<div><span style="font-family: Cambria, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> The
Department of Children and Family Services have contracted with L.E.privacy to
provide employees with an annual subscription to remove the employee’s personal
information (name, telephone number, home address) from the internet. The process is known in the industry as an
Opt-out procedure and our company primarily targets people-search websites and
online databases that display and sell identifiable information. This information is often used to locate
people for harassment, residential crimes, identify theft crimes and or “Doxing”. Doxing is a practice of locating the name and
address of a specific individual (usually a public figure, peace officer or
elected official), and then posting the information on social media in order to
harass and threaten the individual.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> L.E.privacy
was established in 2009, by active and retired law enforcement from the County
and City of Los Angeles. Our main goals
is to provide law enforcement, elected officials and public employees the
ability to maintain their career, raise a family and enjoy a private home life,
with an added layer of protection from harassment and threats to their safety
and security.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> In
order to complete the opt-out procedure, L.E.privacy uses California Government
Code 6254.21, California Consumer Protection Act of 2018, Google’s removal of personally
identifiable information (PII), as well as each people-search website's, own privacy
policies. These policies and our opt-out procedure only pertain to each client’s
<u>current home address</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> The time
frame of the opt-out procedure varies based upon the totality of circumstance. The majority of the time it can take 1- 2
days to remove a client’s information. Be advised that the initial opt-out
procedure may take one to two weeks, based upon the influx of service to DCFS
employees during the initial account set-up.
The remaining issues fall under two categories. First, some websites are very slow to respond
and it may take up to 10 day to process the information. Second, some websites
require several opt-out attempts, using several methodologies and may require a
client to provide material verifying their own identity. We deal with over 120 different people-search
websites and databases, located throughout the country. Some websites comply and
respond, while a select few require several attempts, because they run websites
without adhering to state and federal laws. Please call or email us to inquire
about our Cease and Desist Order. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> Each
DCFS employee will have his or her own client dashboard, in which they may
access and update their personal information. They may also view reports,
verify the work performed and the status of their opt-out procedure. L.E.privacy appreciates transparency and strives
to provide this to our clients. We monitor
our clients on a monthly basis. The internet is a “Big Place” and when dealing
with an immense amount of data, things can be overlooked. Here are a few examples of circumstances
which complicate or slow the process: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">-very common names in large cities, different
spellings of the names, lack of middle initial, maiden names, and/or Jr. and
Sr. living in the same city. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> The
internet is ever-changing and new publishing companies are formed
frequently. For example, if you find an
internet website that has your information posted, we strongly encourage the
client to send us an email to [email protected], and include the exact URL,
name of the website/or publishing company, and the information listed. The best way to do this is to copy and paste
the URL (from the address bar), into the email.
This method will allow us to expedite the removal of your
information. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> Lastly,
we cannot remove data that is deemed within the public domain. For example, legitimate news stories may publish
only a client’s name. As a government employee
it is within the public domain to publish your name, title and salary. Supreme Court of Ca, 2007, LA Times v. the State
of California. Please also be advised
that when you have major life changes (i.e. buying a home or new vehicle) the
internet publishing companies have temporary access to your personal information. Therefore, you will need to update your
status through our secure account login. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, "serif"; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> We
look forward to serving the proud employee of DCFS and we are here to provide
support throughout this process. If you
need help please contact us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
or at (800) 520-0986.<o:p></o:p></span></div>