Parsons Behle & Latimer (the “Firm”) is committed to being a responsible custodian of the information you provide to the Firm. This page describes how the Firm may collect, use, and share information you have provided to it through its website located at www.parsonsbehle.com (the “website”).
Types of Information the Firm Collects
The Firm collects the information you provide to it while using the website. The website may collect other information about how you use the website so the Firm can improve the website’s performance.
The website uses cookies to collect and store certain information about how you use the website. If you would like to manage how your browser uses cookies, you can change your browser’s cookie setting by visiting the appropriate link below:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=en_US
- Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
How the Firm Uses Collected Information
The Firm may use the information you provide to:
- Respond to your inquiries;
- Determine whether the Firm can form an attorney-client relationship with you;
- Provide legal services requested by you;
- Send you newsletters, legal updates, marketing communications, and other information the Firm believes may be of interest to you;
- Maintain the Firm’s contact list;
- Evaluate how people use the website; and
- Comply with legal obligations.
How the Firm Protects Collected Information
The Firm implements administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information you provide to it. When the Firm uses third-party service providers, the Firm asks those service providers to implement administration, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information the Firm provides to such third-party service providers.
However, no information system is 100% secure. Accordingly, the Firm cannot guarantee that your information is absolutely secure within the Firm’s or its third-party service providers’ information systems.
Your Rights
Local laws may grant you certain rights regarding the information you have provided to the Firm. We encourage you to contact us to update or correct your information if it changes or if you believe that any information that we have collected about you is inaccurate.
In some jurisdictions, you may have a right to complain to your local authorities. If you would like to discuss or exercise your rights, please contact us via this link.
Privacy Notice
In addition to the Firm’s website, the following sections list the services where we gather information from our clients, the legal basis for processing that information, who we share that information with, and how long we retain that information.
Categories of Personal Data
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
Personal identifiers, personal history, social and contact information, and financial data.
Billing and accounting
Social and contact information, and financial data.
Categories of Data Subjects
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
The Firm collects this information from prospective clients, current clients, past clients, opposing counsel, and third parties who have information about individuals or entities involved in matters with our clients.
Billing and accounting
The Firm gathers this information from prospective and current clients.
Purpose of Processing
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
The Firm primarily collects this information to provide legal services. The Firm may use information from its clients for marketing, event planning, and updates about the Firm’s legal services.
Billing and accounting
The Firm uses this information to setup new matters for prospective clients, setup matters for current clients, and administer accounts for current clients.
Legal Basis for Processing
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
The Firm processes this information to enter into or facilitate contracts. The Firm may process this information pursuant to legal obligations. The Firm may process this information for legitimate business purposes.
Billing and accounting
The Firm processes this information to enter into contracts or administer contracts with its clients.
Automated Processing or Profiling
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
Not applicable.
Billing and accounting
Not applicable.
Categories of Recipients who Receive This Personal Data
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
The Firm uses third-party providers for business administration; network management, administration, and security; communications; contact management; customer relations, marketing, and estate planning.
Billing and accounting
The firm uses third-party providers to manage billing entries, billing records, and provide clients with bills.
Whether the Personal Data is Transferred Outside of the European Economic Area
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
The Firm and its third-party service providers process this information in the United States.
Billing and accounting
The Firm and its third-party service providers process this information in the United States.
Retention Period
Prospective-client consultation and the provision of legal services
Generally, the Firm keeps this information for eight years after a matter has ended. However, the Firm may delete this information earlier if required to do so by a legal order or a client’s request.
Billing and accounting
The Firm keeps this information for 10 years after the conclusion of a relationship with the client.
Your Rights with Regard to the Data We Collect
You may ask the Firm to access, rectify, erase, and restrict how we process your Personal Data. You may review the Personal Data we have in our Information and Communications systems concerning you and make corrections to that Personal Data. In certain circumstances, you may even ask that we delete some of the Personal Data we may have collected about you or restrict how we process that information.
We will endeavor to respond to your requests within 30 days. Should we be unable to comply within 30 days, we will contact you and let you know of any delay.
Authorizing Your Request
Before the Firm can act on your privacy request, you must authenticate your identity with the firm. We will ask you to provide us with your name and other information such as your zip code, telephone number, or other information that will help us authenticate your identity.
Exercising Your Rights
If you want to exercise your rights, you may contact the Firm or our privacy point of contact at:
Organization
Parsons Behle & Latimer
201 South Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
84111
801.532.1234
Privacy Point of Contact
Cory D. Sinclair
201 South Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
84111
801.532.1234
The Firm will not discriminate against you because you have made a request to exercise your privacy rights.
The Privacy Point of Contact listed above, as well as employees who work with the Privacy Point of Contact, have received training to help you exercise your privacy rights.
Contacting Supervisory Authorities
If you would like to lodge a complaint against us, you may contact your local supervisory authority. If you have trouble locating a supervisory authority, please contact Privacy Department above and they will help you contact a supervisory authority.
Changes to this Privacy Page
The Firm may update this page from time to time. The effective date of this policy is January 1, 2020. The Firm encourages you to periodically review this page.
