Privacy Policy

Welcome to http://mgq.b39.myftpupload.com. The Western Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association (“WWCCA”) has created this Privacy Policy Notice to demonstrate our commitment to privacy and so that you, as a visitor to our Web site, will be aware of the uses made of information that may be generated as a result of you using our Web site.

This policy describes the rights available to Web site visitors/consumers regarding their personal information, and our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. This policy is in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

“Personal Information” for the purposes of this Notice is defined as information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you. Personal Information does not include information that is aggregated or information that cannot be reasonably linked to you. Personal information does not include the following:

Publicly available information from government records.
Deidentified or aggregated consumer information.
Information excluded from the policy’s scope such as:
Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data;
Personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.

Your Rights as a Website Visitor:

Right to Know and Access: This is your right to submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of personal information collected or disclosed by the WWCCA; (2) purposes for which categories of personal information are collected by the WWCCA; (3) categories of sources from which the WWCCA collects personal information; and (4) specific pieces of personal information the WWCCA has collected about you during the past twelve months. This right is subject to certain limitations under the CCPA;
Right to Delete: This is your right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you and maintain in our systems, subject to certain exceptions that permit us to keep your personal information for specific purposes;
Right to Opt-Out of Sale: This right allows you to opt-out of the sale or disclosure of your personal information to third parties; and
Right to Non-Discrimination: This right means that the WWCCA will not discriminate against you in any manner because you elect to exercise any of your privacy rights, including your rights under the CCPA.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

In the last twelve (12) months, the WWCCA has collected the following not all-inclusive categories and examples of personal information:

Personal identifiers (e.g., real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers);
Personal information categories (e.g., name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information);
Protected classification characteristics under federal or California law (e.g., age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information);
Commercial information (e.g., records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies);
Biometric information (e.g., genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data);
Internet or other similar network activity (e.g., browsing history, IP address, hashes as provided to a third party service Gravatar (privacy policy available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/), cookies, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website including but not limited to contact forms, application, or advertisement);
Geolocation data (e.g., physical location or movements); and
Inferences drawn from other personal information (e.g., profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes).

Sources from Whom We Collect Personal Information

We collect personal information about you from a variety of sources in order to provide you with our services, communicate with you, and when you interact with us through person-to-person member services or other electronic means, such as our call centers and/or WWCCA in-person locations, or use our services, websites and applications. These sources include:

Information you provide to us directly, such as when you contact or communicate with us, write comments on the Web site, upload any images to the Web site, or when you establish a member or user account and login;
Information we collect automatically and through your use of our services, websites and applications;
Information obtained from third parties; and
Publicly available information about you.

How We Use the Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We use the personal information we collect about you to provide you with reliable, high quality services, communicate with you, make improvements to our services, investigate theft, fraud and other illegal activities, and to personalize your experience. We may use the information we collect about Web site visitors/consumers, and the circumstances under which we may share or disclose that information may include to:

provide, deliver, maintain and improve the services you request, interact with, and to which you may subscribe;
fulfill requests for new service or changes to your account or the services you already receive;
provide you with technical support and high-quality customer service;
create and administer a WWCCA account, including activating your membership, service, billing, invoicing, and debt collection activities;
authenticate or otherwise provide you access to WWCCA services;
provide updates, upgrades, repairs or replacements for any of our service-related devices or software used in providing or receiving services;
manage and configure our device(s), system(s) and network(s);
understand how the service is being used, including through the creation of operational and marketing reports based on deidentified and/or aggregated service usage information;
inform you of additional services that may be of interest to you;
protect the security of the system, prevent fraud, detect unauthorized reception, use, and abuse of any WWCCA service, website or application, and to enforce any policy or applicable terms of service;
protect our rights, our personnel, our property, and the safety of others;
maintain our membership, accounting, tax and other records;
comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as well as for the general administration of our business;
deliver and personalize communications with you;
create internal business and marketing reports; and
provide advertising and marketing subject to the applicable consent.

How You Can Submit A Verifiable Consumer Request for Access to and/or Deletion of Your Personal Information

To protect your information, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. In some cases we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity, such as a government issued ID.

You may exercise these rights yourself or you may designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf. We will use reasonable efforts to verify your identity, as well as the identity of your authorized agent to ensure that your agent has been properly authorized by you to request information on your behalf.

If we cannot verify your identity or your authorized agent’s identity, we cannot fulfill your request.

To exercise one or more of your rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request:

By emailing us at [email protected] or
By calling Reka Miank, WWCCA Office Manager, at (714) 221 – 5520

How You Can Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information to Third Parties

You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. We do not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration for any purpose, including advertising, but the WWCCA may disclose or make available the personal information identified earlier in this policy for limited reasons. To opt-out of the sale of your personal information, please contact us:

By emailing us at [email protected] or
By calling Reka Miank, WWCCA Office Manager, at (714) 221 – 5520

Your Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these aforementioned rights.

How we Protect Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy from time to time. If we make any changes that materially affect your rights or the ways in which we collect, use or disclose your personal information, we will notify you in advance through written, electronic or other means, as permitted by law.

Contact Information

To exercise your rights or if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this policy, please contact Reka Miank, WWCCA Office Manager, at [email protected] or (714) 221 – 5520