California Privacy Policy Notice to Employees

Griffin Hardware Co. (DBA: Griffin ACE Hardware) and/or any affiliated entities (collectively, the “Company” or “we”) provide this California Privacy Notice (“Notice”) to describe our privacy practices with respect to our collection of Personal Information as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). This Notice applies only to employees who are residents of the State of California (“Consumers”) and from whom we collect “Personal Information” as described in the CCPA. We provide you this Notice because under the CCPA, California residents who are employees qualify as Consumers. For purposes of this Notice, when we refer to Consumers, we mean you only to the extent you are an employee of the Company who resides in California.

Information we collect about Consumers
We may collect Personal Information from you in a variety of different situations and using a variety of different methods, including, but not limited to, on our website, your mobile device, through email, in physical locations, through written applications, through the mail, and/or over the telephone. Generally, we may collect, receive, maintain, and use the following categories of Personal Information, depending on the particular Business Purpose and to the extent permitted under applicable law:

​Personal information does not include:

• Publicly available information from government records.
• De-identified or aggregated consumer information.

How We Use Personal Information
The Personal information we collect, and our use of Personal Information, may vary depending on the circumstances. This Notice is intended to provide an overall description of our collection and use of Personal Information. Generally, we may use or disclose Personal Information we collect from you or about you for one or more of the following purposes:

1. To fulfill or meet the purpose for which you provided the information. For example, if you share your name and contact information to become an employee, we will use that Personal Information in connection with your employment.
2. To comply with local, state, and federal law and regulations requiring employers to maintain certain records (such as immigration compliance records, travel records, personnel files, wage and hour records, payroll records, accident or safety records, and tax records), as well as local, state, and federal law, regulations, ordinances, guidelines, and orders relating to COVID-19.
3. To manage and process payroll and/or Company travel and expenses.
4. To maintain commercial insurance policies and coverages, including for workers’ compensation and other liability insurance.
5. To manage workers’ compensation claims.
6. To administer and maintain group health insurance benefits, 401K and/or retirement plans.
7. To manage employee performance of their job duties and/or employee conduct.
8. To conduct workplace investigations (such as investigations of workplace accidents or injuries, harassment, or other misconduct).
9. To evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment or promotions.
10. To obtain and verify background checks on job applicants and employees.
11. To evaluate, make, and communicate decisions regarding an employee’s employment, including decisions to hire, terminate, promote, demote, transfer, suspend or discipline.
12. To communicate with employees regarding employment-related matters such as upcoming benefits enrollment deadlines, action items, availability of W2s, and other alerts and notifications.
13. To grant employees access to secure Company facilities and maintain information on who accessed the facility.
14. To implement, monitor, and manage electronic security measures on employee devices that are used to access Company networks and systems.
15. To engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records, such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of the Company.
16. To communicate with employee’s family or other contacts in case of emergency or other necessary circumstance.
17. To manage employee recognition programs.
18. To promote and foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
19. To identify potential symptoms linked to COVID-19 (including through temperature checks, antibody testing, or COVID-19 questionnaire), protect employees and customers from exposure to COVID-19, permit contact tracing relating to any potential exposure, communicate with employees and customers regarding potential exposure to COVID-19, comply with applicable reporting requirements, facilitate and coordinate pandemic-related initiatives and activities (whether Company-sponsored or through the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, other federal, state and local governmental authorities, and/or public and private entities or establishments, including vaccination initiatives), and reduce the risk of spreading the disease in or through the workplace.
20. To provide services to corporate customers who may request certain pieces of information about a Company employee (such as name, phone number, and headshot) in order to permit the employee access or security clearance to their facility in advance of the Company employee being dispatched to provide services at the customer’s facility.

 
To submit CCPA/CPRA requests to know, delete, opt out of the sale of, and correct personal information, and to limit the use of sensitive personal information, you may:
1.  Call 866-958-3717, or
2.  Email:  [email protected]

Revised  10-1-2025
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