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California Privacy Rights Notice for Job Applicants

Last Updated: April 10, 2024

Under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® family of brands (“1-800-Flowers” or “We”) is required to provide any California resident who is our job applicant with a notice related to “personal information” We collect about you. This notice contains disclosures required by the CPRA and applies only to “personal information” that is subject to the CPRA.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We have collected in the past 12 months and We may continue to collect some or all of the following categories of personal information about our job applicants who are California residents:

Personal and online identifiers (such as first and last name, Social Security number, log-in credentials, email address, or unique online identifiers)
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (such as race, sex, or gender)
Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as interactions with a website, email, or application)
Geolocation information (such as address)
Audiovisual information (such as audio or video collected through recordings)
Professional or employment-related information (such as your employment history and resume)
Education information (such as your education history and transcripts)
Other information about you that is linked to the personal information above

Some of the information described above is also defined as “sensitive personal information” under the CPRA.

Categories of Sources. As permitted by law, We may collect personal information about job applicants from the following categories of sources:

You.
Employment references.
Recruiters, including individuals who refer you to 1-800-Flowers.
Service providers.
Social media companies.
Educational institutions.
Background check providers.
Consumer reporting agencies.

Categories of Third Parties To Which We Disclose Personal Information. We may disclose the personal information We collect to the following categories of recipients:

Service providers. We disclose the personal information we collect to our service providers, such as those who help us manage the application process.
Recruiters. We may disclose personal information to recruiters, such as to convey the status of your application.
Employment references. We may disclose personal information to references, such as to confirm the information you provided to us.
Background check providers. As legally permitted, We may disclose personal information to background check providers to obtain a background check.
Government entities. As legally required, We may provide personal information to government entities.
Other persons pursuant to legal process, such as a court order or subpoena, or with your consent.

We do not sell the personal information We collect about job applicants or share such information for targeted advertising purposes.

How We Use Job Applicants’ Personal Information. We may use and disclose the personal information We collect about job applicants for our commercial and business purposes to the categories of recipients listed above. Our commercial and business purposes include, without limitation:

Processing, evaluating, and communicating with you about your application, including to check references and communicate with you about other jobs that may interest you.
Other business purposes as identified in the CPRA, which include:
- Auditing related to our interactions with you;
- Legal compliance;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, fraud, and illegal activity;
- Debugging
- Performing services (for us or our service provider) such as analytics;
- Internal research for technological improvement;
- Internal operations;
- Activities to maintain and improve our business; and
- Other one-time uses.

How Long We Retain Personal Information. If you are hired, 1-800-Flowers will keep personal information about you for the duration of your employment with 1-800-Flowers and as otherwise required by law. If your application is not successful, We may retain and use your personal information for a further period of time in order to consider you for other job opportunities where permitted by applicable law and/or for as long as necessary to comply with legal record retention requirements.

Your Rights. As a California resident, you have certain rights under the CPRA related to personal information 1-800-Flowers collects about you. You may be able to exercise the following rights, subject to certain exceptions and limitations:

The right to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information We collect, use, and disclose about you, the categories of sources from which We collected personal information about you, our purposes for collecting or disclosing personal information, and the categories of third parties to which We have disclosed personal information.
The right to request that We delete the personal information We have collected from you.
The right to correct inaccurate personal information We maintain about you.
The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the CPRA.

While the CPRA provides an opt-out opportunity related to sensitive personal information, 1-800-Flowers uses and discloses sensitive personal information, as defined under the CPRA, only for purposes permitted by the CPRA that do not require an opt-out opportunity.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact 1-800-Flowers using the following information and submit the verifying information, as further described below:

By contacting the Data Privacy Office at PrivacySupport@1800flowers.
By calling us at 1-800-356-9377.

Verification Process and Required Information. In some cases, We may need to request additional information from you to verify your identity or understand the scope of your request. Generally, We verify your identity by matching the information provided in your request with the information We maintain in our records.

Authorized Agent. You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. In order to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, you must provide the agent with signed permission to do so and provide proof of your identity, or the agent must have a valid power of attorney. An authorized agent can make a request on your behalf through one of the submission methods noted above. In order for us to process the request, the authorized agent will be required to provide evidence of signed permission and your e-mail address to verify your identity, or proof of valid power of attorney.

Your Rights as a Consumer. We may collect information about you that is unrelated to your application to our company, if you are a consumer of our services. More information about our privacy practices and your rights as a consumer under state privacy laws can be found at our Privacy Notice.

Contact Us. For questions or concerns about 1-800-Flowers’ practices, please contact us by using the information below.

Data Privacy Office

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.

Two Jericho Plaza Suite 200

Jericho, NY 11753

Telephone at: 1-800-Flowers (1-800-356-9377)

Email at: PrivacySupport@1800flowers.com