Terms of Service

My Lien Lawyer is a national legal practice providing client services nationally through independent local counsel, each of which is its own legal practice. The terms “My Lien Lawyer” and ”the firm” mean one or more Legal Practices (“we”/”us”/”our”).  Any reference to “partner” means the partner, member, consultant or employee with equivalent standing and qualifications in at least one Legal Practice. If you have any questions about My Lien Lawyer’s use of your personal data, please use the following contact: 

Email: [email protected]

Mail: My Lien Lawyer 

100 Saunders Rd.

Suite 150

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Data collection and usage 

We will collect the following personal data:

  • Contact information: your name, position, role, company or organization, telephone (including mobile phone number where provided) as well as email and postal address;
  • Business information: data identifying you in relation to matters on which you instruct us or in which you are involved;
  • Your logon ID and password: for access to My Lien Lawyer Direct client services or platforms;
  • Information from public sources: e.g. professional networks, directories or internet publications;
  • Information in connection with investigations or proceedings: where this is necessary to conduct the investigation or proceedings;
  • Subscriptions/preferences: when you subscribe to receive updates or newsletters as well as consent preferences to help us identify which materials you are interested in receiving;
  • Events data: attendance at and provision of feedback forms in relation to our events;
  • Supplier data: contact details and other information about you or your company or organization where you provide services to My Lien Lawyer;
  • Social media: posts, Likes, tweets and other interactions with our social media presence;
  • Technical information: when you access this website and our technology services being IP address, browser type and version device type, hardware model, MAC address, unique identifiers and mobile network information; 
  • Online data: [when you access this website and our technology services, information about your visit including URL clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time), information about your network as such as information about devices, nodes, configurations, connection speeds and network application performance; pages viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits and interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, mouse-overs) and whether you click on particular links or open our emails].   

My Lien Lawyer does not collect personal data about your online activities across third party websites or online services.

Your communications with us

My Lien Lawyer may also collect information that you choose to provide in communications with us.  Please do not send us confidential information until we have confirmed in writing that we represent or act for you or your company or organization.  Unsolicited emails from non-clients do not establish a lawyer-client relationship.  They may not be privileged and, therefore, may be disclosed to others. 

How we use your personal data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Service provision: providing legal advice and services and other technology tools;
  • Business relationship: managing and administering our relationship with you, your company or organization including keeping records about business contacts, services and payments so we can customize our offering for you, develop our relationship and target our marketing and promotional campaigns;
  • Communication: sending emails, newsletters and other messages to keep you informed of legal developments, market insights and of our services ;
  • Website monitoring: to check the website and our other technology services are being used appropriately and to optimize their functionality;
  • Site security: to provide security to our offices and other premises (normally collecting your name and contact details on entry to our buildings);
  • Online security: protecting our information assets and technology platforms from unauthorized access or usage and to monitor for malware and other security threats;
  • Regulatory: compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations as a law firm including auditing and reporting requirements;
  • Managing suppliers: who deliver services to us;
  • Legitimate interest: to pursue the legitimate business interests listed in the “Legitimate Interests section of this policy below.

Our reasons for using your personal data

We will process your personal data for a number of reasons:

  • you have given us consent: for example where you share details for particular purposes;
  • processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests or those of a third party:  provided this does not override any interests or rights that you have as an individual. Our legitimate interests are listed in the next section.

Legitimate interests

We have legitimate business interests in:

  • providing legal services;
  • managing our business and relationship with you or your company or organization;
  • understanding and responding to inquiries and client feedback;
  • understanding how our clients use our services and websites;
  • identifying what our clients want and developing our relationship with you, your company or organization;
  • improving our services and offerings; 
  • receiving information from other legal practices for shared clients;
  • enforcing our terms of engagement and website and other terms and conditions;
  • ensuring our systems and premises are secure;
  • managing our supply chain;
  • developing relationships with business partners;
  • ensuring debts are paid;
  • operating suppressors to exclude you from direct marketing if you unsubscribe;  
  • sharing data in connection with acquisitions and transfers of our business. 

With whom do we share your data?

We share your information as with others as follows:

  • In-network Independent Counsel and Provider:  including their management, lawyers, staff and contractors in order to provide legal services;
  • Suppliers: who support our business including IT and communication suppliers, outsourced business support, marketing and advertising agencies. Our suppliers have to meet minimum standards as to information security and they will only be provided data in line with their function;
  • Other law firms: including independent local counsel firms, other local law firms, expert witnesses and arbitrators/mediators;
  • Law enforcement bodies and our regulators: or other competent authorities in accordance with legal requirements or good practice;
  • Appropriate parties in the event of emergencies: in particular to protect health and safety of our clients, staff and organizations;
  • Your company or organization: in relation to us providing legal services;
  • Screening service providers: so that we can comply with legal obligations in relation to the prevention or protection of crime, ant-money laundering, sanctions screening and other required checks;
  • Advertising networks and analytics service providers: to support and display ads on our website, apps and other social media tools;
  • Third parties: in the context of the acquisition or transfer of any part of our business or in connection with the business reorganization;
  • Other delegates: where your name will appear on the attendee list for events where you have told us you plan to attend.

Personal data about others

In some cases, you may provide personal data to us about other people (such as your customers, directors, officers, shareholders or beneficial owners). You must ensure that you have given those individuals an appropriate notice that you are providing their information to us and have obtained their consent to that disclosure.

Security

We will hold your information securely in line with physical, technical and administrative security measures. However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted and any transmission is at your own risk.

Where will your information be held?

My Lien Lawyer will, take steps to protect your information in line with locally applicable data protection requirements.

How long do we keep your data?

We generally keep your information as needed to provide our legal services and to deal with claims.  This will depend on a number of factors such as whether you or your company or organization are an existing client or have interacted with recent client mailings or bulletins or attended recent events.  We will retain your information as necessary to comply with legal, accounting or regulatory requirements. Typical retention periods will range from 3 to 7 years.

Your Rights

The availability of these rights and the ways in which you can use them are set out below in more detail.  Some of these rights will only apply in certain circumstances. If you would like to exercise, or discuss, any of these rights, please contact the relevant Data Privacy contact as listed in this Policy above.

  • Access: you are entitled to ask us if we are processing your data and, if we are, you can request access to your personal data.  This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and certain other information about it;
  • Correction: you are entitled to request that any incomplete or inaccurate personal data we hold about you is corrected;
  • Erasure: you are entitled to ask us to delete or remove personal data in certain circumstances. There are also certain exceptions where we may refuse a request for erasure, for example, where the personal data is required for compliance with law or in connection with claims;
  • Restriction: you are entitled to ask us to suspend the processing of certain of your personal data about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it;
  • Transfer: you may ask us to help you request the transfer certain of your personal data to another party;
  • Objection: where we are processing your personal data based on a legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and you may challenge this.  However, we may be entitled to continue processing your information. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes;
  • Automated decisions: you may contest any automated decision made about you where this has a legal or similar significant effect and ask for it to be reconsidered.
  • Consent: where we are processing personal data with consent, you can withdraw your consent.

Direct Marketing 

As described above, you can opt-out of receiving direct marketing from us at any time. We may use the information you give us on our website or other means for direct marketing purposes to provide emails, newsletters and other messages to keep you informed of legal developments, market insights and of our services including events that we think may interest you. You can opt-out of receiving direct marketing from us at any time.  You can do this by changing your marketing preferences on your online accounts settings page, clicking on the “unsubscribe” link included at the end of any marketing email we send to you.

Cookies

We use cookies that identify your browser. They collect and store information when you visit our website about how you use it through which it is possible to record your use of the website, as well as provide you with a better service and experience when browsing and for analytics. The personal data we collect through these technologies will also be used to manage your session.

Links to third party websites

Our website, newsletters, email updates and other communications may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of others. The personal data that you provide through these websites is not subject to this privacy notice and the treatment of your personal data by such websites is not our responsibility. If you follow a link to any other websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy notices which will set out how your information is collected and processed when visiting those sites.

Children

We do not knowingly collect information from children or other persons who are under 16 years old. If you are under 16 years old, you may not submit any personal data to us. 

Changes to this Notice

This notice may be changed from time to time. 

How to contact us 

If you would like more information about the way we manage personal data that we hold about you please contact us as set out at the top of this notice.

TERMS OF USE

The My Lien Lawyer is provided as a service to clients, colleagues, and others for general information only. This information is not designed to provide legal or other advice or create a lawyer-client relationship. You should not take, or refrain from taking action based on its content. Prior results and case studies do not guarantee a similar outcome in future representation.  My Lien Lawyer and its Legal Practices accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from accessing or reliance on content on the Website and disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all liability with respect to acts or omissions made by clients or readers on the basis of content on the Website.  Rankings and other materials from legal directories and other sources may refer to current Legal Practices or their predecessors.  Images of people may feature current or former personnel or models not connected with My Lien Lawyer.

This Terms of Use Agreement (the “Terms of Use” or “Agreement”) describes the terms and conditions applicable to your access and use of the Website. You accept this Agreement by using the Website or accessing any content available through the Website, including without limitation our RSS feeds (collectively, the “Content”). My Lien Lawyer may revise this Agreement at any time by posting the revised Terms of Use on the Website, and you agree that your use of the Website after such changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. Changes to this Agreement will not be applied retroactively.

  1. Changes. My Lien Lawyer may make changes to the Website and the Content and/or the services described on the Website at any time.
  2. Proprietary Rights. The Website and the Content are the sole and exclusive property of My Lien Lawyer and/or its licensors. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purpose, any portion of the Website or the Content other than as expressly authorized by My Lien Lawyer in writing. You hereby acknowledge and agree that, as between My Lien Lawyer and you, all right, title, and interest in and to the Website and the Content shall be owned exclusively by My Lien Lawyer. Use of the Website or the Content in any way not expressly permitted by this Agreement is prohibited.
  3. Permitted Uses. So long as you agree and comply with the terms of this Agreement, and unless this Agreement is otherwise terminated by My Lien Lawyer, My Lien Lawyer invites you to view and/or print a single copy of the Website and the Content. You agree that you will not remove or modify any acknowledgements, credits or legal notices contained on the Website or in the Content. Special terms may apply to some services offered on the Website and may be posted in connection with the applicable service, feature or activity. Any such terms are in addition to this Agreement and, in the event of a conflict, any such terms shall prevail.
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  5. About The Information On This Site. The Content available on the Website is intended to be a general information resource and is provided solely on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. You are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein. You should not construe My Lien Lawyer’s publication of the Website as a warranty or guarantee of the quality or availability of any services. 
  6. Links To Other Sites. The Website may contain links to websites operated by other parties. My Lien Lawyer provides these links to other websites as a convenience, and use of these sites is at your own risk. The linked sites are not under the control of My Lien Lawyer, and My Lien Lawyer is not responsible for the content available on the other sites. Such links do not imply My Lien Lawyer’s endorsement of information or material on any other site and My Lien Lawyer disclaims all liability with regard to your access to and use of such linked Websites.  
  7. Links to mylienlawyer.com. You must not link to My Lien Lawyer’s website without a written agreement between you and My Lien Lawyer authorizing you to do so.   
  8. Trademarks. Unauthorized use of any My Lien Lawyer trademark, service mark or logo are prohibited, and may be a violation of applicable trademark laws. 
  9. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability. 
  10. THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. MY LIEN LAWYER MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ANY INFORMATION BEFORE RELYING ON IT. USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
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  15. Privacy Policy. By agreeing to these terms, you acknowledge that My Lien Lawyer may collect, use and disclose your information as described in our Privacy Policy, also available on the Website.
  16. Data Processing. My Lien Lawyer is a “Data Controller” when it processes personal data related to and/or received from our clients and ultimately takes responsibility for managing that data in compliance with applicable data privacy regulations. Consequently the obligation to enter into a “personal data processing agreement” does not apply to My Lien Lawyer and such agreements shall not be signed by us.
  17. Miscellaneous.
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  20. My Lien Lawyer’s failure to act with respect to any failure by you or others to comply with these Terms of Use does not waive My Lien Lawyer’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar failures. 
  21. These Terms of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and My Lien Lawyer with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
  22. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to this Agreement or the Website must be commenced within six (6) months after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action shall be barred. 
  23. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of My Lien Lawyer, and any assignment or transfer in violation of this provision shall be null and void. 
  24. My Lien Lawyer reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of this Agreement and/or the rules and regulations set forth on the Website, including without limitation the right to block access from a particular internet address.