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California Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 1, 2021

Western Asset, including its affiliated investment advisers (together, Western Asset, “we” or “us”) , consider your privacy our utmost concern. This privacy policy is applicable to users of our website who are residents of the state of California. It is provided to you in order for us to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and other California privacy laws. CCPA provides specific rights to those living in California concerning their personal information as described below. Although these rights do not necessarily apply to Western Asset investors who are covered under applicable Federal privacy law or exceptions within CCPA, other California residents may be covered.

Exemptions of CCPA
CCPA provides exemptions for certain business. For example, it does not apply to personal information we collect, process, share or disclose under the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or from our employees, job applicants, and contractors of businesses in the course of our provision or receipt of business-related services.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers (such as name, address, and email address)
  • Internet or other network or device activity (such as browsing history or app usage)
  • Location information (e.g. inferred from your IP address)
  • Professional or employment-related data (such as the name of your employer)
  • Other information that identifies or can be reasonably associated with you

Your Rights
CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

  • Right to Opt-Out. We do not sell your personal information.
  • Right to Know. You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Deletion. You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information about you that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
  • Right to Nondiscrimination. If you should exercise any your rights under CCPA, you have an additional right not to be discriminated against.

If you wish to make a CCPA privacy request for any of the rights described above, you may initiate a verifiable request through one of the options below:

  • Call us at (844) 905-0999.
  • Email us at dataprotection@westernasset.com.
  • Write us at 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101.