US IP ATTORNEYS PRIVACY POLICY

 

Last updated: 1/27/2023

 

This Privacy Policy applies to US IP Attorneys, P.C. (“we,” “our,” “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share the personal information that we gather on the subdomains and websites on www.usipattorneys.com (the “Sites”) or through your use of our products and services. By continuing to use our Sites, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy provides the following information:

  1. What Types of Personal Information Do We Collect?
  2. How Do We Use Personal Information?
  3. How Do We Share Personal Information?
  4. How Do We Respond to ‘Do Not Track’ Signals?
  5. Cookies
  6. Additional Privacy Rights & Disclosures for California Residents
  7. International Transfers of Data
  8. Children’s Privacy
  9. Change of Control
  10. How Do We Protect Personal Information?
  11. Policy Changes
  12. Contact Information

 

  1. What Types of Personal Information Do We Collect?

Information You Give Us. You may give us information by entering information through our online forms or surveys, applying for employment opportunities with us, or contacting us by phone or email. We will use your information for the specific purpose for which you submitted it.

 

The categories of information include:

  • Identifiers, such as name, address, email, or other similar identifiers.
  • Categories of personal information described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code, such as name, address, telephone, and employment.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as Internet Protocol (“IP”) address.
  • Professional or employment-related information, such as copies of your resume or CV, and any other information required to verify your qualifications for recruitment purposes.
  • Education information.

Information We Automatically Collect. Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Sites.

This includes Log Data, such as your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Sites that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics, and whether you reached our page via a social media or email campaign. This information may be collected via several technologies, including cookies, web beacons, clear GIFs, canvas fingerprinting and other means.

You can control cookies in your browser to enable or disable them.

Information We Collect From Third Parties. If you access our Sites through third parties (e.g., Facebook or Google), or if you share content from our Sites to a third-party social media service, the third-party service will send us certain information about you if the third -party service and your account settings allow such sharing. The information we receive will depend on the policies and your account settings with the third-party service.

 

  1. How Do We Use Personal Information?

We use your personal information as follows:

  • To provide you with the services on our platform, which involves offering information about our law firm, and enabling you to book legal consultations with us
  • To perform any contracts entered into between you and us
  • To market our products and/or services to you
  • To analyze usage on the Sites and improve the services offered
  • For market research, project planning, troubleshooting problems
  • To provide you with employment opportunities
  • For detecting and protecting against error, fraud or other criminal activity
  • To fulfill our legal and financial obligations

Marketing: We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in any email we send, or you can contact us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Information” section below. You will still continue to receive service-related messages concerning products and services you have purchased (unless we have indicated otherwise).

 

  1. How Do We Share Personal Information?

Affiliates and Service Providers. We share your information with our third-party service providers and any subcontractors as required to offer you our products and services.

 

Third Party Links and Websites. Our Sites may contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any data to these websites.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. We may be required to disclose your data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet law enforcement requirements. We may be under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, to enforce or apply our terms and conditions and other agreements, to protect our rights, property, or safety, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.

 

  1. How Do We Respond to ‘Do Not Track’ Signals?

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. DNT is a way for users to inform websites and services that they do not want certain information about their webpage visits collected over time and across websites or online services. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.

  1. Cookies

To make our Sites and services work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as language, or other preferences) over a period of time, so you do not have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

You may wish to restrict the use of cookies. Please be aware that some of the features of our Sites may not function correctly if you disable cookies. Most modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. You can usually find these settings in the options or preferences menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links for commonly used browsers may be helpful:

 

 

  1. Privacy Rights & Additional Disclosures for California Residents

California grants state residents certain rights and disclosures. We provide the following information to further help you understand your potential privacy rights. If you would like to exercise any right or inquire as to whether such rights are available to you, please email us at info@usipattorneys.com.

Request for Information or Deletion. Residents of California have the right to know whether we are processing your personal information, and in some instances, you have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories listed below for the preceding 12 months. We have the right to request verification of your identity for all requests for information. In responding to this right, we shall provide to you:

  • The categories of personal information we collect about you.
  • The categories of sources from which your personal information is collected.
  • The business or commercial purpose(s) for collecting, selling, sharing, or disclosing your personal information, and the categories of personal information disclosed for such purpose(s).
  • The categories of third parties with whom we share your personal information.
  • The categories of personal information we have sold, if any, about you and the categories of third parties to whom your personal information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the personal information was sold.
  • The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

 

In addition, you may have the right to request we delete your personal information.

Request for Correction. Residents of California have the right to request the correction or rectification of inaccurate information in the resident’s Personal Data.

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Residents of California have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of the consumer’s personal information. However, we do not sell your Personal Data, nor do we share your Personal Data to provide personalized or targeted advertising.

Limiting the Use of Sensitive Personal Information. Residents of California have the right to direct us to use or disclose sensitive personal information only for providing goods or services, or as otherwise minimally permitted under applicable law. However, we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for any purpose other than providing our goods and services to you, or as otherwise minimally permitted under applicable law.

Third Party Marketing. If you are one of our customers, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. However, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.

Right to Equal Service & Price. You have the right to receive equal service and price, even if you exercise a privacy right.

Verification Process for Exercising Rights. To protect our consumers’ privacy, we verify privacy rights requests to ensure that only you (or your authorized agent) can exercise rights pertaining to your Personal Data. As part of our verification process, we may request you to submit additional information.

If you are an authorized agent wishing to exercise rights on behalf of a state resident, please contact us using the information at the bottom of this Privacy Policy and provide us with a copy of the consumer’s written authorization designating you as their agent. We may need to verify your identity and place of residence before completing your rights request.

 

  1. International Transfers of Data

Any data that you provide to us may be accessed, shared or processed by our offices, located in the United States, and service providers located in the United States, if such data transfer is necessary for the specific purpose for which you submitted your data (such as the provision of goods or services under a written contract).

 

This may entail a transfer of your personal information across international borders. The data protections standards may differ and be lower than the standards enforced in your jurisdiction.

We maintain appropriate safeguards as required by applicable law for any personal information transferred internationally, and as required by applicable law, will seek your consent prior to such transfers.

  1. Children’s Privacy

The Sites are not directed at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Information” section below. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

  1. Change of Control

Personal information may be transferred to a third party as a result of a sale, acquisition, merger, reorganization or other change in control. If we sell, merge or transfer any part of the business, part of the sale may include your personal information.

  1. Security and Data Retention

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. For example, when possible, we use encryption to transfer and store data. We further limit access to this data using access controls and confidentiality commitments.

However, no website, application, or transmission can guarantee security. Thus, while we have established and maintain what we believe to be reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information obtained through the Sites, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

We retain information from or about you for so long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When the information is no longer necessary for these purposes, we delete it or keep it in a form that does not identify you, unless we are required by law to keep this information for a longer period. When determining the retention period, we take into account various criteria, such as the type of products and services requested by or provided to you, the nature and length of our relationship with you, possible re-enrolment with our services, the impact on the services we provide to you if we delete some information from or about you, mandatory retention periods provided by law and the statute of limitations.

  1. Policy Changes

We may change our Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are familiar with the most current version.

  1. Contact Information

If you wish to contact us or have any questions about or complaints in relation to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following contact details:

Phone: 858-488-2545

Email: info@usipattorneys.com

Mail: 325 W. Washington St. 2380, San Diego, CA 92103