims
  • Process health insurance claims
  • Conduct and process employment testing
  • Ensure equal access to retirement programs and fertility planning by same-sex spouses
  • Ensure equal family leave policies and insurance for transgender surgeries

 

Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this Notice, the ways in which we collect and use your information described here, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Phone: 862-895-5089

Website: https://camillelavie.com/pages/contact

Email: payrollgroup@clv.com

Postal Address: 

Camille La Vie

61 West Palisade Avenue

Englewood, NJ 0763

Attn: Payroll Department

If you need to access this Notice in an alternative format due to having a disability, please contact payrollgroup@clv.com and 862-895-5089.