California Consumer Privacy Act

California Consumer Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements the information contained in the Vengroff Williams, Inc. Privacy Policy and applies solely to visitors, users, consumers, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”).

Vengroff Williams, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “VWi,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and other applicable California privacy laws. Any terms defined in the CCPA/CPRA have the same meaning when used in this notice.

Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (“personal information”).

During the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

Category Examples Collected

A. Identifiers

Name, alias, postal address, telephone number, email address, IP address, online identifier, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or similar identifiers.

Yes

B. California Customer Records Information

Name, signature, Social Security number, address, telephone number, education, employment, financial information, medical information, health insurance information, and similar information described in California Civil Code §1798.80(e).

Yes

C. Protected Classifications

Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, sex, veteran status, and similar classifications protected by California or federal law.

Yes

D. Commercial Information

Products or services purchased, obtained, considered, purchasing histories or tendencies, and related commercial information.

Yes

E. Biometric Information

Fingerprints, facial recognition, voiceprints, iris scans, or other biometric identifiers.

F. Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity

Browsing history, search history, information regarding interaction with our website, and limited website usage information collected through cookies, analytics technologies, and similar tools.

Yes

G. Geolocation Data

Approximate or precise physical location information.

H. Sensory Information

Audio, visual, electronic, thermal, or similar information.

I. Professional or Employment Information

Employment history, current employment information, professional qualifications, or related information.

Yes

J. Education Information

Student records protected under FERPA.

K. Inferences

Profiles reflecting preferences, behavior, abilities, or characteristics.

Personal information does not include:

Publicly available government records;
Deidentified or aggregated information;
Information excluded from the CCPA/CPRA, including information governed by HIPAA, CMIA, GLBA, FCRA, DPPA, and other applicable federal or state laws.

Sources of Personal Information

We obtain personal information from the following sources:

Directly from our clients and their authorized representatives.
Indirectly from our clients while performing contracted services.
Directly from consumers through communications, payments, forms, and other interactions.
Through activity on our website, including information voluntarily submitted through website forms and limited website usage information collected automatically through cookies, analytics technologies, and similar tools.
From service providers and third parties that assist us in providing our services, including payment processing and website operations.

Use of Personal Information

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

To provide the services requested.
To process payments.
To perform our contractual obligations.
To administer collections and revenue cycle management services.
To communicate with consumers and clients.
To operate, maintain, secure, analyze, and improve our website and services.
To understand how visitors use our website and evaluate website performance.
To conduct testing, research, analytics, reporting, and product development.
To detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, security incidents, and unauthorized activity.
To comply with legal obligations, court orders, and governmental requests.
To protect the rights, property, and safety of VWi, our clients, and others.
To evaluate mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, or other corporate transactions.

We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use personal information for materially different purposes without providing appropriate notice where required by law.

Website Analytics

Our website uses analytics technologies, including Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our website.

These technologies may collect limited information such as:

Pages visited;
Browser and device type;
Approximate geographic location derived from IP address;
Referring websites;
Website performance and usage metrics.

This information is used solely to improve website functionality, security, user experience, and the effectiveness of our online services.

Sharing Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to third parties for legitimate business purposes.

When we do so, we require recipients to maintain the confidentiality of the information and use it only for the purposes for which it was provided.

During the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for business purposes:

Category A – Identifiers
Category B – California Customer Records Information
Category C – Protected Classifications
Category D – Commercial Information
Category I – Professional or Employment Information
Category F – Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity (limited website analytics)

Recipients may include:

Our affiliated companies;
Service providers, including website hosting, analytics, payment processing, and information technology providers;
Third parties authorized by you or our clients in connection with services we provide.

We do not sell personal information.

We do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Your California Privacy Rights

California residents may request:

Access to personal information collected;
Correction of inaccurate personal information;
Deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions;
Information regarding categories of information collected, sources, purposes, and disclosures;
A portable copy of certain personal information where required by law.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

Exercising Your Rights

You may submit a verifiable consumer request by:

Phone: 941-363-5200 or through the contact information provided on www.vwinc.com. We will verify your identity before responding.

Response Timing

We endeavor to respond to verifiable consumer requests within 45 days of receipt.

If additional time is reasonably necessary, we may extend our response period by up to an additional 45 days, and we will notify you of the reason for the extension.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices or applicable law. When material changes are made, we will post the revised notice on our website with an updated effective date.

Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Notice or wish to exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us:

Vengroff Williams, Inc.

9024 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Phone: 941-363-5200