Riley Pope & Laney Privacy Policy
Riley Pope & Laney, LLC and its affiliated entities (collectively, “Riley Pope & Laney”, “we”, or “us”) are professionals that may receive information that directly or indirectly identifies individuals (such as, but not limited to e-mail address, first and last name, phone number, or physical address or other information) who may be clients, staff, agents, lawyers, law students, job applicants or others inside or outside the firm (“Personal Information”). This Privacy Policy is specifically addressed to parties outside Riley Pope & Laney who provide Personal Information to us, and describes how we collect, process, and disclose Personal Information in connection with our provision of legal and other services.
How Information Is Collected
We may collect Personal Information directly from you when voluntarily provided (such as, but not limited to, when you e-mail us). We may also collect or receive information about individuals from third parties such as our clients, representatives, professional advisers, service providers, or other third parties.
How Information Is Used
We use information collected or received from you to provide legal and other services, to manage and administer your relationship with us, and to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Cookies
Our website may use temporary or persistent cookies or similar website technologies for the purpose of improving website functionality and user experience during your visit and for security purposes. These cookies are stored for the duration of your single browsing session or for multiple browsing sessions and are not used to collect Personal Information. Once your session is complete, temporary cookies are discarded.
Information Sharing
We do not collect Personal Information through our website or sell or share such information with third parties. No mobile information will be shared with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
Confidentiality and Security of Collected Information
We take measures to secure our website and the cookies we use. However, please be aware that no method of data transmission over the internet is entirely secure.
We may retain information you provide for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations or to achieve the purposes for which the information was originally collected.
Disclosure and Transfer of Collected Information
We do not disclose any Personal Information to unrelated parties outside of Riley Pope & Laney except in limited circumstances. Such circumstances include:
- To our clients
- To our agents, data processors, or other contractors acting on our behalf and at our direction.
- To other parties, including where we believe necessary to provide a service operate our firm, or at your authorization or direction.
- Where we have a good faith belief that the disclosure of such information is required to comply with a legal obligation, defend our rights or property, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our services, or to protect the personal safety of our clients or the public.
Privacy Rights
Certain states provide individuals with data rights, so depending on your state of residence, you may have some or all the following rights:
- Right to Access Your Personal Information. This includes the rights to (i) confirm whether we are processing your Personal Information, (ii) confirm the categories of your Personal Information that we process, and (iii) obtain a copy of your Personal Information in a portable format.
- Correct or Delete Your Personal Information.
- Opt-Out of Personal Information Being Used for Certain Purposes. Such purposes can include (i) targeted advertising, (ii) “sale” (as defined by the applicable state) of Personal Information, or (iii) certain profiling activities that result in legal or significantly similar effects on you.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Riley Pope & Laney reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Such updates will be posted on this page.
For more information about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at wsmiley@rplfirm.com.