VZN LLP

PRIVACY POLICY

At VZN LLP, maintaining the trust of our online users is of the utmost importance to us. We have developed this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) to show our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of our users’ privacy, and to explain how we collect, process, use and share information about our users. This Policy only applies to our website, https://www.vznlaw.com/ (referred to collectively herein as “VZN”, “us”, “we” or “our”) and that have this Policy posted (collectively, the “Site”). This Policy does not cover any legal engagement, which would be governed by terms set forth in a separate engagement letter.

Please review this Policy carefully and use the information herein to make informed choices. Feel free to contact us at support@vznlaw.com if you have any concerns or questions about our privacy practices. By accessing the Site, or submitting information to us via the Site, you are agreeing to all of the terms set forth in this Policy.

If you do not agree to this Policy, do not use the Site or our services. Your continued use of the Site and/or of our services means that you agree to this Policy.

1. NOTICE CONCERNING CHILDREN

The Site is not specifically directed at or intended for children under the age of 13, and VZN does not knowingly collect personal information via the Site from anyone under 13. Any user that believes that VZN has in its database the personal information of a child under the age of 13 should contact us at support@vznlaw.com, so that, if necessary, we can remove the applicable information.

2. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The types of personal information we obtain about you depends on how you interact with us and our services. When we use the term “personal information,” we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to an individual. It does not include aggregated or de-identified information that is maintained in a form that is not reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to an individual. When we collect any information that does not identify you as a specific natural person, such information may not be deemed personal information under applicable law; such information, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may be used and disclosed for any purpose. Similarly, if applicable law requires that we treat non-personal information as personal information, we will use and disclose this information as personal information in accordance with this Policy. The following are the categories and specific types of personal information that we collect:

Basic Identifying Information.
This may include your full name, postal and billing address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, account name, signature, username, social media handle, or other similar identifiers.

Government-Issued Identifiers. This may include your driver’s license number or other similar government identifier.

Device Information and Other Unique Identifiers. This may include device identifier, internet protocol (IP) address, cookies, beacons, pixel tags, mobile ad identifier, or similar unique identifiers.

Internet or Other Network Activity. This may include browsing or search history and information regarding your interactions with our websites, mobile applications, emails, or advertisements.

Geolocation Data. This may include information that permits us to determine your location, such as if you manually provide location information or enable your mobile device to send us precise location information.

Payment Information. Including credit or debit card numbers.

Demographic Data. This may include age, gender, race, ethnicity, estimated income, and household information, some of which may include characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law.

Job Applicant Information. Including professional or employment-related information (such as education and employment history) and any other information you provide in connection with applying and interviewing for employment with us. If we retain you as an employee, this may include, among other things, your Social Security number or taxpayer ID.

Sensitive Personal Information. We only collect sensitive personal information, as defined in the applicable U.S. state privacy laws, with your consent. We do not use sensitive personal information for inferring characteristics about you.

3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect information about you in a range of ways, including the following:

Directly from You. We collect personal information you provide, such as when you make a purchase; register for an account or create a profile; contact us; respond to a survey; participate in a sweepstakes, contest, or other similar campaign or promotion; apply for a job; or sign up to receive emails, text messages, and/or postal mailings.

From Our Business Partners. We may obtain information from businesses that we have partnered with or collaborated with. Additionally, if you have given us permission to store your payment information, your credit card issuer may provide us with updated payment information (including credit card number and expiration date) in connection with the credit card issuer’s account updater service.

From Other Sources. For example, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as data analytics providers, marketing or advertising service providers, fraud prevention service providers, vendors that provide services on our behalf, or publicly available sources. We may also create information based on our analysis of the information we have collected from you.

Do Not Track. VZN understands that some users may have enabled a “do not track” feature or other mechanism intended to provide consumers with a choice regarding the collection of their personally identifiable information; however, consistent with our rights under applicable law, our Site may not support or respond to do-not-track requests or other signals sent from a web browser.  

4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Depending on how you interact with our Site, the personal information we collect and the way in which it is used may vary. We use the information we collect in order to best provide our services. Where you have provided us with your personal information, we may use that information in the following ways:

Providing Services. We use your personal information to provide services; to process your payments; to provide you receipts and order updates; to send notifications to you related to your account; and to create, maintain, and otherwise manage your account.

Promote Security and Prevent Fraud. We use your personal information to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including fraudulent transactions; attempts to manipulate or violate our policies, procedures, and terms and conditions; and security incidents.

Legal Obligations. We use your personal information to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to establish or exercise our rights, and to defend against a legal claim.

Recruitment and Hiring. We use your personal information to make decisions about recruitment and hiring.

5. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will not disclose your personal information to third parties except as follows:

• We may share personal information with your consent. For example, you may consent to our sharing of personal information with others for their own marketing uses. Those uses will be subject to their privacy policies.

• We may share personal information with third-party service providers that perform services to support our core business functions, internal operations, and marketing. Their use of your information is not governed by this privacy policy. Where required by law, we ensure that such third parties are bound by contractual obligations to protect your personal information.

• We may share personal information through Site features such as, plugins, widgets, and/or other tools made available by social media platforms and networks that may result in information being collected or disclosed between us and such parties. Their use of your information is not governed by this privacy policy.

• We may share personal information for legal, protection, and safety purposes, such as to comply with laws; respond to lawful requests and legal processes; protect the rights and property of VZN LLP, our agents, customers, and others; and enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of use.

•If you submit a public review or feedback, we may (at our discretion) store and present your review on our Site. If you wish to remove your public review, please contact us at support@vznlaw.com.

• We may share information in an emergency. This includes protecting the safety of our employees and agents, our customers, or any person.

• Personal information is maintained on our servers or those of our service providers, and is accessible by authorized employees, representatives, and agents as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.

• We may share personal information with our affiliates, or when we do a business deal, or negotiate a business deal, involving the sale or transfer of all or a part of our business or assets. These deals can include any merger, financing, acquisition, or bankruptcy transaction or proceeding.

For the avoidance of doubt, VZN may share personal information in additional manners, pursuant to your explicit approval, or if we are legally obligated to do so, or if we have successfully rendered such data non-personal, non-identifiable and anonymous. We may transfer, share or otherwise use non-personal and non-identifiable data at our sole discretion and without the need for further approval.

6. THIRD PARTY LINKS

This Policy applies only to information we collect, process, and use through our Site. This Policy does not apply to information that we collect through other channels or any third-party websites that you may be able to access from our Site, which may have data collection and use practices and policies that materially differ from those described in this Policy, or to any services that may be offered by our business partners. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites.

7. STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your personal information may be processed in a foreign country, where privacy laws may be less stringent than the laws in your country. By submitting your personal information to us, you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your personal information in a country other than your country of residence including, but not limited to, the United States. BY USING OUR SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER AND USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

8. HOW LONG WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION

We will keep your personal information while we are providing services to you. Thereafter, we will keep your personal information for as long as necessary to:

• Respond to any questions, complaints or claims made by you or on your behalf;
• Show that we treated you fairly; or
• Comply with our legal obligations; resolve disputes; enforce our agreements; or protect against fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal activity.

We will not retain your personal information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of personal information. When it is no longer necessary to retain your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it.

9. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

We have put in place reasonable measures and appropriate procedures for implementing these policies and for safeguarding the personal data we collect. However, we cannot guarantee that personal information we collect will never be disclosed in a manner inconsistent with this Policy. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received.

10. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Consistent with applicable law, you may exercise the rights described in this section. Please note that some of the rights may vary depending on your country, province, or state of residence.

The Right to Access, Correct or Delete Personal Information

Where allowed under applicable law, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. However, we may not delete your data in the following situations:

• If you have any open or ongoing matter with our customer service or technical support personnel; or
• When retention is required to comply with our legal obligations; resolve disputes; enforce our agreements; or protect against fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal activity.

To exercise any such rights applicable to you, please contact us at support@vznlaw.com. Please note that we may charge a reasonable fee for multiple requests in the same 12-month period, as permitted by law. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with the applicable law.  

The Right to Opt-Out of Cookies

You can typically remove and reject cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. Please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. Removing or rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use our Site.  

Identity Verification

For us to process some requests, we will need to verify your identity to confirm that the request came from you. We may contact you by phone or e-mail to verify your request. Depending on your request, we will ask for information such as your name, an e-mail address that you have used with us, a phone number you have used with us, or other information to help us verify your identity.

Authorized Agent

Depending on applicable law, you may be able to designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf to access or delete your personal information. To do so, you must: (1) provide that authorized agent written and signed permission to submit such request and (2) verify your own identity directly with us. Please note, we may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf.

11. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), including but not limited to, the right to request a list of all third parties to which we have disclosed certain personal information during the preceding year. California residents additionally have the right to limit the use of their sensitive personal information. We only collect sensitive personal information, as defined by applicable California law, with your consent and only use the sensitive personal information for the use disclosed at the time of collection.

If you are a California resident and want to exercise your rights, please contact us at support@vznlaw.com. Please include the statement “California Privacy Rights” in the body of your request, as well as your name, street address, city, state, and zip code.

We do not discriminate against California residents who exercise any of their rights described in this Policy.

12. MANAGING COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

Email. You can stop receiving promotional e-mails at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any promotional e-mail that you receive from us.

13. CONTACT INFORMATION

We welcome your comments or questions about this Policy. You may contact us at the following:
Our website contact form; or
support@vznlaw.com

14. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We reserve the right to revise this Policy from time to time (for example, to keep up with changes in the law or to reflect changes in how we are doing business). We will post the date it was last updated at the top of this Policy and provide additional notice to you if we make any changes that materially affect your privacy rights.