CCPA Notice at Collection for California Employees and Applicants:

Western Express, Inc. ( Western or Company ) collects and uses your personal information, including sensitive personal information, for human resources, employment, benefits administration, health and safety, and business-related purposes and to be in legal compliance. We are committed to properly handling the personal information collected or processed in connection with your employment relationship with us.

We will not sell the personal information, including any sensitive personal information, we collect about our employees or applicants for employment or share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may collect the personal information and sensitive personal information categories listed in the tables below. The tables also list, for each category, our collection and use purposes.


Personal Information Category 1:

Identifiers, such as your full name, contact information, gender, date of birth, signature, Social Security number, driver's license or state identification numbers

Retention Period 1:

For so long as the business purpose persists and in compliance with applicable statutes/regulations.

Business Purpose 1:

• Recruit and process employment applications, including verifying eligibility for employment and conducting background and related checks

• Conduct employee onboarding

• Maintain and administer payroll and employee benefit plans, including enrollment and claims handling

• Maintain personnel records and complying with record retention requirements

• Provide employees with human resources management services and employee data maintenance and support services

• Communicate with employees and their emergency contacts and plan beneficiaries

• Comply with applicable state and federal labor, employment, tax benefits, workers' compensation, disability, equal employment opportunity, workplace safety, and related laws

• Prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Company property, including information systems, electronic devices, network, and data

• Ensure employee productivity and adherence to Company policies

• Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of policy

• Respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law or court order

• Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents

Personal Information Category 2:

Internet or other similar network activity information, including all activity on the Company's information systems (such as internet browsing history, search history, intranet activity, email communications, social media postings, stored documents and emails, usernames, and passwords) and all activity on communications systems (such as phone calls, call logs, voicemails, text messages, chat logs, app use, mobile browsing and search history, mobile email communications, and other information regarding an employee's use of company-issued devices).

Retention Period 2:

For so long as the business purpose persists and in compliance with applicable statutes/regulations.

Business Purpose 2:

• Facilitate the efficient and secure use of Company information systems

• Ensure compliance with Company information systems policies and procedures

• Comply with applicable state and federal laws

• Prevent unauthorized access to, use, or disclosure or removal of the Company's property, records, data, and information

• Enhance employee productivity

• Conduct internal audits and investigate complaints, grievances, and suspected violations of Firm policy

• Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents


If you have any questions about this Notice or need to access this Notice in an alternative format due to having a disability, please contact datarequest@westernexp.com and (800) 348-6288.

5-14-2024