Privacy Policy

L.A.W. 501(c)(3)
Privacy Notice

Last modified: January 1, 2025

1. Introduction

L.A.W. 501(c)(3) (“L.A.W. 501(c)(3)” or“we” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this privacy notice.

This Privacy Notice (our “Privacy Notice”) describes the types of information we may collect, use, maintain, protect, disclose, or otherwise process about you when you visit the websites www.law501c3.org and www.law501c3.com (the “Websites”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, disclosing, or otherwise processing that information.

This Privacy Notice applies to information we collect:

on our Websites; and
in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and L.A.W. 501(c)(3) through any medium.

It does not apply to information collected by:

us related to our provision of our legal services to you as part of an attorney-client relationship;
us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by L.A.W. 501(c)(3) or any third party;
us or any of our affiliates or subsidiaries related to your or any other individual’s employment or potential employment with us; or
any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from the Websites.

Please read this Privacy Notice 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 Websites. By accessing or using our Websites, you agree to this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Notice). Your continued use of our Websites after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this Privacy Notice periodically for updates.

2. Children Under the Age of 18

Our Websites are intended for Wisconsin legal professionals, non-profit organizations, and supporters of L.A.W. 501(c)(3) and is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Websites. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on our Websites or on or through any of its respective features/register on or through the Websites, use any of the interactive features of our Websites or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information directly from a child under 18, please contact us at the contact information listed below.

3. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

Throughout this Privacy Notice, the term “Personal Information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or device. However, Personal Information does not include any deidentified or aggregated information.

Generally

We collect Personal Information from various sources, including:

Directly from you when you provide it to us;
Information that we create about you as you use our Websites or apply to volunteer to provide pro bono legal services or request pro bono legal assistance; and
Automatically as you navigate through or otherwise use the Websites.

Note that our WebsiteS may offer general information about the law and assist in connecting legal service providers with non-profits seeking legal services, but do not provide legal advice. You should not act on the basis of any INFORMATION on the website without first seeking legal advice from counsel in your jurisdiction. our collection of Personal Information or any other use of, or access to, the Websites or any of its resources does not create an attorney-client relationship. The Websites should not be used as a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

Information You Provide to Us

We collect the following types of Personal Information directly from you when you access or voluntarily submit information through our Websites: name, email address, telephone, title, employer name. If you are contacting us to be a provider of legal services, we may additionally collect professional information (such as law firm name, practice area, or Wisconsin Attorney Bar Number, to confirm status as a Wisconsin attorney). If you are requesting pro-bono legal assistance through us, we may also collect organization registration information (to verify your status as a non-profit), and other similar information about your organization. In addition, we also collect other types of information that you may provide when you fill out a form or through your correspondence with us.

The Personal Information we collect is provided through:

Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Websites, such as when you join our newsletter or contact us to express interest in providing pro bono legal assistance or to request pro bono legal assistance;
If you contact us, records, and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses and the contents of your email); and
Your search queries on the Websites.

Information We Create About You

We may also create certain information about you in connection with your application to volunteer to provide pro bono legal services or request pro bono legal assistance. When we associate this information with other Personal Information about you, we consider this information to be Personal Information. This information may include professional details or information related to your non-profit organization or legal needs. We create and use this information to verify eligibility, identify pro bono legal service needs, and facilitate connections between non-profits and suitable volunteer attorneys.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Websites, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain Personal Information about your interactions, including information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This includes:

Details of your visits to, and use of, our Websites. This may include: browsing history, search history, traffic data, location data, logs, referring/exit pages, date and time of your visit to our Websites, error information, clickstream data, and other communication data and the resources that you access, use, or otherwise interact with on or through the Websites; and
Information about your computing device and internet connection, i.e., your IP address, operating system, device make and model, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically may include Personal Information or we may maintain it or associate it with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Websites and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling us to:

estimate our visitor size and usage patterns;
store information about your preferences;
record your activities on our Websites for analytics and debugging purposes;
customize our Websites according to your individual interests;
speed up your searches; and
recognize you when you return to our Websites.

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. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Websites. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do not consent to our use of cookies or select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Websites. Our Websites may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org. By continuing to allow cookies (see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information), you hereby consent to our recording of the use of the Websites or other communications you may have with our Websites.
- Session Cookies. Each time you access the Websites, a session cookie containing an encrypted, unique identifier is placed on your device. These session cookies allow us to uniquely identify you when you use the Websites and allow us to maintain your login session and process your transactions. Session cookies are required to use the Websites and are removed when you close your browser window to the Websites.
- Persistent Cookies. Persistent cookies that may contain a unique identifier are placed on your device when you access the Websites. These cookies are used to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity and maintain your preferences. The amount of time these cookies remain on your device may vary, depending on the cookie.
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do not consent to our use of cookies or select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Websites. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some cookies or other tracking technologies on the Websites are served by third parties, including analytics providers and application providers. These third parties may collect information about you when you use our Websites. 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.

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about their use of these technologies, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

BY CONTINUING TO ALLOW COOKIES (SEE CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION), YOU HEREBY CONSENT TO OUR RECORDING AND DISCLOSURE TO THIRD-PARTY COOKIE PROVIDERS OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITES OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH OUR WEBSITES.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:

to provide and personalize our Websites and its content to you;
to provide you with information that you request from us;
to connect volunteer attorneys with non-profits seeking legal assistance;
to support, develop, troubleshoot, and debug our Websites;
to provide you with support and to respond to your inquiries, including to investigate and address your concerns and monitor and improve our responses;
to help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Websites, databases and other technology assets, and business;
for internal testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Websites;
detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity;
debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights;
in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it; and
for any other purpose with your consent.

We may also use your Personal Information to provide you with news and updates that you request. If you have subscribed to such information but subsequently wish to change your choice, you may do so by (1) clicking the unsubscribe link contained in the email you received; or (2) contacting us through the contact information below. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.

5. Disclosure of Your Personal Information

We do not share, sell, or otherwise disclose your Personal Information for purposes other than those outlined in this Privacy Notice. However, we may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction.

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect, or you provide as described in this Privacy Notice:

to our subsidiaries and affiliates;
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 potential or actual successor in the event of a planned or actual merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other transfer of some or all of L.A.W. 501(c)(3)’s assets, in which Personal Information held by L.A.W. 501(c)(3) about our Websites’ users is among the assets transferred;
to third-party cookie and other tracking technology providers for the purpose of providing analytics and cross-context behavioral advertising services to us;
to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and
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;
to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; and
if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of L.A.W. 501(c)(3) or our participating non-profit organizations, volunteer attorneys, or sponsors or donors.

6. Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We do not control the collection and use of your information collected by third parties described above in Disclosure of Your Information. When possible, these organizations are under contractual obligations to use this data only for providing the services to us and to maintain this information strictly confidential. These third parties may, however, aggregate the information they collect with information from their other customers for their own purposes.

In addition, we strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information we have collected about you. We have created mechanisms to provide you with control over your Personal Information:

Tracking Technologies. We may use certain tracking technologies that may record your activities on our Websites and your other online activities, and such recordings may be disclosed and processed by third parties who provide such technologies. This helps us understand our users and the use of our Websites. You may also set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent, however, if you disable or refuse cookies in this manner, please note that some parts of our Websites may then be inaccessible or not function properly. If you do not disable these technologies, you explicitly consent to our use of your Personal Information and our recording of your activities on our Websites in this way.
Information About L.A.W. 501(c)(3) and Potential Volunteer Opportunities. By providing us with your contact information, you consent to our use of your contact information to send you our newsletter containing updates about L.A.W. 501(c)(3) and to share information about potential volunteer opportunities or current pro bono legal assistance requests. If you wish to withdraw your consent and be omitted from future email distributions, you may do so at any time by contacting us at the contact information below or by clicking the unsubscribe link in the body of that email. This opt-out does not apply to information provided to us or a communication by us as a result of your provision or seeking of legal services.

7. Accessing, Correcting, and Deleting Your Personal Information

You may contact us at the contact information below to request access to, correct or delete any Personal Information that we have collected about you. We may not accommodate a request to change or delete your Personal Information if we believe the change or deletion would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

8. Do Not Track Signals and Global Privacy Control Signals

We do not track you over time and across third-party websites or other online services for any purpose. Some web browsers permit you to broadcast a signal to websites and online services indicating a preference that they “do not track” your online activities. At this time, we do not honor such signals, and we do not modify what information we collect or how we use that information based upon whether such a signal is broadcast or received by us.

Some web browsers and browser extensions permit you to broadcast the Global Privacy Control signal (“GPC Signal”) as specified https://www.globalprivacycontrol.org. At this time, we do not honor such signals and we do not modify what information we collect or how we use that information based upon whether such a signal is broadcast or received by us.

9. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we have implemented measures to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to our Websites. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures deployed on the Websites.

10. Changes to Our Privacy Notice

We may change this Privacy Notice at any time. It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Notice 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 Websites’ home page. The date this Privacy Notice was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Notice to check for any changes.

Your continued use of our websiteS following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance to such changes.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, complaints, or suggestions regarding our Privacy Notice or the ways in which we collect and use your Personal Information described in this Privacy Notice, have any requests related to your Personal Information pursuant to applicable laws, or otherwise need to contact us, you may contact us at the contact by email at: [email protected]

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