Privacy Notice
The privacy of personal information is important to CalPERS. The following information is provided to you in compliance with the Information Practices Act of 1977 and Section 7(b) of the Federal Privacy Act of 1974.
Information Purpose
The information requested by CalPERS is collected pursuant to the authority granted under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (Government Code sections 20000 et seq.) and will be used solely for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the CalPERS Board of Administration in administering the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Legislators’ Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System II, the Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation Program, the Supplemental Contributions Program, the Public Employees’ Long-Term Care Program, the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act, the Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Program, the Annuitants’ Health Care Coverage Fund, the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund, and the Replacement Benefit Plan, as applicable. Submission of the requested information is mandatory and is necessary for the provision of your benefits.
For a description of the personal information we collect to administer your benefits, refer to our Privacy Policy.
Social Security Numbers
Disclosure of your Social Security number to CalPERS is mandatory if it’s CalPERS’ first request for it. Disclosure of it pursuant to subsequent requests is voluntary, provided CalPERS already has record of your Social Security number and it’s accessible.
Due to the use of Social Security numbers by other agencies for identification purposes, we may be unable to verify eligibility for benefits without the number.
Social Security numbers are used and disclosed for the following purposes:
- Identification purposes
- Payroll deduction/state contributions
- Billing of contracting agencies for employee/employer contributions
- Reports to CalPERS and other state and federal agencies
- Coordination of benefits among carriers and with Medicare
- Resolving member appeals, complaints, or grievances with health plan carriers
- Vital statistics (including mortality) verification
Information Disclosure
Information collected by CalPERS may be transferred to federal and other state agencies (such as your employer or their administrators), physicians, insurance carriers, service providers, and other third parties as described in the CalPERS Privacy Policy.
Your Rights
You have the right to review your membership files maintained by CalPERS. The CalPERS Records Management Unit is our custodian of records. To request your records, call our Customer Contact Center at 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377) or TTY (877) 249-7442, or write to:
CalPERS
Records Management Unit
400 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
For questions about this notice, our Privacy Policy, or your rights, call our Customer Contact Center at 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377) or TTY (877) 249-7442 or write to:
CalPERS
Privacy Officer
400 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95811