Privacy Policy

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Privacy Policy Summary

Effective Date: May 28th, 2020

The apslaw.com website (“Website”) is owned and operated by Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. (“AP&S,” “we,” “us” and “our”). This Privacy Policy describes and governs how we collect, use, and share information in connection with your use of the Website.

The Information We Collect

We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you choose to fill out your information on the Website. In general, you may browse the Website without providing any personally identifiable information about yourself. We do automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit the Website, such as the type of operating system, the type of browser you are using, and your IP address in order to provide better usability.

Log Data

As is common practice with most website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Website. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s internet protocol, or “IP,” address, browser type, browser version, the pages visited, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. We may use this Log Data to improve site content and usability.

THIRD-PARTIES
Our website is integrated with some third-party applications. Below we explain why we use each application and provide more information on their respective privacy and cookie policies.

Google
We use Google Analytics to better understand our website traffic and YouTube video embeds for ease of integrating video. By using these services, we are sharing information with Google when you visit our website. The web browser automatically sends certain information to Google, including the URL of the page you’re visiting and your IP address. Google may also set cookies on your browser or read cookies that are already there. However, to better respect your privacy, we have set up IP anonymization for Google Analytics in Google Tag Manager.

Google uses the information shared by our website to deliver their services, maintain and improve them, develop new services, measure the effectiveness of advertising, protect against fraud and abuse, and personalize content and ads you see on Google and on their partners’ sites and apps. See Google’s Privacy Policy to learn more about how they process data for each of these purposes and Google’s Advertising page for more about Google ads, how your information is used in the context of advertising, and how long Google stores this information.

You can opt-out of the cookies used by Google on our website for statistics and/or marketing on our Cookie Policy.

Mailchimp
We use Mailchimp to manage subscription, send marketing emails, track click-through rates, and visits to our websites from the Mailchimp email mailings. If you complete a form on our website to be added to our email subscription list, your contact data (name, email, subscription consent) will be added to our Mailchimp account. Information on webpage visited from Mailchimp emails are tracked with Google Analytics.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

As is common practice with most websites, the Website uses cookies, which are tiny files that are stored on your computer’s hard drive, to improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. We use cookies and similar technologies to create more targeted and relevant marketing communications and advertising messages, to personalize your browsing experience, and to support the features and functionality of the Website.

Links to Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to other sites, including social media sites whose information practices may be different from our practices. You should read such third party’s websites privacy notices. AP&S does not control those sites or their privacy practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

How We Use Information About You

We use non-personally identifiable information to analyze site usage to improve the Website. We use personally identifiable information you provide solely to:

  • Respond to your inquiry
  • Process an application form you have completed on the Website
  • Contact you with other information and/or services that we believe will be of interest to you (unless you have chosen not to receive these communications)
  • Address security and fraud prevention
  • Respond to any legal process
  • Respond to any court order, subpoena, or a law enforcement agency as required by law
  • Take action against any illegal activity
  • Address any potential threat to the physical safety of a person

Consent

You consent to AP&S using your personally identifiable information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Right to Opt Out and Withdrawal

AP&S respects your privacy considerations. You may opt not provide personally identifiable information or information sought to be collected. You may also withdraw your consent by communicating to AP&S in writing.

Accessing, Correcting, or Modifying Personal Information or Preferences

Applicable laws, including specific exceptions and exemptions, govern any requests regarding your personal data, such as for access, correction, update and deletion. You may have the right to access, rectify, oppose the processing, or delete your personal data.

Should you wish to exercise these rights in accord with applicable laws, please see the Personal Data Request Form section of this Privacy Policy.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy and your use of the Site is governed by the laws of the state of Rhode Island, U.S.A., without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

Personal Data Request Form

Should you desire to access, correct, update, or delete your personal data, please submit a written request to the address identified in the “Contact Information” section of this Privacy Policy containing the following information (fields marked with an “*” are required):

  • First Name *
  • Last Name *
  • Email *
  • Company/Organization
  • Phone

Contact Information

Any grievance or complaint in relation to processing of information, should be sent to AP&S in writing to the following address:

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