Privacy & Cookie Policy

Introduction

Buckley LLP is a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the District of Columbia and has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and London ( “Buckley” or “we”, “our”, “us”).

This Privacy & Cookie Policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes the personally identifiable and other information that Buckley collects through this website for our Approved licensing service at www.approvedlicensing.com and equivalent domains (the “Site”) and our use of that information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to our collection of information through the Site and our use of that information and does not apply to our offline practices.

Buckley may share information it collects through the Site with its offices and subsidiaries in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Buckley is the data controller for the processing of such information for purposes of the UK Data Protection Act 1998.

Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding information collected through the Site and how we treat it. By visiting the Site, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

A. Personally Identifiable Information

The Site does not collect personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, physical address, and email address, unless you voluntarily provide us this information to subscribe to our electronic newsletters, request more information from us, or for other purposes. We may add the information you voluntarily provide to us to our databases, subscriber lists, and contact lists and those of our subsidiaries.

Please see “Contact Us; Opt-Out” below if you decide that you no longer wish to receive our materials or those of our subsidiaries. On rare occasions, though, we may email users important administrative information regarding the Site or services because such information may be important to your use of the Site. It may not be possible to “opt out” of receiving these types of emails.

B. Non-Personally Identifiable Information

This Site automatically collects non-personally identifiable information from you when you use the Site. This information is collected through cookies and may include, without limitation, the following: your internet service provider, the type of browser and operating system that you use, and information about your Site visit, including date and time, length of stay, pages viewed, the website address, if any, from which you linked directly to the Site, the website address, if any, to which you travel from the Site, and other traffic information.

We use this non-personally identifiable information to help us improve the Site and the services we provide through it. We may do this by aggregating your non-personally identifiable information with similar information collected from other users.

C. IP Address

We also use cookies to collect the IP (Internet Protocol) address of your computer automatically when you visit the Site. We do not use your IP address to identify you personally. You can restrict or block our use of cookies to collect your IP address and for other purposes as discussed below.

Cookies

A. Overview

The Site uses cookies, which are small files sent from the Site to your browser or your computer, tablet, or mobile phone (“device”) and then stored on your device’s hard drive. A cookie records on your device information relating to your internet activity, such as whether you have visited the Site before.

We use the cookies to support Site functionality. We may also use them to collect statistical information that we analyze for insights on Site usage. We do not use the cookies to collect any personally identifiable information about you.

You can use your browser’s settings to restrict or block the cookies sent by the Site. This would not prevent you from using the Site.

B. Cookies That Collect Statistical Information

We may use cookies from Google Analytics, a web-analytics service provided by Google Inc., to understand how visitors use the Site.

The Google Analytics cookies collect information about, among other things, which pages are visited the most often, how people move from one link to another, and when users get error messages. The cookies do not gather any information that identifies you. We may aggregate  your usage information from these cookies with information from other users on an anonymous basis to gather analytical data on Site performance and in support of potential improvements.

In addition to using your browser settings to restrict or block this Site’s use of Google Analytics cookies, you can restrict or block their use by every website you visit. To do this, visit this Google page.

Our Use of Personally Identifiable Information

We use personally identifiable information collected by this Site and share it with our subsidiaries to:

  • Fulfill subscriptions you request
  • Respond to your inquiries and comments
  • Send you information regarding events and developments that we think may be of interest to you
  • Administer the Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes.

Our Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information

If you voluntarily provide us with your personally identifiable information through this Site, we and our subsidiaries may share that information with our respective employees, contractors, agents, and designees for the purposes described above in the section entitled “Our Use of Personally Identifiable Information.” Generally, we do not disclose personally identifiable information collected through the Site to unaffiliated third parties without your further consent. However, if you register for a webcast or other event through our Site or a page linked from it, we reserve the right to share your registration information with unaffiliated third party co-hosts, sponsors, presenters, and their respective organizations.

We also may disclose such information to a third party if we believe that we are required to do so: (i) by law; (ii) to comply with legal processes or governmental requests; (iii) to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of the Site or our network; or (iv) to protect the rights, property, or safety of any of Buckley or its subsidiaries, their partners, members, and employees, users of the Site, or the public.

Buckley also reserves the right to transfer any and all information we collect from users, or that we otherwise collect in connection with the Site, including, without limitation, to unaffiliated third parties, in the event of a sale or transfer of assets or portion of our business.

Where We Store Personally Identifiable Information

The personally identifiable information that you give us or that we collect from you may be transferred, stored, or processed outside the European Economic Area. By submitting this information to us, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Security

Buckley employs industry-standard security measures designed to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration of personally identifiable information under our control, but no security system, or system of transmitting data over the internet, is 100% secure. For that reason, we do not guarantee the absolute security of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and our servers, or any information provided to us or to any third party through or in connection with the Site.

Links to Other Web Sites

The Site may contain links to websites owned by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties, and any information you disclose on their sites is not subject to this Privacy Policy. You should consult the privacy policies of each website you visit. A link on this Site to one owned by a third party does not constitute endorsement, approval, association, sponsorship, or affiliation with the linked site unless specifically stated.

Children Under 13

The Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age, from whom we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information. We ask that users younger than 13 not provide any personally identifiable information while using the Site.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update, revise, or otherwise change this Privacy Policy at any time, and any changes to the Privacy Policy will be effective upon posting. Use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the currently posted Privacy Policy, and users should review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure that they are aware of its terms.

Access to Personally Identifiable Information

You may request a copy of the information that we hold about you by emailing [email protected]. We may charge a fee of £10 (or U.S. dollar equivalent) toward the costs we incur in providing you with the information.

Contact Us; Opt-Out

If you would like to update or otherwise change the personally identifiable information you have provided to us, or if you no longer wish to receive materials from us or our subsidiaries or want your personally identifiable information removed from our or our subsidiaries’ databases, please contact us at [email protected]. If you do, please specify whether your request applies to us, all or certain of our subsidiaries, or our entire group. Alternatively, when you receive materials from us by email, you may make use of any other “opt out” instructions we provide to stop receiving materials from us.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our collection and use of your personally identifiable information, please contact us at [email protected].

If you are a California resident, for additional information about our collection, use, and sharing of personal information, please see our California Privacy Statement.