Introduction to Our Privacy Pledge
Your privacy is very important to us, ATG Global Partners, as your trusted legal resource provider. We take all due measures to respect your personal information, and we are transparent about our process of collecting, using, retaining, and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes our practices regarding the collection and use of user information in connection with https://atgglobalpartners.com/ and through our other linked digital services (collectively, the “ATG Global Partners Site”). If you are a lawyer, student, paralegal legal resource provider, or member of the public seeking legal advice, we want you to feel secure knowing that your personally identifiable information is being handled in a respectful manner and in accordance with applicable United States and international privacy laws.
About ATG Global Partners
Established in 2023, ATG Global Partners represents a collaborative initiative among seasoned attorneys, distinguished scholars, and industry experts, all united by a shared commitment to enhancing legal literacy and knowledge for both professionals and the general public. Our objective is to clarify legal subjects, rendering them more comprehensible and accessible through open access articles authored by skilled legal professionals, expert insights, and a variety of resources. We serve a global audience, with a significant number of users in the United States and an ever-expanding user base internationally. Our privacy policy reflects our broader dedication to ethical standards and the trust of our users.
Applicability of This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to users who visit or use the ATG Global Partners website and related digital services. The policy describes the types of information we handle, how we may use or share that information, how we protect your information, and the rights you have with respect to your information. This policy does not apply to information handled by any third-party website or service linked from our site. Your use of the website constitutes acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information We Gather
ATG Global Partners collects information in order to provide and improve our services, enrich the experience of our users and fulfill our mission of legal education. The information that we collect includes:
- Personal Information. When subscribing to our newsletter, if you have contacted us, or used our resources, we may collect personal information about you, such as your full name, your email address, the position you occupy and the country where you reside.
- Usage Data. We automatically gather certain usage data regarding your interactions with the website. This may include, but is not limited to, the IP address assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider, Internet browser used, computer type / operating system, pages visited while using the site, time spent on site, referring/exit URLs, and date/time stamps.
- Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. Cookies are small bits of data that are stored directly on your computer. We use cookies and web beacons and similar tracking technologies on our Website to enhance the online experience for our users by personalizing content and ads provided on the site; providing social media features, realizing how our site is being used or accessing information through cookies on other sites and/or gathering information about your web use so that we may enhance our services. You can set some browsers to refuse cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent elsewhere and therefore control the purpose of the cookie.
- E-Mail Communications. When you write us by e-mail, telephone or by using our site we may keep a record of those communications.
How Your Information Is Used
We use the information we gather to do things like:
- Operate, maintain and improve our site and resources
- Personalize your experience using our site
- Respond to your requests and customer support needs
- Send you newsletters, updates and legal alerts (if you opted to receive these)
- Analyze use trends to improve the content and services on our site
- Secure our site and integrity of data
- Meet our rights obligations, and enforce our terms of service
We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties. Uses of your data are limited to those described in this policy.
Legal Allowances Under GDPR for Use of Personal Data
For those Users in jurisdictions that require a legal basis for processing (e.g., the European Union under the General Data Protection Regulation), ATG Global Partners processes personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: Where you have provided your explicit consent (e.g., subscribing for our newsletter)
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary to provide you with the services you have requested
- Legitimate Interests: To enhance services, ensure security, and communicate with our users
- Compliance with legal obligations: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which ATG Global Partners is subject
Newsletter Signup and Communication
When you sign up for the ATG Global Partners newsletter, we periodically collect your email address (and optionally your name and professional organization). This data is used for the purposes of delivering newsletters with relevant updates, articles and legal information. You may opt out and be removed any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter or by contacting us at info@(atg)globalpartners.com. We never distribute any subscription data to other parties or organizations for the purposes of marketing.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
ATG Global Partners employs cookies and similar tracking technologies. These are used to improve our site and your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and obtain a better understanding of site users. Cookies are small text files stored on your hardware devices that help certain site operations and functionality. We utilize both session cookies (which are deleted when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your hardware until removed).
Cookie preferences may be adjusted using your system settings. Disabling cookies may prevent some functionality on our website. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
Analytics and Third-Party Software
We may engage third-party analytics providers to collect, store, track and analyze usage data. Analytics services help us understand user activity on our website and better serve our visitors. These companies may provide us information related to your IP address, browser type, referring URL, and usage data.
Third-party service providers are contractually obligated to maintain reasonable data security practices and agree to process personal data in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Links
Our site may link to other third-party websites, services or resources that are not owned, controlled by, or associated with ATG Global Partners. Our Privacy Policy does not govern those external sites. Please use caution and review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you link to from our site because we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites.
Disclosure and Sharing of Information
- Service Providers. We may entrust information to various service providers with whom we work, such as for Web hosting, Web metrics or analytics, communications or other operating functions of our sites. These service providers are required to use such information only for purposes related to these services and to protect such information.
- Legal Compliance. We may disclose information as required in connection with a legal investigation, regulatory compliance, subpoena or court order, or to otherwise enforce our rights or the rights of ATG Global Partners users.
- Business Transfers. If ATG Global Partners is involved in a merger, acquisition, divesture, reorganization, sale of all or a portion of our assets, or other transfer involving user information, we may share that information in connection with the transaction. In this case, we will notify users as appropriate.
Security Standards
We have technical, administrative and physical safeguards in place to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure or alteration. For example, we may use encryption technologies, maintain the information in secure server environments, restrict access to certain locations, and conduct periodic security assessments. Although ATG Global Partners takes reasonable measures to safeguard information you submit, no information transmission over the Internet or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We suggest our users take self-directed precautions using strong passwords and keeping them confidential.
Data Retention and Deletion
We retain data only to the extent necessary to achieve or enforce the purposes referenced in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by law. When no longer needed, we delete or anonymize information as appropriate. If you would like to request personal data deletion, please send an email to [email protected]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning data erasure.
Cross-border Data Usage
ATG Global Partners may operate through a worldwide network and may process your information outside of your country. If we transfer personal data outside of your country, we will take steps to ensure that your level of protection is adequate and we will implement the usual contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms permitted under applicable law.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your country of location and the applicable privacy law regime, you may have the following rights in respect of your Personal Information:
- Right of access: to request access to Personal Information we hold about you.
- Right of rectification: to request rectification of any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information.
- Right of erasure: to request deletion of your Personal Information, subject always to any legal obligation we may be under to retain it.
- Right of restriction: to request restriction of processing in some circumstances.
- Right of objection: to certain kinds of processing including direct marketing.
- Right of data portability: to request a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you in a commonly used and machine-readable format.
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights then please let us know by contacting us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request without undue delay and in accordance with applicable law.
Children’s Online Privacy
ATG Global Partners does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information. If you believe that a child under age 16 may have provided us personal information, please contact us at [email protected].
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to accommodate changes in the law, our practices, or features of the site. Revised versions will be available here with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site after changes take effect is your consent to the changes.
Remember: we are not here to give advice, and do not do so based on information in AuthorBlog or LawyerBlog. Reading these posts does not create a lawyer-client relationship.
Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns or requests about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your privacy concerns, you may call or write us at:
ATG Global Partners
100 Park Ave Fl 10, New York NY 10017
Phone: (917) 837-6911
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://atgglobalpartners.com/
We value your inquiry and take the responsibility of your privacy inquiries seriously. For more ways to reach us, please visit our Contact ATG Global Partners page.
Your Consent
By accessing and using the ATG Global Partners website and its related service sites, you consent to the collection, use and processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should not use our website and web based services.
Any personal user information, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, profession, title, area of responsibility/purpose of information or any other information you submit within or associated with your membership will be shared with our Vendors in order to provide vertically focused Professional License Solution services with you. Any Vendor that obtains your information uses the information solely for the purpose of performing the contracted tasks which you have requested.
Transparency and Trust
We at ATG Global Partners value our relationship with our users and understand that your trust in us is paramount. Privacy plays a central role in this relationship and we are guided in all things privacy by our mission to simplify legal issues and make authoritative legal information available to the public in a way that is easy to understand. We are dedicated to ensuring transparency about how your information is used, sharing with you information we collect about you and continuing to enhance our understanding of your privacy needs so that we can be ever more responsive to you.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Among them are the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to have us delete your data, and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. ATG Global Partners does not sell personal information. To exercise your CCPA rights, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. We will verify your identity before processing your request and will provide you with our response within the time periods specified by law.
European Privacy Rights (GDPR)
For clients within the EEA and the UK, ATG Global Partners is compliant with the GDPR. You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection or data portability in relation to your personal data.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights or if you have any concerns in relation to our compliance, we ask that you please contact us directly at [email protected]. We may require further information before verifying your identity and access can be granted.
Data Breach Response
In the unlikely event of a data security breach involving your Personal Information, ATG Global Partners will notify affected Individuals to the extent required by and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and other similar laws. ATG Global Partners has procedures in place for the containment, evaluation and remediation of a security incident, and will do so in a manner that meets the requirements of the applicable law, and does not jeopardize the security of user information.
Your Responsibilities as a User
While ATG Global Partners has implemented security technologies and procedures to protect your data, users also have a responsibility to help protect their data. Please make sure that your browser is pointing to a secure network, that you are using a password if possible, and that no sensitive information is being sent through unsecured channels. If you feel that someone has gained unauthorized access to your personal data, please let us know right away at [email protected].
Accessibility and Language Translation Services
ATG Global Partners is committed to providing a privacy policy that is readily intelligible to a broad global audience. Further, this Privacy Policy has been prepared in simple, straightforward language. Should you require this policy to be provided in another language and/or other format, please contact us via [email protected] and we will attempt to accommodate your request.
Changes in the Business
Should ATG Global Partners undergo a corporate reorganization (e.g., merger, acquisition or sale), we will take all necessary steps to continue to safeguard your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. ATG Global Partners will give you notice of any substantive changes to our handling of your information and the opportunity to decide whether to continue a business relationship with us.
Complaint Handling
If you have privacy concerns or feel the information we hold on you is being used incorrectly, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]. We try to deal with complaints as quickly and fairly as possible but if you are unhappy with our response then you also have the right to refer the matter to your local data protection authority or regulator for a further review of your complaint.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective June 1, 2024. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes with the new effective date on this page. Terms of this Privacy Policy may change and you should visit this policy frequently to learn of any changes affecting you.
Final Note
Privacy and trust are paramount in the mission of ATG Global Partners. We are committed to the highest standards of protection and security of your data. ATG Global Partners provides free, accessible legal information and resources. We truly value your choosing ATG Global Partners as your trusted legal information partner. For questions, feedback, or inquiries, reach us at 100 Park Ave Fl 10, New York NY 10017, 917-837-6911, [email protected].
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