A.K.A. Brands collects the personal information identified in Section 3 above for the reasons listed below.

4.1 To Recruit Employees, including to conduct employment related background screening and checks.

4.2 To Administer Benefits, such as medical, dental, optical, commuter, and retirement benefits, including recording and processing eligibility of dependents, absence and leave monitoring, insurance and accident management and provision of online total reward information and statements.

4.3 To Pay and Reimburse for Expenses, including salary administration, payroll management, payment of expenses, to administer other compensation related payments, including assigning amounts of bonus payments to individuals, administration of departmental bonus pools and administration of stock option payments.

4.4 To Conduct Performance-Related Reviews, including performance appraisals, career planning, skills monitoring, job moves, promotions and staff re-structuring.

4.5 To Monitor Work-Related Licenses and Credentials, including provisioning software licenses for use in the course of an employee’s work related responsibilities, ensuring compliance, training, examination and other requirements are met with applicable regulatory bodies.

4.6 To Provide Our Employees with Human Resources Management Services, including providing employee data maintenance and support services, administration of separation of employment, approvals and authorization procedures, administration and handling of employee claims, and travel administration.

4.7 To Administer International Assignments, including relocation services, documenting assignment terms and conditions, obtaining relevant immigration documents, initiating vendor services, fulfilling home/host country tax administration and filing obligations, addressing health requirements and populating the International Mobility global system.

4.8 To Maintain Your Contact Information, including altering your details across relevant entities within the A.K.A. Brands group of companies (for example personal, other employment and transferring roles).

4.9 To Assist You in Case of Emergency, including maintenance of contact details for you, and your dependents in case of personal or business emergency.

4.10 To Monitor Eligibility to Work in the U.S., which means monitoring and ensuring compliance of employees’ ability to work in the U.S.

4.11 To Conduct Healthcare-Related Services, including conducting pre-employment and employment-related medical screenings for return to work processes and medical case management needs; determining medical suitability for particular tasks; identifying health needs of employees to plan and provide appropriate services, including operation of sickness policies and procedures; and providing guidance on fitness for travel and fitness for expatriation.

4.12 To Facilitate Better Working Environment, which includes conducting staff surveys, providing senior management information about other employees, and conducting training.

4.13 To Ensure a Safe and Efficient Working Environment, which includes A.K.A. Brands actions relating to disciplinary actions, and code of conduct processes and investigations.

4.14 To Maintain Security on A.K.A. Brands Websites and Internet Connected Assets, which includes hosting and maintenance of computer systems and infrastructure; management of A.K.A. Brands’s software and hardware computer assets; systems testing, such as development of new systems and end-user testing of computer systems; training; and monitoring email and Internet access.

4.15 To Comply with Applicable Law or Regulatory Requirements, such as legal (state and federal) and internal company reporting obligations, including headcount, management information, demographic and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental reporting.