Disclaimer/Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 1, 2020

Your privacy is important to us.  Please read the below privacy notice to understand Faegre Drinker’s online information practices and your related choices.

This Privacy Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) explains how Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (“Faegre Drinker,” “we” or “us”) collects, uses and discloses information about you when you use www.faegredrinker.com, other websites owned and operated by Faegre Drinker (collectively, the “Site”), and other online services (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Notice also applies when you attend our events or when you otherwise interact with us as described below, unless we state that a different Privacy Notice applies.

The effective date of this Privacy Notice is posted above. We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. If we make updates, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this Privacy Notice, and if required by law, we may provide you with additional notice (such as by adding a statement to our Site homepage or by sending you an email).  We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice whenever you access the Site or the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

For individuals located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or whose personal information is processed in connection with the activities of our London office, please pay particular attention to the section “European Data Protection Law” which, in addition to the general information in this Privacy Notice, contains further information about our processing of your personal data, as required by European data protections laws.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you interact with us as a client (or as a prospective or former client), create an account to access certain features of the Services, access or use any collaboration tools or participate in any interactive features of the Services, send us an email, fill out a form, respond to a survey, register for an event, apply for a job, interact with us on social media, or otherwise communicate with us.  The types of information we may collect include your name, username and password, postal address, email address, phone number, current occupation and business contact information, social security number, employment application information (including education and work history), social media username or handle, demographic information, preferences, state bar number and any other information you choose to provide.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use the Services, we collect certain information about you that is sent to us automatically by your web browser, including:

  • Log Information. Information about your use of the Services, including your internet protocol address (“IP address”), the identity of your Internet Service Provider, the name and version of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit. An IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. It is used to identify your computer’s “location” in cyberspace, so that the information you request can be delivered to you. If you use a dial-up connection or a connection that assigns dynamic IP addresses, your computer will be assigned a new IP Address each time you connect to the Internet. If, however, your computer is permanently connected to the Internet using a static IP address, the IP address assigned to your computer will generally be the same each time you use your computer. Although it does not identify you by name, we treat your IP address as your personal information.

You should know, that when you access the Services by clicking on a link in an electronic communication you receive from us, your browser tells us that someone has clicked on a particular link in that particular electronic communication. We use this information to improve our marketing efforts. In addition, we review our server logs — which contain visitors’ IP addresses — for security and fraud prevention purposes. If criminal activity is suspected, we may share our server logs and the personal information we have collected through the Services with the appropriate investigative authorities who could use that information to trace and identify individuals.

  • Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. Information collected by us or our third-party providers using various technologies, including cookies and web beacons (or pixel tags).  Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to, among other things, improve the Services and your experience, see which areas and features of the Services are popular and count visits. Web beacons are clear, electronic images that may be used on the Services or in our emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine if an email has been opened and acted upon. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Notice.
  • Device Information. Information about the mobile device you use to access our mobile applications, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers and mobile network information.

Information from Other Sources

We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through the Services. For example, we may use information from LinkedIn to update information about you in our contact database.

“Email a Friend” Features

Our Site contains features that allow you to forward information and personal messages to a colleague. When you use one of these features, we will ask you to provide your name and email address and your colleague’s name and email address. We use this information only to customize and deliver your message. We do not store this information in our databases after your email is delivered.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use information about you for various purposes, including to:

  • Operate the Services and improve the content, functionality and usability of the Services;
  • Provide legal services;
  • Respond to your questions, comments and requests you have made through the Services (including our digital marketing tools);
  • Contact you about products, services, offers, promotions, rewards and events offered by Faegre Drinker or our partners that we believe will be of interest to you (unless you have chosen not to receive these communications);
  • Contact you with information and notices related to your use of the Services;
  • Invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us (unless you have chosen not to receive such invitations);
  • Assess job applicants and make hiring decisions;
  • Ensure our mailing lists are accurate, current and do not contain multiple entries for the same individual; and
  • Monitor and analyze usage, trends and activities related to the Services to better understand your needs and interests.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Notice. We may also share aggregated or de-identified information, which could be derived from your personal information. This is not considered personal information in law as this information will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

  • Service Providers. We may share your personal information with companies that perform services on our behalf and need access to your information to carry out their work for us, such as credit card verification, online recruiting, and web hosting service providers.
  • State Bar AssociationsWe may share your name and bar number in connection with an application for CLE credit.
  • Event Co-sponsorsDepending on your privacy preferences, we may contact you with information about seminars and other events sponsored by Faegre Drinker. Some of these events may be co-sponsored with other organizations.
  • As Required by Law; For Public SafetyWe may disclose personal information when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or a legal obligation, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. Additionally, we may share your information if we, in good faith, believe your actions are inconsistent with our terms of use or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of any third party.
  • Sale or Merger. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Faegre Drinker’s assets, financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Your Consent. With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you subsequently provide such information.

YOUR CHOICES

In General

We respect your right to make choices about the ways we collect, use and disclose your personal information.

Direct Marketing

We will not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes, without your consent. We obtain your opt-in consent to our marketing communications via the Site. We include an “opt-out” link in electronic newsletters and promotional emails we send you, so that you can inform us that you do not wish to receive such communications from us in the future. If at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Notice. Please provide your full name, company name, postal address and email address so that we can locate you on our mailing lists. We will honor your request within a reasonable period of time and, in any event, within the time limits established by law.

Account Information

If you wish to access, update or correct your personal information, please contact us by email at privacy@faegredrinker.com or postal mail at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 2200 Wells Fargo Center, 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901, USA, Attn: Compliance Support. We will respond to you within a reasonable time period and, in any case, within the time limits established by applicable law. We may ask you for additional information to verify your identity. In most cases, we will provide access and correct or delete any inaccurate information you discover. In some cases, however, we may limit or deny your request if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we are unable to verify your identity. We reserve the right, subject to applicable law, to charge a reasonable fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the personal information we hold about you. Please know that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Our Other Web Sites

Faegre Drinker operates other web sites, including extranet sites we maintain for the convenience of our clients. This Privacy Notice applies only to this Site and not to any other site owned or operated by Faegre Drinker.

Links to Third Party Content and Other Websites

We may provide links to or embed videos hosted by third-party web sites, services, and applications, such as YouTube, that are not operated or controlled by Faegre Drinker. This Privacy Notice does not apply to third-party services, and we cannot take responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing any information to or through them.

DATA RETENTION AND STORAGE

Data Retention

We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we collected it and in accordance with applicable law and legitimate business interests.

When assessing the data retention period, we take into account the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information, the purposes for which we process the data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Security of Information

We have reasonable and appropriate security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of any personal information we receive about you. We maintain appropriate security standards to protect the personal information that we maintain.

Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) we cannot control security and privacy indefinitely; (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of information or data exchanged between you and us cannot always be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or compromised when in transit by a third party.

Accuracy of Information

We strive to keep our records accurate and will make appropriate corrections when you notify us. Please let us know if there is incorrect information in any statements or other communications that you receive from us. If you would like to correct or update your personal information, please contact us at privacy@faegredrinker.com

Children Under the Age of Thirteen

Our Site is not intended for children or minors under the age of thirteen years without the permission of a parent or guardian. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information on or through our Site without the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian, please contact us using the information provided below privacy@faegredrinker.com so that we can take appropriate action.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Shine the Light

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to other parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to privacy@faegredriker.com with the subject “Shine the Light Request.”

California Consumer Privacy Act

If you are a California resident, we encourage you to review our California Privacy Policy for information about the additional rights you have under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California Civil Code Sections 1798.100–.199.

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION LAW

This section applies only to individuals who are located in the European Economic Area or to individuals whose personal information is collected through the Site or the Services in connection with the activities of our London office. Nothing is this section is intended to bind Faegre Drinker in respect of the personal information of any other individual.

For the purpose of applicable data protection laws in the European Union (including the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679)), Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is the data controller of your personal information.  For queries, contact us at privacy@faegredrinker.com.

Our Legal Grounds for Using Your Personal Information

We will only use your personal information when the law allows us to do so. Most commonly, we will use your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (“Contract performance”);
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (i.e. we have a business or commercial reason for using your information) and your interests and your fundamental rights do not override those interests (“Our legitimate interests”);
  • Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (“Compliance with our legal obligations”); or
  • Where you consent (“Consent”).

We may process your personal information for more than one legal ground depending on the specific processing purpose for which we are using your information. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal information.

 

Purpose Legal Ground(s) Legitimate Interest(s) (if applicable)
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations under applicable law Compliance with our legal obligations N/A
Operate the Services and improve the content, functionality and usability of the Services

 

Contract performance

Our legitimate interests

Efficiently fulfilling our legal and contractual duties; providing high quality client service

 

To customize our Sites’ content and layout Our legitimate interests

 

Consent (where this involves the use of cookies; please see our Cookie Notice)

Providing high quality client service

 

Respond to your questions, comments and requests you have made through the Services (including our digital marketing tools) Our legitimate interests Providing high quality client service
Contact you about products, services, offers, promotions, rewards and events offered by Faegre Drinker or our partners that we believe will be of interest to you (unless you have chosen not to receive these communications) Our legitimate interests

 

Your consent

Providing high quality client service; keeping our services relevant, effective and of high quality; defining types of clients for new services or offerings; marketing our services
Contact you with information and notices related to your use of the Services

 

Your consent

 

Our legitimate interests

Providing high quality client service; marketing our services; fulfilling our legal and/or contractual obligations
Invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us (unless you have chosen not to receive such invitations)

 

Our legitimate interests

 

Your consent

Providing high quality client service; keeping our services relevant, effective and of high quality; defining types of clients for new services or offerings; marketing our services
Ensure our mailing lists are accurate, current and do not contain multiple entries for the same individual Our legitimate interests

 

Compliance with our legal obligations

Providing high quality client service; keeping our services relevant, effective and of high quality; fulfilling our legal and/or contractual obligations
Monitor and analyze usage, trends and activities related to the Services to better understand your needs and interests Our legitimate interests Providing high quality client service
Assess job applicants and make hiring decisions Compliance with our legal obligations

 

Our legitimate interests

Making hiring decisions; ensuring the quality and good character of our personnel
Provide legal services Contract performance

 

Compliance with our legal obligations

N/A
To perform any agreement and/or contract we have with you Contract performance N/A
To administer and protect the security of our business and IT infrastructure, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data Our legitimate interests

 

Compliance with our legal obligations

Efficiently fulfilling our legal and contractual duties; complying with regulations that apply to us; developing and improving the network security, efficiency and technical specification of our IT systems and infrastructure
As part of any proposed mergers and acquisitions involving Faegre Drinker Our legitimate interests Expanding and developing our business; ensuring the future success of our business
To assert our rights in contracts to which we are a party and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims in which we are involved Our legitimate interests

 

Contract performance

 

Compliance with our legal obligations

Efficiently fulfilling our legal and contractual duties; complying with regulations that apply to us; to establish, exercise or defend legal claims

We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal ground which allows us to do so.

Your Rights

Subject to any local or national law exceptions, if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or your personal information is processed in the context of the activities of our London office, you have certain rights:

  • Access. Subject to certain exceptions, you have the right to request a copy of the personal information we are processing about you, which we will provide to you in electronic form.
  • Rectification. You have the right to require that any incomplete or inaccurate personal information that we process about you is amended.
  • Deletion. In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete personal information that we process about you.
  • Restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict our processing of your personal information where: (a) you believe such information to be inaccurate, (b) our processing is unlawful but you oppose the deletion of your personal information, (c) we no longer need to process such information for a particular purpose, but where we are not able to delete the data due to a legal or other obligation or because we require the information in connection with legal claims, or (d) you have objected to the processing of your personal information.
  • Portability. You have the right to request that we transmit the personal information we hold in respect of you to another data controller, where this is (a) personal information which you have provided to us, (b) the processing is by automated means, and (c) we are processing that information on the basis of your consent or in order to perform our obligations under a contract to you.
  • Objection. Where the legal justification for our processing of your personal information is our legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will abide by your request unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests and rights, or if we need to continue to process the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim.
  • Withdrawing Consent. If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This includes cases where you wish to opt out from marketing messages that you receive from us.
  • Making a Complaint. You may make a complaint at any time with the national data protection authority in the EU country where you are based. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach your supervisory authority so please contact us at privacy@faegredrinker.com.

You may contact us at privacy@faegredrinker.com at any time to exercise any of the rights which apply to you. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal information (or to exercise any of your other rights).

Cross-Border Data Transfers

We transfer personal information to jurisdictions as necessary for the purposes described above. In particular, our Site is hosted on servers located in the United States. To the extent permitted by law, such submission also constitutes your consent for the cross-border transfer.

With respect to transfers from the EEA to the United States and other non-EEA jurisdictions, we implement standard contractual clauses as approved by the European Commission, and other appropriate solutions to address cross-border transfers as required or permitted by Articles 46 and 49 of the General Data Protection Regulation.  Where required by such laws, you may request a copy of the suitable mechanisms we have in place by contacting us.

Privacy Rights in Other Jurisdictions

You may have rights in relation to your personal information under applicable data privacy laws in other jurisdictions. If you wish to exercise any such rights, please contact us using the contact information below.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or our data practices, please contact us:

For the USA: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Attn: Compliance Support
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis
Minnesota 55402-3901
USA
privacy@faegredrinker.com

For the UK: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
7 Pilgrim Street
London EC4V 6LB
United Kingdom
privacy@faegredrinker.com
For China: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Suite 2702, Park Place
1601 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 200040
China
privacy@faegredrinker.com

 

 

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