Privacy Policy

This Website might ask for some Data from its Users, only for purposes of continued communication,

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Definitions and references

· Personal Data or Data

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number, email address, phone number, name, last name, or any other information that allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

· Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Website) and the details about the path followed within the Website with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

· User

The individual using this Website.

· Data Controller (or Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services)

The organization that determines the purposes and means of capturing Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.

Website.

· Website

The means www.smrls.org where the Data of the User is collected.

· Cookies

Small sets of data that are stored in the User's device.

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and Data Controller

Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website.

Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Website is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Website to provide certain services.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Website or by Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services of third-party services used by this Website serves the purpose of providing the legal services required by the User. Users are responsible for any third-party Data obtained, published, or shared through this Website and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.

Methods of data collection

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. The Data collection is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Website (administration, sales, marketing, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as data processors by the

Basis of collection

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services may capture Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes, such as receiving emails, newsletters, and other types of communications.

• provision of Data is necessary for the performance of the legal service with the User

• the collection is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services is subject.

Place of collection

The Data is collected at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services’ operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the collection are located.

Retention time

Data shall be stored for as long as required for the purpose they have been collected for.

Therefore, Personal Data will be retained by Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services if the User does not request the deletion of their data. Furthermore, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services may be obliged to retain Data whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the User requests the deletion of Personal Data, that Data shall be deleted.

The purposes of your Data

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services to provide its legal services, resources, and information and comply with its legal obligations, detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Handling activity data, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, registration to events and authentication, analytics and displaying content from external platforms.

Detailed information on the collection of Data

Our website provides links to many other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. We collect anonymized information about how people use our website through tracking tools such as Google Analytics. The word “anonymized” means that the information cannot be identified with a specific person. Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC). Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. We are not responsible, liable, or subject to claims based on the practices and policies of this provider.

The rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.

Users have the right to do the following:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the capturing of their Data.

• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being stored by Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, obtain = and obtain a copy of the Data stored.

• Have their Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the database of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services as early as possible and always within one month.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning data collection may be requested from Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services at any time.

Changes to this privacy policy

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Website and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Last update: June 27, 2023