Your California Privacy Rights

PerimeterX not only stands for exceptional security solutions, but also strives to set the standard in data protection. PerimeterX’s top priority is ensuring that it protects the rights and privacy of data subjects in accordance with applicable laws. PerimeterX’s full privacy policy can be found here: www.PerimeterX.com/legal/privacy. The California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and Cal. Civ. Code Section 1798.83 require that we make certain disclosures found here. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this CCPA Privacy Notice.

1. No Sales Of Your Personal Information.

PerimeterX does not sell your personal information. In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold your personal information.

2. Right To Know About Personal Information Collected, Disclosed Or Sold.

The CCPA provides “consumers” (i.e. California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. In particular, consumers 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. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you (i) the categories of personal information we collected about you, (ii) the categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you, (iii) our business or commercial purpose for collecting or (if applicable) selling that personal information, (iv) the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information, and (v) the specific piece of personal information we have collected.

You also have the right to request a business that sells your personal information, or discloses it for a business purpose: (i) the categories of personal information collected about you, (ii) the categories of personal information about you that has been sold and the categories of the third parties to whom it was sold, and (iii) the categories of your personal information that we have disclosed for a business purpose.

3. Rights To Personal Information Collected For Direct Marketing Purposes.

PerimeterX does not share Personal Information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. California residents that we have established a business relationship with have a right to receive from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their Personal Information (if any) in the prior calendar year if we have reason to know that your personal information will be used for their direct marketing purposes and the categories of personal information disclosed to those parties.

4. Right To Request Data Deletion.

Subject to certain exceptions, the CCPA provides consumers with the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained. Once we receive a verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.

The CCPA permits us to deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:

  • Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  • Debug services or solutions to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.);
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the deletion of information is likely render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the research, if you previously provided informed consent;
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us;
  • Comply with a legal obligation;
  • Use your personal information internally that is compatible with the context in which you provided it; or

5. Exercising CCPA Access, Data Portability, And Deletion Rights

To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

  • Sending an email to: privacy@perimeterx.com
  • Mailing a written request to:

PerimeterX Attn: Privacy 400 S. El Camino Real, 14th Fl. San Mateo, CA 94402

  • By calling 650.620.7800 and asking for the privacy department.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability two times within a twelve-month period. You or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize 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. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive or manifestly unfounded.  If we determine that the request warrants a charge, then we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

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 a proper authorized representative, as well as to associate the information collected by us with the consumer. We cannot respond to your request if we are unable to confirm that the personal information we collected relates to you.
  • Sufficiently provide the detail that allows us to properly understand the request, evaluate, and respond to it.

We will use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request for the sole purpose to verify your identity or authority to make the request.

6. Timing Of The Response To Your Requests.

We try to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt.  If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period (up to 90 days) in writing.  Unless otherwise required by law, our response will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt.  Our response will explain the reasons if we cannot comply with a request.  For data access requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable that allows you to transmit the information to another entity without hindrance.

7. Non-Discrimination.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights, including but not limited to (a) denying goods or service, (b) charging different prices for services, (c) providing a different level or quality of services, or (d) suggest that you may receive a different price, level or quality of services.

8. Personal Information We Collect.

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (“personal information”). Personal information does not include:

  • Publicly available information from government records.
  • De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
  • Information excluded from the CCPA's scope, like:

    • health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data;
    • personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
    • Data related to our employees and job applicants for so long as it is excluded from the definition of “Personal Information” under the CCPA.

In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from “consumers” (as defined in the CCPA) within the last twelve (12) months (some information included in one category may overlap with information listed in other categories):

Category Examples Collected
A. Identifiers A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. YES
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address,telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. YES
C. Protected classification characteristics underCalifornia or federal law. 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, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). NO
D. Commercial information. Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, orother purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. NO
E. Biometric information. Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity. Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. YES
G. Geolocation data. Physical location or movements. YES
H. Sensory data. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. NO
I. Professional or employment-related information. Current or past job history or performance evaluations. NO
J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. NO
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. NO

9. Sources Of Information. We obtain the categories of personal Information from the following sources:

  • From our customers and users of their websites/apps that receive our services for Category A (identifiers), F (Internet or Other Similar Network Activity), and G (Geolocation Data). For example, in connection with receiving our website and app security services, our clients provide us with access to information from users of their websites and mobile apps. We generally do not receive user names or passwords, names or addresses of users, or any other information besides IP address that could permit PerimeterX to identify an individual user of a customer’s website or app.
  • Directly and indirectly from activity on our website (www.PerimeterX.com) Category A (identifiers), B (Personal Information Categories Listed In The California Customer Records Statute), F (Internet or Other Similar Network Activity), and G (Geolocation Data). For example, from submissions through our website portal or website usage details collected automatically.
  • Directly and indirectly from activity at a conference that is sponsored by us Category A (identifiers) and B (Personal Information Categories Listed In The California Customer Records Statute). For example, if you attend a conference sponsored by PerimeterX and fill out a form at PerimeterX’s booth or provide the information to the conference providing authorizing them to disclose this information to PerimeterX.

10. Use Of Personal Information.

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:

  • To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. For example, if you provide us with personal information in order to receive marketing communications from us we will use it for that purpose.
  • To provide you with information or services that you request from us.
  • To provide you with email alerts, event registrations and other notices concerning our products or services, or events or news, that may be of interest to you.
  • To carry out our contractual obligations with your employer.
  • To improve our website and present its contents to you.
  • For testing, research, analysis and product development.
  • As necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our clients or others.
  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
  • As described to you when collecting your personal information or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA.
  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us is among the assets transferred.

11. Sharing Of Personal Information With Third Parties.

We may disclose your personal information to the following third parties for a business purpose: (i) our service providers, (ii) our subsidiaries and (iii) third parties to whom you or your agents authorize us to disclose your personal information in connection with services we provide. In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose to those third parties: Category A (identifiers), B (Personal Information Categories Listed In The California Customer Records Statute), F (Internet or Other Similar Network Activity), and G (Geolocation Data). When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose other than is set forth in the contract.

12. Changes To Our Privacy Notice.

We reserve the right to amend this privacy notice at our discretion and at any time. When we make changes to this privacy notice, we will provide notice by indicating below each time this policy was amended.

13. Contact For More Information.

If you have any questions or concerns about this notice or our privacy policies or practices, please contact us at:

  • Sending an email to: privacy@perimeterx.com
  • By regular mail:

    PerimeterX Attn: Privacy 400 S. El Camino Real, 14th Fl. San Mateo, CA 94402

14. Revision history

Date last updated: January 1, 2020

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