California Job Applicant Privacy Notice
Effective Date: September 19th, 2025
Personal Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information from job applicants:
Identifiers: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or other government-issued identification.
Professional or Employment-Related Information: Employment history, education, job qualifications, references, and other information included in your resume or cover letter.
Internet or Network Activity: If you apply online, technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and interactions with our application portal.
Characteristics of Protected Classifications: Information you voluntarily disclose such as race, gender, age, veteran status, disability status, etc. (collected for equal opportunity monitoring where permitted).
Inferences: Derived from any of the above categories to assess qualifications and suitability for employment.
Sensitive Personal Information: Social Security number, driver’s license number, and demographic data (to the extent required or permitted by law).
Purposes for Collection and Use
We collect and use job applicants' personal information for the following business purposes:
To process and evaluate your job application;
To communicate with you during the recruitment process;
To verify your qualifications and references;
To conduct background checks (if applicable and with your consent);
To comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements;
To maintain records related to hiring and employment;
To support equal opportunity and diversity initiatives.
We do not sell or share applicant personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including legal or regulatory requirements, and in accordance with our data retention policies.
Your Rights as a California Resident
Under the CPRA, you have the right to:
Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose;
Request deletion of your personal information;
Correct inaccurate personal information;
Limit the use of your sensitive personal information (if applicable);
Not be discriminated against for exercising your CPRA rights.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
Root Insurance
📞 866-980-9431
📫 80 E Rich Street, Suite 500, Columbus, OH 43215
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.