Our Team Practices & Industries Presentations & Publications News About Offices Careers Contact Privacy Policy Last modified: July 16, 2020 Introduction Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP (“We” or “WTP”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://www.wtplaw.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. This policy applies to information we collect: On this Website. In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website. It does not apply to information collected by: Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by WTP or any third party; or Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Children Under the Age of 16 Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at 1-800-987-8705 or info@wtplaw.com. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information: By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or other information (“personal information”); That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as credit card numbers or invoice number; and/or About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details. We collect this information: Directly from you when you provide it to us. Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies. Information You Provide to Us The information we collect on or through our Website may include: Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided when contacting us through our website or sending us a job application or resume through our website. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website. Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us. If you choose to pay invoices through our website, you will be redirected to a third party service provider who will collect your information and process your payment. Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies As you navigate through and interact with our Website, 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 Website, including traffic data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website. Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. Some information is collected from you automatically, such as your IP address. We do not link this automatically collected information to other identifying information. The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include: Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. Third-Party Use of Cookies Some content or applications on the Website are served by third-parties, including Google and YouTube. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information. How We May Use Your Information We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information: To present our Website and its contents to you. To provide you with information or services that you request from us. To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it. To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection. To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it. In any other way we may describe when you provide the information. For any other purpose with your consent. Disclosure of Your Information We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy: To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them. To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of WTP's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by WTP about our Website users is among the assets transferred. To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information. With your consent. We may also disclose your personal information: To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request. If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of WTP, our clients, or others. We will not disclose any personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: Cookies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly. WTP Information. If you affirmatively request though our Contact page to receive newsletters and/or client alerts, we will add you to the mailing list for these publications. If, at a later date, you do not wish to receive the newsletters or client alerts, you can unsubscribe by either: (i) sending your request to unsubscribe to info@wtplaw.com or (b) clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of a newsletter or client alert. We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website. Accessing and Correcting Your Information You may send us an email at info@wtplaw.com to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect. Data Security We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls. Any information provided to us through our Website will be encrypted using SSL technology. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. Changes to Our Privacy Policy It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes. Contact Information To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: info@wtplaw.com or via our toll-free number: 1-800-987-8705 Attorney Advertising Privacy Policy Accessibility RSS Feeds Site Map © 2021 Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP. All Rights Reserved. | This is an advertisement. an ICVM Group site