Privacy Policy
The website of Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc. (“GCLC”) found at https://www.gclclaw.org (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personal information we may collect via the Website and how it may be used. This statement only applies to personal information collected via the Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you whenever you voluntarily provide such information in response to requests we may make at various places and through various mechanisms on the Website. The personal information we collect may include, for example, your name, phone number, email address, areas of interest, and any information on a resume that you may voluntarily decide to submit. We may collect, and you may voluntarily submit, personal information to the Website in connection with a variety of activities, such as by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a contact form, volunteering to join our network, or making a donation.
Automatically Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW WE MAY USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use the personal information collected via the Website in the following ways:
To operate and maintain the Website;
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
To process any donations you may make, including to contact you regarding your donation or to process tax documentation related to your donation;
To follow up on any requests you may make, such as to volunteer;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, when you opt into receiving such information or when such information is pertinent to your relationship with GCLC. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To provide you with user support;
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
Subject in all cases to our ethical obligations as attorneys, we may share selected personal information about you with the following parties or in the following circumstances:
We may share personal information about you with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, we may share personal information about you with third-party service providers that perform services for us, for the limited purpose of carrying out such services.
The Website currently uses or anticipates using the following third-party service providers:
DonorBox: Used for processing donations to GCLC made through the Website. We may store your name, email address, physical address, and other information necessary for contacting you regarding your donation or processing tax documentation related to your donation.
EventBrite: Used for delivery of email updates, newsletters, and other information pertaining to events. It may also be used for processing ticket purchases and donations made relating to such events. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.
Google Analytics: Tracks usage of the Website and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
Jotform: Used to create and manage certain Website forms through which we collect contact information from site visitors who elect to complete and submit a form.
PayPal: Used for processing donations to GCLC made through the Website. We may store your name, email address, physical address, and other information necessary for contacting you regarding your donation or processing tax documentation related to your donation.
Squarespace: Used for building and hosting the Website. In addition to serving as our content management system for the Website, we use Squarespace to track usage of the Website and other analytics, distribute email communications about GCLC and our services, and create and manage certain forms on the Website through which we collect contact information from visitors who elect to complete and submit a form.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in our sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties that acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.
COOKIES
The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, and customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
You may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. However, if you deactivate the setting of cookies in your internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
ADVERTISING
Retargeting Ads: From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Newsletters: On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
As used in this Privacy Policy, “personal information” about you means information that identifies, relates to, or describes you, directly or indirectly. It does not include anonymous information which we cannot identify as information about you.
Opt-out: You may opt-out of future email marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at info@gclclaw.org to be removed from our mailing list.
Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to info@gclclaw.org.
Amend: You may contact us at info@gclclaw.org to amend or update personal information about you.
Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase personal information about you. To do so, please submit a request to info@gclclaw.org
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personal information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at info@gclclaw.org and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
This Privacy Policy is independent of and not intended to replace or otherwise abrogate any legal or ethical obligations of GCLC or its staff.
Unless otherwise provided by law (or other relevant ethical provisions), your use of this Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and GCLC or any of its attorneys.
At no point should communications intended to fall within the attorney-client scope be made through this Website. If you have an attorney at GCLC but do not know how to contact your attorney, please contact our staff at 312.726.2938.
OTHER WEBSITES
This Website contains links to third-party websites whose privacy policies may be different from ours. GCLC is not responsible for privacy policies of any linked website, nor does the link imply endorsement of the organization by the GCLC, Inc. We do not maintain or control these sites and, accordingly, make no guarantee concerning the accuracy, reliability, or currency of the information found there.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at info@gclclaw.org for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: August 3, 2020.
Terms of Use
The website of Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc. (“GCLC”) found at https://www.gclclaw.org (“Website”) is governed by the following terms of use (“Terms of Use”).
The materials on this Website are made available by GCLC for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or serve as a substitute for the particularized advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state. The transmission and receipt of information contained on the Website do not form or constitute an attorney-client relationship. The transmission of an email request for information does not create an attorney-client relationship and you should not send us via email any confidential information or facts relating to your legal issue or question.
The information on this Website may not reflect the most current legal developments, verdicts, or settlements and should not be considered an indication of future results.
Some links within GCLC’s Website may lead to other sites. We do not incorporate any materials or information provided in such linked sites by reference, and we do not necessarily sponsor, endorse, or otherwise approve of such linked materials. We do not maintain or control these sites and, accordingly, make no guarantee concerning the accuracy, reliability, or currency of the information found there.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at info@gclclaw.org for questions related to these Terms of Use.
Last updated: August 3, 2020.