Privacy Policy

This Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP (“CPDB”) Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to our offline and online data collection practices, including when you visit our website or otherwise interact with us or engage our services.  Your use of our website or engagement of our services indicates your agreement with the terms and conditions presented in this notice.

Merely browsing or visiting the website does not create attorney-client relationship, and relatedly does not reduce protections resulting from such a relationship.

California state law confers certain rights relating to personal information to its residents.  If you are a California resident, please also see our California Consumer Privacy Rights and California Privacy Rights Act in this Policy.

If you are a CPDB employee, employment applicant, or service provider additional policies may apply.  Click here to access the CPDB Privacy Notice for California Employees and Job Applicants.

Your Consent

Please review this Policy periodically.  You should read this entire Policy before submitting information, including personal information, to us in any form.  Whenever you submit personal information to us, whether online or offline, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Policy.

All personal information may be used for the purposes stated in this Policy.  We may make full use of all information that is de-identified, aggregated, or otherwise not in a personally identifiable form.  We may also make full use of all user-generated content you submit to us, in accordance with our Terms of Use.

 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

We collect personal information from you in the following ways: 1) from you when you voluntarily provide information to us directly; 2) using automated technology, including when you visit our website; and 3) using third party sources such as other companies, clients and referrals.  Automated technology collects information from your computer or mobile device and includes cookies, web beacons, local shared objects, or other similar technology.  More information is given below in the “Cookies and Other Technology” section below.

All personal information may be used for the purposes stated in this Policy.  We may combine data collected from third party sources.

Personal Information

We collect information volunteered by you, including but not limited to your name, email address, mailing address.  We use this information to provide you with the website, improve the website, invite you to and register you for events, to send you promotional and marketing materials we believe may be of interest to you, provide publications, products, and services you request, and to communicate with you regarding your business.

How We Disclose Your Personal Information

We disclose this information to consultants, service providers, and contractors that support our business and operations (e.g. vendors hosting or operating our website, fraud detection entities, facilities operator, discovery management vendors, court-filing services); and to third-parties such as third-party vendors who help gather information from you such as entities that assist with data analytics, analyzing website metrics, advertising, and improving the website.  These parties may collect or receive certain information about your use of the website through the use of cookies and similar technologies.  We require all our service providers to maintain the security of all information to which they are provided access, and restrict them from using the information in any way not authorized by us.  We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or to comply with legal process.

Internet/Network Activity

We collect your party’s domain and IP address, type of browser, and operating system you use when you visit the website.  We collect this information from your computer or mobile device when you visit our website (including your online activities on our website).  This information is used for internal analysis only in order to improve our website, monitor the performance of our servers, and administer the website.

How We Disclose Your Internet/Network Activity

We disclose this information to consultants, service providers, and contractors that support our business and operations (e.g. vendors hosting or operating our website, fraud detection entities, entities assisting with analytics such as Google Analytics); and to third-parties such as third-party vendors who help gather information from you such as entities that assist with data analytics, analyzing website metrics, advertising, and improving the website.  These third-parties parties may collect or receive certain information about your use of the website through the use of cookies and similar technologies.  We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or to comply with legal process.

Service-Related Information

We may collect personal information from you in connection with your engagement of our professional services, including personal identifiers such as your name, address, email address, financial information, or other personal information you provide to us in the course of our professional relationship.

How We Disclose Service-Related Information

We may disclose certain information to service providers that support our business and operations (e.g., cloud service providers, discovery vendors, court-filing services.)  We will not disclose information provided to us that is protected by attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine or other applicable protections.

 

THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS DISCLAIMER

We and/or third parties use cookies, web beacons and other similar technology, to collect information for the purposes described in this Policy including analytics and monitoring performance and improvement of our online services (traffic, errors, page load time, popular pages, etc.).

You may opt out of behavioral remarketing as follows:

Google Analytics:  We use Google Analytics  to understand how our website, services, and products perform, how you use them, and to serve you with ads on third-party websites and social networking sites.  To learn more about how Google processes your data, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.  To opt out of Google Analytics please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Digital Advertising Alliance

You can also opt out from companies like Google and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA:  http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.  You can also opt out of participating companies from 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.

 

HOW WE USE “COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY”

As you access or use our websites, CPDB may collect information passively, by using technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, and navigational and location data collection (clickstream, log files, server logs) for the purposes described in this Policy.  Such automated technologies further help us to keep track of your interactions with our website in order to personalize your web experience, including through offers, advertisements, language and location preferences.  Most browsers are initially set to allow cookies, but also offer the option to restrict cookies or warn you of their use.  By disabling cookies, you won’t be able to enjoy the convenience provided by our customization.

To find more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

 

LINKS AND THIRD PARTIES

This website may include links to other websites operated by third parties.  We are not responsible for any information on these websites.  Your use of these websites or submission of personal information to them is at your own risk and pursuant to the privacy policies of such websites.

 

INTENDED AUDIENCE OF WEBSITE; COPPA COMPLIANCE

We are in compliance with the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).  We do not knowingly collect information from minors in the United States or elsewhere with or without the consent of their parents or guardians.  If you are not 16 or older, you should not visit or use our website or social media accounts.  If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate consent, then please contact us using the details below so that we can take the appropriate steps in accordance with our legal obligations and this Policy.

 

RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will retain your personal information (collected through offline and online methods) for as long as it is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.  We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Contact Preferences and Unsubscribing From

CPDB wants to communicate with you in a manner you find helpful.  If you no longer wish to receive email marketing communications from us, you may unsubscribe from receiving marketing-related emails by using the unsubscribe method provided in our communications (e.g., by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the email to unsubscribe).  Such communications may include information about products or services, promotions, or upcoming events or experiences.  Please note that unsubscribing from our promotional material will not prevent CPDB from contacting you for other reasons, such as order confirmations, responses to customer service inquiries, or information about an event for which you have registered.

Alternatively, to the extent that applicable law requires your prior opt-in consent to receive marketing and promotional emails, we will ask for your consent and you can choose not to subscribe.

 

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through use of our website and we maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.  We limit access to personal information by our own employees to individuals who are authorized for the proper handling of such information.  If, for any reason, you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use or attempt to take advantage of any of the information, services, features or functions of the website that might require you to provide your personal information.

However, as no security system is wholly failsafe or impenetrable, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.  We cannot guarantee the security of our database or the information you supply while being transmitted to us over the Internet.  Although we strive to protect your personal information in accordance with this Policy, we will not be liable for disclosure of personal information obtained due to errors in transmission or security breaches.  If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately as detailed under the “Contact Information” section below.

 

REVISIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without advance notice, by posting an updated and revised version of this Policy on the CPDB website.  We will provide you with notice of any material revisions.  The revisions are effective immediately upon posting and we encourage you to check this Policy often so you are aware of the most current terms and conditions that apply to you.  Your use of the website after such notice is provided indicates your consent to the revised terms.

 

GOVERNING LAW

This Policy and our privacy practices will be subject exclusively to the laws of the State of California, United States of America.  We make no representation that this Policy and its practices comply with the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

CONTACTING US

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact our Director of Information Technology at (415) 391-4800 or info@coblentzlaw.com.

 

CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS ONLY:  Your California Privacy Rights

This Privacy Rights Act Notice (“Notice”) provides additional information to California residents whose Personal Information is collected by us pursuant to California law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).  If you are not a California resident, this Notice does not apply to you.  Please visit our Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy (“Policy”) https://www.coblentzlaw.com/privacy-policy/ for more information.  Any capitalized terms undefined in this Notice have the same definition as the Policy.

The purpose of this notice is to inform our website users, customers, browsers, those who purchase or inquire about our services, and other California residents from whom we may collect personal information (“California Consumers”), about our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information and certain rights under California law.  This notice applies to both offline and online collection of personal information and applies to Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP.

 

RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED, DISCLOSED, OR SOLD AND SHARED

Information Collected 

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the categories of personal information about California consumers as described in Annex 1 to this Notice

Business-to-Business (“B2B”) Information

If you are a contact person for any of our business partners, vendors, distributors, suppliers, service providers, contractors, or other entities with which we have a business relationship or potential business relationship, we collect the contact information you provide to us, including name, phone number, address, email address and other contact and relationship information consistent with your role in facilitating that business relationship.  We use that information for internal purposes, including to contact you, send and receive information, and otherwise facilitate the business relationship.  We do not disclose that information outside our business relationship without your consent.

Information Sold or Shared

We have not sold or shared, as defined by the CPRA, any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding 12 months.

Information Disclosed for Business Purposes

We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties in the preceding 12 months:

  • Personal Identifiers
  • Internet/Network Activity
  • Services-Related Information

We do not knowingly sell the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

For details regarding the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information, please see Annex 1.

Requests to Know

You have the right to request that we disclose to you the following personal information we collect about you:

  • categories of personal information collected;
  • categories of sources of personal information collected;
  • the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information;
  • the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information; and
  • the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you over the past 12 months.

You also have a right to know if we have sold or disclosed your personal information for a business purpose over the past 12 months and, if so, the categories of personal information sold or disclosed and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or disclosed, along with the business or commercial purpose for which the personal information was sold or disclosed.

To make a request for any of the information set forth above (a “Request to Know”), please submit a verifiable consumer request pursuant to the instructions below.  You may only make a Request to Know twice within a 12-month period.  We will acknowledge your Request to Know within 10 days and will attempt to respond substantively within 45-90 days.

The Request to Know must provide sufficient information to allow us to verify that you are the person about whom the personal information was collected, sold or disclosed and must contain sufficient detail to allow us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to your request.  If we cannot verify your identity, we will not be able to respond to your request.

You can make a Request to Know the personal information we have about you by using our online form available here: https://www.coblentzlaw.com/california-consumer-privacy-act-request-form/

Once we receive your Request to Know, we will begin the process to verify that you are the person that is the subject of the request (the “Verification Process”).  The Verification Process consists of matching identifying information provided by you with the information we have about you in our records.  If you are an account holder, making a request through your account is sufficient for verification purposes.  If you do not have an account with us, you will be asked to provide us with two or three pieces of information that will help us to verify your identity.

Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information you are requesting to know, we may need to match two or three pieces of identifying information from your request with information from our records.  If your Request to Know involves very sensitive information, we may also need a signed declaration stating that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.

We take your privacy seriously.  While we will do our best to verify your identity based upon the identifying information you provide to us in the request, we may request additional identifying information from you to complete the Verification Process.

 

RIGHT TO KNOW SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

We collect and use your Sensitive Personal Information as described in Annex 1.

We do not collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics.  We also do not collect sensitive personal information for any purposes other than those set forth in CPRA Regulations, Article 3, Section 7027(m).

 

RIGHT TO REQUEST DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by us (“Request to Delete”), subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.

To make a Request to Delete, please submit a verifiable consumer request pursuant to the instructions below.  We will acknowledge your Request to Delete within 10 days and will attempt to respond substantively within 45-90 days.

The Request to Delete must provide sufficient information to allow us to verify that you are the person about whom the personal information was collected, sold or disclosed and must contain sufficient detail to allow us to properly understand, evaluate and respond to your request.  If we cannot verify your identity, we will not be able to respond to your request.  Additionally, as permitted by law, if the information requested to be deleted is necessary for us to maintain, we will not be able to comply with your request.  We will notify you if this is the case.  You can make a Request to Delete by using our Webform or calling 1-877-238-1100.

You can confirm your decision to have us delete your information in the following ways:

  • We will send a link to your email address to confirm your desire to delete your personal information. Please click on the link through your email address to confirm your request to delete.
  • We will call you on the phone number provided by you to confirm your desire to delete your personal information.

Once we receive your initial request to delete and your separate confirmation to delete, we will need to verify that you are the person that is the subject of the request (the “Verification Process”).  The Verification Process consists of matching identifying information provided by you with the information we have about you in our records.  When making your request, you should be prepared to provide us with information that will help us to identify you.

Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information you are requesting to delete, we may need to match two or three pieces of identifying information from your request with information from our records.  If your request to delete involves deleting very sensitive information, we may also need a signed declaration stating that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.

While we will do our best to verify your identity based upon the identifying information you provide to us in the request, we may request additional identifying information from you to complete the Verification Process.

We will retain correspondence, documents and information related to any Request to Know, Request to Delete, or Request to Opt-Out for 24 months as required by law.

 

RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing, as defined by the CPRA, of your Personal Information.  We do not and will not sell your personal information.

Opt-out Preference Signals

We do not share or sell your information and as such we do not respond to opt-out preference signals.  Should we share or sell your information in the future we will provide you with notice and offer and honor related opt-out preference signals.

This Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third-party cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies, which are covered by such third-parties’ privacy policies.  For more information, we encourage you to check the privacy policies of these third-parties to learn about their privacy practices.

Cookies

As explained in our “Cookies and other technology” section, you can opt out of cookies using your browser.

Please Note:

  • Opt-outs are device and browser based.  You must opt out on each device and each browser where you want your choice to apply.
  • Opt-outs may be stored via cookies.  If you clear cookies, your opt-out may no longer be valid and you must opt out again where you want your choices to apply.
  • We may still share your information with our service providers that help us perform functions that are necessary for our business such as vendors that host our website, credit card processors, analytics processors.  These entities are contractually obligated to keep this information confidential and not use it for any purpose other than for the services they provide to our business.
  • You may still receive ads from us that are not tailored to your interests.

 

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO OPT-OUT OF SALE OR SHARING

You have controls and choices with respect to collection and use of your information by third parties.  These are summarized for you below.  We do not control or maintain opt-out mechanisms for third-party companies and are not responsible for their operation.

Advertising Opt-Out

You can opt out of sharing your information with third-party companies engaged in targeted advertising including social networking sites such as Google using the following tools: For websites:  http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN.  For mobile apps: http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices

Google Opt-Out

If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics and Ads, you can.  If you are on the web, you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s Opt Out browser add on:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, and you can opt out of interest-based Google ads using https://adssettings.google.com/u/0/authenticated.

 

RIGHT TO CORRECT

You have the right to request that we rectify inaccurate information about you.

 Requests to Correct

To make a Request to Correct, please submit a verifiable consumer request pursuant to the instructions below.  We will acknowledge your Request to Correct within 10 business days and we will attempt to respond substantively within 45-90 days.

You can make a Request to Correct by using our Webform or calling 1-877-238-1100.

Once we receive your request to correct, we will need to verify that you are the person that is the subject of the request through the Verification Process.  The Verification Process consists of matching identifying information provided by you with the information we have about you in our records.  When making your request, you should be prepared to provide us with information that will help us to identify you.

Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information you are requesting to correct, we may need to match two or three pieces of identifying information from your request with information from our records.  If your Request to Correct involves correcting very sensitive information, we may also need a signed declaration stating that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.

While we will do our best to verify your identity based upon the identifying information you provide to us in the request, we may request additional identifying information from you to complete the Verification Process.

We will review all information provided by you to us, to determine whether the information is inaccurate.  We reserve the right to delete the information instead of correcting if such deletion does not impact you or your consent to the deletion.

We will inform you of our decision to deny or grant your request.

We will retain correspondence, documents and information related to any Request to Correct for 24 months as required by law.

 

RIGHT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION FOR EXERCISING CONSUMER PRIVACY RIGHTS

You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights conferred by the California Consumer Privacy Act, including by exercising the rights specified herein.

 

RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING AND THE RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING

Under the CPRA, you have a right to request information about automated decision making processes Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP uses, and you may request to opt out of automated decision making.  We do not engage in automated decision making with your personal information.  If you have questions about automated decision making processes used by CPDB, please email us at info@coblentzlaw.com.

 

RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in Annex 1 and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

 

AUTHORIZED AGENT INFORMATION

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

In order to allow an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, please email us at info@coblentzlaw.com to provide your written request and consent to an authorized agent.

When your authorized agent makes a request related to your personal information, we will require the agent to provide the above written permission.  We may also require that you verify your own identity directly with us at the time such a request is made.

California Do Not Track Notice: Because there are not yet common, industry accepted “do not track” standards and systems, our website does not respond to Do Not Track signals.  In addition, we may allow third-parties to collect personal information from your activity on our website, as described in the “Information Collection and Use” section above.

California Shine The Light Disclosure Information

Although we do not disclose to any third-parties for their marketing purposes any personal information, California residents are entitled to receive the following disclosure information under California law:

Under California Law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with which they have an established business relationship, (1) a list of the categories of personal information, such as name, address, e-mail address, and the type of services provided to the customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third-parties’ direct marketing purposes, and (2) the names and addresses of all such third parties.  We will respond to such written requests within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail or mailing address specified below under “Contact Us For More Information”.  If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received.  Please note that we are required to respond to each customer only once per calendar year.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Policy may be revised from time to time for any reason.  If this  Policy changes, the revised policy will include a new effective date, and we will notify you of such changes by posting the revised policy on this page.  Be sure to check the Policy whenever you submit personal information to us.

 

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION

For information and questions about the use of your personal information or this California Consumer Privacy Section or your rights under California law, you may contact us at info@coblentzlaw.com.

 

ANNEX 1

California Notice of Collection, Use, and Disclosure

See our full Privacy Policy here: https://www.coblentzlaw.com/privacy-policy/

Category of Collected Information Examples Collected From Purposes Disclosed to Sold or Shared Retention Period
Personal Identifiers Name, email, mailing address.
You, when you sign up for marketing communications.

You, in connection with your engagement of our professional services.

We use this information to provide you with the website, improve the website, invite you to and register you for events, to send you promotional and marketing materials we believe may be of interest to you, provide publications, products, and services you request, and to communicate with you regarding your business

To comply with our policies, procedures and legal obligations, including complying with law enforcement or government authority requests, addressing litigation-related issues, investigating fraudulent activity, and exercising rights or obligations conferred by law.

Consultants, service providers, and contractors that we use to support our business and operations (e.g. hosting or operating our services, data collection, reporting, Site metrics and analytics, data analysis, delivering marketing messages and advertisements) who have agreed to keep the information confidential and use it only to provide the applicable services;

Third parties (including, without limitation, governmental agencies) if required to do so by law, regulation or court order; to respond to governmental and/or law enforcement requests.

No We will retain your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to comply with applicable law and internal company policies.
Financial Information Bank account information You, in connection with your engagement of our professional services. To initiate payment for services provided to you. Third parties (including, without limitation, governmental agencies) if required to do so by law, regulation or court order; to respond to governmental and/or law enforcement requests. No We will retain your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to comply with applicable law and internal company policies.
Internet/Network Activity IP address, your device information, domain name, browsers you used to access our Site and services, webpages viewed, time spent on webpages, links clicked, transactions entered into and site-navigation patterns. Your online activities and interactions with us, including, without limitation, your use of our services, your online activity on our Site, and on our social media channels or through our third-party sources.
Analyze and track usage of our services and products including our Site and social media accounts;
Better understand how you use our Site and services;
Improve our Site, services;
To provide IT services and to keep Firm and client data secure;
To send marketing (unless you have requested that we not send such communications); and

For other marketing, research, legal, and other business purposes.

Consultants, service providers, and contractors that we use to support our business and operations;
Third-party companies we work with who help to gather information from you or help us to communicate with you, including for purposes of data analytics; and

Third-parties (including, without limitation, governmental agencies) if required to do so by law, regulation or court order; to respond to governmental and/or law enforcement requests.

No We will retain your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to comply with applicable law and internal company policies.
Business-to-Business (“B2B”) Information Name, phone number, address, email address and other contact and relationship information consistent with your role in facilitating the business relationship. You, if you are a contact person for any of our business partners, vendors, distributors, suppliers, service providers, contractors, or other entities with which we have a business relationship or potential business relationship. For internal purposes, including to contact you, send and receive information, and otherwise facilitate the business relationship. We do not disclose B2B Information outside our business relationship without your consent. No We will retain your B2B Information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to comply with applicable law and internal company policies.

Updated February 2023