California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

This Privacy Notice for California Residents (“Notice”) supplements the information contained in our general Privacy Policy and applies solely to users, visitors, and others who reside in the State of California. If you are a California resident, this Notice explains your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and how Kivar (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information.

1. Definitions

  • Website / Service: Refers to kivar.xyz and any associated products, services, or digital platforms operated by us.

  • Company / We / Us / Our: Refers to Kivar, the entity operating the Website.

  • User / You / Your: Any individual who visits, interacts with, or uses our Website and resides in California.

  • Personal Information: Information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked (directly or indirectly) with you or your household.

2. Categories of Personal Information We Collect

In the past 12 months, Kivar may have collected the following categories of Personal Information from California residents:

Category Examples Collected
Identifiers Name, email address, IP address, account username Yes
Customer Records Billing address, contact information, or similar data Yes
Commercial Information Purchase history, product preferences Yes
Internet or Network Activity Browsing history, interactions with our website Yes
Geolocation Data Approximate location derived from your IP address Depends
Professional or Employment Information Only if provided voluntarily Depends
Inferences Preferences or characteristics derived from other data Yes

We collect this data directly from you (when you fill out forms, make purchases, or contact us), automatically (through cookies or analytics tools), and sometimes from third-party service providers.

3. Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose your Personal Information for the following business purposes:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our Website and services

  • To process payments and fulfill your orders or requests

  • To respond to customer inquiries or technical support requests

  • To send administrative or promotional communications (with consent)

  • To detect, prevent, or investigate fraudulent or illegal activity

  • To comply with legal or regulatory obligations

  • For internal analytics, research, and product development

We will not use your Personal Information for materially different or unrelated purposes without first providing notice.

4. Sharing of Personal Information

We may share Personal Information with the following types of third parties:

  • Service providers (for hosting, analytics, payments, email communications)

  • Business partners (for joint marketing or promotions, if applicable)

  • Legal authorities (when required by law, regulation, or legal process)

Whenever Personal Information is shared, we require recipients to keep it confidential and only use it for authorized purposes.

We do not sell Personal Information. If this changes, you will be notified and provided the option to opt out.

5. Your Rights Under the CCPA

As a California resident, you have the following rights:

a) Right to Know

You can request information about:

  • The categories of Personal Information we collected about you

  • The categories of sources from which we collected it

  • The purpose for collecting or sharing it

  • The categories of third parties with whom we shared it

  • The specific Personal Information we collected about you

b) Right to Delete

You can request that we delete the Personal Information we collected from you, except when it’s necessary to:

  • Complete a transaction or provide a service you requested

  • Detect or prevent security incidents or fraud

  • Comply with a legal obligation

  • Enable internal uses consistent with your relationship with us

c) Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights. This means we won’t:

  • Deny you goods or services

  • Charge different prices or rates

  • Provide a different level or quality of service

d) Right to Opt Out of Sale

We currently do not sell Personal Information. If that ever changes, we will provide a clear opt-out mechanism.

6. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your CCPA rights (access, deletion, or others), please contact us:

We will verify your request before processing it. Verification may require matching specific data you have provided with information in our records. You may make up to two requests per 12-month period.

We aim to respond to verified requests within 45 days of receipt. If we need more time, we will notify you.

7. Exemptions and Limitations

Certain types of data and processing may be exempt from CCPA, including:

  • Data processed under federal privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA, GLBA)

  • De-identified or aggregated consumer information

  • Data collected for employment or business-to-business purposes (where applicable)

8. Updates to This Notice

We may update this CCPA Notice from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” and post the updated version on our Website. Your continued use of our Website after posting constitutes acceptance of the updated Notice.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this CCPA Notice or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Kivar
📧 Email: kivar474@gmail.com
🌐 Website: https://kivar.xyz