Disclaimer and Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

The use of the internet or this form for communication with the firm or any individual member of the firm does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Confidential or time-sensitive information should not be sent through this form.

Privacy Policy

Information we collect

The type of personal information we collect depends on how you are specifically interacting with us and which Services you are using. Generally, we collect the following categories of personal information:

Contact Information, such as name, alias, address, phone number, social media user ID, email address, and similar contact data.
Organization and Contacts Information, such as your employer or organizations that you are a member of, information about your colleagues or those within your organization, your status with an organization, and similar data.
Account Information, such as security-related information (including user names and passwords, authentication methods, and roles), service-related information (including purchase history and account profiles), billing-related information (including payment, shipping, and billing information), and similar data.
User Content, such as content of communications, suggestions, questions, comments, feedback, and other information you send to us, that you provide to us when you contact us, or that you post on our Services (including information in alerts, folders, notes, and shares of content), and similar data.
Device & Browser Information, such as network and connection information (including Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses), device and browser identifiers and information (including device, application, or browser type, version, plug-in type and version, operating system, user agent, language and time zone settings, and other technical information), advertising identifiers, cookie identifiers and information, and similar data.
Usage Information and Browsing History, such as usage metrics (including usage rates, occurrences of technical errors, diagnostic reports, settings preferences, backup information, API calls, and other logs), content interactions (including searches, views, downloads, prints, shares, streams, and display or playback details), and user journey history (including clickstreams and page navigation, URLs, timestamps, content viewed or searched for, page response times, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and download errors), advertising interactions (including when and how you interact with marketing and advertising materials, click rates, purchases or next steps you may make after seeing an advertisement, and marketing preferences), and similar data.
Location Data, such as the location of your device, your household, and similar location data.
Demographic Information, such as country, preferred language, age and date of birth, marriage status, gender, physical characteristics, personal or household/familial financial status and metrics, military status, and similar data.
Your Image, such as still pictures, video, voice, and other similar data.
Identity Information, such as government-issued identification information, tax identifiers, social security numbers, other government-issued identifiers, and similar data.
Financial Information, such as billing address, credit card information, billing contact details, and similar data.
Social Media and Online Content, such as information in social media and online profiles, online posts, and similar data.
Career, Education, and Employment Related Information, such as job preferences or interests, work performance and history, salary history, status as a veteran, nationality and immigration status, demographic data, disability-related information, application information, professional licensure information and related compliance activities, accreditations and other accolades, education history (including schools attended, academic degrees or areas of study, academic performance, and rankings), and similar data.

Sources of information

We collect personal information about you either directly from you, from certain third parties (such as your employer or the subscriber providing access to our Services), or from other sources (such as publicly available sources) as follows:

You provide personal information to us when you:

Search for, subscribe to, or purchase our Services.
Use our Services or otherwise interact with us.
Create or maintain a profile or account with us.
Purchase, use, or otherwise interact with content, products, or services from third party providers who have a relationship with us.
Create, post, or submit user content on our Services.
Register for or attend one of our events or locations.
Request or sign up for information.
Communicate with us by phone, email, chat, in person, or otherwise.
Complete a questionnaire, survey, support ticket, or other information request form.
When you express an interest in working with us or apply for a job or position with us.

We collect personal information automatically when you:

Search for, visit, interact with, or use our Services (including through a device).
Access, use, or download content from us.
Open emails or click on links in emails or advertisements from us.
Otherwise interact or communicate with us (such as when you attend one of our events or locations, when you request support or send us information, or when you mention or post to our social media accounts).

We also collect personal information about you from third parties, such as:

Your organization and others with whom you have a relationship that provide or publish personal information related to you, such as from our customers when they arrange access to our Services for you or from others when they create, post, or submit user content on our Services that may include your personal information.
Professional or industry organizations and certification / licensure agencies that provide or publish personal information related to you.
Third parties and affiliates who resell or integrate with our Services.
Service providers and business partners who work with us in relation to our Services and that we may utilize to deliver certain content, products, or services or to enhance your experience.
Marketing, sales generation, and recruiting business partners.
Credit bureaus and other similar agencies.
Government agencies and others who release or publish public records.
Other publicly or generally available sources, such as social media sites, public and online websites, open databases, and data in the public domain.

How we use information

This section includes details of the purposes for which we use personal information and the different legal reasons for processing that personal information.

Lawful Basis

First, some laws require us to explain the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information. With respect to these laws, we process personal information about you for one or more of the following basis:

To Perform a Contract. Where the processing is necessary for the performance of contract.
Legitimate Interests. Where the processing is necessary for legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal information.
Your Consent. Where you have given us consent to process your personal information for specified purposes, such as to provide our Service and other items requested by you.
Comply with the Law. Where the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

Processing of Personal Information

We process your personal information in connection with our Services and for other business purposes, including to:

Provide, deliver, analyze, and administer our Services (including in connection with the performance of a contract).
For internal research and development purposes for new content, products, and services, and to improve, test, and enhance the features and functions of our current Services.
Process transactions related to our Services and administer accounts or profiles related to you or your organization (including registrations, subscriptions, purchases, billing events, royalty calculations, and payments).
Personalize and make recommendations related to our Services and other offerings.
Contact and communicate with you in connection with our Services or other notifications, programs, events, or updates that you may have registered for.
Send you offers, advertising, and marketing materials, including to provide personalized advertising to you.
Conduct and communicate with you regarding recruiting and human resources administration.
Comply with your instructions or to fulfill other, specified purposes for which you have given your consent.
Detect and prevent fraud and abuse to ensure the security and protection of all customers and others, as well as to identify and authenticate your access to our Service or to identify and authenticate you before we provide you with certain information.
Exercise our rights and to protect our and others’ rights and/or property, including to take action against those that seek to violate or abuse our Services.
Comply with the law and our legal obligations, including to respond to a request or order from a court, regulator, or authority, as well as to fulfill our contractual obligations with our customers when they arrange access to our Services for you.
Effectuate the sale, merger, acquisition, or other disposition of our business (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).