Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Introduction
This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Sherin and Lodgen LLP (the “Firm” or “we”) collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from you or that you may provide when you visit our website (the “Site”). This policy explains what information we collect, when and how we might use that information, how we protect the information, and the choices you have with respect to your personal information.
Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Site.
What personal information is collected through this Site and how is it used?
We collect information about our users in the following ways: directly from the user when you provide it to us, and automatically as you navigate the Site. We do not share any of the information you provide with others, unless we say so in this policy, or when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.
Information You Provide Us. This Site permits you to voluntarily submit data about yourself (such as name, email address or similar information) so that we can respond to inquiries and provide you with requested services. The Site allows users to subscribe to Sherin and Lodgen LLP mailings by submitting their names and email addresses. This information will be incorporated into our mailing database, and may be used by us to communicate with you in the future. This information will not be sold to third parties for marketing purposes. At your request, we will remove your personal information from our files. To do so, either respond to the “unsubscribe” link in a Firm mailing, or email your request to the firm directly at: communications@sherin.com.
Information Collected Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies. As you navigate through our Site, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Site, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Site; and
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses.
This information helps us administer and operate the Site, analyze its usage, improve user experiences and protect the content from inappropriate use.
Use of Cookies. The Site may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
How is personal information protected?
The Firm makes reasonable effort to protect personal information submitted by users of the Site, including through the use of firewalls and other security measures on our servers. However, the transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure, and although we do our best to protect your personal information in accordance with industry standards, we cannot guaranty the security of information transmitted to us. Any transmission or information is at your own risk.
How can I correct, amend or delete my personal information and/or opt out of future communications?
You may opt out of any future contacts from us or chance, correct or delete any personal information at any time. Contact us via the phone number, [email,] or mailing address on our Site at any time to:
- see what data we have about you, if any;
- change/correct any data we have about you;
- ask us to delete any data we have about you; and/or
- opt out of future communications from us.
EEA Residents
Our undertakings under this Notice are intended to be consistent with your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”). The GDPR affords you rights that are in addition to those set forth above in this Notice. We will comply with the following additional rights under the GDPR, subject to its terms and conditions.
Access | Subject to legal and ethical restrictions governing our practice of law, you have the right to access the following additional information about your Personal Data to determine that we are processing it lawfully: (i) the purpose of the processing; (ii) the categories of Personal Data; (iii) identification of the recipients and intended recipients of the Personal Data; and (iv) our source of the Personal Data. (Personal Data is information , either by itself or in combination with other information about a person that enables the person to be individually identified, including name, address, employer, e-mail address, telephone number and IP address.) |
Data Portability | If we have your Personal Data because of a contract that we entered into with you (such as Client Data) or because you have consented to providing us your Personal Data, you may request that we provide you with a digital file of the Personal Data that you have provided to us, which includes any records we have collected from observing your digital activities. We will provide you with such digital file if and in a manner compliant with GDPR. (Client Data is descriptive information about you including contact information which we collect from you as part of providing legal services to you.) |
Updates or Corrections | Subject to our separate confirmation, you may request that we update or correct any of the Descriptive Information and Contact Information that we have about you. |
Objection to or Restriction on Processing | If you feel that our access to or our use of your Personal Data impacts your fundamental rights or freedoms, you may object to the processing of such Personal Data or restrict the processing of such data by contacting us through the information provided under Contact Us above. In some cases, we may have legitimate grounds to process such data that may override your rights or freedoms. |
Erasure/Removal | You may request that we erase your Personal Data if it is determined that we do not have a legal basis for using it, you withdraw your consent to our processing, you object to the processing and we have no overriding legitimate interest, or if required by law. |
Withdrawal of Consent | If we use your Personal Data in a manner that you have previously consented to, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us through the information provided under Contact Us above. |
Unsubscribe or Modify Preferences | If at any time you prefer to receive less marketing or other information from us, you may modify your preferences or unsubscribe by contacting us through the information provided under Contact Us above or as set forth in Unsubscribe above. |
Supervisory Authority | If you believe your rights regarding your Personal Data have been breached or if a breach has been inadequately addressed, you have the right to report to or file a complaint with any independent public authority which is established by a European Union member state pursuant to Article 51 of the General Data Protection Regulation. |
Updates | We may update our privacy policy from time to time to keep it current with applicable law and industry standards. By continuing to use this site after our privacy policy has been updated you agree to such changes. |
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us via the phone number, email or mailing address listed on this Site. If our information practices change in a significant way, we will post the policy changes here.
Last updated: August 15, 2018