Data Axle Inc.

Data Axle Inc. is a registered data mining company located in Grapevine, Texas. Data Axle Inc. engages in the collection of personal information, which may include: financial status; health status; immigration status; sexual orientation; children’s personal information; biometric data; geolocation data; reproductive health care data; public records data; and court judgment data. Data Axle Inc. sells, for profit, certain personal information to customers, of which type may include: private businesses; law enforcement agencies; state governments; the U.S. federal government; foreign entities; and artificial intelligence (AI) developers. (See below for the specific data collection and sales practices of Data Axle Inc..)

To opt-out of data collection and sale by Data Axle Inc., individual consumers must submit their request to Data Axle Inc. directly. California residents may use the state’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) to submit a single request that forces Data Axle Inc., as well as +600 registered data brokers, to delete and stop selling their data. (If you don’t live in California, you must submit removal requests directly through the privacy portal of each data mining company.)

In addition, all Americans have access to their special credit reports and special credit scores. These companies maintain consumer files relating to medical records and payments; residential and tenant history; banking and checking writing history; employment and work history; and insurance claims history (auto, property, life, long-term care, disability). View the Directory of Special Credit Reporting Agencies to request your files and scores.

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What Types of Data does Data Axle Inc. Collect?

• Data Axle Inc. collects personal information of minors: Yes.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ account logins or numbers with security codes that grant access to third‑party accounts: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ government‑issued identification numbers used to verify an individual’s identity: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ citizenship data, including immigration status: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ union membership status: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ sexual orientation status: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ gender identity and gender expression data: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ biometric data: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ precise geolocation: No.
• Data Axle Inc. collects consumers’ reproductive health care data: No.

What Categories of Customers does Data Axle Inc. Sell To?

• Data Axle Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to a foreign actor in the past year: No.
• Data Axle Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to the federal government in the past year: No.
• Data Axle Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to other state governments in the past year: No.
• Data Axle Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to law enforcement in the past year, except when required by subpoena or court order: No.
• Data Axle Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to a developer of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system or model in the past year: Yes.

Do Other Data Protection Laws Apply to Data Axle Inc.?

• Is Data Axle Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act: No.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the FCRA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Data Axle Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the Gramm‑Leach‑Bliley Act (GLBA) and implementing regulations: No.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the GLBA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Data Axle Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (IIPPA): No.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the IIPPA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Data Axle Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA): No.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the CMIA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the HIPAA privacy, security, and breach‑notification rules: Yes.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the types of personal information covered: Data Axle is regulated by HIPAA in its capacity as a Business Associate of its customers that are Covered Entities. As a Business Associate, Data Axle may receive “Protected Health Information,” as that term is defined in the HIPAA Regulations at 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164. Protected Health Information includes a combination of health information (as defined in HIPAA) with personally identifying information, such as name, date of birth, telephone number, postal address, and email address. Data Axle does not sell any personal information that it receives from its Covered Entity customers.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the specific products or services covered: Data Axle performs data analysis, processing, and administration for customers that may be Covered Entities and thus possess personal information that is subject to HIPAA. Data Axle’s services include data hygiene, email campaigns, lead generation, and email acquisition.
• If Data Axle Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the percentage of data activities covered: Data Axle does not sell any personal information that it receives from its Covered Entity customers. As a Business Associate, Data Axle may receive “Protected Health Information” from its customers that are Covered Entities. Data Axle’s Covered Entity customers represent less than 10 percent of its total customers.

Did Data Axle Inc. Provide Additional Context or Comments?

Any denials of Requests to Know were based on consumers abandoning their request by not verifying their identity as required by CCPA. The statistics provided below relate to requests made by or on behalf of California consumers to Data Axle Inc., Consumerbase LLC dba Exact Data, and DonorBase, Inc.
The information that we handle is mostly collected through relationships Data Axle possesses with other companies such as data suppliers, business partners, data services providers, agencies, and our clients. Data Axle may collect or store Personal Information (“PI”) by using cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies. PI can be collected when individuals provide us information through our website, such as to request or download information, sign up for a newsletter, event or service, or log in to a service or application we provide. Non-Personal Information may be collected when individuals visit Data Axle’s website. Individuals can unsubscribe from our corporate emails by accessing the “opt out” or “unsubscribe” link provided in the footer of each email sent. Additionally, at the bottom of our website, there is a place to click on “do not sell or share my data”, as well as a link to our privacy policy. An individual may go directly to: www.data-axle.com/do-not-sell-my-data/ to opt out and to make do not sell requests or email privacyteam@data-axle.com for any CCPA requests. A protected individual may email privacyteam@data-axle.com to ask for deletion of information. Please visit our privacy policy at www.data-axle.com/privacy-policy/ for additional information about data collecting practices.