Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and its affiliated offices (“Axinn” or “we” or “our”) are committed to respecting the privacy of all individuals, including job applicants, employees, current and prospective clients, and visitors to our website. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we collect, use, share, and protect information that we collect. This Privacy Policy applies to Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, its website located at www.axinn.com, that website’s mobile applications, and any other websites or applications associated with Axinn’s website (collectively, the “Axinn Website”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites and services that are owned and operated by third parties.
We understand the importance that our clients, prospective employees, and other visitors place on privacy and have designed this Privacy Policy to describe our information-gathering and dissemination practices. You agree to this Privacy Policy when you: (1) access or use any Axinn Website; and/or (2) ask to receive email from us. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Axinn Website.
This Privacy Policy is current as of January 1, 2021. Please note that we reserve the right to review and update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by means of a general notice on the Axinn Website on or before the change takes effect. If you use the Axinn Website after the updated Privacy Policy becomes effective, you will be deemed to have agreed to the updated Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT (“PERSONAL INFORMATION”)
- Information Provided When You Contact Us. Upon your affirmative communication, we may collect Personal Information that you provide to us voluntarily when you contact us with a question or comment about our services, our experience, potential career opportunities or Axinn-sponsored events. Typically, we will collect the following information: (1) name of sender, (2) email(s) of sender, (3) telephone number(s) of sender, (4) resume(s) for job applicants, (5) reason for outreach, and (6) the communication(s) received from and sent to you. Please do not provide any other information (about yourself or of others) upon initial contact without a specific request.
- Passively Collected Information: When you access the Axinn Website, we automatically collect your computer or device’s internet protocol (IP) address and other technical information about your computer or device and website usage, such as your browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system and platform. None of this technical information reveals your identity to us, and it is not associated with any personally identifiable information you may choose to provide. For more information, please see the “Our Use of Cookies and Log Files” section below.
USE AND HANDLING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Axinn uses the information we collect from you for the following reasons: (1) to administer and use the Axinn Website, (2) to obtain contacts from prospective employees or clients, (3) to communicate with vendors and service providers, (4) to communicate with individuals about events that Axinn is hosting or supporting, (5) to respond to any other questions individuals have about Axinn, and (6) to comply with legal requirements that we reasonably believe are applicable. We do not provide your Personal Information to third parties for any other purpose than described in this Privacy Policy.
In no instance will Axinn transfer your Personal Information to a third party for financial gain.
STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
Axinn follows industry standards on information security management to safeguard your information. We take reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is protected from unauthorized access and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will only keep your Personal Information for as long as we reasonably require, and in any event, only for as long as the relevant laws allow. Please note that your information is stored in the United States and will be subject to applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, and although we will take steps to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted via the Axinn Website or any other means, and transmission is therefore at your own risk.
OUR USE OF COOKIES AND LOG FILES
Cookies are pieces of data that sites and services can set on your browser or device that can be read on future visits.
The types of cookies that we use on the Axinn Website are outlined below:
- Analytical/Statistic Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Axinn Website. All information from these cookies is aggregated and is used only to improve the performance of the Axinn Website. It is not our practice to link the information we record using cookies to any Personal Information you submit through the Axinn Website. You can disable cookies by changing your browser settings. Further information about the procedure to follow in order to disable cookies may be found on your internet browser provider’s website via your help screen.
- IP Logs: The Axinn Website records IP addresses of website visitors. This is necessary for the Axinn Website to function. Server software maintains access logs, error logs, and security audit logs that are critical in detecting fraud, preventing unauthorized system access, and avoiding system attacks. The data maintained is not shared outside of programmers/network administrators and is not linked to any other activity.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
If you would like to receive further information about this Policy or any of our safeguards, please contact us via email at webinfo@axinn.com.
OPT OUT POLICY
To stop receiving newsletters or marketing communications from us, please send an email to webinfo@axinn.com with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject line.
RIGHT TO KNOW / RIGHT TO ACCESS / RIGHT TO DELETE
You may request to know, access, object to, or delete your Personal Information that is stored with us, with the understanding that Axinn may nonetheless maintain such information for a valid and lawful purpose. Please email webinfo@axinn.com with your request. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time. Please note that Axinn may need to verify your identity before granting you any access to, or information about, your Personal Information.
MISCELLANEOUS
- International Transfers of EU Customers’ Personal Information. We will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you are from a region with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that U.S. law does not have the same data protection laws as the European Union and may provide more limited recourse mechanisms than in your home region. By providing your Personal Information you acknowledge this risk and also consent to: (i) the use of your Personal Information for the uses identified above in accordance with this Privacy Policy; and (ii) the transfer of your Personal Information to the U.S. as indicated above.
- Children’s Privacy. Visitors under 13 years of age are not permitted to use and/or submit their Personal Information to us via the Axinn Website or by other communications without the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly solicit or collect information from visitors under 13 years of age with the exception of information provided by, or with the express permission and under the direct supervision of, the visitor’s parent or legal guardian. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not submit any information to us without permission from your parent or legal guardian. In the event that we learn that a person under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Information without permission from a parent or legal guardian, we will, within a reasonable time of learning such information, delete that Personal Information.
- Disputes, Agreement to Arbitrate, and Choice of Law. If you have a concern about your Personal Information being protected, you can notify us at webdisputes@axinn.com. If you are still concerned after communicating with Axinn directly about your issue, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority. All disputes relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to any breach or alleged breach of this Privacy Policy will be subject to arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with those rules. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York, United States, and the language of the arbitration shall be English. By using the Axinn Website, you agree that the arbitrator will decide any and all disputes including any dispute about the scope of this arbitration agreement, including all questions about the types of disputes that are subject to this arbitration agreement. You acknowledge and agree that in any arbitration proceeding no depositions will be taken, and that discovery shall be limited to the exchange of the documents on which each party intends to rely during the hearing and affidavits from any witnesses the party intends to present at the hearing. If a party submits an affidavit from a witness, the affidavit shall constitute the witness’s direct examination hearing testimony, and the opposing party shall have the right to cross examine the witness during the hearing. Further, in any arbitration proceeding, (i) there shall be no award of punitive, exemplary, incidental or consequential or other special damages, (ii) the parties shall conduct the arbitration confidentially and expeditiously, and (iii) the parties shall pay their own costs and expenses of arbitration, including their own attorneys’ fees. You agree that binding arbitration shall be your exclusive remedy, and you expressly waive any right to have your claim heard in any court. You also waive any right to trial by jury. You also agree not to join your claim with the claim of any other person who is not a member of your immediate family (i.e., parent, sibling, or child) or in a legal guardianship relationship with you, and you specifically agree that you are waiving any right to pursue claims as a class action in federal or state court or in arbitration. The arbitration proceeding and the decision shall be kept confidential by the parties. All claims you may have under this Privacy Policy must be brought within one (1) year of the date on which the claim arose.
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This Privacy Policy is current as of January 1, 2021. By using the Axinn Website, you accept all of the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Axinn Website. Your continued use and/or continued provision of Personal Information to Axinn through the Axinn Website is subject to the current Privacy Policy as posted here. If you have any questions, please contact us at webinfo@axinn.com.