Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 25, 2020

CHIP LAW GROUP (or "the Firm") operates the www.chiplawgroup.com website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service").

This page informs you of the Firm's policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use the Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

The Firm uses your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Definitions

Service

Service is the www.chiplawgroup.com website operated by CHIP LAW GROUP.

Personal Data

Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in the Firm's possession or likely to come into the Firm's possession).

Usage Data

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, the Firm is a Data Controller of your Personal Data.

Data Processors (or Service Providers)

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.

The Firm may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject (or User)

Data Subject is any living individual who is using the Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

Information Collection and Use

The Firm collects several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve the Service for you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using the Service, the Firm may give you the option to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Cookies and Usage Data

The Firm may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email from the Firm or by contacting the Firm.

Usage Data

The Firm may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of the Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Cookies Data

The Firm uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on the Service and then holds certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the Service.

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 the Service.

Examples of Cookies the Firm uses:

  • Session Cookies. Used to operate the Service.
  • Preference Cookies. Used to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. Used for security purposes.

Use of Data

The Firm uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service
  • To notify you about changes to the Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of the Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve the Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news and general information about other goods, services and events offered by the Firm that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), the Firm's legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data collected and the specific context in which the Firm collects it.

The Firm may process your Personal Data because:

  • The Firm needs to perform a contract with you
  • You have given the Firm permission to do so
  • The processing is in the Firm's legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
  • For payment processing purposes
  • To comply with the law

Retention of Data

The Firm will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. The Firm will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with legal obligations (for example, if the Firm is required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce legal agreements and policies.

The Firm will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of the Service, or the Firm is legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to the Firm, please note that the Firm transfers the data, including Personal Data, to United States and processes it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

The Firm will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

The Firm may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of the Firm
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Security of Data

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

The Firm's Policy on "Do Not Track" Signals under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)

The Firm does not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. The Firm aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data the Firm holds about you and if you want it to be removed from the Firm's systems, please contact the Firm.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or delete the information the Firm has on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact the Firm to assist you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to the Firm's processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that the Firm restricts the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information the Firm has on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where the Firm relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that the Firm may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about the Firm's collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Service Providers

The Firm may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate the Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on the Firm's behalf, perform Service-related services or assist the Firm in analyzing how the Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on the Firm's behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

The Firm may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of the Service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of the Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Clicky

Clicky is a web analytics service. Read the Privacy Policy for Clicky here: https://clicky.com/terms

Behavioral Remarketing

The Firm may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited the Service. The Firm and its third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to the Service.

Google Ads (AdWords)

Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on — https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout — for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Facebook

Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950

To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Payments

The Firm may provide the option to make payments within the Service. In that case, third-party services are used for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

The Firm will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

Links to Other Sites

The Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by the Firm. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. You are strongly advised to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

The Firm has no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

The Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

The Firm does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided the Firm with Personal Data, please contact the Firm. If the Firm becomes aware that the Firm or Service has collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, steps will be taken to remove that information from the Firm's servers

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Firm may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The new Privacy Policy will be posted on this page.

The Firm will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on the Service, prior to the change becoming effective, and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact the Firm

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact the Firm:

  • By email: contact@chiplawgroup.com
  • By phone number: 312-803-4821
  • By mail: 505 N. Lake Shore Dr., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60611