California Employee/Job Applicant Privacy Notice 

This California Employee/Job Applicant Privacy Notice applies to the personal information collected of California employees, contractors, and job applicants who are California Residents. For purposes of this notice, the words “our,” “us,” “we,” and “AB” refer to Anheuser Busch Inc., our subsidiaries, and other affiliates (which includes any person or entity that controls us, is controlled by us, or is under common control with us, such as our subsidiary, parent company, or our employees). The purpose of this notice is to provide understanding of the personal information we collect, how it is used, how it is shared, why the data is collected, and the rights you have relating to your personal information. This notice is only applicable to contractors, job applicants, and employees who are California residents. 

How is your data used:

AB may disclose your personal information to contractors, service providers, third parties, governmental authorities. AB may use the personal information that we collect for the management of our employment relationship with you, along with other business purposes. Such uses may include:

  • Administration of benefits and payroll as well as processing employee work-related claims (e.g., worker compensation, insurance claims, etc.) and leave of absence requests determining eligibility for hiring, including the verification of references and qualifications and, where permitted by law, administering background checks;
  • Training and/or development requirements;
  • Performance Reviews and performance requirements;
  • Disciplinary actions or termination;
  • Establishing emergency contacts and responding to emergencies;
  • Compliance with laws and regulations (e.g. labor and employment laws, health and safety, tax, anti-discrimination laws), under judicial authorization, or to exercise or defend legal rights;
  • Compiling internal directories, such as employee directories;
  • Deter fraud, detect other types of wrongdoing;
  • IT security and administration; and
  • For other legitimate purposes reasonably required for day-to-day operations, such as accounting, financial reporting and business planning.

    • How is your data shared or sold:

    Careful consideration is taken to ensure your personal information is accessed only by those who have a business need to know to perform their tasks and duties, and to third parties who have a legitimate purpose for accessing it. Your personal information may be shared for the business purposes described in this CA Employee Privacy Notice with the following parties:

    ·Service Providers: AB may share your personal information with recruiters, pre-employment screening services, third-party benefits administrators, payroll processors, background check providers and others.

    ·Affiliates and Subsidiaries: AB may share your personal information with our subsidiaries and affiliates.

    ·Governmental Authorities: As required by law or legal process, AB may share your personal information with law enforcement, courts and other governmental authorities, and federal or state regulatory agencies.

    ·Professional Advisors: Your personal information may be shared with our professional advisors, such as auditors and law firms.

    When we share Personal Information with these parties, we typically require that they use or disclose the data only as instructed by AB and in a manner consistent with this Privacy Notice. Additionally, we require these parties to make sure they respect the confidentiality of your Personal Information and have appropriate data security measures in place.

    AB does not sell your personal information for monetary consideration but may share your information with third parties. This share of information may fall within California’s definition of a “sale” personal information. AB may share your data with an analytic service provider to enhance your user experience.

    Types of Personal Information Collected:

    AB collects and has collected in the past 12 months the personal information identified for the purposes of listed below:

    Personal Information that is collected:

    Sources from which the personal information is collected

    Identifiers including real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers

    ·Directly from you

    ·Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·From our Service Providers

    ·From third parties

    ·Contractors

    ·Screening for background and licensing

    • Onboard New Employees

     

    Geolocation data, including access-control data based on employee badge swipes and location data inferred from your device IP  

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems 

    Biometric information, including fingerprints and facial scans, in limited circumstances where you are aware of the collection

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·      From our Service Providers

    ·      From third parties

    ·      Administer Benefits

    ·      Screening for background and licensing

    ·      Review of Conflict of Interest

    ·      Compliance

     

    Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history, social media usage information, application usage information, device and hardware usage information relating to any company owned or managed equipment or systems, or about any devices you choose to connect to our networks

    • Directly from you
    • Automatically when you use our electronic systems
    • From our Service Providers
    • From third parties
    • Contractors
    • Review of Conflict of Interest
    • Compliance

    Financial information, such as banking details, tax information, payroll information, withholdings, salary, benefits, expenses, company allowances, stock and equity grants.

    · Directly from you

    ·Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    · From our Service Providers

    · From third parties

    · Contractors

    ·Review of Conflict of Interest

    ·Compliance with regulations and laws

    Educational and professional background – such as resume, academic/professional qualifications, education, CV/resumé, reference letters and interview notes, criminal records data (for vetting purposes, where permissible and in accordance with applicable law).

    Background information commonly used for onboarding and security screenings

    Employee profile information (employee status, organization information, performance and talent information, employment background, functional experience, leadership experience, honors or awards, education, training, professional certifications, evaluations, developmental planning, career interests and development information, and other talent management and team-based assessments)

    Any termination of employment documentation, including resignation letters, dismissal letters, minutes of meetings, settlement agreements and related correspondence

    ·Directly from you

    ·Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·From our Service Providers

    ·From third parties

    ·Contractors

    ·Screening for background and licensing

    ·How did you hear about us - use for recruitment effectiveness

    ·Language fluency - for skill capability

    ·Compliance with regulations and laws

    Administration of payroll and benefits:

    Compensation, payroll, and benefits information. Medical, parental, family, vacation, and other leave and associated records, including details of the types of and reasons for leave being taken, duration of leave, and leave-related correspondence.

    ·Directly from you

    ·Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·Service Providers

    ·From third parties

    ·Contractors

    ·Screening for background and licensing

    ·Administration of benefits and payroll

    Personal Information as described in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e), including your telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, signature, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, name, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, or other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·      Service Providers

    ·      From third parties

    ·      Contractors

    ·      Screening for background and licensing

    ·      Administration of benefits and payroll

    ·      Compliance with regulations and laws

     

    Sensitive Information: Characteristics of protected classifications which may include age and date of birth, marital status, race, ancestry, ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or creed, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, marital status

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·      Service Providers

    ·      From third parties

    ·      Contractors

    ·      Screening for background and licensing

    ·      Administration of benefits and payroll

    ·      Compliance with regulations and laws

     

    Inferences Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·      Service Providers

    ·      From third parties

    ·      Contractors

    ·      Screening for background and licensing

    ·      Administration of benefits and payroll

     

    Non-Public education information, Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, financial information, or disciplinary records to the extent necessary for purposes of tuition reimbursement.

    ·      Directly from you

    ·      Automatically when you use our electronic systems

    ·      Service Providers

    ·      From third parties

    ·      Contractors

    ·      Screening for background and licensing

    ·      Administration of benefits and payroll

                                                                                                           

    The Process to Submit a Request Regarding Your Personal Information:

    Employees, Job Applicants, Contractors who are a resident of California, have the right to submit certain requests relating to their Personal Information. To exercise these rights, please submit a request through by emailing hrservicecenter@anheuser-busch.com or by calling us at 1-800-BEER-TALK. Please note that you may be asked to provide information to verify your identity before your request can be processed. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may exercise the following rights:

    Right to Opt-Out of the Sale and Sharing of Your Personal Information:

          You have the right to opt-out of the sale and share (cross-context behavioral advertising) of their personal information. You may opt-out by contacting hrservicecenter@anheuser-busch.com.

    Right to Correct Inaccurate Information:

          It is important that the Personal Information that we collect is accurate. If you believe the personal information, we maintain on you is inaccurate, AB offers self-help tools that will allow you to update certain of your personal data in our records. You may access those tools at, or you may contact HR at hrservicecenter@anheuser-busch.com to request your Personal Information is updated. Upon receipt of a verifiable request to correct inaccurate Personal Information, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the information as you direct.

    Right to Request the Deletion of Your Personal Information.

          You may request that we delete personal information collected or maintained by AB. When we receive a verifiable request to delete, we will inform you of, if any, personal information we can delete from our records.

    Right to Limit the Use of Your Sensitive Personal Information:

          You may request us to limit the use of your sensitive personal information to uses that are be reasonably necessary to provide an HR or related service. To limit the use of your sensitive personal information, please click here hrservicecenter@anheuser-busch.com.

    Right to Know More Information.

          You may inquire about the personal information a business collects about them and how it is used and shared. When we receive a verifiable request to know, we will inform you if any of the Personal Information we can have from our records. 

    Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of Your Privacy Rights:

          If you choose to exercise any of the privacy rights described above, you also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us. This means that, consistent with California law, we will not retaliate against you for exercising your privacy rights

    Monitoring:

    AB electronically and physically monitors its offices, and use of our IT and communications systems, for specific purposes which may include or activity on our IT and communications systems and network, such as internet traffic, website filtering, email communications or systems accessed or monitoring employees’ activity and presence in our offices may include badge readers, sign-in sheets, and surveillance cameras to prevent unauthorized access to our offices and to protect employee authorized visitors, and our property. In the process of monitoring AB’s systems, network and work-related activities, offices, we may come across contractors, employees’, or employee applicants’ personal data. Monitoring will be done in a manner that is proportionate and only as required or permitted by applicable law. AB will always strive to respect employees’ reasonable privacy expectations. We want you to be aware that all AB employee work product as well as tools used to generate that work product, wherever stored, belongs to AB and we may review and monitor them for the purposes described above. Where permitted by law, we may also carry out monitoring for other purposes such as:

    Ensuring protection of confidential information, intellectual property and other business interests;

    Compliance with a legal obligation;

    Proof of business transactions and archiving;

    Training and evaluation of employees;

    For investigation of breaches of AB policies and procedures, or other unlawful or improper acts;

    For compliance with a legal obligation;

    Legitimate purposes as permitted by applicable law.


    How to Contact Us:

    If you have any questions about how AB handles your Personal Information or if you need to access this notice in an alternative format because of a disability, please contact the AB People Teams Department at:

    Phone: 1-800-BEER-TALK

    Email: hrservicecenter@anheuser-busch.com

    Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST

    Last Updated: January 1, 2023