California Privacy Notice

NEScientific, Inc. and its affiliates (“NEScientific,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provide this Privacy Notice, which applies to California resident employees, employee applicants, owners, directors, officers, and contractors of NEScientific, as well as, where applicable, those individuals’ emergency contacts and beneficiaries who are California residents. This Privacy Notice sets forth our practices with respect to information that can reasonably be linked with an individual (“Personal Information”), as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), collectively referred to as the “CA Privacy Law.”

Please note, there may be additional or different privacy notices or disclosures that govern our use of your Personal Information beyond the CA Privacy Law. Where collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information is subject to the CA Privacy Law, this Privacy Notice shall prevail. For collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information beyond the CA Privacy Law, those separate and relevant privacy notices and disclosures shall prevail.

Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information

The following chart details the categories of Personal Information we collect and process, as well as the categories of Personal Information we disclose to third parties for operational business and employment purposes, including within the 12 months preceding the date this Privacy Notice was last updated:

Categories of Personal Information and Disclosure

Category	Disclosed to Which Categories of Third Parties for Operational Business Purposes
Identifiers (e.g., name, government-issued identifiers)	Affiliates; service providers (e.g., payroll, benefits, IT); professional advisors (e.g., auditors, lawyers); public authorities; business partners (e.g., corporate credit cards).
Personal Information (e.g., contact, financial, medical information)	Same as above.
Protected Class Information (e.g., age, gender, disability)	Same as above.
Commercial Information (e.g., transactions, travel expenses)	Same as above.
Biometric Information (e.g., face scans, fingerprints)	Same as above.
Internet Activity (e.g., browsing history, device identifiers)	Same as above.
Geolocation Data (e.g., GPS data, IP address location)	Same as above.
Audio, Visual, or Electronic Information (e.g., photos, recordings)	Same as above.
Education Information (e.g., records and directory information)	Same as above.
Professional or Employment Information (e.g., work history, wage data)	Same as above.
Inferences (e.g., profile summaries based on other data)	Same as above.

Sensitive Personal Information

This includes information such as Social Security numbers, account logins with security credentials, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, and health-related data. NEScientific does not sell or share Personal Information, including Sensitive Personal Information, for cross-context behavioral advertising. Additionally, we do not knowingly sell or share Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age.

Sources of Personal Information

We collect Personal Information from a variety of sources, including:

You directly.
Your colleagues, managers, or references.
Prior employers or educational institutions.
Providers of benefits and background check services.
Publicly available databases and social networks.

Purposes for the Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal Information

We collect and use Personal Information for operational and employment-related purposes, including:

Workforce management (e.g., recruitment, onboarding, staffing).
Payroll and benefits administration.
Performance evaluations and training.
IT and system security.
Internal audits and legal compliance.
Strategic planning and resource allocation.

We also process Sensitive Personal Information for purposes such as ensuring safety, securing facilities and systems, and complying with legal obligations.

Retention Period

We retain Personal Information, including Sensitive Personal Information, for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, considering factors such as:

The duration of your relationship with NEScientific.
Legal requirements for recordkeeping.
The potential need to address disputes or regulatory investigations.

Individual Rights and Requests

As a California resident, you may exercise the following rights under the CA Privacy Law:

Access and Information Rights: Request categories of Personal Information collected and disclosed about you within the past 12 months.
Correction Rights: Request corrections to inaccuracies in your Personal Information.
Deletion Rights: Request the deletion of certain Personal Information, subject to exceptions under the law.
Data Portability Rights: Request a copy of your Personal Information in a portable format.

NEScientific will not discriminate or retaliate against you for exercising your rights under the CA Privacy Law.

To submit a request, please contact us at:

Phone: 1 (203) 756-2111
Email: [email protected]
Mail: NEScientific, Inc., ATTN: Privacy, 2120 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT 06704

We may need additional information to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. For security purposes, we may require re-authentication or confirmation for certain requests.