13. Notices and Rights for California Consumers.

This section provides additional information under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (the “CCPA”), and other California consumer protection laws. This section applies only to consumers who reside in the State of California; it does not apply to personal information we collect about our personnel in our role as their employer or to personal information of California residents which we may collect through our business-to-business communications in connection with their role in their employer’s organization. For the purposes of this section, “personal information” also includes information that can reasonably identify a specific household as well as a specific individual.

Notice of Collection of Personal Information.

The personal information we collect about consumers and the business or commercial purposes we use it for are described in the following sections of our Privacy Policy:

• Section 1. What this Privacy Policy Covers.
• Section 2. Personal Information We Collect.
• Section 3. How We Use Personal Information.
• Section 4. When and Why We Share Personal Information and Who We Share It With.

Your Right to Opt-Out of Sale of Personal Information.

Under the CCPA, a California resident is entitled to instruct a business that sells consumers’ personal information not to sell his or her own personal information. We DO NOT sell your personal information.

The CCPA also gives California residents a right to know about personal information collected, disclosed and sold by covered businesses and a right to request deletion of certain personal information. Instructions for how to exercise those rights are below.

Your Right to Know the Personal Information We Collect, Disclose, or Sell.

California residents have the right to know the following about the personal information a covered business has collected, disclosed or sold about him or her or about his or her household:

• Categories Collected in the Last 12 Months: For a description of the types of information we have collected in the last 12 months, see Section 2 (“What Information We Collect”) above.
• Sources of Personal Information: A description of the sources we collect information can be found in Section 2 (“What Information We Collect”) above, particularly in the subsection titled “How We Collect Personal Information.”
• Business Purposes for which Personal Information Is Collected: The purposes for which we collect personal information are described in Section 3 (“How We Use Personal Information”) above.
• Business Purposes for which Personal information Is Sold: As noted above, we do not sell your personal information.
• What Third Parties We Share Personal Information With and the Business Purposes for Sharing It: We may share any one or more, or all, of the categories of personal information described in Section 2 above for any of the purposes and with any of the third parties described in Section 4 (“When and Why We Share Personal Information and Who We Share It With”) above.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose and sell about you specifically (the “Right to Know”), subject to certain legal restrictions.

You may submit a Right to Know request by emailing privacy@sovosbrands.com and including “California Right to Know Request” in the subject line.

Your Right to Delete Personal Information.

California consumers also have the right to request that we delete any personal information about them we may have collected, subject to certain exclusions permitted by law (“Right to Delete”). For example, we are not required to delete personal information if it is needed to complete a transaction, reasonably used for an ongoing business relationship, or used internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

If a Right to Delete request is confirmed and verified, we will delete the information from our records and direct any relevant service providers to do the same, unless an exclusion applies. If we are unable to fulfill all or part of your request, we will let you know why (for example, if the information is subject to an exclusion or the requesting person’s identity cannot be verified).

You may submit a Right to Delete request by emailing privacy@sovosbrands.com and including “California Right to Delete Request” in the subject line.

How to Make a Verifiable California Consumer Request.

Before we can respond to a Right to Know or a Right to Delete request, we are required to verify the identity and authority of the person submitting it (and, for requests made by an agent, their relationship with the individual on whose behalf the request is made). Thus, we may require confirmation of certain information, including your email address, phone number, full name, address and other personal information. We reserve the right to deny a verifiable request if the identity or authority of the requesting party cannot be confirmed.

How We Will Respond to a California Consumer Request.

We will confirm receipt of any Right to Know or Right to Delete request within 10 days of receipt and respond to it within 45 days of receipt, subject to delays and exclusions permitted by law. We may request additional information to verify that you are permitted to make the request. If we require more than 45 days to respond, we may extend the response time by up to 45 additional days, in which case we will notify you in writing of the extension and the reason for it. We will respond using the email or postal address provided in the request.

For a Right to Know request, our response will cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of the request. If we cannot comply with all or part of your request, we will provide an explanation. For requests to provide data, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information readily from one entity to another.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to a verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why and provide you a cost estimate before completing the request.

Right to Designate an Authorized Agent.

You as a California resident you have the right to designate an authorized agent to submit an Opt-Out Right notice, a Right to Know request or Right to Delete request. This may be a person or business registered with the California Secretary of State. An agent must submit written proof of its authority. You may submit verifiable consumer requests on behalf of your minor children.

Protection from Discrimination for Exercising California Consumer Rights.

We will not discriminate against a California consumer for exercising any of the rights described in this section. This means that (except as legally permitted) we will not:

• Deny you goods or services;
• Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services (including by granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties);
• Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
• Suggest that your prices, rates or quality of goods or services will differ.

Financial Incentive Programs.

California law allows businesses to offer certain financial or service incentives to encourage consumers to provide certain information. If we wish to begin selling personal information and offer you such a benefit program, we will provide a written “Notice of Financial Incentive” describing its material terms, and you will only be enrolled if you affirmatively opt in to the program. You may revoke that opt-in at any time. Any Notice of Financial Incentive will explain the process for opting in and out of the program. As mentioned above, though, we do not sell any personal information at this time.

California “Shine the Light” Law.

Under California Civil Code §1798.83, California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents who provide personal information in obtaining products or services for personal, family or household use are entitled to request and receive, once per calendar year, information about the customer information shared, if any, with other businesses for their direct marketing uses. The requesting resident is provided the categories of customer information and the names and addresses the businesses that acquired it in the prior calendar year. You may request this information by contacting us as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section above and indicating “Request for California Privacy Information – Shine the Light Law.” Not all sharing is covered by the “Shine the Light” law; only covered information-sharing will be included in any response.