Protecting your private information is our priority.
This Privacy Policy applies to www.rivkinprobono.org (the “Site”) and Rivkin, Rivkin, & Kaplan, LLC (“RRK”) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Rivkin, Rivkin, & Kaplan, LLC include the Site and RRK. By using the Site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
RRK collects two types of information from visitors to the Site: personally identifiable information that you supply via the Site, and certain non-personally identifiable information that we automatically collect when you visit the Site, which we use to analyze site usage. You may choose not to provide us with your personally identifiable information.
Personally Identifiable Information
The Site permits you to contact us via email and via our online contact form. Whenever you send an email via an email link or through the contact form, you may be providing us with your name, email address and any information you choose to include in the text of your message. For example, you may choose to provide your mailing address or other information necessary or helpful for us to address your query or other concern. Please note, however, that if you reply to one of our emails or otherwise send a communication to us, such communication does not create an attorney-client relationship with us. As such, please do not send to us any information you consider confidential unless and until we have agreed in writing to represent you with respect to such matter. Any information provided to us prior to such agreement cannot be protected from disclosure.
You may also subscribe to one or more of our publications and may otherwise receive generalized legal updates, which we may periodically send to you along with other information regarding our services. You may sign up to receive such publications via the Site by providing us your name, job title, company name, phone number, fax number, email address and mailing address. You may also elect to provide us with additional information in the comments section of the request form.
In addition, if you become a client of RRK, we may request that you provide us certain personally identifiable information, including your name, job title, company name, certain financial information, phone number, fax number, email address and mailing address, some of which may be collected via the Site.
Website Use Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by RRK. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Site.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from the Site so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. RRK is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Site.
Use of your Personal Information
We collect, retain and use the information we collect via the Site for legitimate business purposes only, including to:
- Respond to an inquiry from you or address a request submitted by you (including contacting you directly to request additional information to process your inquiry or request);
- Contact you and provide you with information regarding RRK;
- Correspond with you regarding the Site or our services;
- Inform you of developments at our firm or with our services that we believe may be of interest to you;
- Monitor site visitor traffic patterns and site usage;
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of relevant regulatory and law enforcement and/or other governmental agencies;
- Enforce our Terms of Use; and
- Protect the rights, property and/or safety of RRK, our clients, and others.
RRK does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
RRK may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to RRK, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
RRK may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within RRK, in order to determine which RRK services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within RRK to clients whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
RRK will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on RRK or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of RRK; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of RRK, or the public.
Security of your Personal Information
RRK secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Children Under Thirteen
RRK does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use the Site.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from RRK by contacting us here:
– Web page: www.rivkinprobono.org
– Phone: 847-793-2484
Changes to this Statement
RRK will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. RRK encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how RRK is protecting your information.
Contact Information
RRK welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that RRK has not adhered to this Policy, please contact RRK at:
Rivkin, Rivkin & Kaplan, LLC
475 Half Day Road, Suite 100
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069
Telephone number:
847-793-2484
Effective as of January 1, 2015; updated in April 2021
