California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice

Introduction

This California Consumer Privacy Act Notice (“CCPA Notice”) supplements the general Privacy Policy of AlgoIndex and applies solely to individuals who are residents of the State of California. We issue this notice in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively referred to here as “CCPA”), and other applicable California privacy laws. This CCPA Notice provides California residents with information about what personal information AlgoIndex collects and uses, how we use and disclose it, and the rights California residents have with respect to their personal information. It also includes our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” disclosure and instructions for how you can exercise your right to opt out of the sale of your personal data.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect and Use

AlgoIndex may collect (and in the past 12 months, may have collected) the following categories of personal information from or about users for the business and commercial purposes described:

• Identifiers: Such as your name, email address, account username, postal address (if provided), phone number, or IP address. We use this information to create and manage your account, provide our services to you, communicate with you (e.g., sending updates or responding to inquiries), and for security and fraud prevention.
• Customer Records: If you purchase a product or service, we collect payment information (e.g., credit card numbers or payment token from our payment processor) and transaction history. We use payment and transaction data to process your orders, maintain proper financial records, and provide customer support. (Payment details are typically handled via a third-party payment processor and not stored directly by AlgoIndex, except for basic transaction identifiers.)
• Commercial Information: Records of products or services you have purchased, obtained, or considered, as well as your usage history on AlgoIndex (such as which features you use or content you access). We use this to understand your interests, personalize your experience, and improve our offerings.
• Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity: Such as browsing history, search history, pages viewed, how you interact with our website, and the device and browser you use. We gather this through cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy) to analyze site traffic, measure the effectiveness of features or marketing campaigns, debug and resolve technical issues, and enhance your user experience.
• Geolocation Data: General location information may be derived from your IP address or billing information (e.g., city or country). We use location data to customize content and to comply with legal requirements (such as tax calculation or regional privacy law compliance like GDPR/CCPA). We do not track precise GPS location unless you explicitly provide it for a specific service.
• Professional or Employment Information: If you voluntarily provide it, we generally do not require this information, but if provided, we might use it to tailor certain communications or understand our user base demographics in aggregate.
• Inferences: We may draw inferences about your preferences or characteristics based on the other information we collect to personalize your experience and marketing messages (where permitted) and to improve our products.

Purposes for Collecting Personal Information

We collect and use the above information to operate and maintain our services, to provide you with the products or content you request, to process payments and fulfill orders, to communicate with you about your account or transactions, to provide customer support, to personalize and improve our website and services, to debug and repair errors, to protect against malicious or fraudulent activity, and to comply with legal obligations. We may also use some information to send you promotional communications about new features or products (you can opt out of marketing at any time), or to understand how users interact with ads or social media posts about AlgoIndex. We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that, under the CCPA, would require offering a right to limit.

Sources of Personal Information

We collect personal information directly from you (e.g., when you register an account, enter information on our site, or communicate with us), automatically through your use of our site (e.g., via cookies and web logs), and from third-party sources (e.g., if you use a third-party login like Google to sign into AlgoIndex, or if we integrate a third-party tool that provides data on users’ interactions). We only obtain data from third parties that you have authorized or that are publicly available and relevant to your use of our services.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Under the CCPA, “disclosure” can include any sharing of personal information with third parties. In the past 12 months, AlgoIndex has disclosed certain categories of personal information to third parties for our business or operational purposes. The types of third parties include:

• Service Providers: We engage trusted companies to perform functions on our behalf, including hosting providers, payment processors, analytics services, email service providers, customer support tools, and similar vendors. We share information with these service providers only as needed for them to render their services to us. Our service providers are contractually bound to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
• Affiliates: If AlgoIndex is part of a group of related companies, we may share personal information within that corporate group for internal administrative purposes, such as centralized customer support or data processing.
• Legal and Compliance: We may disclose personal information to outside parties when required to do so by law or legal process, or in response to valid requests by public authorities. We may also disclose information if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to safety.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or other transaction where personal information may be transferred as part of the business assets, we will ensure the receiving party is bound by privacy obligations consistent with this notice.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information to any other third party with your explicit consent or at your direction.

Importantly, AlgoIndex does not sell your personal information for monetary consideration.

Your Right to Opt Out of Sale of Personal Information

California law gives you the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. AlgoIndex does not sell personal information to third parties in the traditional sense. We also do not share your personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes without your consent. However, to the extent that any sharing of data related to cookies or analytics could be construed as a “sale” under California law, we provide a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” option to all users.

If you are a California resident and wish to exercise your right to opt out:

• Email Request: Send an email to info@algoindex.com with the subject line “Do Not Sell My Personal Information.” In the body, please clearly state your request and include your full name and the email associated with your AlgoIndex account.
• Authorized Agent: You may use an authorized agent to submit an opt-out request on your behalf. We will take steps to verify that the person making the request is properly authorized to act on your behalf.

Once we receive your opt-out request, we will act upon it as required by law. CCPA requires an opt-out to be honored as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than 15 business days. We will confirm your opt-out has been processed.

Other California Privacy Rights

The CCPA provides California residents with several additional rights regarding their personal information, subject to certain exceptions:

• Right to Know (Access): You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we have collected, used, disclosed, and (if applicable) sold about you over the past 12 months.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., information needed to complete a transaction, comply with a legal obligation, etc.). Deleting your personal information may result in the closure of your AlgoIndex account.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: Where applicable, you have the right to limit the use of certain sensitive personal information, although we do not currently use sensitive personal information for purposes that would trigger this right.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: AlgoIndex will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your right to know, delete, or correct your personal information, please contact us at info@algoindex.com with a clear statement of your request. We may need to verify your identity before processing the request, which may include asking you to provide certain information that we can match against information we already maintain about you. We will respond to verifiable requests as required by law (typically within 45 days, with a possible extension of up to 90 days for complex requests).

Contact

For questions about this CCPA Notice or AlgoIndex’s privacy practices, please contact us at info@algoindex.com.