Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 8, 2019
The Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC and our affiliates take your privacy seriously. Our privacy policy applies to our website, bergerlawsc.com, and it governs our practices with regards to data collection, processing, and usage. It also explains your choices when it comes to use, access, and correction of your personal information. By using our website, you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy policy.
We encourage you to review our privacy policy periodically. If the policy changes, we will post the changes on this page. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice either on our website or via email.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our use of the information you provide us, please email us at cfullerton@bergerlawsc.com or write to us at this address: 5205 Forest Drive, Suite Two, Columbia, SC 29206.
Data We Collect
You may browse our website freely without providing any personal information. When you complete a form on our website, we will ask you to provide personal information, and we collect the corresponding navigational information.
Personal Data
This is information that you voluntarily share with us that identifies you personally. It may include contact information such as your name, email address, company name, address, phone number, and other information about you. Personal information can also include transaction information that you entered on the website, information about you from the internet (including social media sites), and any other publicly available information we obtain from service providers.
Personal information also includes information about your computer and visits to our Website that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. This navigational information includes data such as your IP address, geographic location, browser type, referral source, length of visit, and pages viewed. Please refer to the navigation information section below for more information.
Special Note About Children
Our website is not targeted toward or intended for children under the age of 16. Further, we do not intentionally or knowingly collect data about children under 16. If you think we have collected data about a child under the age of 16, please contact us at cfullerton@bergerlawsc.com so that we may delete it.
Login and Usage Information
We automatically collect data about your computer software and hardware when you view our website content or use our services. The information we collect may include your IP address, operating system, browser type, domain names, internet service provider (ISP), the content you viewed on the site, clickstream data, access times, and referring website addresses.
Third-Party Data
Occasionally, we may obtain personal information about you from third-party sources including companies we partner with on joint marketing activities, those with which we offer co-branded services, social media websites, and other publicly available sources.
How We Use Data
Information we collect is only used in compliance with this privacy policy. We will never sell your personal information to any third party.
Personal Data
In addition to uses identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, your personal information may be used by us to:
- Enhance and personalize your browsing experience.
- Distribute Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC content, marketing communications, or other information we think may be of interest to you by email, post, or other means.
- Share informational and promotional content with you to promote the services we provide.
- Provide statistical information about our users to other companies. This data will not be used to identify individuals.
- Meet legal requirements.
- Send you notices about changes to our privacy policy or other legal agreements.
From time to time, we may contact you on behalf of external business partners about offerings you may be interested in. In these cases, your personal information is not transferred to the third party.
Navigational Data
Navigational information is used by us to operate and improve our website. Navigational information may be used alone or combined with personal information to provide you with personalized information about the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC.
Client Testimonials and Case Stories
We post client testimonials and comments on our website that may contain personal information. Each client's consent is obtained before posting the client's name and testimonial.
Credit Card Data
Credit card information provided to us is used only to check your financial qualifications and collect payment from you. We use a third-party service provider to manage credit card processing. This service provider is not permitted to store, retain, or use the information you provide except for the sole purpose of credit card processing on our behalf.
Personal Data Security
To help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we use a variety of security technologies. Any personal information you provide is secured on computer servers in a controlled and secure environment. All personal information is protected using appropriate physical, technical, and organizational measures.
Social Media Features
Our website may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button, social media icons, widgets, and other interactive mini-programs. These features may require the use of cookies to function properly, and they may collect your IP address and track the pages you are visiting on our website. These features may be hosted directly on our site or hosted by a third party. This privacy policy does not apply to social media features. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy and other policies of the companies that provide them.
External Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites, but we are not responsible for and do not control the content or practices of those websites. Our provision of links to external websites does not constitute an endorsement of the websites, their practices, owners, or content. This privacy policy does not apply to these external websites. Use of these external websites is subject to the privacy policy and other policies of the companies that provide them.
Personal Data Retention
The length of time we keep the information we collect about you depends on the information type (described in further detail below). After such time, we will delete or anonymize your information. If this isn’t possible, we will securely store your information and isolate it from further use until deletion is possible.
Personal information you provide is retained by us when we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so.
When we no longer have an ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize the information. If this is not possible, we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. We will delete this information from the servers at an earlier date if you request for us to do so, as described in the "Unsubscribing from Our Communications" section below.
We retain tracking information obtained from cookies and other technologies for a reasonable amount of time after the data is created. If you have agreed to receive marketing materials from us, we will retain your marketing preferences for a reasonable amount of time from the last date in which you expressed interest in our services or content.
How We Share Data
Service Providers
Other companies and people are employed by the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC to provide services to our website visitors, and our clients and may need to share your information with them to provide information or services to you. Examples of this may include removing duplicated information from prospect lists, analyzing data/performing statistical analysis, providing marketing assistance or customer support, processing credit card payments, and supplementing the information you provide to us so we can provide you with better service. In all cases where we share your information with such agents, we explicitly require the agent to acknowledge and adhere to our privacy and client data handling policies.
Business Events
If the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC (or our assets) is acquired by another company, whether by merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or otherwise, that company will receive all information gathered by the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC from the website. In the event of any change in ownership, use of your personal information, and choices you may have regarding your personal information, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website.
Compelled Disclosure
We reserve the right to use or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, or if we reasonably believe that use or disclosure of personal information is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, the safety of others, investigate fraud, or comply with a law, court order, or legal process.
Usage Data
Cookies
The Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC and our partners use cookies or other similar technologies to operate our website, analyze trends, understand how you and other users are using our website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
Navigational Information
We use Navigational Information to operate and improve our website. We may also use Navigational Information may be used alone or in combination with personal information to provide you with personalized information about the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC.
Single Sign-On
You can log on to our website using a Single Sign-On (SSO) service. SSO service authenticates your identity and provides you with the option to share specific personal information with us—your name and email address—to pre-populate our sign up form. These services may provide you with the option to post information about your activities on this site to your profile page to share with others within your network.
How to Access, Update, or Control Your Personal Data
Your data protection rights are as follows:
- You can request access, updates, corrections, or deletion of your personal information.
- You can object to the processing of your personal information or request for us to restrict the processing of your personal information of your personal information.
- If we have collected and processed your personal information with your consent, your consent can be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawing consent will neither impact the lawfulness of any processing we conducted before your withdrawal nor will it impact the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by emailing cfullerton@bergerlawsc.com or by mailing 5205 Forest Drive, Suite Two, Columbia, SC 29206. We will respond to your request to update, correct, or delete your information within a reasonable period and notify you of any action we have taken.
Anti-Spam Policy
Our Acceptable Use Policy prohibits us from distributing unsolicited commercial email in violation of applicable laws and requires the inclusion of an opt-out feature and other required information in every email sent.
Text Message Communications
If you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages from us, we may send you SMS communications related to your case, our services, or other information you've requested.
- Message frequency may vary.
- Message and data rates may apply.
- SMS opt-in data will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
- To opt out, reply STOP at any time. For help, contact us at cfullerton@bergerlawsc.com.
Unsubscribing From Our Communications
To unsubscribe from our marketing communications, you can click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails, update your communication preferences, email cfullerton@bergerlawsc.com or mail your request to 5205 Forest Drive, Suite Two, Columbia, SC 29206.
*Clients cannot opt out of receiving transactional emails related to their accounts with us.
Unsubscribing From Our Clients' Communications
To unsubscribe from our clients' marketing communications, you can click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of their emails, or contact them directly.
Contact Information
The Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC
5205 Forest Drive, Suite Two
Columbia, SC 29206