Privacy Policy

By using this website, (the “Web Site”) you acknowledge and agree to this Privacy Policy. The Web Site was created by Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (collectively, "CLS", the "Affiliates" and/or “we”).

1. SCOPE

This privacy statement applies to this Web Site, which collects data about any juvenile criminal record you may have to determine whether or not you may be able to erase that record from all relevant public files.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

This Web Site collects the minimal amount of information from you necessary to achieve the purpose of the Web Site. This information comprises:

• Information you provide: We collect information from you when you choose to share it with us via the Web Site. The information we collect includes your name, e-mail address, phone number, age and information that you volunteer. We use the service provided at Wufoo to transmit this information to so that we can attempt to reach you at the phone number you provide. Submitting your contact information this way does not create an attorney-client relationship with CLS. By filling out the Wufoo form, we understand that you might be eligible for juvenile erasure and are looking for free legal aid. The Wufoo service has its own privacy policy and terms of use which are available at http://www.wufoo.com/privacy.
• Information collected automatically: We may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, log files, or other technologies to collect certain information about visitors to and users of our Web Site to monitor interactions with our Web Site. For example, using the Google Analytics service, we may automatically collect certain non-personal information from you, such as the type of web browser and operating system you use, the name of your Internet Service Provider, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, software version, course geolocation information (for example, based on IP address or location of cellular tower used for the connection), and the domain name from which you accessed our sites. In addition, we may collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the date and time you visit our sites, the areas or pages of our sites that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing or using our sites, the number of times you return to our sites, other click-stream or site usage data, emails or ads that you open, forward or click-through to our sites.
• Aggregate data: We may publish, in aggregate fashion, data about the number of people who have used the Web Site or the services provided.

3. YOUR ABILITY TO CONTROL COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies, web beacons, Flash cookies and similar technologies serve many important functions that help us serve you better. However, you have a variety of tools to control cookies and similar technologies, including:

• Web browser controls to block and delete cookies, or adjust your tracking preferences;
• Information on how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies here.

4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

This Web Site collects your personal information and uses it for the sole purpose of preliminarily determining whether your juvenile record is eligible for erasure based on your answers to certain questions, whether or not it is likely your juvenile record can be erased and collects your contact information so a lawyer who may agree to represent you may contact you to assist you with erasing your juvenile record.

5. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The information collected through this Web Site is not sold or disclosed to any third party without your consent, except where:

• Third-party service providers are used to assist with the activities identified in this privacy statement. In those situations, these providers only use your personal information as necessary to perform activities to comply with a legal requirement; and
• It is necessary to prevent a crime or injury, or as otherwise required by law.

During the normal course of our business, an Affiliate may sell or purchase assets. If another entity acquires one of the Affiliates or some of an Affiliate’s assets, information we have collected about you may be transferred to such entity. In addition, if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against any Affiliate, such information may be considered an asset of ours and may be sold or transferred to third parties. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to require that the transferee use the information obtained through this Web Site in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

6. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

This Web Site maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. We ensure that any data collected is only accessible to appropriate personnel and that the information is user ID and password-protected.

7. LINKING TO OTHER WEBSITES

When using the Web Site, you may be directed to content and websites that are not contained within the Web Site. External websites are governed by their own privacy policies and you agree that you recognize that the Affiliates take no responsibility for the contents for other linked websites, including those provided by any government. External websites linked to or from the Web Site are not under the control of the Affiliates, and we are not responsible for any link contained in a linked site. These links are provided only as a convenience. Inclusion of any link does not imply recommendation, approval, or endorsement of that website by the Affiliates, nor does it imply that the linked site recommends, approves of, or endorses the Web Site.

8. COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

This Web Site is intended for general audiences and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 on our sites. Under federal law, websites directed to children under 13 are prohibited from conditioning a child's participation in an activity on the child's disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary to engage in the activity. We comply fully with this requirement.

9. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

This Web Site tries to make sure that any link included on this Web Site sends you to a helpful and reliable place on the Internet, but we are not responsible for the content of these other sites or their privacy practices.

10. UPDATES TO THE PRIVACY STATEMENT

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check back periodically for any changes to our Privacy Policy. If we decide to change our data collection and use practices, we will first publish a new policy on this Web page before modifying our practices. YOUR ONLY NOTICE OF CHANGES IN OUR DATA COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES WILL BE BY READING THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Your continued use of the Web Site constitutes your agreement to any such changes.

11. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Web Site, please contact Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.

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