Santarlas Law LLC
WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
Effective: July 14, 2017
Santarlas Law LLC (“Santarlas Law”, “we,” “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting our users’ information and to making our users aware of our online practices regarding the collection and privacy of their information.
Any user that accesses all or any part of the Santarlas Law LLC web site located at: www.SantarlasLaw.com (the “Site”) agrees that use of the Site constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use for the Site. Each time a user accesses the Site, the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use should be reviewed because Santarlas Law reserves the right to change them from time to time without notice. Your continued use of the Site after such changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Binding Agreement
By accessing all or any part of our Site, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use posted on this Site. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF USE YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR VIEW THIS SITE.
Use Prohibited by Users Under 18
THIS SITE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR USERS THAT ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.
Use of the Site by Residents Outside of the United States
We make no representations that content and materials (licensed or otherwise) on the Site are legal or appropriate for use from outside the United States nor do we represent that this Privacy Policy is consistent with requirements outside the United States. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS THE SITE FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws. You may not use the Site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations.
Personally-Identifiable Information of Minors
Santarlas Law’s Site does not knowingly solicit or collect personally-identifiable information from minors. If Santarlas Law learns that a minor has submitted personally-identifiable information to us, in contravention of these measures, it will take all reasonable measures to delete such information from its databases and to not use such information for any purpose (except where necessary to protect the safety of the minor or others as required by law).
Site Use
Santarlas Law will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Site.
Information Collected from the Site
Non Personally-Identifiable Information
- We DO NOT collect non personally-identifiable information in connection with the Site, such as information provided to us by your browser, the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use or the time and date of Site access.
Personally-Identifiable Information
- We DO NOT collect any personally-identifiable information from you when you use the Site, for example, we do not collect your name, phone number or mailing address. We only collect your email address when you voluntarily provide it to us by sending us an email, for example, inquiring about our law firm and/or our services to the following email addresses: info@santarlas law.com or rachel@santarlaslaw.com.
- Visitors to our Site can access the Site’s home page and browse the Site WITHOUT disclosing any personally-identifiable information.
How the Information We Collect from You is Used
We will only use the personally-identifiable information you provide to us for the purposes stated at the time of collection, or as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy.
Specifically, we may use the personally-identifiable information you provide to us to:
- Provide communications, such as e-mails, which Santarlas Law thinks you may find interesting or useful about its company, its services, or that you specifically request;
- Enforce our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy;
- Manage our business; and/or
- Perform functions in connection with providing our services.
Sharing of Information
We do not share your personally-identifiable information with third parties, other than as described herein.
Opt-Out
You may choose to opt-out of receiving communications, such as e-mails from Santarlas Law, and/or if you wish to have us delete or destroy any email addresses or communications you send to us or the like, you may use the opt-out mechanism by sending an email to: info@santarlaslaw.com, or by sending by certified mail, a written opt-out election to the attention of our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928.
If a Site user makes this election, all of the Site user’s personally-identifiable information will be removed from Santarlas Law’s databases permanently.
SPECIAL NOTICE – California Residents Privacy Rights
Opt-In
If you are a California resident, to receive emails and other such distributions from Santarlas Law, e-mail info@santarlaslaw.com to receive such correspondence, or send by certified mail, a written opt-in election to the attention of our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928.
Opt-Out
If such California residents object to receiving emails, and other such distributions from Santarlas Law, e-mail info@santarlaslaw.com, or send by certified mail, a written opt-out election to the attention of our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928. Please note that it may take us up to 5 days to process this request.
California Residents – Your Privacy Rights
Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of personally-identifiable information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. In particular, the law provides that companies must inform consumers about the categories of personally-identifiable information that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties. All requests in writing for this information should be sent to the attention of our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928. NOTE: Santarlas Law does not disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
Santarlas Law has chosen to provide you with a cost-free means to opt-out of such sharing, which you can accomplish by sending an email to: info@santarlaslaw.com, or sending by certified mail, a written opt-out election to our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928.
California Do Not Track Disclosures
We do not track Site users to provide targeted advertising, and therefore, we do not respond to Do Not Track (or DNT) signals. Santarlas Law reserves the right to add such capability to its Site at any time in the future and will notify Site visitors of this change in capability through an update to this Privacy Policy.
Distribution/Onward Transfer to Third Parties of Personally-Identifiable Information
External distribution does not include certain limited distributions such as sharing personally-identifiable information with a third party working on behalf of Santarlas Law, the transfer of personally-identifiable information in connection with the sale of Santarlas Law’s assets or the merger or acquisition of Santarlas Law or the disclosure of personally-identifiable information in connection with legal proceedings, investigations of crimes, or other governmental investigations. Transferring personally-identifiable information in connection with these limited distributions is considered an onward transfer to third parties and is permitted under this Privacy Policy.
Additional Disclosures
You acknowledge and agree that Santarlas Law may preserve or disclose any personally-identifiable information if it reasonably believes disclosure is required by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, including but not limited to civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory disclosures; (b) enforce this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use of the Site; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Santarlas Law, its members, employees, licensees or affiliates, other Site users and the public.
Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share, rent or sell any personally-identifiable information you provide to us with any third parties.
How Long We Keep Your Personally-Identifiable Information
We retain the personally-identifiable information you provide to us as long as is reasonably necessary in connection with our business operations and your use of the Site, or for us to provide other services in connection with the Site, or as you may otherwise request.
Data Integrity
Santarlas Law collects personally-identifiable information that is relevant for the purposes for which it is to be used. Santarlas Law will take reasonable steps to ensure that personally-identifiable information is relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.
Security
Santarlas Law takes reasonable precautions to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
ALTHOUGH SANTARLAS LAW USES REASONABLE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US, SANTARLAS LAW CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION STORED IN OUR DATABASES, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE SITE, WILL BE FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, SANTARLAS LAW DISCLAIMS AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO, OR INTERCEPTION OF ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BEING STORED ON OUR DATABASES OR ON THE SITE, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE SERVICES.
Use of Cookies
The Site does not use “cookies”. “Cookies” are elements of data that a website can send to a user’s browser and store on a user’s computer. Cookies can note that a user’s browser was used to visit certain sites or pages on a certain date.
Use of Analytics Technology
The Site does not use analytics technology to enhance navigation and functionality of the Site, or to let us know how users are using the Site.
Santarlas Law LinkedIn Page and Account
Santarlas Law maintains a LinkedIn page and account, which may be accessed from the Site. From time to time we may post content to such page and account, to which you and others may reply or comment. ACCORDINGLY, YOU SHOULD REVIEW, READ AND ACCEPT LINKEDIN’S PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY POLICY AND PRACTICES AND/OR TERMS OF USE OF LINKEDIN, NOR DO WE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND YOU SHOULD TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO REVIEW, READ AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THESE DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU ARE USING OUR SITE.
Links
The Site may provide links to web sites of third parties. Santarlas Law is not responsible or liable for the privacy practices of these other web sites. ANY WEB SITES LINKED FROM OUR SITE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY LINKED WEB SITES TO DETERMINE HOW YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED, UTILIZED, AND PROTECTED BY SUCH WEB SITES. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT, FEATURES, OR ACTIVITIES OF ANY LINKED WEB SITES (INCLUDING THEIR PRIVACY PRACTICES), AND SANTARLAS LAW DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENTS, FEATURES, AND ACTIVITIES, AND THE COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY SUCH WEB SITES.
Access, Review and Correction Regarding Information
Users can, by e-mailing our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., at: info@santarlaslaw.com, by calling our Managing Partner at: 973-355-6585, or by writing to our Managing Partner at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928, access, review and correct the personally-identifiable information that Site users have provided to Santarlas Law.
Arbitration
Any dispute, claim or controversy that you and Santarlas Law are unable to resolve, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, will be submitted to and finally resolved by binding arbitration. Either party may file a written demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association and will send a copy of the demand for arbitration to the other party. The arbitration will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The venue for the arbitration will be in Essex County in the State of New Jersey. The arbitration will be conducted before three (3) arbitrators selected through the American Arbitration Association’s arbitrator selection procedures. The decision of the arbitrators will be final, binding and conclusive upon the parties. Each party will have the right to have the decision enforced by the federal or state courts sitting in Essex County in the State of New Jersey, to which exclusive jurisdiction the parties agree to submit. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected, provided that the essential understanding of the parties hereto is not lost thereby.
General
This Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use of the Site constitute the entire agreement between you and Santarlas Law regarding the use of the Site and the Site Content. If any provision of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Santarlas Law’s failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. Headings are for convenience only and should not be given any interpretative effect.
Please also read our Terms of Use.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes to how we treat our Site users’ personally-identifiable information, we will post the new Privacy Policy after we make the change.
The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes each time you access or use the Site.
Notices; Contact Information
The Site is operated by Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928. All questions regarding the Site, this Privacy Policy or these Terms of Use, shall be directed to our Managing Partner, Rachel C. Santarlas, Esq., by email at: info@santarlaslaw.com; by calling our Managing Partner at: 973-355-6585 or by writing to our Managing Partner at: Santarlas Law LLC, 641 Shunpike Road, #125, Chatham, NJ 07928.