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Privacy Policy

OVLA Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

 

Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Privacy Policy - December 2021

Your privacy is important to Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (“OVLA”, “We” “Our”). This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how We collect and use personal information about you (“You”, “Your”) as a user of the OVLA website or its services, or as a volunteer for OVLA. We may update this Policy at any time and if We do We will post the updated Policy to the OVLA website and will provide specific notice on the website when We make material changes to this Policy.

Personal Information we Collect and When we Collect that Information

Website: If You contact us via the OVLA contact form, We collect that information from You. We use Squarespace Analytics to collect the following information: (i) information about Your browser, network, and device; (ii) web pages You visited prior to coming to this website; and (iii) Your IP address. This information may also include details about Your use of this website, including: (i) clicks; (ii) internal links; (iii) pages visited; (iv) scrolling; (v) searches; and (vi) timestamps. Squarespace uses functional cookies to allow the website to work. For more information about Squarespace’s use of cookies: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507-The-cookies-Squarespace-uses.

When you request OVLA Services: We collect: (i) Your full name (ii) Your address (iii) Your phone number (iv) Your email address (v) potential adverse parties (vi) information about Your legal issue (vii) financial information to determine if you qualify to receive services.

You may provide the following demographic information if You choose: (i) age (ii) gender (iii) race / ethnicity (iv) country of origin.

When You register for or attend an OVLA Event: (i) Your name (ii) Your email address.

How We Use the Personal Information We Collect

  • Internally to understand OVLA website traffic and activity.

  • Internally for administrative purposes.

  • To provide You with OVLA Services, including confidentially sharing information You provide to pair You with an attorney.

  • To contact You regarding Your inquiry.

How We Share Information that We Collect

  • Internally for administrative purposes

  • We share Your information with Our volunteer attorneys for the purpose of providing You with legal services.

Third Party Links on the OVLA website will take You to the third party website that is referenced. When You leave the OVLA website, Your information may be collected by that third party and will be subject to that third party’s privacy policy.

We Use Reasonable Means To Secure Your Personal Information

We use reasonable means to protect Your personal information but no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee that We or Our service providers will not experience a security incident that could impact the information We retain.

You Can Choose to Provide Your Personal Information.

We do not require that You provide personal information through Our website, however, if You do not provide information, We will be unable to provide services to You. You may opt-out of receiving marketing emails from OVLA by following the instructions about opting out in those emails. We will only contact You again after opting out if You submit a new request to OVLA.

As an Oregon-specific Non-Profit Organization, We Do Not Comply with CCPA or GDPR.

Because We provide services solely in Oregon to Oregon businesses and individuals, We do not include information about compliance with CCPA, which is applicable to California residents, or GDPR, which is applicable to EU citizens, in this Policy. Please contact us via Our website with any questions about this Policy.

You May File A Complaint:

We will resolve complaints about the collection or use of Your personal information. Please contact OVLA with Your complaint. We will address the issue and provide You with information regarding the outcome of the complaint.