Privacy Notice For California Employees And Applicants

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Effective Date: April 10, 2020
Last Updated: April 10, 2020

This Privacy Notice applies solely to employees of Hormel Foods Corporations and its subsidiaries (“Hormel,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) who reside in the State of California (“you”). We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), as amended, and its implementing regulations.

Assistance for Disabled Employees

Alternative formats of this Privacy Notice are available to individuals with a disability. Please contact Melissa Ladlie at mjladlie@hormel.com or 507-437-5656 for assistance.

Definition Specific to this Privacy Notice

“Personal Information” under the CCPA means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer/employee or household. Personal Information does not include publicly available information obtained from government records; deidentified or aggregated consumer information that cannot be reconstructed to identify you; any information covered under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or the California Financial Information Privacy Act, activities covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or protected health information as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

The Personal Information We Collect

The chart below shows the categories of Personal Information we collect about you in the employee context; examples of the type of Personal Information in each category; and the business purpose(s) for which that category of Personal Information is collected in the employee context.


Category of Personal Information	Examples	Business Purpose(s) for Collection
Unique identifiers	Name, signature, address, telephone email, account name, SSN, DL number, passport number, online identifier, IP address	Contact information Identify employee for physical building access Manage benefits processing To notify the emergency contact of an employee To comply with state and federal law and regulations Manage payroll processing To manage employee performance of their job duties Manage career development To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment To provide secure access to systems System password recovery To provide expense reporting and reimbursement Manage travel arrangements Maintain a respectful work environment To maintain and administer long-term and short-term disability programs
Government ID number	Social security number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number	To comply with state and federal law and regulations Manage benefits processing To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment
Physical description	Physical characteristics or description	Identify employee for physical building access To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment To help employee recognize their account Video monitoring for security To manage employee performance of job duties
Financial information	Bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information	To comply with state and federal law and regulations Manage travel arrangements
Health/medical information	Medical information, health insurance information, body temperature	Manage benefits processing To manage employee performance of job duties To maintain a safe work environment.
Protected class data	Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, including: race, ancestry, national origin, age (40 years or older), marital status, sex, sexual orientation, medical condition, disability, and veteran or military status	To comply with state and federal law and regulations Manage career development To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment Manage travel arrangement To provide a platform for team member networking
Internet activity	Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement	Maintain a respectful work environment
Employment information	Professional or employment-related information	To manage employee performance of their job duties Manage benefits processing To track time and attendance Manage tuition reimbursement benefits Manage payroll processing Manage career development To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment To comply with state and federal law and regulations To maintain and administer long-term and short-term disability programs
Education information	Personally identifiable education information that is not publicly available (e.g. grades, financial aid)	Tuition reimbursement benefits Manage career development To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment To provide a platform for team member networking

Additional Information

If you would like additional information regarding this Privacy Notice, please contact Melissa Ladlie at mjladlie@hormel.com or 507-437-5656 for assistance.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice at our discretion and at any time, consistent with the CCPA and California law. If we make changes to this Privacy Notice while you are in the process of applying for employment, we will provide you with a revised copy of this Privacy Notice.

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