Point of Collection
KST Data, Inc.
Notice at Point of Collection of Personal Information
Last updated: March, 2025
KST Data, Inc. (also referred to as “we,” “us,” and “our”) understands the importance of protecting your personal information. This notice at point of collection of personal information (“Notice”) describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you use our website, mobile or tablet applications, or other services we provide (collectively, the “Platform”).
We provide this Notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (collectively, the “CCPA”). Any terms defined in the CCPA, not otherwise defined in this Notice, shall have the meaning given them in the CCPA. We may change this Notice at any time or from time to time. If we make any material changes to this Notice, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our website, emailing or texting you a notice, or by other appropriate means of communication. Your continued use of our Platform after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Notice periodically for updates.
Information We May Collect About You and How We Collect It
We may collect several types of personally identifiable information from and about you including information that falls within the below categories:
| Category | Examples | Length of Time We Retain Such Information | Why We Retain Such Information |
| Identifiers | Real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers | Seven years for information contained in records related to sales and use taxes. | To communicate with users or transact business.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements.
To have documents that support the income, deduction or credit reported on tax returns including, but not limited to, cash register tapes, sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips, canceled checks, and any other documents which support the entries in our accounting books and which are reported on our tax returns. |
| Categories of personal information described in the California Customer Records Act | Name, signature, address, telephone number, credit card number, debit card number or any other financial information | Seven years for information contained in records related to sales and use taxes.
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Personal information needed in conjunction with an approved transaction.
To communicate with users or transact business.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements.
To have documents that support the income, deduction or credit reported on tax returns including, but not limited to, cash register tapes, sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips, canceled checks, and any other documents which support the entries in our accounting books and which are reported on our tax returns.
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| Commercial information | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | Seven years for information contained in records related to sales and use taxes.
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Ownership information needed for warranty or similar purposes.
As requested or required by manufacturers.
To communicate with users or transact business.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements.
To have documents that support the income, deduction or credit reported on tax returns including, but not limited to, cash register tapes, sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips, canceled checks, and any other documents which support the entries in our accounting books and which are reported on our tax returns.
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| Internet or other electronic network activity | Browsing history, search history and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with a website, application or advertisement | At least two years for records related to data processing.
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To review quotes saved, product purchases, etc.
To communicate with users or transact business.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements.
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| Professional or employment-related information | Current job title and employment at company. | Four years from the date of creation.
Four years from the date of termination or non-hire
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Current job title and company needed to validate certain purchase transactions.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements. |
| Sensitive Personal Information
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Sensitive personal information is defined as personal information that reveals any of the following:
• Your account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account;
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Seven years for information contained in records related to sales and use taxes. | Information required to process purchase transactions
To communicate with users or transact business.
To comply with obligations related to business transaction record retention requirements.
To have documents that support the income, deduction or credit reported on tax returns including, but not limited to, cash register tapes, sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips, canceled checks, and any other documents which support the entries in our accounting books and which are reported on our tax returns.
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Collectively, the information described above and any other personally identifying information we may collect from you shall be referred to as “personal information.”
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use information that we collect about you or your devices:
- To present the Platform and its content to you;
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us;
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
- To provide you with information regarding the services we offer, including new products and services that we may introduce from time to time;
- To provide you with product literature;
- To notify you about changes to the Platform or any products or services we offer or provide through it;
- To maintain and manage your account;
- To allow you to participate in interactive features on the Platform or access restricted areas of the Platform;
- To conduct research on our users’ demographics, interests and behavior;
- To perform analyses or for other purposes to improve the quality of the Platform and our business;
- To publish our own marketing and promotional materials, including online newsletters;
- To invite you to and register you for events;
- To provide you with offers and information about the Platform and our affiliates;
- To deliver targeted advertising, promotions and offers, on behalf of ourselves and advertisers, on and off the Platform;
- To process your requests, purchases, transactions and payments, and prevent transactional fraud;
- To manage credit risks;
- To report and file tax and other information to state tax agencies;
- To validate our customer base against sanctions lists;
- To ensure compliance across various segments of our business;
- To track and aggregate Platform visitors’ activity for purposes of analyzing general traffic flow on the Platform;
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; or
- For any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you, via your e-mail address or phone numbers, about our services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please do not sign up for our subscription services. If you have already received e-mails, phone calls or text messages through our subscription services, and you wish to discontinue the services, you may opt-out by contacting us at privacy@kstdata.com or (213) 369-8794.
We will not collect additional categories of personal information without providing you notice, which may be in the form of an updated Notice.
Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
California residents have the right to opt-out of sale or sharing of your personal information. Although we do not sell your personal information, we may share your personal information with third-party advertisers through the use of cookies and other automatic forms of data collection. In exchange, we are able to provide more targeted marketing and advertising, which may result in increased sales of our products and services; we are able to better understand if the Platform is functioning as intended, enabling us to refine the Platform, accordingly, potentially resulting in increased sales of products and services; and we are better able to understand the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising campaigns. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Notice.
You can opt-out of this sale or sharing by following the instructions on the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information on the footer of the KST Data website or by contacting us at privacy@kstdata.com or (213) 384-9555.
Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy provides further information regarding the collection and use of your personal information, as well as certain rights of California residents pursuant to the CCPA. Our Privacy Policy can be found at Privacy Policy.
If you do not consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, please do not provide us with personal information.