Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Centers Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

General

Thank you for visiting our site. Our website provides information about the legal services that we offer, provides general information and resources, and allows you to contact us. This Privacy Policy summarizes the type of information we collect through the website and how we will use that information. This Policy will also instruct you on what to do if you do not want your personal information collected or shared when you visit our Website.

 

Types of Personal Information Collected

We collect user information in three ways: supplied from user, Web server logs and through cookies. The information is used to enhance the Internet experience and allows us to personalize the information, services and resources. We don’t share your information with anyone unless expressly stated in this Privacy Policy or unless the law requires it.

(A)    Information You Provide to Us

Personal Information and Demographic Information. If you complete a contact form on this website, we ask you to provide us with certain kinds of information such as: (1) personal information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally, like your name, e-mail address, home address and phone number, and (2) demographic information, such as gender, your occupation or geographic information. We may collect this information through various forms and in various places on the websites, including, without limitation, the following places:

  • consultation request forms, “contact us” forms, chat, or emails,
  • survey participation interfaces, or
  • blogs

Please do not submit any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information (e.g. Social Security Number; driver’s license number; or credit card, bank account or other financial information). If you submit any Sensitive Information, you do so at your own risk and we will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission.

Information that you provide to us through the contact form or an online chat will be used for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for future communications. If you do not wish to receive such communications, you may opt out (unsubscribe) as described below.

(B)    Information We Collect and Store as You Access and Use the Website

In addition to any Personal Information, Demographic Information, or other information that you choose to submit to us, we and our third-party service providers may use a variety of technologies that automatically collect or store certain usage information whenever you visit the website. This information may be stored or accessed using a variety of technologies that may be downloaded to your personal computer, browser, laptop, tablet, mobile phone or other device whenever you visit or interact with our website. This usage information may be tracked and stored on web server logs (records of site activities). Examples of the type of information we may collect include:

  • your IP address, UDID, or other unique device identifier;
  • your device functionality;
  • multiple device website access information;
  • the URL that referred you to our site, your website browsing history, and the practice areas and pages within our website that you visit;
  • your device location and characteristics; and
  • other device data.

To ensure a customized and personalized web experience, our website may use cookies to store and help track information about you. Cookies are simply small packets of data that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive to help us remember who you are and to help you to better navigate our site. Cookies allow us to save passwords and preferences for you so you won’t have to re-enter them each time you visit. Cookies are standard today. However, if you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or notify you when you receive one. Some functionality of the website is dependent on cookies and your experience may be limited if you choose to refuse cookies.

There may be other tracking technologies now and later devised and used by us in connection with the websites.

If you have submitted personally identifiable information through our website and would like that information deleted from our records, please contact us and provide us with the requested information. We will use reasonable efforts to delete this information from our existing files.

(C)    Interactions with Third-Party Sites

The website may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the website and your account on a third-party site or application. The use of this functionality may involve the third-party operator providing certain information, including personal information, to us. If we offer and you choose to use this functionality to access our website, the third-party site or application may send personal information about you to the website.

How personal information is protected

We take certain security measures to help protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not defeat our security measures. Further, we will not sell, rent, or lease mailing lists or other user data to others, and we will not make your personal information available to any unaffiliated parties, except as follows:

  • to agents, vendors and/or contractors who may use it on our behalf or in connection with an established relationship we have with them;
  • if we are unable to assist with your matter, but know an attorney or firm that may be able to help you, we may refer you and share information you provided us with that party; and
  • as required by law, in a matter of public safety or policy, as needed in connection with the transfer of our business assets (for example, if we are acquired by another firm or liquidated during bankruptcy proceedings), or if we believe in good faith that sharing the data is necessary to protect our rights or property.

How information about you is used

We may use your personal, demographic or usage information that is subject to this Privacy Policy for a variety of purposes including but not limited to:

  • to determine whether we are able to represent you
  • to provide you with information such as: electronic newsletters, special offers or promotional and marketing materials, including to let you know about new products, services or upcoming events;
  • to enable you to participate in all of the site’s features and to process your registration, including verifying that your information is active and valid;
  • to improve the websites, our marketing endeavors or our service offerings, and to customize your experience on the websites (such as serve you specific content that is relevant to you);
  • to provide appropriate level of customer support and to be able to contact you with regard to your use of the website and, in our discretion, changes in site policies;
    for our business purposes or those of third party-partners that we share your information with;
  • to contact you via phone, email or hard-copy mail with information about our service offerings; and
  • for purposes disclosed at the time you provide your information or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Some information submitted to the websites via a “contact us” or other similar function may not receive a response.

Use of information that you disclose publicly or to others

A.    User provided content. The website permits you to submit various types of content, including text and personal information, such as on blogs and message boards. We, or others may store, display, reproduce, publish, distribute or otherwise use this content online or offline in any media or format and may or may not attribute it to you. Others may have access to this content and may have the ability to share it with third parties. Please think carefully before sharing information. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of any information that you make publicly available through the website or what others do with information you share.

B.    Name and likeness. We may also publish your name, likeness and other information that is part of your content, and we may use it for advertising, marketing, publicity and promotional activities.

Information related to accounts outside the United States will be transferred to the US

Our website is operated in the US and intended for users located in the United States. For accounts outside the US, information will be transferred to, and processed, stored and used in the United States. United States data protection laws prevail and may differ from those of the country in which you reside. Your information may be shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes and may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in the United States according to laws of the United States. By using the websites or providing us with any information, you consent to the transfer to, and processing, usage, sharing and storage of your information, including personal information, in the United States as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Privacy concerning children

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy on the internet. We do not use the website to knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 without a parent’s knowledge and consent. If you are a child under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to use the website and should not send any kind of information about yourself to us. In the event that we become aware that we have collected information from any child, we will dispose of that information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.