Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 5, 2023

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (“Kelley Drye,” ​“we,” or ​“us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Website & App Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the types of data we collect from and about you when you visit our websites and mobile applications where this Policy is posted (each a ​“Site” and collectively, the ​“Sites”). Additionally, this Policy explains how we may use and disclose such data, as well as your rights and choices with respect to your personal data.

This Policy also applies to Kelley Drye job applicants, but does not apply to personal data that you provide when you become a client or employee of Kelley Drye, which may be subject to a separate privacy notice.

Notice at Collection of Personal Information: We list the categories of personal information that we collect below under ​“Data That We Collect.” We collect personal information about you for the purposes described below under ​“Data Use.”

Please also note that the data contained on this Site is not intended to convey or constitute legal advice. See our Disclaimer for further details.

1. WHO WE ARE AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Who We Are

Kelley Drye is a nationally renowned law firm that has provided legal counsel carefully connected to our clients’ business strategies for more than 180 years. Kelley Drye is a firm of more than 350 lawyers and other professionals practicing in New York, New York; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; Stamford, Connecticut; Parsippany, New Jersey; and Houston, Texas.

It is important that you read this Policy together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or using personal data from or about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

This Site is not intended for children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 18.

2. DATA THAT WE COLLECT

When information identifies or is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could be reasonably linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household, we refer to it as ​“personal information” or ​“personal data.” We may obtain data about you in several ways, including directly from you, through automated means, and from third parties. The data that we collect includes data from which you can be identified, whether directly (e.g., your name) or indirectly (e.g., data about your use of the Sites).

Overview

Personal Information Categories and Specific Personal Information

Identifiers

  • We may collect your first and last name, email and postal address, telephone number, or other similar identifiers.

Any Personal Information Described in Subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80

  • Marketing Preferences: We collect data concerning your interest in receiving marketing and other selected information from us and your communication preferences.
  • Other Communications: If you choose to send us an email message, we may retain the content of the email, including any attachments, your email address, and our response. You may also provide us with certain data in connection with applying for a job on the Sites. This data may include your contact details and information included in your cover letter and resume.
  • Computer or Device Information: We may automatically collect your IP address and/or other unique identifiers and information from the computer, mobile device, tablet, or other device you use to access the Sites, including your Internet browser type, device type, operating system, software version, hardware model, and the domain name from which you access the Sites.
  • Usage Information: We may collect data about your use of the Sites, including the date(s) and time(s) you visit the Sites, the areas or pages of the Sites that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing or using the Sites, the number of times you return to the Sites, and other click-stream or site usage data.

Characteristics of Protected Classifications under California or Federal Law

  • We may collect your gender identity, disability and veteran status (if you voluntarily provide such information).

Professional or Employment-related Information

  • We may collect your business-related contact information, such as employer’s name, job title, business email and postal address, and telephone number. This will also will include relevant job applicant information.

Education Information

  • In connection with applying for a job on the site, we may collect information included in your cover letter and resume.

Sensitive Personal Information

  • We may collect information relating to your sexual orientation and racial origin (if you voluntarily provide such information).

3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR DATA

Data That You Provide

We collect data from you through the Sites when you choose to share it with us. This may include when you sign up for one or more of our newsletters or our email lists, register for one of our events, request information from us, or otherwise communicate with or contact us.

The data we collect from you on the Sites falls into the following categories:

  • Contact Details: We collect your personal contact information, such as first and last name, email and postal address, and telephone number.
  • Business Contact Information: We collect your business-related contact information, such as employer’s name, job title, business email and postal address, and telephone number. This will also will include relevant job applicant information.
  • Marketing Preferences: We collect data concerning your interest in receiving marketing and other targeted information from us and your communication preferences.
  • Other Communications: If you choose to send us an email message, we may retain the content of the email, including any attachments, your email address, and our response.

You may also provide us with certain data in connection with applying for a job on the Sites. This data may include your contact details and information included in your cover letter and resume.

Data That We Collect Automatically

Whenever you visit or interact with the Sites, we collect certain data by automated means. The data we collect automatically on the Sites falls within the following categories:

  • Computer or Device Information: We may automatically collect your IP address and/or other unique identifiers and information from the computer, mobile device, tablet, or other device you use to access the Sites, including your Internet browser type, device type, operating system, software version, hardware model, and the domain name from which you accessed the Sites.
  • Usage Information: We may collect data about your use of the Sites, including the date(s) and time(s) you visit the Sites, the areas or pages of the Sites that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing or using the Sites, the number of times you return to the Sites, and other click-stream or site usage data.

Cookies and other similar technologies: We as well as third parties that provide content and/or other functionality on the Sites or help us understand how the Sites are used and compile aggregate statistics may use cookies (i.e., small text files that are placed on your device when you visit certain websites) and other similar technologies (e.g., pixels, tags, web beacons, etc.) (collectively ​“Technologies”) to collect the above-listed categories of data automatically.

When you visit and interact with the Sites, we and certain third parties may use Technologies to:

  • distinguish between users;
  • help you navigate the Sites;
  • enable and improve certain features and functionality;
  • analyze how the Site is used; and
  • provide you with an online experience customized to your needs and preferences.

Data Received from Third Parties

We may receive data about you from various third parties and public sources. When you connect with us through one of our social media pages, we may automatically receive certain data about you based on your registration and privacy settings on those third-party services. This may include your name, user name, demographic information, updated address or contact information, location, interests, and publicly-observed data (such as your activity on social media and other online activity, for example).

4. DATA USE

We may use the data that we collect from and about you for any of the following purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries and contact and communicate with you when requested;
  • To administer and manage the Sites, review the usage and operations of the Sites, and conduct analysis to enhance or improve our content or services;
  • To contact you with information and promotional materials from us or on behalf of our affiliates that may be of interest to you;
  • To address problems with the Sites or our business and protect the security or integrity of the Sites, our property, and our business; and
  • For other purposes disclosed at the time you provide your data or otherwise with your consent.

If you apply for a job through any of the Sites, we will use the data as part of the recruitment process to evaluate your qualifications, skills, and experience.

5. DATA THAT WE SHARE

We may share the data that we collect from or about you in the following ways:

  • Among Kelley Drye Affiliates: We may share your data with affiliates of Kelley Drye, including Georgetown Economic Services, for business, operational, and marketing purposes. These affiliates are bound by this Policy.
  • With our Service Providers: We may share your data with service providers that provide business, professional, or technical support functions for us, help us operate our business and the Sites, or administer activities on our behalf. These service providers are subject to binding contractual obligations and restrictions that limit the use of the data we share with them to carrying out the services that they are performing for us.
  • For Legal Compliance and Security Purposes: We may access and disclose your data: (i) to respond to subpoenas, legal process, or government requests and investigations; (ii) in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety; or (iii) otherwise as permitted or required by law. We may disclose your data to protect the security of the Sites and our servers, network systems, and databases. We also may disclose your data as necessary, if we believe that there has been a violation of any legal document or contract related to our services, or the rights of any third party.
  • In Connection with a Sale or Business Transaction: We may sell or purchase assets during the normal course of our business. If another entity acquires us or any of our assets, data that we have collected about you may be transferred to such entity. In addition, if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, data that we hold about you may be considered an asset of ours and may be sold or transferred to third parties.

Except as described above, we do not disclose, sell, share, rent, or exchange any personal data to or with unrelated third parties.

6. DATA RETENTION

We will keep your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we have collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data; the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the personal data; the purposes for which we use the personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means; and the applicable legal requirements.

7. YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Explanation of Applicable Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may exercise the following privacy rights:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to delete personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions. Note that there are some reasons we will not be able to fully address your request, such as if we need to complete a transaction for you, perform a contract, to detect and protect against fraudulent and illegal activity, to exercise our rights, for our internal purposes, or to comply with a legal obligation.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to correct inaccurate personal information that we may maintain about you, subject to appropriate verification.

Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: You have the right to opt-out of the ​“sale” or ​“sharing” of your personal information, as such terms are defined under California privacy law. This means that, if you opt-out, going forward, we will not sell or share your personal information with third parties for certain purposes, including cross-context behavioral advertising, unless you later direct us to do so. However, we do not ​“sell” or ​“share” personal information as these terms are defined under California privacy law.

If you are a Virginia resident, you may take advantage of certain privacy rights pursuant to Virginia Code 59.1-577. For example, you may request to access, correct, or delete your personal information, and you have the right to appeal a denial of your privacy rights.

Virginia Notice on Targeted Advertising and Sales: We do not perform ​“targeted advertising” or ​“sales” as these terms are defined under Virginia privacy law.

How to Submit a Request

To take advantage of your right to know, delete, or correct under California or Virginia privacy law, or to submit an appeal of a denial of your privacy rights, please contact us by email at privacy@​kelleydrye.​com, by phone at (833) 810-0943, or by using the ​“How to Contact Us” section below. We may request certain information to verify your identity before we can respond to your access, deletion, or correction requests. We will confirm receipt of your request within 10 business days and will respond to your request within 45 calendar days, after proper verification, unless we need additional time, in which case we will let you know.

We will not discriminate against you because you exercised your rights under this section of the Privacy Policy.

Agent Requests

You may authorize someone to make a privacy rights request on your behalf (an authorized agent). Authorized agents will need to demonstrate that you’ve authorized them to act on your behalf. Kelley Drye retains the right to request confirmation directly from you confirming that the agent is authorized to make such a request, or to request additional information to confirm the agent’s identity. An authorized agent is prohibited from using a consumer’s personal information, or any information collected from or about the consumer, for any purpose other than to fulfill the consumer’s requests, for verification, or for fraud prevention.

Mandatory Disclosures

Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for Business Purposes:

In the last 12 months, we have disclosed the personal information described above under ​“Data That We Collect” for a business purpose. We disclose such personal information to our affiliates and service providers for business, operational, technical support, and marketing purposes.

Additional detail on the business purposes for which we disclose personal information is provided above under ​“Data That We Share.”

Categories of Personal Information Sold or Shared:

In the last 12 months, Kelley Drye has not ​“sold” or ​“shared” personal information to third parties, as these terms are defined under California privacy law. We do not knowingly sell or share personal data about persons under the age of 16.

Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information:

To the extent that we collect, use, or share ​“sensitive personal information” as that term is defined under California privacy law, we limit our use and disclosure of sensitive personal information for essential business purposes.

Marketing Opt-Out Preferences

If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you may opt out of receiving them at any time by:

  • unsubscribing from our email communications by following the instructions contained within any marketing-related email that you receive from us; or e-mailing us at marketing@​kelleydrye.​com.

8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND PLUGINS

The Sites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience. Please be aware that this Policy applies only to websites and apps operated by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. The inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply that we endorse the practices of the linked website. We recommend that you review the privacy and security policies of each website you visit before providing any personal data.

The Sites may also offer you the ability to interact with social plugins from social media networks, which may allow us and the social media network to receive data from or about you. In some cases, we may know that you clicked on a social plugin, such as a Twitter ​“Follow” button, or receive other information from the social media network. Similarly, if you have previously provided personal data to a third party operating a plugin on the Sites, such third party may recognize you on the Sites. Your use of social media network plugins is subject to the plugin provider’s privacy policy, so please read these policies carefully to understand their policies and your options. As with linked websites, we have no control over the data that is collected, stored, or used by plugin providers, and we are not responsible for the practices of such networks.

9. SECURING YOUR DATA

We have implemented and maintain appropriate physical, administrative, and technical measures designed to safeguard the data under our control against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized access, and other unlawful or unauthorized use.

10. REVISIONS TO THIS WEBSITE & APP PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, remove, or otherwise revise portions of this Policy at any time. As such, ​“Last Updated” at the top of this page indicates when this Policy was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post a revised version of this Policy on the Sites. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to remain informed about our data handling practices. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to the Policy means you accept these changes.

11. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy or our data handling practices, you may contact us by email at privacy@​kelleydrye.​com or by postal mail at:

KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007