Donahue Fitzgerald LLP Privacy Policy

Last Updated & Effective Date: June 17, 2024

This Privacy Policy explains how Donahue Fitzgerald receives and processes personal information as defined by applicable law from its business clients (“Business Client Personal Information” or “Business Client PI”), its individual clients (“Individual Client Personal Information” or “Individual Client PI”), and visitors (as prospective business Clients) to its website or “Site” (“Visitor Personal Information” or “Visitor PI”). Business Clients and Individual Clients may be referred to herein collectively as “Clients.” Client PI and Visitor PI may be referred to herein collectively as “Personal Information” or “PI.”

What Information & Why: Donahue Fitzgerald is a full service law firm handling complex business transactions, litigation, employment, intellectual property, trusts and estates, immigration, real estate, franchise, and tax law (“Services”). Donahue Fitzgerald receives Personal Information from its Clients for the business purposes of providing Services to its Clients. Specifically, Donahue Fitzgerald receives or collects the following types of PI pursuant to providing Services: first name and last name, contact information (e-mail address, physical business address, phone number), government identification documents (including passport, driver’s license, and/or social security identification), insurance account identification, bank account identification, and biometric data (fingerprints). Visitors to its Site may provide Visitor PI (including name and email address) so that Donahue Fitzgerald may contact them to provide information about their Services.

With Whom: Donahue Fitzgerald shares PI with trusted service providers (“Service Providers”) for the business purposes of providing the Services. The services provided by our Service Providers include the following types of services: website hosting, management and reporting, security monitoring, email marketing, email management and security, marketing communications, marketing analytics,  client management, client billing and invoicing, payroll, benefits, technical support, and the activities of relevant government agencies (including courts). We do not sell PI to our Service Providers or any other party.

Compliance with Law: Donahue Fitzgerald may disclose PI to a third party if (a) it believes that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or (b) to protect the security or integrity of the Services from harm or illegal activities.

Business Transfers: Donahue Fitzgerald may share or transfer PI in connection with, any financing, merger, sale of its assets, or sale or transfer of all or a portion of the business to another company.

EU & UK Users: EU and UK users have several rights with respect to their personal data including the following: (i) the right to be informed; (ii) the right of access; (iii) the right of rectification; (iv) the right of erasure; (v) the right to restrict processing; (vi) the right of data portability; (vii) the right to object to processing; and (viii) rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling. EU or UK users also have the right to lodge a complaint about the collection or use of their personal information by notifying their EU (or UK) supervisory authority. Donahue Fitzgerald’s legal bases for collecting and processing Client Data includes performance of a contract and/or consent.  Please feel free to contact us regarding this or any other EU or UK data subject right at privacy@donahue.com if you have any questions about these rights.

California Consumers: Individual Clients residing in California are considered consumers under CCPA. They have certain additional rights including with respect to their Personal Information, which are described here. Donahue Fitzgerald does not sell PI as defined under CCPA. Donahue Fitzgerald upholds the right of non-discrimination as defined under CCPA.

Nevada Consumers: We do not sell your covered information, as defined by Section 1.6 of Chapter 603A of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Retention Policy: Donahue Fitzgerald retains PI as long as necessary to provide the Services unless a longer period is required for legal or compliance purposes.

Do Not Track: Some browsers offer a “do not track” (“DNT”) option. Donahue Fitzgerald does not respond to DNT signals.

Security: Donahue Fitzgerald employs industry standard organizational, technical, administrative and technological measures that are reasonably designed to help protect information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. While Donahue Fitzgerald takes reasonable efforts to guard information, no security system is impenetrable.

Policy On Information Collected From Children:

This Site and Services are not directed at children under the age of 13. Donahue Fitzgerald does not knowingly collect PI from children under the age of 13.

Changes:

Donahue Fitzgerald may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to its Services and the laws applicable to its provision of the Services. If Donahue Fitzgerald does change this Privacy Policy, it will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy on the Site. Continued use of this Site or the Services after the posting of such notice will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.

Contact: If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at privacy@donahue.com.