Privacy Policy

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Collection of Information

Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information you provide directly to us. For example, you share information directly with us when you create an account to access or use the Services, access or use any collaboration tools. or participate in any interactive features of the Services, send us an email, fill out a form, respond to a survey, comment on a blog, register for or participate in an event, apply for a job, interact with us on social media, enter a promotional drawing, or otherwise communicate with us. 

The types of personal information we may collect include your:

• Contact information, such as      name, email address, postal address, and phone number;
• Education      information, such as educational degrees, languages, professional      memberships, qualifications, and certifications;
• Employment      information, such as business unit/division, company name, job status, job      title, office location, and LinkedIn profile information;
• Health      and health-related information, such as accessibility requirements,      dietary restrictions, and, where necessary and appropriate to protect the      health and safety of our personnel and others, information related to      symptoms of, or risk of exposure to, certain illnesses;
• Demographic      information, which may include sensitive personal information or      information about protected classifications, such as age, gender,      race/ethnic origin, and nationality; and
• Any      other information you choose to provide.

Personal Information We Collect Automatically When You Interact with Us

We automatically collect personal information when you access or use the Services. The types of information we collect may include:

• Log Information: We      collect log information about your use of the Services, including your      browser type and language, app version, access times, pages viewed,      Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, approximate      geographic location, and the webpage or online service you visited before      navigating to the Services. 
• Device Information: We      collect information about the mobile device you use to access our      Services, which may include the hardware model, operating system and      version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
• Location Information:      In accordance with your device permissions, we may collect information      about the precise location of your device. You may stop the collection of      precise location information at any time (see the Your Choices section below for details).
• Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking      Technologies: We and      our service providers use various technologies to collect information      about your use of the Services and other websites and applications,      including cookies and web beacons (or pixel tags). Cookies are small data      files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to, among      other things, improve the Services and your experience, see which areas      and features of the Services are popular, and count visits. Web beacons      (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are electronic images that      may be used on the Services or in our emails and help deliver cookies,      count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness, and determine      if an email has been opened and acted upon. 

Information We Collect From Other Sources

We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through the Services. For example, we may use information from LinkedIn to update information about you in our contact database. 

Information We Derive

We may derive information or draw inferences about you based on the other types of personal information we collect. For example, we may infer your location based on your IP address, or that you are interested in employment or participating in an event based on your browsing behavior on our Services.

Use of Information

We use personal information for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve      the Services;
• Personalize      and improve your experience on our Services;
• Respond      to your questions, comments, and requests;
• Provide      the information or services you request and send you related information;
• Send you      newsletters, updates, and other communications we think will be of      interest to you, including about our services, programming, and events;
• Assess      job applicants and make hiring decisions;
• Monitor      and analyze usage, trends, and activities related to the Services;
• Manage      your online account(s) and send you technical notices, updates, security      alerts, and support and administrative messages;
• Detect,      investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious,      deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity and protect the rights and      property of Hardman Black, PC and others;
• Debug to      identify and repair errors in the Services;
• Comply      with our legal and financial obligations;
• Protect      the health, safety, and vital interests of our personnel and others;
• Notify      you about any changes to the Services; and
• Carry      out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was      collected.

Disclosure of Information

We may share your personal information as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

• To our current and future      parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries and other companies under common      control and ownership;
• With the      applicable state bar association, we may share your name and bar number in      connection with an application for CLE credit;
• With      vendors, consultants, professional advisors, and other service providers      that need access to your personal information to carry out their work for      us;
• In      connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, financing,      divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale of Hardman      Black assets or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to      another company;
• In      response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in      accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process,      including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security      or law enforcement requirements;
• If we believe      your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to      protect the rights, property, and safety of us or any third party;
• With      other users of our Services if you post content to interactive areas of      those Services. For example, any personal information you post in      connection with an online profile, blog, or other interactive areas of the      Services will be available to other users of those areas and, in some      cases, may be publicly available; and
• With      your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you that your      personal information will be shared in a particular manner and you provide      such personal information. We may also share your personal information      with third parties when you intentionally direct us to do so or when you      use our Services to intentionally interact with third parties.

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

Data Security and Transfers

Data Security

Although we employ reasonable security measures, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure or private. If you have any questions about the security of personal information we collect, please contact us.

Data Transfers

For the reasons and purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, the personal information we collect may be transferred to, stored, or otherwise processed in the United States, Canada, and/or other locations. We also transfer personal information to service providers that process personal information for us in the United States, Canada, and/or other locations (as an example, Microsoft Azure processes information for us in various data center locations, including those listed at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/). While in another jurisdiction for processing, your personal information may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities of that jurisdiction. These jurisdictions may not provide the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction.

Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not target our Services to children under 18 or knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18.

Links to Other Websites and Third-Party Content

We may provide links to or embed videos hosted by third-party websites, services, and applications, such as YouTube, that are not operated or controlled by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services, and we cannot take responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing any information to or through them. The Services may include an activity feed, social media buttons and widgets, such as the Facebook "Like" button or the "Share This" button. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the third-party service that provides the feature.

Your Choices

You have certain choices with respect to how we treat your personal information, as described below.

Correction

You may review and request modifications to your personal information by signing into your online account or contacting us.     

Location Data

When you first launch any of our mobile applications that collect precise location information, you will be asked to consent to the application’s collection of location information. If you initially consent to our collection of this information, you can subsequently stop the collection of this information at any time by changing the preferences on your mobile device. If you do so, our mobile applications, or certain features thereof, may no longer function properly.

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to remove or reject cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Services.

Jurisdictions Outside Washington State, USA

The Services are not intended for consumers and/or other persons outside Washington State. If you have additional questions or concerns regarding the applicability of Services to your jurisdiction, please contact us.