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Sallie Mae Bank — Privacy Addendum for California Residents
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| n | 1 | # Privacy Addendum for California Residents | n | 1 | # Sallie State Privacy Notice |
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| n | 3 | Start of 1 Columns **Last Revised on:** March 21, 2025 This **Privacy Addendum f | n | 3 | Effective Date: September 30, 2026 |
| > | or California Residents ("Disclosure")** provided by Sallie Mae Bank and its sub | ||||
| > | sidiaries (“Sallie Mae”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) supplements the information cont | ||||
| > | ained in Sallie Mae's Privacy Policy and applies solely to individual residents | ||||
| > | of the State of California ("consumers", "you", or “your”). | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| n | 5 | Please note that this Disclosure describes how we collect, use, disclose or othe | n | 5 | This State Privacy Notice (“ **State Privacy Notice** ”) contains details about |
| > | rwise process Personal Information, as defined below, of California residents, t | > | how the operating subsidiaries of SLM Corporation, including SLM Education Servi | ||
| > | hrough our websites and mobile applications (collectively, our “Sites”), within | > | ces, LLC and Sallie Mae Bank (collectively, “ **we** ,” “ **us** ,” or “ **Salli | ||
| > | the scopes of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended by the Cali | > | e** ”), collect, use, store, disclose, and otherwise process certain information | ||
| > | fornia Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 et seq (“ | > | , including your personal information. | ||
| > | jointly CCPA”). Personal Information means information that identifies, relates | ||||
| > | to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonab | ||||
| > | ly be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| n | 7 | Personal Information relating to employees of Sallie Mae is governed by the Sall | n | 7 | This State Privacy Notice supplements our Privacy Policy and applies to resident |
| > | ie Mae Employee Privacy Notice. | > | s of those states with privacy laws that are applicable to certain of our busine | ||
| > | sses, including California (each a “ **State Privacy Law** ,” and collectively, | ||||
| > | the “ **State Privacy Laws** ”). In the event of a conflict between the Privacy | ||||
| > | Policy and the State Privacy Notice, this State Privacy Notice will prevail. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| n | 9 | For the purposes of this Disclosure, Personal Information does not include: | n | 9 | In this State Privacy Notice, the term “personal information” refers to informat |
| > | ion that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, | ||||
| > | or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular indivi | ||||
| > | dual or household, as well as to information defined as “personal information,” | ||||
| > | “personal data,” and other similar terms under State Privacy Laws. Capitalized t | ||||
| > | erms used but not defined herein will have the meanings given to them in the Pri | ||||
| > | vacy Policy . | ||||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| n | 11 | - Publicly available Personal Information from government records. | n | 11 | We may modify this State Privacy Notice from time to time, in which case we will |
| > | update the “Effective Date” above. If we make material changes to the way in wh | ||||
| > | ich we use or disclose personal information we collect, we will notify you as de | ||||
| > | scribed in the “Updates” section of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to a | ||||
| > | ny updates to this State Privacy Notice, please do not continue using or accessi | ||||
| > | ng the Services. | ||||
| 12 | - Deidentified or aggregated Personal Information. | ||||
| 13 | - Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and | ||||
| > | Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical | ||||
| > | Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data; | ||||
| 14 | - Personal Information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, includin | ||||
| > | g the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the C | ||||
| > | alifornia Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), or the Driver's Privacy Prot | ||||
| > | ection Act of 1994. To understand how we process Personal Information in connect | ||||
| > | ion with financial products and services, please review the Sallie Mae Privacy N | ||||
| > | otice. | ||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
| n | 16 | Terms used in this Disclosure have the same meaning as provided in the CCPA. | n | 13 | Section A of this State Privacy Notice covers our collection, use, and disclosur |
| > | e of personal information. Section B describes your rights under State Privacy L | ||||
| > | aws and explains how to exercise those rights. Section C describes certain addit | ||||
| > | ional rights for California residents. Section D provides information on how to | ||||
| > | contact us in relation to our privacy practices. | ||||
| 17 | 14 | ||||
| n | 18 | ## **Categories of Personal Information Collected by us** | n | 15 | This State Privacy Notice **does not** apply to our collection and processing of |
| > | personal information related to consumer financial products and services, inclu | ||||
| > | ding private student loans, deposit accounts, and applications for such products | ||||
| > | and services. For information regarding our collection and processing of such p | ||||
| > | ersonal information, please see the **Sallie Consumer Privacy Notice** . | ||||
| 19 | 16 | ||||
| n | 20 | We may have collected the following Personal Information from you: | n | 17 | This State Privacy Notice also **does not** apply to any third-party websites, s |
| > | ervices, products, or mobile applications maintained by other companies or entit | ||||
| > | ies, which may be linked from our Services, and are governed by their own privac | ||||
| > | y notices, or to personal information relating to our job applicants, current em | ||||
| > | ployees, former employees, or independent contractors. For California residents | ||||
| > | in those roles, such information is governed by the California Employee Privacy | ||||
| > | Notice. | ||||
| 21 | 18 | ||||
| n | 22 | ###### **Category of Personal Information** | n | 19 | **A. Processing of Personal Information** In the preceding 12 months, we may |
| > | have collected the categories of personal information indicated in the table bel | ||||
| > | ow and may have disclosed such personal information for a business purpose as in | ||||
| > | dicated below. | ||||
| 23 | 20 | ||||
| n | 24 | ###### **Collected** | n | 21 | Certain of our businesses may “sell” or “share” personal information or process |
| > | personal information for “targeted advertising,” as those terms are defined by S | ||||
| > | tate Privacy Laws, and over the preceding 12 months may have sold or shared the | ||||
| > | categories of personal information identified below for: | ||||
| 25 | 22 | ||||
| n | 26 | ###### Disclosed for Business Purpose | n | 23 | - advertising and marketing purposes, including to serve targeted advertising or |
| > | cross-context behavioral advertising; and | ||||
| 24 | - the business purposes of advertisers, business customers, and other third-part | ||||
| > | y partners. | ||||
| 27 | 25 | ||||
| n | 28 | ###### **Sold** | n | 26 | The specific business or commercial purposes for which we collect and disclose y |
| > | our personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect you | ||||
| > | r personal information are described in the sections of our Privacy Policy title | ||||
| > | d _“Sources of Personal Information, “How Do We Use Your Personal Information,”_ | ||||
| > | and _“To Whom Do We Disclose Your Personal Information.”_ The criteria we use t | ||||
| > | o determine how long to retain your personal information is described in the sec | ||||
| > | tion of our Privacy Policy titled _“Retention of Personal Information”._ **Categ | ||||
| > | ories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose** We may collect | ||||
| > | and disclose the following categories of personal information for a business pur | ||||
| > | pose to other members of our corporate organization; service providers that help | ||||
| > | us provide our products and services; third‑party partners and business custome | ||||
| > | rs (such as those we work with to provide contests and scholarships); third‑part | ||||
| > | y platforms, sites, and services, including ad networks; universities and other | ||||
| > | educational institutions or programs; and third-party technology companies (such | ||||
| > | as those that offer digital advertising or other marketing services, communicat | ||||
| > | ion services, fraud-prevention or security services, and data analytics, amongst | ||||
| > | others): | ||||
| 29 | 27 | ||||
| n | 30 | **Identifiers** such as name, alias, address, email address, online identifiers, | n | 28 | - Identifiers and contact information; |
| > | Internet Protocol (IP) address, Social Security numbers*, driver’s license*, pa | ||||
| > | ssport*, or other government issued identification card*, account login*, financ | ||||
| > | ial account*, debit or credit card number in combination with any required secur | ||||
| > | ity or access code.* | ||||
| 29 | - Personal Records; | ||||
| 30 | - Protected Characteristics; | ||||
| 31 | - Transaction/Commercial Information; | ||||
| 32 | - Internet or other Electronic Network Activity/Usage Information; | ||||
| 33 | - Geolocation Information; | ||||
| 34 | - Audiovisual and Similar Information; | ||||
| 35 | - Non-public Education Records; | ||||
| 36 | - Professional or Employment Information; | ||||
| 37 | - Inferences from Personal Information; and | ||||
| 38 | - Sensitive Personal Information (limited to personal information of consumers u | ||||
| > | nder 16 years of age, government‑issued identification numbers, biometric inform | ||||
| > | ation, and account login information and password). | ||||
| 31 | 39 | ||||
| n | 32 | N/A | n | 40 | **Categories of Personal Information Sold or Shared** We do not "sell" or "share |
| > | " (as those terms are defined under applicable state privacy laws) most categori | ||||
| > | es of personal information. In the preceding twelve (12) months, we may have sol | ||||
| > | d or shared only the following categories: | ||||
| 33 | 41 | ||||
| n | 34 | **California Customer Records** (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) such as your addre | n | 42 | - Identifiers and contact information; |
| > | ss, and telephone number. | ||||
| 43 | - Personal Records; | ||||
| 44 | - Transaction/Commercial Information; | ||||
| 45 | - Internet or other Electronic Network Activity/Usage Information; | ||||
| 46 | - Geolocation Information; and | ||||
| 47 | - Inferences from Personal Information. | ||||
| 35 | 48 | ||||
| n | 36 | **Protected Classification Characteristics*** such as age, marital status, sex, | n | 49 | We sold or shared each of these categories to the same two categories of third p |
| > | sexual orientation, veteran or military status, racial or ethnic origin, religio | > | arties: third‑party technology companies and third‑party partners and business c | ||
| > | us or philosophical beliefs, union membership or genetic data. | > | ustomers. | ||
| 37 | 50 | ||||
| n | 38 | N/A | n | 51 | We do not sell or share Protected Characteristics, Audiovisual and Similar Infor |
| > | mation, Non-public Education Records, or any Sensitive Personal Information. | ||||
| 39 | 52 | ||||
| n | 40 | **Protected Health Information*** such as medical history, genetic data or test | n | 53 | We may also de-identify or aggregate personal information. Where we process de-i |
| > | results. | > | dentified information, we maintain and use it in de-identified form and do not a | ||
| > | ttempt to re-identify the information, except in accordance with applicable Stat | ||||
| > | e Privacy Laws. | ||||
| 41 | 54 | ||||
| n | 42 | N/A | n | 55 | **Notice of Financial Incentive** We offer certain programs, benefits, and other |
| > | offerings that may be deemed a “financial incentive” under applicable U.S. Priv | ||||
| > | acy Laws. Examples of the programs that we offer include sweepstakes, scholarshi | ||||
| > | ps, contests, promotions, and email/text message alert programs. These offerings | ||||
| > | may involve the collection of the following categories of personal information | ||||
| > | from individuals who participate: identifiers, personal records, personal charac | ||||
| > | teristics or traits, education information, transaction/commercial information, | ||||
| > | and Internet usage information. Participation in these programs is voluntary and | ||||
| > | no purchase is required. | ||||
| 43 | 56 | ||||
| n | 44 | **Commercial Information** such as records of personal property, products or ser | n | 57 | While we cannot calculate the precise value of your information, the value of ea |
| > | vices purchased, obtained or considered. | > | ch financial incentive is generally related to the value of your data, including | ||
| > | as applicable: the benefit and insights that we realize and expect to realize f | ||||
| > | rom your participation in our programs (such as your preferences); the quantity | ||||
| > | and quality of information that you provide to us through your participation; sa | ||||
| > | les directly or indirectly generated from your participation in the program; and | ||||
| > | any increased goodwill towards us. Participation in these programs is governed | ||||
| > | by our Privacy Policy , this State Privacy Notice, the official terms and condit | ||||
| > | ions governing the program in question that are posted on our website, and our T | ||||
| > | erms of Use . You may opt in at the time the applicable program, benefit, or off | ||||
| > | ering and a financial incentive is presented to you. Enrollment details and term | ||||
| > | s will be provided at that time. You may withdraw your participation in these pr | ||||
| > | ograms by following the instructions in the email, text message notification, or | ||||
| > | applicable rules, or contacting us using the information below in the _“Contact | ||||
| > | Us”_ section. | ||||
| 45 | 58 | ||||
| n | 46 | N/A | n | 59 | Please note that if you make a request to delete your personal information, we m |
| > | ay no longer be able to provide you with financial incentive benefits because we | ||||
| > | will have no way to tie you to the benefits to which you are entitled or to con | ||||
| > | tact you regarding the benefits. | ||||
| 47 | 60 | ||||
| n | 48 | N/A | n | 61 | **Children and Minors** Our Services are for general audiences. We do not knowin |
| > | gly collect any personal information (as defined by the federal Children’s Onlin | ||||
| > | e Privacy Protection Act [“ **COPPA** ”]) from children younger than the age of | ||||
| > | 13. If you are under a certain threshold age (18 in most states), you should use | ||||
| > | our Services only with the permission and guidance of your parent or guardian. | ||||
| > | If you are under the age of 13, you should not use our Services. If we learn tha | ||||
| > | t we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child younger than | ||||
| > | 13, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such personal inform | ||||
| > | ation. | ||||
| 49 | 62 | ||||
| n | 50 | N/A | n | 63 | To the extent permitted by State Privacy Laws applicable to us, we may sell or s |
| > | hare, or use for targeted advertising (each as defined under applicable State Pr | ||||
| > | ivacy Laws), the personal information of ”minors” who are at least 13 years of a | ||||
| > | ge, but under 16 years of age (or such other definition of “minors” under applic | ||||
| > | able State Privacy Laws). Certain applicable State Privacy Laws require us to ob | ||||
| > | tain the affirmative authorization of those consumers in order to sell or share | ||||
| > | such personal information or use it for targeted advertising. Consumers who prov | ||||
| > | ide such affirmative authorization may withdraw it at any time by visiting our “ | ||||
| > | Your Privacy Choices” page ( click here for sallie.com or here for salliemae.com | ||||
| > | ). | ||||
| 51 | 64 | ||||
| n | 52 | **Biometric Information*** such as physical or behavioral characteristics that a | n | 65 | If you think we may have unknowingly sold or shared personal information or used |
| > | re used or intended to be used to establish individual identity, such as for aut | > | personal information for targeted advertising in violation of applicable State | ||
| > | hentication or fraud prevention purposes. | > | Privacy Law, please notify us as described in the “ _Contact Us_ ” section below | ||
| > | . | ||||
| 53 | 66 | ||||
| n | 54 | N/A | n | 67 | **B. Privacy Rights |
| 55 | 68 | ||||
| n | 56 | N/A | n | 69 | Requests to Exercise Privacy Rights** Depending on your state of residence, you |
| > | may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which are describe | ||||
| > | d below. These rights are not absolute, and in certain cases we may decline your | ||||
| > | request as permitted by law. For example, these rights are not available in rel | ||||
| > | ation to personal information that is exempt from State Privacy Laws. As a remin | ||||
| > | der, neither this State Privacy Notice nor the rights described below apply to p | ||||
| > | ersonal information related to accounts for financial products and services used | ||||
| > | for personal, family, or household purposes (for example, private student loans | ||||
| > | and deposit accounts) and applications for such accounts. | ||||
| 57 | 70 | ||||
| n | 58 | N/A | n | 71 | In some instances, you may be able to access or correct your personal informatio |
| > | n by logging into your account. | ||||
| 59 | 72 | ||||
| n | 60 | **Internet/Network Information** such as information about your interaction with | n | 73 | **Making a Request and Scope of Requests** As permitted by the State Privacy Law |
| > | our Sites, applications or advertisements. | > | s, certain requests you submit to us are subject to an identity verification pro | ||
| > | cess (“ **Verifiable Consumer Request** ”) as described below in the “ _Verifica | ||||
| > | tion of Requests_ ” section below. We will not fulfill such requests unless you | ||||
| > | have provided sufficient information for us to reasonably verify you are the con | ||||
| > | sumer about whom we collected personal information. | ||||
| 61 | 74 | ||||
| n | 62 | **Geolocation Data** such as the physical location of your device. | n | 75 | To request to exercise these rights, please submit a request using our Privacy R |
| > | ights Request Form ( click here for sallie.com or here for salliemae.com ) or ca | ||||
| > | ll us at 855-582-1928. | ||||
| 63 | 76 | ||||
| n | 64 | N/A | n | 77 | **Description of Privacy Rights** Right to Know/Access . You may have the right |
| > | to request certain information about our collection, use, and disclosure of your | ||||
| > | personal information, including: | ||||
| 65 | 78 | ||||
| n | 66 | **Sensory Information** such as audio recordings. | n | 79 | - whether we are processing your personal information; |
| 80 | - the categories of personal information we have collected, disclosed for a busi | ||||
| > | ness purpose, sold, or shared; | ||||
| 81 | - the categories of sources from which we collected personal information; | ||||
| 82 | - the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, and sharing perso | ||||
| > | nal information; | ||||
| 83 | - the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed | ||||
| > | for a business purpose, sold, or shared; and | ||||
| 84 | - the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. | ||||
| 67 | 85 | ||||
| n | 68 | N/A | n | 86 | Right to Delete . You may have the right to request that we delete personal info |
| > | rmation we maintain about you. | ||||
| 69 | 87 | ||||
| n | 70 | N/A | n | 88 | Right to Correct . You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate |
| > | personal information we maintain about you. | ||||
| 71 | 89 | ||||
| n | 72 | N/A | n | 90 | Right to Request List of Third Parties . Depending on your state of residence, y |
| > | ou may have the right to request information about the third parties to whom we | ||||
| > | have disclosed or sold your personal information. To exercise this right, please | ||||
| > | contact us at privacy@sallie.com. | ||||
| 73 | 91 | ||||
| n | 74 | **Profession/Employment Information** such as ( _for job applicants only_ ) curr | n | 92 | Right to Opt-Out of the Sale, Sharing or Processing for Targeted Advertising of |
| > | ent or past job history. | > | Your Personal Information _._ Under State Privacy Laws applicable to us, you may | ||
| > | have the right to opt out of the (1) sale of your personal information or (2) t | ||||
| > | he sharing or the processing of your personal information for targeted advertisi | ||||
| > | ng purposes. If you exercise your opt-out right, we will no longer sell or share | ||||
| > | your personal information or process your personal information for targeted adv | ||||
| > | ertising, as applicable under State Privacy Laws. | ||||
| 75 | 93 | ||||
| n | 76 | N/A | n | 94 | Opt-out for non-cookie personal information _._ If you want opt out of the sal |
| > | e of your personal information that was not collected by cookies and other track | ||||
| > | ing technologies (e.g., your email address), or opt-out of the sharing or proces | ||||
| > | sing of such data for targeted advertising, make an opt-out request by visiting | ||||
| > | our “Your Privacy Choices” ( click here for sallie.com or here for salliemae.com | ||||
| > | ). We refer to this personal information as “non-cookie personal information.” | ||||
| 77 | 95 | ||||
| n | 78 | **Non-Public Education Information** such as ( _for job applicants only_ ) perso | n | 96 | Opt-out for cookie personal information _._ If you want to opt out of the sale o |
| > | nal information from your educational records. | > | f your personal information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies | ||
| > | (referred to as “cookie personal information”), or opt-out of the sharing or pr | ||||
| > | ocessing of such cookie personal information for targeted advertising, you need | ||||
| > | to exercise a separate opt-out request by selecting Manage Preferences at the bo | ||||
| > | ttom of this page. This is because we have to use different technologies to appl | ||||
| > | y your opt-out of cookie personal information and to non-cookie personal informa | ||||
| > | tion. Our consent management tool enables you to exercise such an opt-out reques | ||||
| > | t for cookie personal information. You must exercise your preferences on each of | ||||
| > | our Services you visit, from each browser and device you use. Since your opt-ou | ||||
| > | t is designated by a cookie, if you clear or block cookies, your preferences wil | ||||
| > | l no longer be effective and you will need to enable them again via our consent | ||||
| > | management tool. | ||||
| 79 | 97 | ||||
| n | 80 | N/A | n | 98 | Global Privacy Control . You may use a signal called a Global Privacy Control (“ |
| > | **GPC** ”) signal to opt out of certain sales, sharing and processing for targe | ||||
| > | ted advertising. Due to technical limitations, GPC signals apply only to sales, | ||||
| > | sharing, and targeted advertising involving cookie personal information that is | ||||
| > | automatically collected by third-party technology companies on our Services (as | ||||
| > | described in our Privacy Policy). You may use alternative opt-out mechanisms des | ||||
| > | cribed above to exercise opt-outs in other contexts (e.g., to opt-out of sales, | ||||
| > | sharing and targeted advertising involving non-cookie personal information). Re | ||||
| > | quests sent using the GPC will apply to the device and browser from which they a | ||||
| > | re submitted. After using the GPC, if you clear your cookies in your browser or | ||||
| > | your device, you may need to use the GPC again for us to process your opt-out re | ||||
| > | quest for that browser or device. For more information about the GPC, please vis | ||||
| > | it https://globalprivacycontrol.org. We do not respond to legacy browser-based " | ||||
| > | Do Not Track" (DNT). | ||||
| 81 | 99 | ||||
| n | 82 | N/A | n | 100 | Right to Limit the Processing of Sensitive Personal Information . California re |
| > | sidents have a right to direct us to limit our use and/or disclosure of sensitiv | ||||
| > | e personal information to only what is necessary to perform services or for othe | ||||
| > | r internal business purposes. Where applicable, we will treat such an opt-out re | ||||
| > | quest as a revocation of any consent that you may have provided to your processi | ||||
| > | ng of sensitive personal information. | ||||
| 83 | 101 | ||||
| n | 84 | N/A | n | 102 | Automated Decision-Making and Profiling . State Privacy Laws provide for a right |
| > | to opt out from “profiling” to support automated decisions that utilize your pe | ||||
| > | rsonal information and produce legal or similarly significant effects, such as t | ||||
| > | he provision or denial of financial or lending services, or education enrollment | ||||
| > | or opportunities. We do not engage in profiling or use automated decision-maki | ||||
| > | ng technology to make such decisions as defined by these laws, so we do not offe | ||||
| > | r an opt out from this type of profiling. | ||||
| 85 | 103 | ||||
| n | 86 | **Message Content** the contents of your mail, email or text messages, unless th | n | 104 | Right to Non-Discrimination . You have the right to be free from discrimination |
| > | e intended recipient of such content is a business.* | > | and retaliation for exercising any of the rights described above. | ||
| 87 | 105 | ||||
| n | 88 | N/A | n | 106 | Revocation of Consent . In certain contexts where required by State Privacy Laws |
| > | or other laws, we may seek the consent of certain consumers to process, sell or | ||||
| > | share their personal information or sensitive personal information. Consumers c | ||||
| > | an revoke the consent they have provided (if any) by visiting our “Your Privacy | ||||
| > | Choices” page ( click here for sallie.com or here for salliemae.com ) or calling | ||||
| > | us at 855-582-1928. | ||||
| 89 | 107 | ||||
| n | 90 | N/A | n | 108 | **Verification of Requests** To help protect your privacy and maintain security, |
| > | we may need to collect information from you to verify your identity, such as yo | ||||
| > | ur email address, full name, account information or other personal information, | ||||
| > | before providing a response to the request. | ||||
| 91 | 109 | ||||
| n | 92 | **Inferences** such as profiles generated from visits to our Sites and browsing | n | 110 | We will review the information provided as part of your request and may ask you |
| > | behavior. | > | to provide additional information via e-mail or other means as part of this veri | ||
| > | fication process. We will not fulfill your Right to Know/Access, Right to Delete | ||||
| > | , Right to Correct, or Right to Request List of Third Parties unless you have pr | ||||
| > | ovided sufficient information for us to reasonably verify you are the consumer a | ||||
| > | bout whom we collected personal information. The same verification process does | ||||
| > | not apply to requests to opt-out of selling, sharing or use for targeted adverti | ||||
| > | sing and requests to limit the processing of sensitive personal information, but | ||||
| > | we may apply some verification measures if we suspect fraud. | ||||
| 93 | 111 | ||||
| n | 94 | N/A | n | 112 | Our verification standards vary by type of request and sensitivity. We may verif |
| > | y your Right to Know requests and certain Right to Delete and Right to Correct r | ||||
| > | equests by requiring matching of data you provide with data we maintain. For cer | ||||
| > | tain requests, we may apply a higher verification standard, which may include ob | ||||
| > | taining a signed declaration from you, under penalty of perjury, that you are th | ||||
| > | e individual whose personal information is the subject of the request. | ||||
| 95 | 113 | ||||
| n | 96 | *This category of Personal Information is considered Sensitive Personal Informat | n | 114 | Some personal information we maintain about you is not sufficiently associated w |
| > | ion under CCPA. | > | ith enough of your other personal information for us to be able to verify that i | ||
| > | t is your particular personal information (e.g., certain clickstream data). We d | ||||
| > | o not include such information in response to rights request that require verifi | ||||
| > | cation of your identity. | ||||
| 97 | 115 | ||||
| n | 98 | Personal Information is retained in accordance with the Sallie Mae Records Reten | n | 116 | **Authorized Agents** You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request |
| > | tion Policy. | > | on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent who would like to make a request, | ||
| > | State Privacy Laws require that we ensure that a request made by an agent is ve | ||||
| > | rified (except do not sell/share requests) and allow us to request further infor | ||||
| > | mation to ensure that the consumer has authorized you to make the request on the | ||||
| > | ir behalf. Generally, we will request that an agent provide proof that the consu | ||||
| > | mer gave the agent signed permission to submit the request, and, as permitted un | ||||
| > | der State Privacy Laws, we also may require the consumer to either verify their | ||||
| > | own identity or directly confirm with us that they provided the agent permission | ||||
| > | to submit the request. To make a request as an authorized agent on behalf of a | ||||
| > | consumer, please contact us using the information provided in the “ _Contact Us_ | ||||
| > | ” section below. | ||||
| 99 | 117 | ||||
| n | 100 | ## **Sources of Personal Information Collected by us** | n | 118 | **Appeals** If we deny your request to exercise one of the rights listed above, |
| > | you may have the right to appeal our decision. You may do so by following the in | ||||
| > | structions in our response to your initial request or contacting us via the info | ||||
| > | rmation provided in the “ _Contact Us_ ” section below. | ||||
| 101 | 119 | ||||
| n | 102 | In the previous twelve (12) months, we may have collected Personal Information f | n | 120 | **C. Additional Disclosures for California Residents** The California “Shine |
| > | rom the following sources: | > | the Light” law permits California residents to request certain details about how | ||
| > | their “personal information” (as defined in California Civil Code Section 1798. | ||||
| > | 83) is shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We may fro | ||||
| > | m time to time elect to share certain personal information about you with third | ||||
| > | parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a Califor | ||||
| > | nia resident, you may have the right to request that we provide you with (1) a l | ||||
| > | ist of certain categories of personal information we have disclosed to third par | ||||
| > | ties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calend | ||||
| > | ar year and (2) the identity of those third parties. To make such a request, ple | ||||
| > | ase contact us using the information listed in the “ _Contact Us”_ section below | ||||
| > | , label the request “Shine the Light Request,” and state that you are a Californ | ||||
| > | ia resident. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per | ||||
| > | individual each year. | ||||
| 103 | 121 | ||||
| n | 104 | ###### Sources | n | 122 | Any California residents under the age of eighteen (18) who have registered to u |
| > | se the Services and who have posted content or information on the Services can r | ||||
| > | equest that such information be removed from the Services by contacting us at th | ||||
| > | e e-mail or address set forth in the “ _Contact Us”_ section below. Such request | ||||
| > | must state that they personally posted such content or information and detail w | ||||
| > | here the content or information is posted. We will make reasonably good faith ef | ||||
| > | forts to remove the post from prospective public view or anonymize it so the ind | ||||
| > | ividual cannot be individually identified. This removal process cannot ensure co | ||||
| > | mplete or comprehensive removal. For instance, third parties may have republishe | ||||
| > | d the post, and archived copies of it may be stored by search engines and other | ||||
| > | parties that we do not control. | ||||
| 105 | 123 | ||||
| n | 106 | ###### Examples | n | 124 | **D. Contact Us** If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy , this S |
| > | tate Privacy Notice or practices described in it, you may contact us at: | ||||
| 107 | 125 | ||||
| n | 108 | **Directly from you** | n | 126 | Sallie Customer Privacy |
| 109 | 127 | ||||
| n | 110 | Credit card or loan applications, bank transactions, interactions with our colle | n | 128 | P.O. Box 3319 |
| > | ge planning and scholarship tools, scholarship applications, Sites, and calls to | ||||
| > | our call center. | ||||
| 111 | 129 | ||||
| n | 112 | **Indirectly from you** | n | 130 | Wilmington, DE 19804-4319 |
| 113 | 131 | ||||
| n | 114 | From observing your actions on our Sites and through the use of tracking technol | n | 132 | 855-582-1928 |
| > | ogies such as cookies. | ||||
| 115 | 133 | ||||
| t | 116 | **Affiliates**** | t | 134 | You may also contact us via email at: privacy@sallie.com . |
| 117 | |||||
| 118 | Companies (financial and nonfinancial) under common ownership or control with Sa | ||||
| > | llie Mae. | ||||
| 119 | |||||
| 120 | **Business partners**** | ||||
| 121 | |||||
| 122 | Institutions and other companies that refer potential applicants to our services | ||||
| > | , or that provide contact information or data append solutions. | ||||
| 123 | |||||
| 124 | **Service providers**** | ||||
| 125 | |||||
| 126 | Software providers, marketing companies, communication services, fraud preventio | ||||
| > | n services, data analytics providers, data providers. | ||||
| 127 | |||||
| 128 | **Third parties you directed to disclose Personal Information to us**** | ||||
| 129 | |||||
| 130 | Payment processors, credit management programs, retailers, lenders. | ||||
| 131 | |||||
| 132 | **Third party information and marketing partners**** | ||||
| 133 | |||||
| 134 | Partners from whom we buy, lease, or otherwise obtain lists for marketing purpos | ||||
| > | es. | ||||
| 135 | |||||
| 136 | **Government or public sources** | ||||
| 137 | |||||
| 138 | Publicly available data sources. | ||||
| 139 | |||||
| 140 | ** Parties with whom we have a contractual relationship and a lawful basis for c | ||||
| > | ollecting this Personal Information (“Authorized Third Parties”). | ||||
| 141 | |||||
| 142 | **Use and Disclosure of your Personal Information** | ||||
| 143 | |||||
| 144 | See Section 3 HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION and Section 4 HOW DO WE DI | ||||
| > | SCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION in the Sallie Mae Privacy Policy . | ||||
| 145 | |||||
| 146 | **Disclosure of Personal Data** | ||||
| 147 | |||||
| 148 | In the previous twelve (12) months, we may have disclosed Personal Information f | ||||
| > | or our internal operations (“Business Purposes”) to the following Authorized Thi | ||||
| > | rd Parties: | ||||
| 149 | |||||
| 150 | ###### **Authorized Third Parties** | ||||
| 151 | |||||
| 152 | ###### Examples | ||||
| 153 | |||||
| 154 | **Affiliates**** | ||||
| 155 | |||||
| 156 | Other companies owned or controlled by Sallie Mae, and other companies owned by | ||||
| > | or under common ownership as Sallie Mae, which also includes our subsidiaries (i | ||||
| > | .e., any organization we own or control) or our ultimate holding company (i.e., | ||||
| > | any organization that owns or controls us) and any subsidiaries it owns. | ||||
| 157 | |||||
| 158 | **Business partners** | ||||
| 159 | |||||
| 160 | Institutions and other companies that refer potential applicants to our services | ||||
| > | , or that provide contact information or data append solutions. | ||||
| 161 | |||||
| 162 | **Service providers** | ||||
| 163 | |||||
| 164 | Third party service providers perform business or operational services for us or | ||||
| > | on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, data analysis, infr | ||||
| > | astructure provisioning, IT services, customer service, email delivery services | ||||
| > | and other similar services, subject to contractual terms restricting the collect | ||||
| > | ion, use and disclosure of your Personal Information for any other commercial pu | ||||
| > | rpose. | ||||
| 165 | |||||
| 166 | In addition, we may disclose Personal Information to third parties with whom we | ||||
| > | partner to provide contests, scholarships or co-branded services, and such discl | ||||
| > | osure is necessary to fulfil your request or application. | ||||
| 167 | |||||
| 168 | Third party security providers detect, prevent, or otherwise address actual or s | ||||
| > | uspected fraud, harassment, security or technical issues, violations of any law, | ||||
| > | rule, regulation or the policies of Sallie Mae. | ||||
| 169 | |||||
| 170 | Third party marketing partners who may have products or services we think you ma | ||||
| > | y enjoy. | ||||
| 171 | |||||
| 172 | **Third parties, when you have authorized or directed us to disclose Personal In | ||||
| > | formation to them** | ||||
| 173 | |||||
| 174 | We share your Personal Information with third parties with your consent or at yo | ||||
| > | ur direction. | ||||
| 175 | |||||
| 176 | **Government entities and others, when we disclose Personal Information for lega | ||||
| > | l or necessary purposes** | ||||
| 177 | |||||
| 178 | Regulatory and law enforcement agencies. | ||||
| 179 | |||||
| 180 | **Your Rights and Choices** | ||||
| 181 | |||||
| 182 | If you are a California resident, the CCPA provides you with certain rights with | ||||
| > | respect to your Personal Information. This section describes your CCPA rights a | ||||
| > | nd explains how to exercise those rights, subject to CCPA exceptions. | ||||
| 183 | |||||
| 184 | If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, you do not need to create an | ||||
| > | account. However, we may ask you to provide additional Personal Information so t | ||||
| > | hat we can properly identify you in our dataset to track compliance with your re | ||||
| > | quest. We will only use Personal Information provided in a request to review an | ||||
| > | d comply with your request. If you choose not to provide this information, we m | ||||
| > | ay only be able to process your request to the extent we are able to identify yo | ||||
| > | u in our data systems. | ||||
| 185 | |||||
| 186 | If you have provided us with Personal Information to apply for or obtain a Salli | ||||
| > | e Mae product or service, please refer to the Sallie Mae Privacy Notice to learn | ||||
| > | about our privacy practices with respect to your Personal Information and how y | ||||
| > | ou may opt-out of certain types of sharing with Authorized Third Parties. | ||||
| 187 | |||||
| 188 | **_The Right to Knowledge / Specific Information_** You have the right to reques | ||||
| > | t the following we may have collected and disclosed about you: | ||||
| 189 | |||||
| 190 | - The categories of Personal Information; | ||||
| 191 | - The categories of sources of Personal Information; | ||||
| 192 | - The purposes for collecting Personal Information; | ||||
| 193 | - The categories of third parties with whom we disclose the Personal Information | ||||
| > | ; and | ||||
| 194 | - If we sold or disclosed your Personal Information for Business Purposes, two s | ||||
| > | eparate lists disclosing:the categories of Personal Information that was disclos | ||||
| > | ed for a business purpose and the categories of recipients of such information; | ||||
| > | andthe categories of Personal Information that we sold to third parties and the | ||||
| > | categories of recipients of such information | ||||
| 195 | |||||
| 196 | **_The Right to Access / Data Portability_** You have the right to access and ob | ||||
| > | tain a copy of the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected abo | ||||
| > | ut you in the last 12 months, upon verification of your identity. | ||||
| 197 | |||||
| 198 | **_The Right to Correct_** You have the right to request that Sallie Mae correct | ||||
| > | inaccurate Personal Information that we collected and maintain about you. | ||||
| 199 | |||||
| 200 | **_The Right to Request Deletion_** You have the right to request that Sallie Ma | ||||
| > | e delete your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions. Once we recei | ||||
| > | ve and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our | ||||
| > | service providers to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless | ||||
| > | an exception applies. | ||||
| 201 | |||||
| 202 | **_To Submit a Request to Exercise Your Right to Know, Access (Portability), Cor | ||||
| > | rect and Delete_** Call us at 1-833-556-6367 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm EST or comple | ||||
| > | te the Consumer Rights Request Form . | ||||
| 203 | |||||
| 204 | We will need to verify your identity before processing your request, and this ve | ||||
| > | rification may require us to obtain additional Personal Information from you. We | ||||
| > | will only use Personal Information provided to review and comply with your requ | ||||
| > | est. In certain circumstances, we may decline a request to exercise the rights d | ||||
| > | escribed above. | ||||
| 205 | |||||
| 206 | If you wish to submit a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor chil | ||||
| > | d, the verifiable consumer request must: | ||||
| 207 | |||||
| 208 | - Provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify you are legal | ||||
| > | guardian or an authorized representative. | ||||
| 209 | - Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly unders | ||||
| > | tand, evaluate, and respond to it. | ||||
| 210 | |||||
| 211 | **_Response Timing and Format | ||||
| 212 | _** We will endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-fi | ||||
| > | ve (45) days of receipt. If we are unable to process your request in such time, | ||||
| > | we will inform you of the delay in writing. | ||||
| 213 | |||||
| 214 | If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that acc | ||||
| > | ount. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written respons | ||||
| > | e by mail or electronically. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12- | ||||
| > | month period preceding the receipt of your verifiable consumer request's receipt | ||||
| > | . If we are unable to comply with all or a portion of your request, we will expl | ||||
| > | ain the reasons we cannot comply. | ||||
| 215 | |||||
| 216 | We reserve the right to charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable co | ||||
| > | nsumer request if we determine that such request is excessive, repetitive, or ma | ||||
| > | nifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tel | ||||
| > | l you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before comp | ||||
| > | leting your request. | ||||
| 217 | |||||
| 218 | **_The Right to **Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Informatio**n_** Yo | ||||
| > | u have the right to direct us not to sell or share Personal Information we have | ||||
| > | collected about you to Authorized Third Parties. You have the right to limit th | ||||
| > | e use and disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information we have collected ab | ||||
| > | out you. | ||||
| 219 | |||||
| 220 | To opt out of the potential sale or sharing of your Personal Information or to l | ||||
| > | imit the use and disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information, visit the op | ||||
| > | t-out page by following the Link below: | ||||
| 221 | |||||
| 222 | ** | ||||
| 223 | “DO NOT SELL OR SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION” or “LIMIT THE USE AND DISCLOSURE | ||||
| > | OF MY SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION” | ||||
| 224 | |||||
| 225 | ** | ||||
| 226 | |||||
| 227 | **_Minor children under age 16._** We do not sell or share the Personal Informat | ||||
| > | ion of consumers we know to be less than 16 years of age, unless we receive affi | ||||
| > | rmative authorization (the "right to opt-in") from a consumer who is between 13 | ||||
| > | and 16 years of age. Sallie Mae does not knowingly solicit, sell, share, or col | ||||
| > | lect any Personal Information from anyone under the age of 13. If we learn that | ||||
| > | we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a child under age 13, | ||||
| > | we will delete that Personal Information promptly. Consumers who opt-in to Pers | ||||
| > | onal Information sales or sharing may opt-out of future sales at any time. If yo | ||||
| > | u believe that we might have any Personal Information from a child under 13, ple | ||||
| > | ase contact us at 1-833-556-6367 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm EST to opt-out of future | ||||
| > | sales or sharing or to inform us if your minor child, is under the age of 13. | ||||
| 228 | |||||
| 229 | **_The Right to Non-Discrimination_** You have the right to be free from discrim | ||||
| > | ination for exercising any of the rights described above. | ||||
| 230 | |||||
| 231 | The right to non-discrimination does not prohibit us from offering you certain f | ||||
| > | inancial incentives that may result in different prices, rates or quality levels | ||||
| > | of products or services. In addition, please note that if the exercise of the r | ||||
| > | ights described above limits our ability to process Personal Information (such a | ||||
| > | s in the case of a deletion request), we may not be able to offer our products a | ||||
| > | nd services to you in the future. | ||||
| 232 | |||||
| 233 | **Changes to This Disclosure** This Disclosure may be updated or amended at any | ||||
| > | time and from time to time and will reflect the date it was last updated or amen | ||||
| > | ded. Under certain circumstances, we may also elect to notify you of updates or | ||||
| > | amendments to this Disclosure by sending you an email. Please check this Disclos | ||||
| > | ure each time you utilize the Sites to ensure you are aware of any changes in ou | ||||
| > | r practices. Your continued use of the Sites indicates your acceptance of and ag | ||||
| > | reement with the changes to this Disclosure. | ||||
| 234 | |||||
| 235 | **Contact Information** If you have any questions or comments in connection with | ||||
| > | this Disclosure or Sallie Mae’s Privacy Policy , please do not hesitate to cont | ||||
| > | act us at: | ||||
| 236 | |||||
| 237 | **Phone** : 1-833-556-6367 toll free Monday-Friday 8am-8pm ET. | ||||
| 238 | |||||
| 239 | **Website** : SallieMae.com/legal/privacy | ||||
| 240 | |||||
| 241 | End of Columns | ||||