how it works

type in the company that let you go. we match it against a live database of 272 tech companies that conducted layoffs this year. if we recognize them, we auto-fill their privacy and legal contacts. if not, we find them.

we generate a formal request under california privacy law asking your former employer one thing: how was the decision made.

• ■what personal information they collected about you
• ■whether any algorithm, scoring model, or ranking system played a role
• ■which third-party vendors or systems processed your data
• ■whether they monitored or profiled you as an employee

one click opens it in your email with the right contacts pre-filled. it goes directly from your inbox, from your name. you're asking a question california law says they have to answer.

10 business days to confirm receipt. 45 calendar days to respond. we track both deadlines for you and let you know when each one passes.

either they tell you what systems were involved and how the decision was made — or they don't respond, and you know that too. either way you know more than you did before.

california's ccpa regulations classify termination as a significant decision. any technology that replaces or substantially replaces human decisionmaking in that termination is classified as automated decisionmaking technology.

exercising this right does not affect your severance. it is a privacy right that exists independently of any agreement you signed. the ccpa explicitly prohibits retaliation against employees and former employees for exercising these rights.

companies that use these systems for significant decisions are required to conduct risk assessments. the california privacy protection agency can demand those documents at any time. the more people who ask, the harder it becomes to pretend these systems don't exist.

when new rules take effect, you'll be able to request a plain language explanation of:

• ■how the algorithm processed your information
• ■what parameters generated the output about you
• ■how the output was used to make the final decision

right now you can find out whether a system was involved. soon you'll be able to find out exactly what it said about you.