Last updated 4/9/2010
To underscore our commitment to privacy and our vision that good privacy is good business, we have adopted an online privacy policy for www.celeblegalissues.com. This site is operated by LexisNexis, 121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974 USA. This policy reflects and implements—in an online setting—our corporate privacy principles. This site is not directed at children.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact us at:
LexisNexis
Privacy, Security and Compliance Organization
PO Box 933
Dayton, Ohio 45401
Telephone: 1-800-831-2578
E-mail: privacy@lexisnexis.com
INFORMATION COLLECTION
I. Personally-identifiable information
Personally-identifiable information collected with your consent may include, for example, name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, the type of legal matter that you are inquiring about and the location where you may be interested in retaining an attorney, any responses you choose to provide to survey questions, or any inquires you may make through our Web site.
II. Cookies
“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. This site may use first and third party cookies, however personally identifiable information is not collected through the use of cookies. Cookies are used to determine whether a visitor is unique or whether a visitor has viewed our site before. This site uses persistent cookies for Web site traffic analysis. While most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you before accepting them. Your browser manufacturer has information on changing the default setting for your specific browser.
III. Non personally-identifiable information
This site also collects nonpersonally-identifiable information. For example, as you browse this Web site we may collect information about your visit, but not about you personally. Via Web server logs, for example, we may monitor statistics such as: the number of people that visit our site, which page(s) are visited on our site, from which domain our visitors come (e.g., aol.com, hotmail.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to visit our site (e.g., Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.). Our Web site uses outsourcing programs to assist us in analyzing this data to better tailor our Web site.
INFORMATION USE
The information collected by this Web site is used only for responding to your inquiries and otherwise corresponding with you, for processing transactions you request, maintaining your account (if you have one), and for the administration, review and/or the improvement the content of our Web sites. In addition, in the case of lawyers or law firms advertising on this website, we may use and disclose information as permitted by your participation agreement.
We may contact you in response to your comments or inquiries, as part of the maintenance of your account with us (if you have one), or in order to complete a transaction that you requested. We may also contact you to ask you to participate in surveys regarding your experience with our service.
ONWARD TRANSFER
We may disclose information you provide to us to third parties in order to complete a transaction that you requested or as otherwise permitted by your organization’s participation agreement(s) (if any).
We may also outsource some tasks, including the operation of certain Web site functions that require access to information you supply online and information about your visits to our Web site. In such cases, however, we require that the companies acting on our behalf abide by our privacy policy and institute safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your information.
If our company or our assets are acquired by another company, that company will assume responsibility for the personal information collected by us through this Web site and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding the information collected through this Web site, as described in this privacy policy.
Finally, please note that we may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary in order to comply with the law or legal process.
ACCESS AND CORRECTION
As an information company, we know the importance of accurate data. Therefore, we strive to maintain the accuracy of the information collected through this Web site. We will provide you (whether you are a consumer or a participating attorney) with access to personally-identifiable information you provide through this Web site for as long as we maintain that information in a readily accessible format. Similarly, we permit and encourage you to correct inaccuracies in the information you submit to us through this Web site.
If you wish to access information that you have submitted through this web site or to request the correction of any inaccurate information you have submitted through this site, please use the mechanisms provided by the site, call (877) 301-7097, or send an e-mail to: privacy@lexisnexis.com.
The access and correction provisions of this online privacy policy only apply to personally identifiable information collected from you through this web site. Individuals that are interested in information about how to access and/or request the correction of personal information LexisNexis maintains about them (such as public record information, insurance claims information, or information for employment background screening) for potential inclusion in information products and services can visit www.lexisnexis.com/privacy or www.choicetrust.com.
SECURITY
We take steps to protect against the loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration of personally-identifiable information collected through this Web site. We recognize the importance of security for all personally-identifiable information collected by our Web site. We exercise care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers.
Once we receive personally-identifiable information, we take steps to protect its security on our systems. In the event we request or transmit sensitive information, such as credit card information or Social Security Numbers, we use industry standard, secure socket layer (“SSL”) encryption.
We limit access to personally-identifiable information to those employees who need access in order to carry out their job responsibilities.
OTHER WEB SITES
This online privacy policy only applies to the Web site(s) identified in the first paragraph of this privacy policy. Our Web site, however, may include links to other Web sites which may be operated by other LexisNexis companies or by third parties. If you visit a Web site not listed above, we recommend that you review the online privacy policy of that Web site to determine how the operator of that Web site will handle personal information collected through that Web site.
POLICY CHANGES
We may revise this online privacy policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on the Web site. If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify you via e-mail. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner.
