This Privacy Policy provides a comprehensive description of how BW Law PLLC d/b/a Winit Law (“Winit Law”) and its vendors and service providers (“Vendors”; each a “Vendor”) (collectively referred to as “Winit Law,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collect, use, and share information about you as well as your rights and choices regarding such information. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the (i) Winit Law website located at www.winitlaw.com, (ii) other online locations operated by Winit Law or one of its Vendors that link to this Privacy Policy (the “Service”) or (iii) offline locations that makes this Privacy Policy available to you.
By using the Service or interacting with us offline, you agree to our Terms of Use and consent to our collection, use and disclosure practices, and other activities as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree and consent, discontinue use of the Service immediately. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights and choices, please contact us as set out in the “Contact Us” section.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy is not to be construed in a way (and we will not take any such action) that violates or abrogates applicable law(s) rules regulating the legal profession, including the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work product doctrine. Any sharing of information between Winit Law and its Vendors shall be done in compliance with such applicable laws and rules. Clients who have entered into a formal written and signed engagement agreement with Winit Law, for Winit Law to act as legal counsel for the Client, may be subject to additional terms and privacy provisions. If you are a client of Winit Law and have questions regarding how we process your information, please reach out to us at info@winitlaw.com.
IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA, PLEASE SEE THE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES AT THE END OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
We collect information about you when you use the Service or interact with us offline, including information you provide when you engage Winit Law as your legal counsel or contact customer support. The following are categories of information we may collect:
Contact data, including your first and last name, email address, physical address and phone number
Account credentials, including your username, password, and other information for authentication and account access
Demographic data, including your age, gender and country
Billing data, including your payment instrument number (such as a credit or debit card number), expiration date, and security code as necessary to process your payments
Content, including content within any messages you send to us (such as feedback) or publicly post on the Service (such as in service reviews).
In connection with retaining Winit Law for legal services, you may submit information to us about your case or ticket, including through our client communications portal (the “Portal”) or directly by email or by phone. Your case or ticket data as well as any other information we collect through the Portal may be subject to attorney-client privilege and other additional terms and privacy provisions.
You may choose to voluntarily provide other information to us that we do not request, and in such instances, you are solely responsible for such information.
We automatically collect certain information when you use the Service. The categories of information we automatically collect may include:
For further information on how we use tracking technologies for analytics and advertising, and your rights and choices regarding them, see the “Analytics and Advertising” and “Your Rights and Choices” sections below.
Use data, including data about features you use, pages you visit, emails and advertisements you view, services you view, the time of day you browse, and your referring and exiting pages
Device data, including data about the type of device or browser you use, your device’s operating software, your internet service provider, your device’s regional and language settings, and device identifiers such as IP address and Ad Id
Location data, including imprecise location data (such as location derived from an IP address or data that indicates a city or postal code level)
We use various current – and later developed tracking technologies to automatically collect information when you use the Service, including the following:
Log Files
Cookies, namely session cookies and persistent cookies
Pixels. Pixels are used in combination with cookies to track activity by a particular browser on a particular device. We may incorporate pixels from separate entities that allow us to track our conversions, bring you advertising, and provide you with additional functionality
App Technologies, which are technologies included in our apps that are not browserbased like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings.
We also collect information from other sources, including:
Social networks with which you interact
Vendors and other parties involved in driving users to our Service
Publicly-available sources, including data in the public domain.
We collect and use information for business and commercial purposes in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Our business purposes for collecting and using information include:
Operate and manage our Service
Perform services requested by you, such as responding to your case assessment questionnaire and requests, and providing customer service
Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, information regarding changes to our policies, and support and administrative messages
Prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats or harm
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
Conduct research.
Improve the Service or other Winit Law websites, apps, marketing efforts, products and services.
Develop and send you direct marketing and communications regarding offers, promotions, events, and services.
Fulfill any other business or commercial purposes at your direction or with your notice and/or consent.
Notwithstanding the above, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we use information about you, please see the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.
We share information we collect in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy. The types of entities with whom we share information include the following:
Vendors. We share information with Vendors that process information on our behalf for our business purposes. Service providers assist us with services such as payment processing, legal services, data analytics, marketing and advertising, website hosting, and technical support. We contractually prohibit our service providers from retaining, using, or disclosing information about you for any purpose other than performing the services for us, although we may permit them to use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law.
Lawyers. We share information with prospective lawyers with whom we work to determine whether we can provide you with legal assistance if so requested, and we also share information with such lawyers after we are formally retained to provide you with the legal assistance that has been memorialized in an engagement letter.
Mergers and Acquisition. We share information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any proposed or actual merger, purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or business combination of all or any portion of our assets, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another business.
Security and Compelled Disclosure. We share information to comply with the law or other legal process, and where required, in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We also share information to protect the rights, property, life, health, security and safety of us, the Service or anyone else.
Facilitating Requests. We share information at your request or direction.
Consent. We share information with notice to you and your consent.
Notwithstanding the above, we may share information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we share information about you, please see the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.
We use analytics services, such as Google Analytics and others, to help us understand how users access and use the Service. In addition, we may work with agencies, advertisers, ad networks, and other technology services to place ads about our products and services on other websites and services. For example, we place ads through Google and Facebook that you may view on their platforms as well as on other websites and services. As part of this process, we incorporate tracking technologies into our own Service (including our website and emails) as well as into our ads displayed on other websites and services. Some of these tracking technologies track your activities across time and services for purposes of associating the different devices you use and delivering relevant ads and/or other content to you (“Interest-based Advertising”). As indicated above, Vendors and other parties may act as our service providers, or in certain contexts, independently decide how to process your information. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.
You may access, update, or remove certain information that you have provided to us through your account by sending an email to the email address set out in the “Contact Us” section below. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that we will retain and use information about you as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Cookies and Pixels. Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to decline or delete cookies. If you use multiple browsers on your device, you will need to instruct each browser separately. Your ability to limit cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
Do Not Track. Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to online services you visit. Note, however, there is no industry consensus as to what site and app operators should do with regard to these signals. Accordingly, unless and until the law is interpreted to require us to do so, we do not monitor or take action with respect to “Do Not Track” signals. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Apps. You can stop all collection of information via an app by uninstalling the app. You can also reset your device Ad Id at any time through your device settings, which is designed to allow you to limit the use of information collected about you.
Please be aware that if you disable or remove tracking technologies some parts of the Service may not function correctly.
Emails. You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us at any time by following the instructions as provided in emails to click on the unsubscribe link, or by emailing us at unsubscribe@winitlaw.com. Please note that you cannot opt-out of non-promotional emails, such as those about your account, transactions, servicing, or Winit Law’s ongoing business relations.
Push Notifications. If you have opted-in to receive push notification on your device (i.e., in the form of SMS or otherwise), you can opt-out at any time by adjusting the permissions in your device or uninstalling our app.
Please note that your opt out is limited to the email address, mobile phone number or device used and will not affect subsequent subscriptions.
The Service is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act, or “COPPA”). If you are a parent or guardian and you believe we have collected information from your child in a manner not permitted by law, contact us at info@winitlaw.com. We will remove the data to the extent required by applicable laws. We do not knowingly “sell,” as that term is defined under the CCPA, the personal information of minors who are California residents.
We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of information about you.
We are based in the U.S. and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing the Service from outside of the U.S., please be aware that information collected through the Service may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. Data protection laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions may be different from those of your country of residence. Your use of the Service or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer to and from, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of information about you in the U.S. and other jurisdictions as set out in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to revise and reissue this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Service indicates your consent to the Privacy Policy then posted. If the changes are material, we may provide you additional notice to your email address.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or our compliance with applicable law, please contact us:
By email: info@winitlaw.com
By phone: +1 (888) 599-4648
The following additional disclosures for California residents apply only to individuals who reside in California. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”) provides additional rights to know, delete and opt out, and requires businesses collecting or disclosing personal information to provide notices and means to exercise rights.
In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information listed in the CCPA:
Identifiers, including name, email address, phone number, account name, IP address, and an ID or number assigned to your case or case assessment conducted on our Service
Customer records, billing and shipping address, and credit or debit card information
Demographics, such as your age or gender. This category includes data that may qualify as protected classifications under other California or federal laws
Commercial information, including purchases and engagement with the Service
Internet activity, including your interactions with our Service
Geolocation
Inferences, including information about your interests, preferences and favorites.
For more information about what information we collect, including the sources we receive information from, review the “Information Collection” section. We collect and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in the “Use of Information” section, including to provide and manage our Service.
Winit Law does not generally sell information as the term “sell” is traditionally understood. However, to the extent “sale” under the CCPA is interpreted to include advertising technology activities such as those disclosed in the “Analytics and Advertising” section as a “sale,” we will comply with applicable law as to such activity. Winit Law discloses the following categories of personal information for commercial purposes: identifiers, demographic information, commercial information, internet activity, and inferences. We use and partner with different types of entities to assist with our daily operations and manage our Service. Please review the “Sharing of Information” section for more detail about the parties we have shared information with.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to delete the personal information we have collected from you and the right to know certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12 months. In particular, you have the right to request the following from us:
The categories of personal information we have collected about you
The categories of sources from which the personal information was collected
The categories of personal information about you we disclosed for a business purpose or sold
The categories of third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed for a business purpose or sold
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information
The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request through our online form available at https://www.winitlaw.com/do-not-sell-my-info or call our toll free number at +1 (888) 599-4648. In the request, please specify which right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of the request. We will confirm receipt of your request within 10 days. We may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your requests to know or delete.
To the extent Winit Law sells your personal information as the term “sell” is defined under the CCPA, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information by us to third parties at any time. You may submit a request to opt-out through our online form available at https://www.winitlaw.com/do-not-sell-my-info or by emailing us at info@winitlaw.com and specifying you wish to opt-out of the sale your personal information.
Clients who are residents of California may request (i) a list of the categories of personal information disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties’ own direct marketing purposes; and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed such information. To exercise a request, please write to us at the email or postal address set out in the “Contact Us” section above and specify that you are making a “California Shine the Light Request.” We may require additional information from you to allow us to verify your identity and are only required to respond to requests once during any calendar year.