Privacy Notice for California Residents
Revised: July 22, 2026
This Privacy Notice for California Residents applies solely to the personal data of individuals who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”) and forms a part of and supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy. We have provided this Privacy Notice for California Residents to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (collectively, the “CCPA“), and any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this notice.
Categories of Personal Information Collected: In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information from California consumers:
Identifiers (e.g., name, email address, postal address, telephone number, IP address, device identifiers, and account credentials). Sources: directly from you, automatically through your use of the App, and from third-party platforms. Disclosed to: service providers, advertising partners, analytics providers, and Brands (as defined in our Terms and Conditions).
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information (e.g., browsing history on our App, interactions with our website, and information collected through cookies, pixels, and similar technologies). Sources: automatically through your use of the App and through third-party tracking technologies. Disclosed to: advertising platforms (e.g., Meta, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft), analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity), and marketing automation tools (e.g., HubSpot, ZoomInfo).
Commercial Information (e.g., records of services obtained through the App, ambassador program participation, and task completion). Sources: directly from you and through your use of the App. Disclosed to: service providers and Brands.
Professional or Employment-Related Information (e.g., social media presence and content creation activity). Sources: directly from you and from connected social media accounts. Disclosed to: Brands.
Geolocation Data (e.g., approximate location derived from IP address). Sources: automatically through your use of the App. Disclosed to: analytics providers.
Sale or Sharing of Personal Information. We may share Internet or Electronic Network Activity Information and Identifiers (such as IP addresses and device identifiers) with advertising and analytics partners through the use of cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies on our website. This activity may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under the CCPA. You may opt out of this activity as described below.
Your Rights and Choices: The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and how you may exercise those rights.
- Access to Specific Information; Data Portability Rights. You 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: (a) the categories of personal information we collected about you; (b) the categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you; (c) our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information; (d) the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information, if any; (e) the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request); (f) if we disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.
- Deletion Request Rights. You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers, if any, to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to: (a) complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, 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; (b) detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities; (c) debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; (d) exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law; (e) comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.); (f) engage in public or peer-reviewed research in accordance with Section 1798.105 (d)(6) of the CCPA; (g) enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us; (h) comply with a legal obligation; or (i) make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
- Correction Request Rights. You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing. You have the right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may share certain personal information (such as IP addresses, device IDs, and browsing activity) with advertising and analytics partners through the use of tracking technologies on our website, as described in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. You may opt out of this sharing by adjusting your preferences through the cookie consent banner on our website, by enabling Global Privacy Control in your browser, or by contacting us at [email protected].
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information. To the extent we collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA, you have the right to limit our use and disclosure of that information to purposes permitted by the CCPA. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than those permitted by the CCPA.
- Exercising Your Rights. To exercise the access, data portability, deletion, correction, and opt-out rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by e-mail at [email protected]. You may also request deletion of your data by clicking the “Delete Account” button inside the More Tab on the SocialLadder mobile application. To opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, you may also use the cookie consent banner on our website or enable Global Privacy Control in your browser.
Only 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 only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within any 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must: (a) provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify that you are the individual about whom we collected personal information or that you are an authorized representative of that individual; and (b) describe your request with sufficient detail to allows us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to it. 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 that the personal information relates to you. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
- Response Timing and Format. We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of the verifiable consumer request. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
- Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not: (a) deny you goods or services; (b) charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties; (c) provide you a different level or quality of goods or services; (d) suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services. However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
Changes to this Notice: We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice for California Residents at any time. When we make changes, we will update the “Revised” date at the top of this notice. If we make material changes to how we collect, use, or share the personal information of California residents, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our App. You are encouraged to review this notice periodically.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Notice for California Residents, please contact us at [email protected] or at RKI Apps Inc. (dba SocialLadder), 3401 Market St, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
