California Privacy Notice for Cadence Community

This California Privacy Notice (the “Notice”) is for California residents only and supplements the Privacy Policy. Terms referenced in this Notice have the meaning assigned to them in applicable California law.

Categories of Personal Information

The table below provides information about the categories of California consumers’ personal information that Cadence may have collected, disclosed, and/or sold within the last twelve (12) months:

Category	Examples	Collected	Disclosed/Shared	Sold
Identifiers	A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.	YES	YES	YES
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute	A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.	YES	YES	NO
Protected classification characteristics	Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).	YES	YES	NO
Commercial information	Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.	YES	YES	YES
Biometric information	Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data.	NO	NO	NO
Internet or similar network activity	Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.	YES	YES	NO
Geolocation data	Physical location or movements.	YES	YES	NO
Sensory data	Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.	NO	NO	NO
Professional or employment-related information	Current or past job history or performance evaluations.	NO	NO	NO
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, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.	NO	NO	NO
Inferences drawn from other personal information	Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.	YES	YES	NO

Sale of Information

In limited circumstances, we may disclose your information—with your consent—in ways that may be considered a sale under California law, including as follows:

Cadence may receive payment from business partners that are authorized to sell Cadence products; should a sale result from our disclosure of your contact information to that partner, pursuant to the section above regarding “Disclosure of Information.”
Under certain circumstances, our partners may also offer payment for provision of your contact information and interests (based on your browsing history), also pursuant to the section above regarding “Disclosure of Information.”
We may receive in-kind compensation from partners in exchange for providing them with your personal information (e.g., event sponsorship).

Other than the limited instances identified above, Cadence does not sell your personal information to third parties. Please see the section below, entitled “Your Rights,” for information on how to opt-out of such sales.

Sensitive Data

In specific cases where Cadence collects sensitive data, we will not use the data for secondary purposes (e.g., for advertising or to infer characteristics about you). To the extent that Cadence collects sensitive personal information, Cadence only uses such information to the extent that we’ve been authorized, as needed to fulfil requests for goods or services, and/or as otherwise allowed by applicable laws or regulations.

Retention Periods

We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Notice and governing Privacy Policy. The criteria used to determine such retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you; (ii) whether there is a legal or business obligation to which we are subject; or (iii) whether a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, for example to maintain certain contractual or tax records.

Your Rights

In addition to the rights described in our Privacy Policy and subject to certain exceptions, California residents also have the following rights:

Deletion. You may request that we delete the personal information that we’ve collected about you.

Disclosure. You may request that we disclose the following:

The categories of personal information (referenced in the table above) that we’ve collected about you.
The categories of sources from which we’ve collected the personal information about you.
The categories of personal information that we’ve sold and/or disclosed for a business purpose.
The categories of third parties to whom we’ve sold and/or disclosed your personal information.
The purpose(s) for collecting or selling, as applicable, your personal information.
The details regarding our use and how to opt-out of automated decision-making technology.
The specific pieces of personal information that we collected.

Opt-out of sales and sharing. You have the right to object to Cadence’s sale and/or sharing of your personal information. You may submit either request(s) using this link: https://www5.cadence.com/CCPA_Opt_Out.html(opens in a new tab).

For more information about how we share your data for cross-contextual targeted advertising purposes (“sharing” under California law), please see our Cookie Policy. You may manage your preferences at any time via our cookie-consent consent tool. Without your consent, we will not share your personal information with third parties for advertising purposes.

Exercising Your Rights

In addition to the methods otherwise described in this Notice, you may make any of the above requests by contacting us at privacy@cadence.com or by calling us at 1-833-926-0704. We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in accordance with applicable law. Depending on the nature of your request, we may ask that you or your authorized representative, as applicable, provide verification of identity (e.g., government-issued ID).

Authorized Agents

Subject to certain parameters, California residents may designate an agent to exercise the above California privacy rights on their behalf. Depending on the nature of the privacy request (e.g., sensitivity), we may require written evidence confirming the designation.

Updates to this Notice

Cadence may supplement or amend this Notice from time-to-time, and will post a revised Notice on our Sites, and update the “Revised” date below. If we make material changes to the way we collect, use, or disclose your personal information, we will notify you by any additional means that are appropriate.

Last Revised: December 2022

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