Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 21, 2023

Carolina Lawyers for the Arts & Entertainment (“we,” “us”) is concerned about online privacy, and we want you to understand how we may collect your personal information through our website located at https://www.carolinalawyers.org (the “Site”), and how we may use and disclose such information. This Privacy Policy does not address our practices regarding information that we collect through any website other than the Site, or by any other means. By using the Site, you acknowledge that we may collect, use and disclose your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time – you can see when it was last updated by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page. Any updates are effective when the updated Privacy Policy is posted on the Site. You may wish to review the Privacy Policy from time to time to see any updates to the way in which we may collect, use and/or disclose your PII (as defined below). By using the Site after the Privacy Policy has been updated, you acknowledge that we may collect, use and disclose your information in accordance with such updated Privacy Policy.

What Types of Information Do We Collect From You?

We collect two basic types of information through the Site: “Personally Identifiable Information” (or “PII”) and “Other Information”.

Personally Identifiable Information is information that identifies a person as a specific individual. You do not have to provide PII to use the Site, but we may ask that you do so in order to provide you with certain Site functionality. The PII that we ask for may include your name, postal address, telephone number and e-mail address. We may also provide functionality so that you can send messages about Site-related content to a friend; by using this functionality, you affirm that you are entitled to provide us with the recipient’s name and e-mail address for this purpose and as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Other Information is any information that does not identify a person as a specific individual. Other Information may include your MAC address, your computer type, screen resolution, OS version, Internet browser, geolocation information, and information collected through cookies, pixel tags, web beacons and other similar technologies. We may collect Other Information to, for example, better serve you with more tailored information and facilitate your ongoing use of the Site. (If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to decline the use of cookies. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.) Other Information may also include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and which is logged automatically in our server log files whenever you visit the Site, along with the time of your visit and the pages that you visited. Additionally, Other Information may include demographic data (such as your location), aggregate data, or other data that has been de-identified such that it no longer identifies a particular individual.

How Do We Collect Information?

When you are asked to enter information through the Site, you may be directed to one or more web pages that are hosted by a third-party data collection service (the “Data Collection Service”) or such Data Collection Service’s service provider, and not by us (such page(s), the “Data Collection Page(s)”). Any information (including PII) that you provide through a Data Collection Page will be collected by both the Data Collection Service and by us. The Data Collection Service’s privacy policy governs such Data Collection Service’s collection, use and disclosure of such information, and this Privacy Policy governs our collection, use and disclosure of such information. We have no control over any Data Collection Service’s collection of information (including in connection with the Site), or its use or disclosure of such information. As of the date identified in the “Last Updated” legend above, our Data Collection Service is Constant Contact, Inc. and its privacy policy is available through http://www.constantcontact.com.

We may also use one or more third-party payment services (each, a “Payment Service”) to collect donations or contributions made through the Site (each such donation or contribution, a “Donation”). If you wish to make a Donation through the Site, you may be directed to one or more web pages hosted by the applicable Payment Service or such Payment Service’s service providers, and not by us (such page(s), the “Payment Service Page(s)”). Your use of any Payment Service Page, and any information submitted on or through such Payment Service Page or otherwise to a Payment Service, will be subject to the applicable Payment Service’s privacy policy and not this Privacy Policy. We have no control over any Payment Service’s collection of information (including in connection with the Site), or its use or disclosure of such information.

If you provide any information to us through a social media service, including through social media plugins located on the Site, and including by authorizing such social media service to provide information to us and/or the public, then we may collect such information, and our use and disclosure of such information will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF ANY DATA COLLECTION SERVICE, PAYMENT SERVICE, SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICE OR OTHER THIRD PARTY.

How Do We Use the Information That We Collect?

Personally Identifiable Information

We and our third-party service providers may use PII:

· to respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send newsletters to you.

· to send to you important information about the Site, including changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. Because this information may be important to your use of the Site, you may not opt-out of receiving these communications.

· to tell you about products, programs, services, opportunities and promotions, including those of third parties, that we believe may be of interest to you.

· to send messages about products, programs or services to friends when you choose to use the Send Page to a Friend feature on the Site. We will not use your friend’s PII except to enable the message to be sent, unless we disclose any other use to you when you provide this PII; however, you should consult the Data Collection Service’s privacy policy to see how it may use your friend’s PII. Your friend may be able to see your name and e-mail address.

· for our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, improving Site functionality and identifying usage trends.

· as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from governmental and/or public authorities, including governmental and public authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, or that of you or others; and (g) to enable us to pursue available remedies or to limit the damages that we may sustain.

Other Information

Other Information does not personally identify you. Accordingly, we may use Other Information for any purpose. We may combine Other Information with PII, such as combining your ZIP code with your name, but if we do so, then the information will be treated by us as PII for so long as it is so combined. We may aggregate PII such that the end-product does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site.

Legal Requirements

We may use PII and Other Information for any purpose required or permitted by the law of any country.

How Do We Disclose Information?

Personally Identifiable Information

Your PII may be disclosed:

· to third parties who provide services to us, so that they can provide the services, such as data analysis, data storage, payment processing, infrastructure provision, IT services, e-mail delivery services and other similar services.

· to a third party if you choose to use the Send Page to a Friend feature on the Site.

· by you, such as on message boards, chat, profile pages and blogs and other services to which you are able to post information and materials (please note that any information and materials that you post or disclose through such services will become public information, and may be available to Site visitors and to the general public; we urge you to be very careful in choosing to disclose your PII, or any other information, on or through the Site).

· to a third party if we reorganize, merge, sell, assign, transfer or dispose of all or any part of our business, assets or stock.

Other Information

Other Information does not personally identify you. Accordingly, we may share Other Information with third parties for any purpose.

Other Important Notices

Promotions. We may operate sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions (collectively, “Promotions”) through the Site. We typically ask you for certain PII when you enter and, if applicable, win a Promotion. You should carefully review the rules, if any, of each Promotion in which you participate through the Site, as they may contain additional important information about our use and disclosure of your PII. To the extent that the terms and conditions of such rules concerning the treatment of your PII conflict with this Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of such rules will control.

THIRD PARTIES. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS, AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR, THE PRIVACY, INFORMATION OR OTHER PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROVIDER OF THE DATA COLLECTION SERVICE, THE PROVIDER OF THE PAYMENT SERVICE, AND ANY THIRD PARTY OPERATING ANY SITE TO WHICH THIS SITE CONTAINS A LINK. THE INCLUSION OF A LINK ON THE SITE DOES NOT IMPLY OUR ENDORSEMENT OF THE LINKED SITE.

Security. We seek to use reasonable measures to protect PII under our control; however, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please do not send to us any sensitive information via e-mail. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us at the contact address given below. If you choose to notify us by physical mail this will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem.

Please also be aware that we may use third-party cloud service providers that provide hosting, data storage and other services pursuant to standard terms and conditions that may be non-negotiable; these service providers have informed us or the general public that they apply security measures they consider adequate for the protection of information within their system, or they have a general reputation for applying such measures.

Social Plugins. Certain areas of the Site may make available certain third-party social media functionality, such as the Facebook “Like” or Twitter “Tweet” buttons (“Social Plugins”). Such Social Plugins, and any third-party collection, use and disclosure of any information through or in connection with such Social Plugins, are subject to the applicable third party’s privacy policies, which may differ from this Privacy Policy. For example, a Social Plugin provider may be able to collect information about you through such Social Plugin, including your activity on the Site, and such provider may disclose information on the applicable social network about your use of the Site. Social Plugins may also employ unique identifiers that allow your activity to be monitored across multiple websites by such providers and other third parties, including for purposes of delivering targeted advertising to you.
Do Not Track Signals. We note that the Site will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy, whether or not a “Do Not Track” signal or similar mechanism is received from your browser.

Opt-Out. If you no longer wish to receive electronic newsletters and other informational e-mails from us based on Personal Information collected under this Privacy Policy (except for administrative e-mails, from which you may not opt-out), you may opt-out of receiving such e-mails by following the “unsubscribe” instructions contained in the most recent such message that you have received from us. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that such opt-out will not result in the removal of your PII from the databases of any third parties or limit the use of your PII by any third parties, including any third parties with which we have already shared your PII.

Updating PII. If you would like to update PII about you that has been previously provided to us through the Site, you may do so by notifying us at info@carolinalawyers.org. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. We may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be updated. We are not responsible for updating information contained in the databases of third parties with whom we have already shared PII about you.

Note Regarding the Use of the Site by Children: The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that these individuals do not provide PII through the Site.

Jurisdictional Issues. We do not represent or warrant that the Site, or any part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit the Site’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion.

Contacting Us. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at info@carolinalawyers.org. Please note that e-mail communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly you should not include credit card information or other sensitive information in your e-mail correspondence with us.