Privacy Notice for Employees
Effective Date: December 31, 2019
In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), this California Employee Privacy Notice (the “Notice”) describes the Personal Information which Lark Technologies, Inc. (“Lark” or “we”) collects about you, and the purposes for its use during and after your working relationship with us. All Lark employees are subject to this regardless of location in anticipated compliance with similar state and national regulations.
This Notice does not form part of any contract of employment or other contract and does not confer any employment status or contractual right on you, or place any contractual obligation on us. Lark may update this Notice at any time.
It is important that you read the Notice and any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting Personal Information about you so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information.
Lark and the California Privacy Law
The California privacy law known as the CCPA is the first United States-based privacy law that applies across industries, imposing privacy and security requirements for organizations handling California consumer data, including employee data. CCPA establishes business obligations and grants consumer rights over Personal Information. As of January 1, 2020, we are required to disclose to California resident job applicants, employees, contractors, owners, directors, or officers the categories of Personal Information collected in the context of the employment relationship, and the purposes for which the categories of Personal Information shall be used. In this Notice, Lark documents the categories of Personal Information that we collect in the context of the employment relationship and the purposes for which that information will be used.
Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of personal information from employees within the last twelve (12) months:
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Identifiers
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First and last name, address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, date of birth, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name or other similar identifiers
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Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
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Telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, medical information, or health insurance information
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Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law
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Age, race, ethnicity, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions)
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Biometric information
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Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as height, weight, gait, heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, diet preferences and exercise data
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Geolocation data
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Physical location or movements
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Inferences drawn from other personal information
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Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes
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How We Use Information We Collect
We use your personal data in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or authorized by you, including for the following purposes:
- To fulfill or meet the purpose for which you provided the information. For example, if you share your name and contact information to apply for a job or become an employee, we will use that personal information in connection with your employment or potential employment.
- Making a decision about your recruitment or employment.
- Determining the terms on which you work for us.
- Checking you are legally entitled to work for us and at your worksite.
- Paying you and, if you are an employee, deducting applicable tax, retirement and insurance contributions.
- Providing the benefits to you for which you are eligible.
- Liaising with your pension or retirement plan provider.
- Administering the employment/worker/contractor relationship we have entered into with you.
- Business management and planning, including accounting and auditing.
- Conducting performance reviews, managing performance and determining performance requirements.
- Making decisions about salary reviews and compensation.
- Assessing qualifications for a particular job or task, including decisions about promotions.
- Gathering evidence for possible grievance or disciplinary hearings.
- Making decisions about your continued employment or engagement.
- Making arrangements for the termination of our relationship.
- Education, training and development requirements.
- Dealing with legal disputes involving you, or other employees, workers and contractors, including accidents at work.
- Ascertaining your fitness to work.
- Managing sickness absence.
- Complying with health and safety obligations.
- To prevent fraud.
- To monitor your use of our information and communication systems to ensure compliance with our IT policies.
- To ensure network and information security, including preventing unauthorized access to our computer and electronic communications systems and preventing malicious software distribution.
- To conduct data analytics studies to review and better understand employee retention and attrition rates.
- Equal opportunities monitoring.
For more information on our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Policy. If you have any specific questions regarding this Privacy Notice, you can contact us via email or by writing to us at the address below:
Send e-mail to:
Send mail to our address:
Lark Technologies, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Policy Inquiry
2570 El Camino Real
Suite 100
Mountain View, California 94040
U.S.A.