US Multistate Privacy Addendum

Privacy Notice for Texas Residents

Last Updated: September 15, 2025.

This Privacy Notice applies to Paddock Publications, Inc. or one of our affiliates, (“Paddock,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) processing of information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”) who is resident in Texas to the extent that the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act applies.

This Privacy Notice does not apply to Personal Data collected pursuant to various exemptions including for (i) information related to an individual acting in a commercial or employment context, and (ii) de-identified or publicly available information.

How we process Personal Data

Please review the below chart for information about the categories of Personal Data we process; the purpose for processing Personal Data; the categories of Personal Data that we share with third parties, if any; and the categories of third parties, if any, with whom we share Personal Data.

“Category of Personal Data Processed”	Examples of Personal Data Processed	Purpose(s) for Which Personal Data is Processed	Categories of Third Parties to Which Personal Data is Disclosed
Identifiers	First and last name, email, phone number, address, age, internet protocol address, email address, account name, payment information, or other similar identifiers.	“We use this personal information for performance of our services and for our business operations or for human resources purposes. For example: Registration for a user account or newsletter, Tracking transaction information, Providing you with the services that you request, such as by completing transactions, Communicating with you, for example to respond to inquiries, To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our website, information systems, databases and other technology assets, To create, maintain, customize, and secure accounts with us, For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our website, products and services. To communicate with Personnel and evaluate performance, To keep track of records related to our relationship with Personnel, To evaluate applicants to work with our team, To allow Personnel physical access to our premises.”	“Vendors and other industry service providers; Other third parties with which you or we maintain a relationship regarding your services or products; Government agencies including to support regulatory and legal requirements; Affiliates.”
Characteristics of protected classifications	Age, national origin, religion, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or ancestry, sex, veteran or military status.	“We use Personnel’s personal data for our business operations or human resource functions, including: To keep track of Personnel’s eligibility to work in the United States, For reporting to government agencies or regulators, or To provide appropriate services and benefits to all Personnel.”
Commercial Information	Payment information, or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.	“We use this personal data for performance of our services and for our business operations. For example: Providing you with the services that you request, such as by completing transactions, Providing you with information about our products or services that may be of interest to you, Developing additional products or services, or Communicating with you, for example to respond to inquiries.”
Biometric Information	We do not collect this category of Personal Data.
Internet or other electronic network activity information	“Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems and advertisements. Network traffic and other electronic or internet activity performed when acting as our personnel through our systems.”	“We use this personal data for performance of our services and for our business operations or human resource functions. For example: To provide access to our website and the information about our products and services contained therein, For the security of our website and information systems, Providing you with information, including communications about products that may be of interest to you To support, personalize, improve our website, products or services. To facilitate Personnel’s use of our information systems, To protect our information systems and other property from harm or damage, To secure our information systems against attacks or misuse, or To verify compliance with our policies, procedures, and workplace rules.”	“Vendors and other industry service providers; Other third parties with which you or we maintain a relationship regarding your services or products; Government agencies including to support regulatory and legal requirements; Affiliates.”
Geolocation data	Geographic tracking data, physical location and movements.	“We use this personal data for performance of our services and for our business operations. For example: Facilitate services provided related to remote worksite management, Verification purposes, To locate appropriate resources and services that we can offer to you.”
Sensory Data	Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities	We collect this information as the result of Personnel’s use of other systems to facilitate the security of our offices and information systems and use it for our internal business operations, such as Facilitating product registration.
Professional or employment-related information	“Business contact details in order to provide you our services at a business level, job title as well as work history and professional qualifications if you apply to work with us. Current and/or past employment history, payroll records, benefits records, leave documentation, or medical records. “	“We use these categories of Personal Data for our business operations, including human resources to support: Evaluating job applicants’ suitability for a job opening, Making decisions about promotion and determinations about seniority, Evaluation of Personnel and their performance, or To verify Personnel’s licenses or certifications.”
Non-public education information (as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99))	Student records and directory information.
Inferences drawn from other personal data	A person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes.	“We use this personal data for performance of our services, and for our business operations or human resource functions. For example: To support, personalize, improve our website, products or services, We collect this information to evaluate job applicants’ suitability for a job opening.”
Sensitive Personal data	“Personal data that reveals: a Social Security number or other government identifier; account login information or a financial account number with associated credentials; contents of mail, email, or text messages. Or any of the following: collection and analysis of information that concerns a consumer’s health information.”	“We use this personal data for performance of our services, and for our business operations or human resource functions. For example: To manage human resources and benefits for our Personnel, We collect this information to evaluate job applicants’ suitability for a job opening.”

We do not sell your Personal Data, but we may disclose certain cookies information about you with our third party service providers who assist us with website operations. To learn more about our online collection of information, or to modify your cookies settings, please review our online Privacy Policy.

Your Privacy Rights

Submitting Consumer Requests

If you wish to request that we take action with respect to your Personal Data, you may submit a consumer request to us by email to webmaster@dailyherald.com, or phone at 847-427-4300 (Toll Free).

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a consumer request related to your Personal Data. You may also make a consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

Making a consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.

When you submit a consumer request, we will take steps to verify your request by email or telephone call. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your request or where necessary to process your request. If we are unable to adequately verify a request, we will notify the requestor. Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization and we may also require that the relevant consumer directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent.

We will only use Personal Data provided in a consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Data if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Data relates to you.

Right to Appeal

You may have the right to appeal our responses to your consumer requests. If you believe you have a basis for such an appeal, please contact us by email to [webmaster@dailyherald.com], or phone at [phone number] to make an appeal request and provide any required information to submit your appeal. If you wish to file a complaint related to your appeal, please visit the website of your state’s data privacy regulator. We have listed the contact pages that are readily available here: Texas: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint.

Right to Know and Access

You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and to request access to that Personal Data. To submit a request, please review the section above titled, “Submitting Consumer Requests.”

Right to Obtain a Copy of Personal Data

You have the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit the data to another controller, where the processing is carried out by automated means. To submit a request please review the section above titled, “Submitting Consumer Requests.”

Right to Request Deletion

You have the right to request that we delete Personal Data about you that we process. To submit a request, please review the section above titled, “Submitting Consumer Requests.”

You should be aware, however, that we are allowed to retain your Personal Data under certain conditions, even if you have asked us to delete it, such as when retaining your Personal Data is necessary for us to complete a transaction with you or provide you with a good or service you have requested. We will notify you of any denial of your deletion request and the reason for such denial.

Right to Request Correction

You may have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data. To submit a request, please review the section above titled, “Submitting Consumer Requests.”

Right to opt out of certain processing

Consumers have the right to opt out of certain categories of processing of Personal Data. These include the right to opt out for purposes of (i) targeted advertising, (ii) the sale of Personal Data, or (iii) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. To submit a request to opt-out, please review the section above titled, “Submitting Consumer Requests.”

Contact for Additional Information

If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at:

Internet Department Manager
Paddock Publications, Inc.
Telephone: 847-427-4300
e-mail: webmaster@dailyherald.com