Your privacy is important to 1818 (“we” or “us”). This privacy policy is intended both to: 1) describe how our website may collect and use information from your Internet enabled device (i.e. your computer, tablet, smartphone or other device — and browsers or apps used to access the Internet), and 2) describe how you may opt out of any such collection and use. Please contact us if you have questions about our privacy policy.
Data collection and cookies. Features or partners of our website may collect data including, but not limited to: the number of visitors to our site, the time spent on our site and pages clicked, the types of devices used to access our site, and the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of visitors. We use this information to improve our website and marketing. This data is collected by sending cookies (or similar tracking technology) to your device. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology; if you previously provided personally identifiable information, however, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties; and this privacy policy does not cover third parties’ use of cookies. You may configure your device to limit or prevent access by cookies, such as to notify you when you receive a cookie, to block all cookies, or to delete existing cookies.
Partners and features that collect information. Our website marketing partners or features that collect data as described above may include, among others, Google Analytics, other analytics programs, and Google AdWords remarketing service. Remarketing involves tracking devices that have visited our website in order to display ads for our services on other websites. Use these links to learn how Google uses data it collects, to prevent Google Analytics from using data from your device, or to opt out of Google’s interest-based ads.
Information you send us. Please see our disclaimer, which generally addresses information you intentionally send us using e-mail or any contact form on this website. If you submit your name or contact information to us, we may use it to send you information about our services. You may opt out of receiving further information from us by contacting us or, where applicable, by using an “unsubscribe” option included in our communications. We will not sell or give your personally identifying information to other parties for their own direct advertising purposes.
Changes to this policy. We reserve the right to update this policy. If we make updates, we will change the modification date below.
As of December 12, 2019, this privacy statement has been updated to include language that applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to provide transparency regarding the information we may collect about you via www.1818legal.com. Reading the entire statement carefully is recommended. We maintain compliance with privacy legislation requirements, including:
- Disclosing the purpose of processing your personal data. This privacy statement is how we disclose this purpose.
- Limiting personal data collection to only the information required for our purposes.
- When consent is required to process your personal data, we will request your explicit consent before doing so.
- Ensuring that proper security measures are observed to protect personal data by our employees and any parties that may process data on our behalf.
- Acknowledging and respecting your right to access, correct, or delete your personal data when requested.
If you have any questions about the personal data we collect, please contact us.
1. Data Used, Purpose, and Retention
1.1 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
Contact – Via telephone, email, mail and/or web-based forms
The data used for this purpose includes:
- Name
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Address and City
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Execution of an agreement
Retention
This data will be retained until the service is terminated.
1.2 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
Collecting and Processing Payments
The data used for this purpose includes:
- Name
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Address and City
- Financial Data
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Execution of an agreement
Retention
This data will be retained until the service is terminated.
1.3 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
New account registration
The data used for this purpose includes:
- Email Address
- Username, Password, and any other account-specific information
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Execution of an agreement
Retention
This data will be retained until the service is terminated.
1.4 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
Delivery of Newsletters
The data used for this purpose includes:
- Email Address
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Expressed consent
Retention
This data will be retained until the service is terminated.
1.5 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
Support for products or services a customer has purchased or intends to purchase
The data used for this purpose includes:
- Name
- Address and City
- Email Address
- Username, Password, and any other account-specific information
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Execution of an agreement
Retention
This data will be retained until the service is terminated.
1.6 Personal data is used for the following purpose:
Website Performance Analysis
The data used for this purpose includes:
- User behavior. This may include browsing and search history, geolocation data, and information relating to the use of a website, application, or advertisement.
These data may be processed on the basis of:
Execution of an agreement
Retention
This data will be retained for a period of 12 months after the service is terminated.
2. Sharing of Personal Data
2.1 Your personal data is not shared with any third parties.
2.2 When required by law or court order, we may disclose personal information to law enforcement agencies as permitted and/or required by law for the purpose of providing information or as part of an investigation.
3. Use of Cookies
3.1 Cookies are used on our website. Cookies are small files associated with webpages and stored on your hard drive by your browser when you interact with the page. The information in that file may be recalled by our servers or the servers of relevant third parties upon future visits.
For more information on how we use cookies, please click here.
4. Do Not Track Signals
4.1 Use of the Do Not Track (DNT) header field is supported by our website. When DNT is activated, your preferences are communicated to us and your browsing behavior will not be tracked.
5. Security
5.1 Maintaining the security of your personal data is a top priority for us, and to that end we take all steps necessary to limit opportunities for abuse of, or unauthorized access to, your personal data. This includes restricting access of your data to necessary persons only and regularly reviewing our security measures.
6. Third Party Websites
6.1 Third party websites connected to our site by links are not covered by this privacy statement. It is not possible for us to guarantee or fully disclose how these third parties may use or collect your personal data. It is recommended that you read the privacy statements of these websites before using them.
7. Amendments
7.1 We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement at our discretion and as required by changes in law. Regularly reviewing this privacy statement is recommended in order to be aware of potential amendments. When appropriate or required, we will notify you of changes to this statement.
8. Access to and Modification of Data
8.1 If you have questions about the personal data we have collected from you, please contact us using the information below. Please be sure to state your identity clearly when contacting us. When necessary or appropriate, and when allowed by law, we may require verification that you are the person making the request and that we are modifying or deleting the correct person’s information.
8.2 You have the right to know what personal information is being collected, why it is collected, what will happen to that information, and how long it may be retained. You have the right to know:
- The category of personal information being collected.
- The category of sources from which the information was collected.
- The purpose for which the data was collected.
- The categories of third parties who may have access to the data.
- The specific personal information that has been collected.
8.3 You have the right to know if your personal information is being used by, disclosed to, or sold to third parties, and the identity of those third parties. If your information is being sold or disclosed to third parties, you have the right to request that they inform you of:
- The category of any personal information being collected, sold and/or disclosed.
- The category of third party to whom information is sold. The category of information sold must be disclosed for each third party to whom information is sold.
8.4 Exercising your privacy rights will not affect your right to equal service and prices. Consumers will not be discriminated against for exercising their privacy rights. Prohibited discrimination includes, but is not limited to:
- Denying goods or services
- Charging different prices or providing a different level of service or quality of goods than that received by other consumers, including through the use of discounts and benefits.
- Implying or suggesting that the consumer will receive a different price, quality of goods, or level of service.
Charging different prices or rates, or providing a different level of service or quality of goods, is permitted if it can be shown that the value provided to the consumer is reasonably related to the consumer’s data.
8.5 You have the right to access your personal data that we collect, and request that your personal data be modified or deleted. When a valid request to delete data is received, the data will be deleted from our records and any service providers with access to that data will be directed to remove it from their records as well.
8.6 You have the right to correct, modify, supplement, or block your personal data. If consent was given to collect or use personal data, you may revoke that consent at any time. You also have the right to request a complete record of your personal data and transfer that record in whole to another controller.
8.7 Under certain circumstances, a business may not be required to comply with a consumer request to delete personal data if the data is deemed necessary to:
- Complete a transaction, provide goods or services, or execute a contract between the business and consumer for which the information was collected.
- Maintain security and protect against activity that may be deceptive, malicious, fraudulent, or illegal.
- Detect, debug, or repair errors in intended functionality
- Protect or exercise our right or another consumer’s right to free speech or any other right provided by law.
- Ensure compliance with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1546) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
- Pursue historical, scientific, or statistical research that complies with all ethical and legal standards and which would be unsuccessful or severely impaired if the data is deleted, as long as informed consent was given to collect the data.
- Satisfy reasonable expectations that the consumer may have based on their relationship with the business, as long as the use is internal and restricted to this purpose.
- Meet legal obligations.
- Complete any internal process or action related to the context in which the data was collected, given that the use of the data meets all other legal requirements.
9. Disclosure and Selling of Your Data
9.1 We have not sold or disclosed your personal information to any third parties within the preceding 12 months.
10. Complaints
10.1 If you have a complaint or dispute regarding the handling of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the appropriate Data Protection Authority for your country or region.
11. Children
11.1 Our website is not intended or designed to attract children and we do not intentionally collect personal information from any user who is under the legal age of consent in the country where they reside. We request that users under the age of consent do not submit personal data to us in any form.
12. Contact Information
1818
20 W Kinzie St 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
www.1818legal.com
