Privacy Notice (CA)
Privacy Notice (CA)
Last updated June 7, 2023
United Launch Alliance (“ULA”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information in its possession or custody. This Privacy Notice explains what information about you we collect, use, disclose, store, retain, or otherwise process when you request or obtain our products or services, use our websites, and otherwise interact with us (collectively the “Services”).
This Privacy Notice applies to users of ULA-branded websites that display or link to this statement (but not those websites that have separate privacy statements), as well to business and other visitors to ULA’s offices or events, and ULA job applicants.
We may amend this Privacy Notice at any time by posting a revised version on our website. Unless otherwise stated, the revised version will be effective at the time we post it. We recommend you visit this page regularly to be kept aware of any changes.
1. Information We Collect
This section describes our practices when you interact with ULA in connection with one of its products we offer, or access ULA websites.
1.1. Information You Provide to Us. If you communicate with us or use the Services, we may collect the following types of information:
- Individual contact information: This includes your name, email address, physical address, shipping address, and telephone number.
- Business contact information: This includes business name, physical address, email address, and telephone number. We may also receive this information from the business you represent.
- Account information: This includes username, password, and notification preferences.
- Identity information: This includes information you provide to verify your identity for certain transactions, including your Social Security number, driver's license number, passport, tax identification number, and date of birth.
- Location information: This includes your IP address and approximate geolocation obtained from the location of your device and depending on your device permissions.
- Employment information: For certain transactions, we will need to collect your occupation for verification.
- Application information: If you apply for employment with ULA, we will collect your job application materials, resume, employment history, education history, and certifications and licenses held.
- Sensory data: If you visit a ULA location, video of you may be captured by our CCTV footage.
1.2. Information Obtained From Third Parties. We may obtain information about you from third parties, such as identity verification vendors or your current or former employer, for employment verification purposes or if your employer has a business relationship with ULA.
1.3. Information We Learn From You. When you interact with our website, certain information about you may be collected via cookies and similar technologies (referred to collectively herein as cookies). Cookies are small text files that are stored within your device’s memory by a website. Cookies enable a website such as ours to keep track of your activities to improve user experience and facilitate important security features. Some cookies may be hosted by third parties. The cookies on our website may collect the following information:
- Usage details about your interaction with our Services, such as which pages you access, frequency of access, what you click on, search terms, date and length of visits, IP address, demographic information, and referring website addresses.
We use the information collected via cookies to understand our website user base, monitor the performance of our site, improve the user experience, and to ensure the security of our site and services.
We use Google Analytics to conduct analytics and to collect information about usage of the Services. You can learn more about privacy and Google Analytics here. In general terms, Google Analytics collects information on how often users visit the Services, what pages or features of the Services they use, and what other websites users visited prior to accessing the Services. You may prevent your data from being collected and used by Google Analytics by opting out through the use of the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note we use other cookies for the above-described purposes. To get more information on these cookies and to select your preferences, visit our cookie management platform (Terms and Conditions (ulalaunch.com).
2. How We Use Information
ULA may use your information for any of the following purposes:
- Provide the Services: Provide the requested Services; create and maintain your account; process and manage your transactions.
- Improve the Services and grow ULA: Understand our consumer base; conduct testing, research, analysis, and product development; improve the Services.
- Respond to your inquiries: Provide support and respond to your questions, inquiries, or other requests; monitor and improve our responses.
- Send communications: Inform you of any changes to the Services.
- Offer, maintain, and improve online Services: Monitor the performance of the Services; improve the Services; ensure the security of the Services.
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations: Comply with our legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with inquiries from regulators, law enforcement agencies, or parties involved in litigation; engage in risk management activities.
- Protect our rights and the rights of others: Establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights; as required to enforce contracts; maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Services; defend against legal claims or demands; detect, investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, or personal safety of any person.
- To process your application: To assess and manage your job application; conduct reference checks; assess your suitability for a role for which you have applied; monitor compliance with equal opportunities and non-discrimination policies.
3. How We Disclose Information
ULA may disclose your personal information as follows:
- With your employer, if you interact with ULA as the representative, or agent of a customer of ULA, vendor, or other business entity.
- With service providers that perform business functions on our behalf, such as companies that assist with recruiting, analytics, fraud prevention, data processing and management, regulatory compliance and auditing, account management hosting, technical support, and marketing.
- To prevent harm or if we believe it is necessary in order to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, or personal safety of any person.
- When required by law and when we are legally required to do so, such as in response to or in compliance with court or regulatory agency orders, legal proceedings, or legal process; to exercise our legal rights; to enforce our Terms and Conditions or other applicable agreements or policies; to defend against legal claims or demands; or to comply with the requirements of any applicable law.
- As part of a business transaction with another entity in connection with a contemplated or actual reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
4. How Long We Keep Your Information
ULA will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to complete the purposes for which it was collected, or as may be required by law. California law requires us to provide information regarding the criteria we use to determine the length of time for which we retain personal information.
We utilize the following criteria to determine the length of time for which we retain information:
- The business purposes for which the information is used, and the length of time for which the information is required to achieve those purposes;
- Whether we are required to retain the information type in order to comply with legal obligations or contractual commitments, to defend against potential legal claims, or as otherwise necessary to investigate theft or other activities potentially in violation of ULA’s policies and procedures applicable to you or against the law, to ensure a secure online environment, or to protect health and safety;
- The privacy impact of ongoing retention on the consumer; and
- The manner in which information is maintained and flows through our systems, and how best to manage the lifecycle of information in light of the volume and complexity of the systems in our infrastructure.
Individual pieces of personal information may exist in different systems that are used for different business or legal purposes. A different maximum retention period may apply to each use case of the information. Certain individual pieces of information may also be stored in combination with other individual pieces of information, and the maximum retention period may be determined by the purpose for which that information set is used.
5. How We Secure Information
ULA takes a variety of measures, including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect your information from loss, theft, and misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. For example, we take steps to limit access to information to those ULA employees, agents, and contractors who have legitimate business reason to access such information. We also use measures like encryption and hashing to help protect information when in transmission. Nevertheless, the internet is not a 100% secure environment, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of the transmission or storage of your information.
6. Information Choices
- Access or correct your application information: You can correct and view certain application information associated with your ULA Careers account at any time through your account.
- Notification and marketing preferences: You may change your notification preferences at any time by logging into your Careers account and adjusting your preferences. You can also click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email or contact us through the Contact Us form on our website. Even after you have unsubscribed, you will still receive email communications that provide information and updates from ULA related to your transactions or other important information.
- Preferences regarding automatic collection of information on our website:
- You can set your browser to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you are visiting the Services from a mobile device, the operating system of the device may offer you options regarding how the device collects and uses your information for interest-based advertising.
7. Special Information For California Residents
If you are a California resident, you have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA") to receive notice of the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for which those categories of personal information will be used, how we share the personal information, and how we determine the length of time for which the personal information is maintained. You are also entitled to receive notice regarding your rights under the CCPA.
The categories we use below to describe the information are those listed in the CCPA. Certain personal information may fall into multiple categories. Some of the categories include very different types of information. As a result, how we use and how long we keep the information within each category will vary. The examples of personal information listed below are illustrative and do not represent a complete description of the information we may process.
The chart also lists the categories of third parties to whom we “share” personal information. Under the CCPA, a business “shares” personal information when it is shared with a third party for cross-contextual advertising. ULA does not “sell” personal information (disclose it to a company for monetary or other benefit) within the meaning of the CCPA.
We are required to list the categories of service providers to whom we disclose information to conduct activities on our behalf. These service providers are restricted from using personal information from any purpose that is not related to our engagement.
If a category of personal information is not listed, we do not collect it.
Collection, Use, and Sharing - Business Contacts
We collect personal information subject to the CCPA when we interact with a California-based employee, representative, or agent of a customer of ULA, vendor, or other business entity. This disclosure covers the information that may be collected about you and not about the business on whose behalf you interact with us.
| Category | Required Information |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | Name, email address, phone number, business or other contact address Source: Directly from you or from the business entity you represent Purpose of collection and use: The purposes listed in Section 2 above Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: Federal or state agencies for EEO and OFCCP reporting purposes Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: Benefits providers and service providers Retention considerations: The amount of time we will retain your identifiers depends on your relationship with us or the business you represent. |
| Internet or other similar network activity | Device ID, browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our website Source: Automatically generated when you use our website Purpose of collection and use: All purposes listed in Section 2 above Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: None Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: None Retention Considerations: Internet or other network activity information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
Collection, Use, and Sharing - Individual Consumers
Most of the information we collect about individuals is in the context of our business relationship with employers. However, in certain circumstances, we may collect information that is outside that context. This information includes:
| Category | Required Information |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | Name, email address, phone number, or other contact address Source: Directly from you Purpose of collection and use: The purposes listed in Section 2 above Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: None Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: Service providers Retention considerations: Information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
| Internet or other similar network activity | Device ID, browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our website Source: Automatically generated when you use our websites or applications Purpose of collection and use: All purposes listed in Section 2 above Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: None Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: None Retention Considerations: Internet or other network activity information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
Collection, Use, and Sharing - Job Applicants
We collect personal information subject to the CCPA when an individual residing in California applies for an internship or employment with ULA. This personal information includes:
| Category | Required Information |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | Name, email address, phone number, or other contact address Source: Directly from you Purpose of collection and use: To assess and manage your application; conduct reference checks; assess your suitability for a role for which you have applied; monitor compliance with equal opportunities and non-discrimination policies Categories of parties to whom personal information is shared: Recruiting service provider Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: Recruiting service provider Retention considerations: If you become an employee of ULA, we retain your information for the length of time for which you are an employee, and for a period thereafter to comply with our legal obligations. If you do not become an employee, information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
| Education- and Employment-related information | Institutions attended, degrees obtained, and courses taken; Current or past job history Source: Directly from you Purpose of collection and use: To assess and manage your application; conduct reference checks; assess your suitability for a role for which you have applied; monitor compliance with equal opportunities and non-discrimination policies Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: Recruiting service provider Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: Recruiting service provider Retention considerations: If you become an employee of ULA, we retain your information for the length of time for which you are an employee, and for a period thereafter to comply with our legal obligations. If you do not become an employee, information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
| Protected Classifications | Race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, and veteran status Source: Directly from you Purpose of collection and use: To assess and manage your application; conduct reference checks; assess your suitability for a role for which you have applied; monitor compliance with equal opportunities and non-discrimination policies Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: Recruiting service provider; federal or state agencies as required by law Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: Recruiting service provider; federal or state agencies as required by law Retention considerations: If you become an employee of ULA, we retain your information for the length of time for which you are an employee, and for a period thereafter to comply with our legal obligations. If you do not become an employee, information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
| Internet or other similar network activity | None |
| Audio and visual information | Video of you taken by security cameras if you visit a ULA location Source: Directly from you Purpose of collection and use: Security; protect our rights and the rights of others Categories of parties to whom personal information is sold or shared: None Categories of parties to whom personal information is disclosed: None Retention considerations: This information is typically deleted at regular intervals when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected |
Rights
As a California resident, you have the right to request access to personal information collected about you and information regarding the source of that personal information, the purposes for which we collect it, and the third parties and service providers with whom we share it. You also have the right to request we correct inaccurate information, and to request in certain circumstances that we delete personal information that we have collected directly from you. You have the right to be free from discrimination based on your exercise of your CCPA rights.
You may submit a request to exercise your rights to access, correct, delete or limit the use of your personal information through one of two means:
- By emailing us at privacy@ulalaunch.com.
We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to comply with your request, or why we may comply with it in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response. Upon submission of your request, we will contact you (via the email address provided in your request) with instructions on how to verify the request, after which we will check our records for matching information. We aim to complete requests as soon as reasonably practicable and consistent with any applicable laws. You may authorize another individual or a business registered with the California Secretary of State, called an authorized agent, to make requests on your behalf through these means.
You may request to opt out of the sharing of personal information with third parties by emailing us at privacy@ulalaunch.com. The CCPA also grants you the right to request that we limit use of sensitive personal information to certain purposes allowed by law. However, we do not use sensitive personal information in any way for which you would be afforded this right.
8. Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register or use the Services. If we learn that any information we collect has been provided by a child under the age of 13, we will promptly delete that information.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions relating to this Privacy Notice, please contact us at privacy@ulalaunch.com.