Last Updated: October 1, 2024.
This Privacy Policy for California Residents (“CCPA Privacy Policy”) applies to Alma Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, (“Alma,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) processing of personal information of California residents to the extent the information is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended, including by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CCPA”). For example, this Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information collected pursuant to various exemptions including for (i) medical and health information covered by HIPAA, and (ii) de-identified or publicly available information.
Personal Information We Collect, Use, Disclose, Share, or Sell
Categories of Personal Information We Collect, Categories of Sources of Personal Information, Business or Commercial Purposes for Which Personal Information Will Be Used, and Third Parties with Whom Personal Information is Sold, Shared, or Disclosed.
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (“personal information”). The chart below includes information collected for various types of individuals, such as our customers, employees, job applicants, and others. As a result, not all of the categories of collected personal information described below may be applicable to you. Within the last twelve (12) months, we may have collected personal information from the sources identified here for the business and commercial purposes indicated, and disclosed, shared, or sold (as indicated) such categories of personal information with the specified categories of third parties.
Information about our Personal Information Processing Activities
Additional details of how we process personal information is set forth in the chart above.
We do not sell consumers’ personal information.
We do not share personal information (for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising).
We do not sell or share (for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising) the personal information of minors under 16 years of age.
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than the following:
- To perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services.
- To prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity, or confidentiality of stored or transmitted personal information,
- To resist malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal actions directed at the business and to prosecute those responsible for those actions.
- To ensure the physical safety of natural persons.
- For short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, nonpersonalized advertising shown as part of a consumer’s current interaction with the business, provided that the personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about the consumer or otherwise alter the consumer’s experience outside the current interaction with the business.
- To perform services on behalf of the business.
- To verify or maintain the quality or safety of a product, service, or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured by, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
- To collect or process sensitive personal information where such collection or processing is not for the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer.
Your Privacy Rights
Right to Notice
You have the right to receive notice at or before the point of collection about our collection and retention practices. Please review our notice at collection linked [here] for more information.
Submitting Consumer Requests
You may submit a consumer request to us by email at customerservice@almalasers.com or by phone at (866) 414-ALMA (2562) (toll free) to make a consumer request. You may make up to two disclosure requests in any 12-month period. Please review the consumer request forms below.
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.
Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.
When you submit a verifiable consumer request, we will take steps to verify your request by email or telephone call. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your request or where necessary to process your request. If we are unable to adequately verify a request, we will notify the requestor. Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization and we may also require that the relevant consumer directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
Right to Know and Access Your Information
You have the right to request that we disclose to you certain descriptions and categories of the personal information we collect, use, disclose, share, or sell about you. For example, you may request the following through a consumer request:
- The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
- The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
- The business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information.
- The categories of third parties to whom we disclose the personal information.
- The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
You may make up to two disclosure requests in any 12-month period. See above for additional details on making a consumer request.
Right to Request Deletion
You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. See above for additional details about how to submit a consumer request.
You should be aware, however, that California law allows us to retain your personal information under certain conditions, even if you have asked us to delete it, such as when retaining your personal information is necessary for us to complete a transaction with you or provide you with a good or service you have requested. We will notify you of any denial of your deletion request and the reason for such denial.
Right to Request Correction
You have the right to request that we correct your personal information. See above for additional details about how to submit a consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for Exercise of Consumer Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you because you have chosen to exercise any of your privacy rights provided by the CCPA.
Using an Authorized Agent
You may use an authorized agent to submit a consumer request. To use an authorized agent, you will need to (i) provide written instruction to your agent, and verify your identity to us, or (ii) provide a power of attorney pursuant to California Probate Code Sections 4000 to 4465.
Contact Us
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding how we process CCPA personal information. If you should have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us at customerservice@almalasers.com or by phone at (866) 414-ALMA (2562) (toll free).
If you would like to contact us with a general question, please review our web site here: https://almainc.com/.
