PRIVACY POLICY

Legal Action Media LLC – PRIVACY POLICY FOR WEBSITE USERS

INTRODUCTION

Your privacy is important to Legal Action Media. This Privacy Policy explains how we process your personal data, including how we collect, use and process your personal data, and how, in doing so, we comply with our legal obligations. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your data privacy rights.

The term “Personal Data” as used in this Privacy Policy shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data of website users, clients, suppliers, employee or consultant applicant and others whose personal data Legal Action Media LLC (referred to as “LEGAL ACTION MEDIA” or “LEGAL ACTION NEWS” or “us”) may process. If you are an employee or consultant of Legal Action Media, you should refer to the separate Legal Action Media privacy notices which are available by contacting the office of Legal Action Media’s data protection officer.

In relation to the applicable data protection legislation (including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and California Consumer Privacy Act (AB 375) (the “CCPA”)), the entity responsible for your personal data is Legal Action Media LLC at 1537 S Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL 33801.

A client for these purposes includes an individual and corporate purchaser of marketing services, any ultimate beneficial owners or trust beneficiaries, any officers or representatives of any corporate entity or intermediaries, directors, members, shareholders and other beneficial owners of corporate entities.

It is important to point out that we may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please visit this page if you want to stay up to date.

WHAT TYPE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

The information described below is in addition to any personal data we are required by law to process in any given situation.

CLIENT DATA: We may collect contact details or the details of individual contacts at your organization (such as names, telephone numbers, job title and email or postal addresses) in order to ensure our relationship runs smoothly, efficiently and effectively. We may also collect date of birth, payment details, tax residence information, copies of photo identifications such as your driving license and/or passport/identity card, information about nationality/citizenship/place of birth, your national identification number and identity verification documents in order to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. We may also collect special categories of more sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, political opinion, health, physical and mental health information, criminal convictions and/or offences. ¹We also hold information relating to your online engagement with material published by Legal Action Media, which we use to ensure that our marketing communications to you are relevant, timely and in accordance with your marketing preferences. Where relevant, we may also hold additional information that someone in your organization has chosen to disclose to us. If we need any additional personal data for any reason, we will inform you.

SUPPLIER DATA: We may collect your contact details or the details of individual contacts at your organization (such as names, telephone numbers, job title and email or postal addresses). Depending on the circumstances, we may also collect bank details for payment purposes. We may also hold extra information that someone in your organization has chosen to provide us.

JOB APPLICANT DATA: We may collect your C.V., work history, name, contact details, details of professional status, records and qualifications, referees, salaries and social media profiles.

PEOPLE WHOSE DATA WE RECEIVE FROM JOB APPLICANTS AND STAFF, SUCH AS REFEREES AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS: To ask for a reference, we may need the referee’s contact details (such as name, email address and telephone number). We will also need these details if a Job Applicant or a member of our staff has put you down as their emergency contact so that we can contact you in the event of an accident or an emergency.

WEBSITE USERS: We collect a limited amount of data from our website users which we use to help us to improve your experience when using our website and to help us manage the services we provide. This includes informatio²n such as how you use our website, including the time and duration of visit, your CPU speed, the operating system/platform you are using, the frequency with which you access our website, your browser type, the location you view our website from, and the language you choose to view it in. We may record site traffic patterns, “clickstreams”, and the times that our website is most popular. If you contact us, ³download material or submit an application for a consultancy or employed position via the website, we will collect any information that you provide to us, for example your name and/or contact details. We may use that information to respond, assess and respond to your application or enquiry.

HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We collect personal data through the website in two ways:

Personal data that we receive directly from you
Personal data that we collect automatically (see website users)

Personal data that we receive directly from you:

Where you contact us proactively, usually via an on-line form, information download, by phone or email; and/or
Where we contact you, whether by phone or email or any other form of communication.

WEBSITE USERS: When you visit our website, there is certain information that we may automatically collect, whether or not you decide to use our services. This includes your IP address, the date and the times and frequency with which you access the website and the way you browse i⁴ts content. We will also collect data from you when you contact us via our website, for example when you submit a query.⁵

We collect your data automatically via cookies, in line with cookie settings in your brow⁶ser.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Obtained data is then utilized to enhance our professional relationship with you.

Clear Explanation of Data Use and Sharing (SMS Focus):

We use your personal data to provide and improve our services, including sending you SMS notifications related to your registration. We may share your data with third-party service providers only as necessary to deliver these services. We do not share your personal data with third parties except as required by law.

CLIENT DATA: We use client information for Professional services activities, Marketing activities; and To help us to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Professional Services Activities

Processing your data in order to offer marketing services;
Storing your details (and updating them when necessary) on our database, so that we can contact you in relation to our relevant activities; and
Keeping records of our conversations and meetings, so that we can provide targeted services to you and in order to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
We may use your personal data for these purposes if we deem this to be necessary for our legitimate interests.

Marketing Activities

We may process your data for the purpose of targeting you with appropriate marketing and PR campaigns. Subject to any applicable local laws and requirements, we will only send you marketing and PR information.
If you are not happy about this, you have the right to opt out of receiving marketing and PR materials from us and can find out more about how to do so by emailing contact@legalactionmedia.com .

To help us to establish, exercise or defend legal claims

In more unusual circumstances, we may use your personal data to help us to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

SUPPLIER DATA: We will only use your information:

To store (and update when necessary) your details on our database, so that we can contact you in relation to our agreements or our dealings with you;⁷
To offer services to you or to obtain support and services from you;⁸
To perform certain legal and regulatory obligations, such as carrying out anti-money laundering and “Kno⁹w Your Client” checks;
Facilitating our payroll and invoicing processes, for example, in relation to consultants or self-employed contractors;
To help us to target appropriate marketing campaigns, where this arises; and
In more unusual circumstances, to help us to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
We may use your personal data for these purposes if we deem this to be necessary for our legitimate interests.
We will not, as a matter of course, seek your consent when sending marketing messages to a corporate postal or email address.
If you are not happy about this, you have the right to opt out of receiving marketing material from us and can find out more about how to do so by emailing contact@legalactionmedia.com or by calling 718-569-5359.

PEOPLE WHOSE DATA WE RECEIVE FROM JOB APPLICANTS AND STAFF, SUCH AS REFEREES, EMERGENCY CONTACTS AND DEPENDENTS:

If a Job Applicant or staff member put you down on our form as an emergency contact, we will contact you in the case of an accident or emergency affecting them; or
If you were put down by a Job Applicant as a referee, we will contact you in order to take up a reference; or
If you were put down by a staff member as a next of kin or dependent, we will store your personal data to ensure the personnel records of the staff member are correct and disclose your information to the relevant benefits provider.
We may use your personal data for these purposes if we deem this to be necessary for our legitimate interests.
If you are not happy about this, you have the right to object and can find out more about how to do so by emailing contact@legalactionmedia.com .

WEBSITE USERS: We use your data to help us to improve your experience of using our website, for example by analyzing your recent search criteria to help us to present information to you that we think you will be interested in.

WHAT ARE OUR LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA?

LEGITIMATE INTERESTS

Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR says that we can process your data where it “is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by [us] or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights or freedoms of [you] which require protection of personal data.”
You have the right to object to us processing your personal data on this basis. If you would like to know more about how to do so, please contact contact@legalactionmedia.com .

Client Data, Supplier Data, and Applicant/Staff Data processing are necessary for our legitimate interests in order to carry out our business activities, ensure smooth service provision, perform internal administrative activities (like invoicing), and comply with our legal obligations (like crime detection or tax collection).

CONSENT

In certain circumstances, we are required to obtain your consent to the processing of your personal data in relation to certain activities. We will keep records of the consents that you have given. You have the right to withdraw your consent to these activities at any time by emailing contact@legalactionmedia.com .

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

Article (6)(1)(c) of the GDPR states that we can process your personal data where this processing “is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which [we] are subject”. This includes sharing data in connection with crime detection, tax collection, or with regulatory agencies.

CONTRACT

Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR says that we can process your data where we are carrying out necessary steps in relation to a contract to which you are party or prior to you entering into a contract.

ESTABLISHING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS

Article 9(2)(f) of the GDPR allows us to process personal data, including sensitive personal data, where the processing “is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity”.

WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH?

Where appropriate and in accordance with local laws and requirements, we may share your personal data, in various ways and for various reasons, with the following categories of people:

Any of our offices;
Individuals and organizations who hold information related to a Job Applicant’s reference or application to work with us;
Prospective employers (for example, when providing references);
Tax, audit, regulatory bodies or other authorities, when we believe in good faith that the law or other regulation requires us to share this data;
Third party service providers (including suppliers) who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., benefit providers, external consultants, professional advisers, IT consultants);
Third party outsourced IT and document storage providers where we have an appropriate processing agreement (or similar protections) in place;
Marketing technology platforms and suppliers;
Third parties retained for services such as reference, qualification and criminal convictions checks (for Job Applicants); and
If Legal Action Media merges with or is acquired by another business or company in the future, we may share your personal data with the new owners of the business or company (and provide you with notice of this disclosure).

We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes under any circumstances. Your mobile information will not be shared, sold, or rented to any third party for marketing or promotional purposes.

We do not transfer your data to any external organizations under any circumstances, even with your consent. Please do not to send confidential or sensitive information to us through this site.

HOW DO WE SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We are committed to taking all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the personal information that we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorized access. We do this by having in place a range of appropriate technical and organizational measures. These include measures to deal with any suspected data breach¹⁰. We implement strict access controls and regular audits to ensure your data is not shared without authorization.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR?

We will ordinarily process your data throughout the course of our interactions and will then generally retain it for an appropriate amount of time after we have parted ways, depending on local law requirements and our legitimate business and risk-management needs¹¹. We consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm, the purposes for which we need to process it, and the applicable legal requirements.

HOW CAN YOU ACCESS, AMEND OR TAKE BACK THE PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US?

You retain various rights in respect of your data, including: Right to object, Right to withdraw consent, Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), Right to erasure, Right to restrict processing, Right to rectification, Right of data portability, and Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details located cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights or withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your personal data), please contact our D.P.O. Angel Persaud via Contact@LegalActionMedia.com. You may ask to unsubscribe from direct marketing at any time.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON OUR WEBSITE

Legal Action Media LLC is responsible for processing your personal data.

Contact at:

1537 S Combee Road

Lakeland, FL 33801

If you have any questions or concerns about your data, please contact us at contact@legalactionmedia.com or call 718-569-5359. We take privacy seriously and will get back to you as soon as possible.

TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA INTERNATIONALLY

In order to provide you with the best service and to carry out the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, your data will be transferred:

to third parties (such as regulatory authorities, advisers or other suppliers to Legal Action Media);
to overseas clients;
to clients within your country who may, in turn, transfer your data internationally;
to a cloud-based storage provider; and
to other third parties.

We will only transfer data outside of the European Economic Area or EEA (i.e. the Member States of the European Union, together with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) where it is compliant with data protection legislation and the means of transfer provides adequate safegua¹²rds.

SMS Terms & Conditions

Legal Action Media respects your privacy. By opting into our SMS messaging service, you agree to the following terms regarding how we handle your data:

Data Collection: We will collect your name, email address, mailing address, and mobile phone number when you sign up for SMS updates. The information will be collected via the website contact form, email, rental agreement, or third-party reservation systems.

Data Use: We use your personal data to provide and improve our services, including sending you SMS notifications related to your registration.

Data Security: We protect your data with secure storage measures to prevent unauthorized access. We implement strict access controls and regular audits to ensure your data is not shared without authorization.

Data Retention: We retain your information as long as you are subscribed to our SMS service. You may request deletion at any time.

MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY. Your mobile carrier may charge fees for sending or receiving text messages, especially if you do not have an unlimited texting or data plan.

Messages are recurring. You may receive up to 4 messages per week.

Contact Legal Action Media at 718-569-5359 or contact@legalactionmedia.com for HELP or to STOP receiving messages.

Opt-Out: You can opt out of the SMS list at any time by texting, emailing, or replying STOP or CANCEL to nicole@legalactionmedia.com or 718-569-5359. To stop receiving messages, text STOP. After unsubscribing, you will receive a final SMS to confirm you have unsubscribed and we will remove your number from our list within 24 hours.

Help: You can send HELP for additional assistance. For help, text HELP. You will receive a text including our Phone number, email and website. We are here to help you.

Non-Sharing Clause: We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. Your mobile information will not be shared, sold, or rented to any third party for marketing or promotional purposes. Legal Action Media will not sell, rent, or share the collected mobile numbers with any third party for marketing purposes or any other purpose, except as required for message delivery services.

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