Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 1, 2022
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and share personal information through our website (“Site”). The Site and our services are provided from the US only and is not intended to be subject to any non-US jurisdiction. This Privacy Policy does not address our processing of personal information in connection with our attorney-client relationships, which are addressed in our engagement agreements with our clients. This Privacy Policy does not pertain to, and W3 Counsel is not responsible for the privacy practices of, any third party websites to which the Site hyperlinks.
Activity Logging. When you use the Site, which may be hosted in part or its entirety by a third party, the Site will collect information indirectly and automatically (through, for example, the use of “cookies” or your “IP address”) about your activities. we use this activity information (the “Activity Information”) for internal purposes such as to administer the Site, improve the Site, and help us understand how the Site is being used including the demographics and “clickstreams” of its visitors. “Cookies” are small pieces of information stored on your hard drive or device. You are always free to decline cookies if your browser permits, but in that case, some portions of the Site may not operate properly. An “IP address” is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer or device.
Personally Identifiable Information. The Site is designed so that you may generally browse it without providing any Personally Identifiable Information (defined below). Certain areas of the Site, however, may require or allow the voluntarily submission of Personally Identifiable Information (for example, to contact us through our web contact form). We use your Personally Identifiable Information for the purposes for which it was submitted by you to W3 Counsel and for W3 Counsel to send you publications and invitations that may be of interest to you. Except as otherwise set forth in herein, W3 Counsel does not share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties. “Personally Identifiable Information” means information that would allow someone to identify or contact you, such as your name, physical or electronic mail address, and telephone number; provided, however, Personally Identifiable Information as used herein does not include aggregated information that, by itself, does not permit the identification of individual persons and does not include the Activity Information.
Removal of Personally Identifiable Information. W3 Counsel will use reasonable efforts to remove your Personally Identifiable Information from our then-current Site upon your written request through our web contact form. Such removal of Personally Identifiable Information will not ensure the permanent removal of such Personally Identifiable Information from the Site. For example, such Personally Identifiable Information may remain in archival or backup copies of the Site.
Additional Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information. We may share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties, including affiliated firms and third parties performing services for or on behalf of W3 Counsel. Such services may include communications, database, event management, hosting, mailing, and marketing services. Additionally, we cannot fully ensure that your Personally Identifiable Information will not be disclosed to third parties. For example, we may be legally obligated to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, third parties may circumvent our security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or an error may occur in the administration of the Site. In the unlikely event that W3 Counsel needs to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, we may, and you authorize W3 Counsel to, disclose any information about you to government officials as permitted by applicable law. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
Third Party Websites and Social Media Platforms. The Site may contain links to other websites, and other websites may reference or link to our website or other websites. These other websites are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk. Our Site may also include publicly accessible blogs, social media pages, and private messaging features. As such information will be public, the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes. In addition, social media buttons such as LinkedIn and Twitter (that might include widgets such as the “share this” button or other interactive mini-programs) may be on our Site. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. These social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. Your interactions with these features apart from your visit to our site are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
DNT. Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
Children. The Site is not directed to children under 18 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you learn that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, you may contact us through our web contact form. If we learn that we have collected any personal information in violation of applicable law, we will promptly take steps to delete such information.
Changes. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will endeavor to notify you. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to access the Site after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.
Contact Us. If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to submit a request, please contact us using our web contact form.