Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. (“Amy’s”) is providing this notice to job applicants regarding the collection of personal information (“Privacy Notice”) to comply with applicable consumer privacy laws.  Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting privacy@amys.com

Amy’s is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information.  We ask job applicants and prospective employees to provide personal information necessary related to your application or prospective employment.  This Privacy Notice describes how Amy’s collects and uses your personal information, the categories of personal information we collect, and instances where Amy’s may disclose your information to third parties.  Amy’s will only collect and process your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Notice, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

All online recruitment and hiring with Amy’s is conducted through our third-party vendor, iCims (“iCims”).  iCims’ privacy notice can be found here.

Categories of Personal Information Amy’s Collects and How We Use It

Amy’s collects and processes information from you for human resources, employment, and benefit administration purposes, and where necessary to comply with any federal, state, and/or local legal obligations.  We obtain the categories of personal information listed below directly from you and the information you provide during your job application process, your employee onboarding process, and during the selection of your benefits as an employee.  In some cases, Amy’s may obtain a background check and/or a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency once an employment offer is made.

Amy’s collects the following categories of your personal information:

• Identifiers, including your first and last name, your address, your email address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver license number, passport number, and/or other government identification numbers, immigration and work authorization status, signature, and username and/or account name.  Amy’s collects this information to make employment and/or job-related decisions involving you, to fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information, to manage your prospective employment relationship with us and to create, maintain, and secure your online accounts with Amy’s.
• Protected Classification Information such as age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or gender expression) and veteran or military status.  Amy’s collects this information on a voluntary basis to comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Professional or Employment Information such as current or past employment history, employee status and title, employment status, performance evaluation information, and termination information. Amy’s collects this information to make an employment and/or job-related decision that involves you, to fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information as a job applicant or employee, to provide you with employment with Amy’s, to assess qualifications for a particular job or task, and for other human resource administration purposes.
• Education Information such as education history.  Amy’s collects this information to evaluate and make an employment and/or job-related decision that involves you, to provide you with employment with Amy’s, and to assess qualifications for a particular job or task.

Sensitive Personal Information

Amy’s collects and processes data considered “sensitive personal information” from applicants on a voluntary basis only. Such information includes:

• Racial or ethnic origin to comply with statutory obligations.
• Physical or mental health condition or disability status.

Additionally, if you are offered a role with Amy’s, Amy’s will collect the following sensitive personal information for the sole purpose of carrying out our obligations under immigration or other employment law:

• Social security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number.

Amy’s will not disclose your sensitive personal information to any party that does not have a legitimate need to know and will only use your sensitive personal information for the purposes set forth herein.

Disclosure to Third Parties

Amy’s does not sell or otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties for monetary consideration.  Amy’s only shares your personal information with service providers to the extent necessary for human resources administration purposes.  Amy’s also discloses your information when required by local, state, or federal law.

Your Rights

Pursuant the California Privacy Rights Act, you have the right to correct or delete the information collected about you, except where such information is necessary to carry out a business purpose. If you would like to request a correction or deletion of your data, please submit your request here.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

Amy’s reserves the right to update this Privacy Notice at any time and will provide you with a new Privacy Notice when and if any updates are made.  If Amy’s would like to use your previously collected personal data for different purposes than those it notified you about at the time of collection, Amy’s will provide you with notice and, where required by law, seek your consent, before using your personal data for a new or unrelated purpose.  Amy’s may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent only where required by applicable law or regulation.

 

Last Modified: December 19, 2022