FindLaw's Infirmation
respects the privacy and security of its users. Our goal is to provide you with
a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources,
and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. In order to achieve
this goal, we sometimes collect information during your visits to understand
what differentiates you from each of our millions of other users.
In order to demonstrate our
commitment to your privacy, we have prepared this statement disclosing the
privacy practices for the entire FindLaw's Infirmation site. Additional terms
and conditions, if any, regarding the collection and use of your information
may also be provided to you before you sign up for a particular service (like
JusticeMail or FindLaw Fax). Here, you will learn what personally identifiable
information of yours is collected, how and when we might use your
information, how we protect your information, who has access to
your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the
information.
What Information is Collected:
FindLaw's Infirmation
collects certain information from and about its users in three ways -- directly
from the user, from our Web server logs, and with cookies.
User-Supplied Information:
When you sign up
for a service, such as the Greedy Associate boards, job placement services, or
any other services that we may offer, we may ask you for your name, e-mail
address, and some other personal information. The more accurate information you
volunteer, the better we are able to customize your FindLaw's Infirmation
experience.
Server Log Information:
When you visit an Internet Web
site, you disclose certain information about yourself, such as your Internet
[Protocol] (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location
(e.g., the Site or page that offered a link to a FindLaw's Infirmation page).
FindLaw's Infirmation, like many other sites, records this basic information
about visits to its site.
Cookies: In order to offer and provide a
customized, personal service, FindLaw's Infirmation may use cookies to store
and help track your information. For example, we may use cookies to help remind
us who you are and to deliver content and services based on your account
information. In addition, third party advertising networks may issue cookies
when serving advertisements.
Cookies are simply pieces
of information that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on
your computer's hard drive. The use of cookies is relatively standard and you
will likely find them used on most other major Web sites. Most browsers are
initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser
either to notify you when you receive a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies.
You should understand that certain areas of many sites may not function
properly if you set your browser to not accept cookies or if you reject a
cookie.
You should remember that
whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, such as on
message boards, through e-mail, discussion groups, or in chat areas, your
information can be collected and used by others. Although FindLaw's Infirmation
tries to protect your personal information, FindLaw's Infirmation cannot ensure
or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at
your own risk. You are also solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of
any passwords you set up and/or any account information.
How and When Information is Used :
We use information in different ways, depending on the type of information:
User-supplied information :
This information is used for purposes such as personalization and verification.
Web Server Logs :
This information helps us identify
which areas of our site are of interest to our visitors. FindLaw's Infirmation
also collects the Internet [Protocol] (IP) addresses of its visitors for the
purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our
advertisers.
Cookies :
We use "cookies" to let
you use our services more easily and to let us keep track of certain
statistical information that helps us improve our site. Cookies allow us to
save passwords and preferences for you so that you won't have to re-enter them
the next time you visit.
How We Protect Your Information :
The privacy and protection of your personal information is vitally important
to us. FindLaw's Infirmation
does not make personal information available to any third parties without your
permission. Any user statistics that we may provide to prospective advertisers
or partners regarding your FindLaw's Infirmation usage are provided in the
aggregate only and do not include any personally identifiable information about
any individual user.
Your access to some
services and content is password protected. We recommend that you do not
divulge your password to anyone. FindLaw's Infirmation will never ask you for
your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. You
should not disclose your user name and password to others. In addition, if
applicable, you should remember to sign out of your FindLaw's Infirmation
account or service at the end of each session. You may also wish to close your
browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others
cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a
computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a
library or Internet cafe.
Unfortunately, no data
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Accordingly, despite our efforts to protect your personal information,
FindLaw's Infirmation cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us, or to or from our online products or services. You transmit
all such information at your own risk. However, once we receive your
transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Who Has Access to the Information :
Except as described below,
FindLaw's Infirmation will not willfully disclose any individually identifiable
information about its users to any third party without first receiving that
user's permission. FindLaw's Infirmation may disclose personal information when
we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect the rights or
property of FindLaw's Infirmation. FindLaw's Infirmation will use its best efforts to contact you if FindLaw's Infirmation is issued a subpoena or other legal process that requests your identity.
When you are at the
FindLaw's Infirmation site and asked for personal information, you share that
information with FindLaw's Infirmation alone, unless the service is offered in
conjunction with another party. For example, some FindLaw services, such as
FindLaw Fax and JusticeMail, are offered in conjunction with another company.
In order to provide such co-branded services to you, it is necessary for us to
share your personal information with the company offering the co-branded
service. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow
the transfer of data by not using that particular service. If you choose to
share your data with a provider of a co-branded service, you should understand
that those providers may have separate privacy and data collection practices.
FindLaw's Infirmation has no control over and accepts no liability for these
independent practices. Each provider should provide more information regarding
its privacy and/or use policies.
Third Party Advertisers
FindLaw's Infirmation.com works with a third party that serves ads to this site. To find out more about how Engage Business Media manages the privacy of information in conjunction with serving ads on this site, please review to Engage Business Media's privacy policy.
How to Correct Inaccuracies
If you use another FindLaw
service, we may send you a confirmation e-mail confirming your new account
and/or service. The message will be sent to the address that you supplied us
and will describe ways for you to change or delete the account information
provided. Remember to keep the confirmation e-mail as it will also contain
information that will help you in case you run into problems accessing our
services.
We welcome any questions or comments you have about the FindLaw's Infirmation site; please direct them to info@infirmation.com.
