Privacy Policy of Childs Patent Law PLLC
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Sharing of Personal Information
We do not share, sell, or disclose your personal information or mobile opt-in data to third parties without your explicit consent, except where required by law. Your information is kept confidential and used solely for the purposes you have agreed to. Mobile information will not be shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing and/or promotional purposes.
Opting Out of Text Messages
You have the right to opt out of receiving text messages from “Childs Patent Law PLLC” at any time. To opt-out, you can reply “STOP” to any text message you receive from us.
Consent and Opt-In
By providing your phone number and opting in to receive text messages, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this policy. We ensure that your consent is obtained explicitly and that you are informed about the types of messages you will receive.
Summary
We respect US privacy policy regulations as well as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). This policy explains how we collect and treat any information you give us.
- Our policy covers
- Why we value your privacy
- How we collect information
- What information we hold
- Where we store your information
- What we use your information for
- Who’s responsible for your information at our company
- Who has access to information about you
- The steps we take to keep your information private
- How to complain
- Changes to the policy
- Why we value your privacy
- Information Sent by Way of the Web site is Not Secure
- Sending Information Does Not Form an Attorney – Client Relationship
We value your privacy as much as we do our own, so we’re committed to keeping your personal and business information safe. We’re uncomfortable with the information companies, governments, and other organizations keep on file, so we ask for only the bare minimum from clients and potential clients.
We’ll never use your personal information for any reason other than why you gave it, and we’ll never give anyone access to it unless we’re forced to by law.
How we collect information
We ask for contact information including your name, email address, and phone number via the contact us form on our website so that we can reply to your enquiry.
Our website doesn’t use cookies or scripts that are designed to track the websites you visit. We may use privacy-focused analytics that don’t set cookies.
We ask for your account and contact information when you choose to engage our services.
Occasionally, we might receive your contact information from one of our partners. If we do, we protect it in exactly the same way as if you gave it to us directly.
What information we hold
When you contact us by email or through our website, we collect your name, email address, phone number, a social media username, and the company you work for, if you’ve given us that.
When you engage our services, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and a delivery address.
If you do business with us, we also collect your business name, and may collect your details (through secured third parties such as QuickBooks and Law Pay) and keep records of the invoices we send you and the payments you make. But we don’t directly store any financial information such as credit card numbers or bank account information.
Where we store your information
If you contact us or choose to engage our services, your information may be stored and/or processed through our:
- Calendar scheduling tool
- Email provider, if you contact us
- Project management system, if we work together
- Mailing list provider, if you join our newsletter
- Payment processor, if you pay us for something
- Accounting software, if we work together
We don’t publish the names of our providers to protect our business, but we chose these systems partly for their commitment to security and we can provide more details if necessary upon request.
What we use your information for
We occasionally use your contact information to send you details of our products and services. When we do, you have the option to unsubscribe from these communications as detailed above and we won’t send them to you again.
We might also email or phone you about our products and services, but if you tell us not to, we won’t get in touch again. We will use your information to send you invoices, statements, or reminders.
Who’s responsible for your information at our company
Dr. William Childs is responsible for the security of your information. You can contact him via email at admin@childspatentlaw.com if you have any concerns about the information we store.
Who has access to information about you
When we store information in our own systems, only the people who need it have access. Our management team have access to everything you’ve provided, but individual employees have access to only what they need to do their job.
The steps we take to keep your information private
Where we store your information in third-party services, we restrict access only to people who need it. We store complex passwords and 2-factor authentication where available.
How to complain
We take complaints very seriously. If you’ve any reason to complain about the ways we handle your privacy, please contact Dr. William Childs via email at admin@childspatentlaw.com.
Changes to the policy
If we change the contents of this policy, those changes will become effective the moment we publish them on our website.
Information Sent by Way of the Web site is Not Secure
Any information sent to the firm by Internet e-mail or through the Web site is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis. Any information you send the Firm over the Internet, either through the Firm’s Web site or via email is done at your own risk.
Sending Information Does Not Form an Attorney – Client Relationship
Transmission of information from this Web site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the firm, nor is it intended to do so. The transmission of the Web site, in part or in whole, and/or any communication with us via Internet e-mail through this site does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship between us and any recipients.