California Job Applicant Privacy Notice

GuardWise Security ("we," "our," or "the Company") provides this California Privacy Notice to describe our practices regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information about job applicants, as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA.

This notice applies only to applicants who are California residents.

1. Personal Information We Collect

Information

Identifier

Contact Information

Employment & Education Info

Pre-Hire Screening

Protected Class Info (voluntarily provided)

Inferences

Example

Name, address, phone number, email

Mailing address, phone numbers, email

Resume details, job titles, prior employers, certifications, schools attended

Information provided in your job application or

resume, information gathered as part of background screening and reference checks, pre-hire drug test results, information recorded in job interview notes by persons conducting job interviews for the Company, information contained in candidate evaluation records and assessments, information in work product samples you provided, and voluntary disclosures by you.

Information you voluntarily disclose to the company regarding your race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious or philosophical beliefs, age, disability, medical or mental condition, military status, familial status, or language.

Based on analysis of the personal information

collected, we may develop inferences regarding job

applicants’ predispositions, behavior, attitudes,

intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes for purposes of

recruiting and hiring assessments and decisions.

Retention Period

If hired: retained for employment + 6 years; If not hired: retained for 4 years

We may also collect Sensitive Personal Information, including:

Social Security number, driver’s license, or other government-issued ID (if required for background screening)
Voluntary demographic disclosure

2. How We Use This Information
We may use your personal and sensitive information for the following lawful business purposes:

To evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for employment
To communicate with you during the hiring process
To verify references, employment history, or conduct background checks (with your consent)
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., immigration, tax, safety)
To retain your application for future consideration
To detect and prevent fraud or other unlawful activity

We do not sell or share your information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

3. Data Retention

We retain each category of personal information according to legal requirements and operational needs:

If hired: retained for the duration of employment + 6 years
If not hired: retained for 4 years from the date of application or when the position is filled (whichever is later)

We securely dispose of data no longer needed for legal or business purposes.

4. Your Rights as a California Resident

You have the right to:

Request access to your personal information
Request deletion or correction of your data (subject to exceptions)
Inquire how your data is used

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
📧 Privacyrequest@guardwisesecurity.com 📞 951-877-4088

5. More Information

For more on how GuardWise Security handles data, visit our general privacy policy or contact us directly.