Privacy & cookie policy

Last updated: 28 November 2022.

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1. GENERAL

1.1 This Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to anyone who visits, views, listens to, and/or uses:

(a) the website with the domain name selenethelawyer.com (hereinafter referred to as; the "Website"), which is owned by Selene the Lawyer LLC (hereinafter referred to as; the "Owner”); or

(b) the images, video recordings, text, and other content placed on the LinkedIn profile of Selene Snippe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/selene-snippe-773a3b128/); or

(d) any other content created by Selene the Lawyer and placed on any other social media channels or digital platforms,

hereinafter collectively referred to as; the “Platforms”.

1.2 The terms "You" and "Your" refer to anyone who visits, views, listens to, and/or uses any of the Platforms.

1.3 The Privacy & Cookie Policy outlines how Selene the Lawyer may collect, use, and share information about You when using any of the Platforms, together with products and services Selene the Lawyer offers from time to time on any of the Platforms. The Privacy & Cookie Policy describes both Selene the Lawyer’s and Your legal rights and responsibilities with regards to the information contained on and collected by any of the Platforms, including information that identifies You, such as Your name, contact information, location, email address, search tendencies, and how You use any of the Platforms.

1.4 This Privacy & Cookie Policy does not apply to or in any way cover the collection and/or use of Your personal data by third-party websites or programs, such as search engines, payment providers, including, but not limited to, website hosts, social media platforms, or client management systems. The collection and/or use of data and information by third-party platforms and programs, such as the aforementioned, are governed by each third-party's respective privacy policy.

1.5 Selene the Lawyer reserves the right to amend and modify this Privacy & Cookie Policy at any time without notice. By visiting, viewing, listening to and/or using any of the Platforms, You agree and accept to be (legally) bound by this Privacy & Cookie Policy along with the disclaimer applicable to the Platforms, which You can find here (hereinafter referred to as; the “Disclaimer”).

2. WEBSITE TERMS

By visiting, viewing and/or using the Website, You agree and accept to be (legally) bound by this Privacy & Cookie Policy along with the terms and conditions applicable to the Website, which You can find here (hereinafter referred to as; the “Terms”).

3. YOUR AGE

3.1 All information and content, including, but not limited to, any products and/or services provided on the Platforms, are aimed at adults. Selene the Lawyer does not knowingly collect and does not envisage collecting personal data from individual persons below the age of 18.

3.2 Selene the Lawyer makes no representation that the information, including, but not limited to, any products and/or services, on any of the Platforms, is available or appropriate for use by individual persons below the age of 18.

3.3 The Platforms are not intended to be visited, viewed, listened to, or used by children without the involvement and approval of (one of) Your parent(s) or legal guardian(s). If You are younger than the age of 13 years, Selene the Lawyer does not permit You to provide Your personal data on any of the Platforms.

3.4 If You are the age of 13 years or older but younger than the age of 18 years, You may only provide Your personal data on any of the Platforms after you have been given the consent (one of) Your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), including consent to this Privacy & Cookie Policy, the Disclaimer, and the Terms (if You visit, view and/or use the Website).

4. COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

4.1 When You visit, view, listen to, and/or use any of the Platforms, You may provide certain personal data, including but not limited to:

(a) Your (full) name;

(b) Your phone number;

(d) Your date of birth and/or age;

(e) Your photo, video footage of You, and/or any other material containing your likeness;

(f) any material containing Your voice;

(g) Your physical location;

(h) Your Internet Protocol (IP) address (which is considered personal data only when it could identify You in conjunction with other personal data);

(i) Your (home, mailing and/or business) address;

(j) Your billing address; and/or

(k) Your credit or debit card information.

4.2 Events and circumstances in which Selene the Lawyer may collect Your personal data include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Submitting (contact) forms & downloads: When You submit forms or download a product or service on any of the Platforms, certain personal data about You may be collected, including, but not limited to, Your (full) name, location, and email address.

(b) Subscribing to an email list: When You subscribe to Selene the Lawyer's email list to receive emails from Selene the Lawyer, certain personal data about You may be collected, including, but not limited to, Your (full) name and email address.

(c) Performance of a contract: When You enter into a contract with Selene the Lawyer, either by (digitally) singing a contract or accepting the applicable terms of use or service, Selene the Lawyer may require and/or use certain personal data to fulfil its obligations under the contract and comply with the terms of the contract and applicable laws.

(d) Purchasing services or products: When You purchase a product or service from any of the Platforms, certain personal data may be required to fulfil Your requests, such as names, credit card numbers/expirations/security codes, and billing information and addresses, which are processed through a third-party payment program. Your personal data will not intentionally be shared with any third party other than the third-party programs responsible for processing Your payment to Selene the Lawyer.

5. USE OF PERSONAL DATA

5.1 Your personal data may be used to:

(a) personalise Your experience;

(b) improve any of the Platforms and/or the products and/or services offered by Selene the Lawyer to better serve You;

(d) efficiently process Your requests or transactions;

(e) elicit reviews of services or products;

(f) grant You access to specific content and services online;

(g) educate Selene the Lawyer on the Platforms’ visitors’, viewers’, listeners’ and users’ tendencies and preferences;

(h) provide You offers and/or promotions; and/or

(i) to follow up with You through correspondence, such as via email, including, but not limited to, newsletters, promotional emails, and product attachments.

5.2 Selene the Lawyer may also use Your personal data to provide You offers and promotions from its partners and/or its affiliates in exchange for a commission without additional cost to You.

5.3 Selene the Lawyer does not sell any of Your personal data to third parties and has never sold Your personal data. Selene the Lawyer does not intend to share, trade, or sell Your personal data in the future either.

6. DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

6.1 As a general rule, Selene the Lawyer does not disclose Your personal data to or share Your personal data with third parties without Your consent, except in the following cases and circumstances:

(a) Selene the Lawyer may disclose Your information to its trusted third parties that work with Selene the Lawyer, such as Selene the Lawyer’s website hosting partners, email marketing service providers, other service providers that assist in the operation of the Website, and any other third parties Selene the Lawyer relies upon to provide You products and services offered on any of the Platforms.

(b) Selene the Lawyer may disclose Your information in order to comply with applicable laws and/or regulations related to intellectual property right infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims or investigations related to any of the Platforms.

7. ANALYTICS

7.1 The Website collects certain information about You automatically through log data and Google Analytics. Log data is information about Your device's Internet Protocol Address (Your "IP" address), browser information, Your internet service provider's information, and Your operating system.

7.2 Google Analytics collects information about Your location, the pages You visit, browsing history, the equipment You use to access the Website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to Your visit to, view of and/or use of the Website.

7.3 The aforementioned information is used to analyse the Platforms’ statistics related to user behaviour and interests, improve the performance of the Platforms and Your use of the Platforms, and further enhance the products and services offered to You.

8. COOKIES

8.1 The Website uses cookies to facilitate Your use of the Website. Cookies are data files with small amounts of data, including a unique anonymous identifier that a website sends to Your device's hard drive when You are viewing the Website. The Website automatically collects non-personal information, including, but not limited to:

(a) Your Internet Protocol (IP) address;

(b) the domain name You requested;

(d) Your geographic location;

(e) the website which referred you to the Website;

(f) the date and time of Your visit, viewing or use;

(g) the length of Your session;

(h) the number of times You have visited, viewed or used the Website within a given time period;

(i) the operating system which Your computer uses; and

(j) the technical capabilities of Your web browser.

8.2 When You leave a comment on the Website, You may opt-in to have Your name, email address, and website saved in cookies. These are used for Your convenience so that You do not have to fill out Your details again when using the Website.

8.3 Selene the Lawyer may use cookies for various reasons, including, but not limited to, optimizing and personalizing Your browsing experience, checking the Website's analytics, and saving Your settings and preferences for future use.

8.4 This information is only collected to better facilitate You and understand Your user experience on the Website. You have the option of turning off cookies on Your device if You want to do so. If You choose to do that, You may not be able to view all the features and content of the Website.

9. WEB BEACONS

The Platforms, other than the Website, and other platforms of third parties, such as social media platforms, may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other mechanisms to receive and collect information from the Website for the purpose of providing target advertisements.

10. THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION

10.1 Any content on any of the Platforms may include embedded content, such as text, images, videos, etc. Embedded content from third-party platforms acts in the same way as if the visitor has visited those third-party platforms.

10.2 Third-party platforms may use cookies, collect data about You, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor Your interaction with the embedded content, including, but not limited to, tracing Your interaction with the content embedded on any of the Platforms if You have an account and You are logged in to those third-party platforms.

10.3 Selene the Lawyer has no control over these third parties, and they have their own privacy policies. Selene the Lawyer is not responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. As such, Selene the Lawyer is not responsible or liable under any circumstances for the collection, processing, and/or the use of Your personal data by third parties and/or the third parties' compliance with their respective privacy policies. You agree that Your use of these third-party platforms is solely at Your own risk.

11. EMAIL LIST

11.1 You may subscribe to or unsubscribe from Selene the Lawyer's email list. By subscribing, You agree to receive newsletters, messages, updates, promotional materials, and any other content related to any of the Platforms and the products and/or services of Selene the Lawyer. When You send an email, Your email, along with your email address and responses, are saved for communication purposes with You. This information is kept confidential, and Selene the Lawyer does not share, trade, or sell Your email with third parties, except as otherwise provided in the Privacy & Cookie Policy.

11.2 If You are in the European Union or in the United Kingdom and subscribe to receive any of Selene the Lawyer's free products and/or services and/or purchase any products and/or services, then You will be subscribed to receive Selene the Lawyer's free email newsletter once You consent to it. Please see the 'Unsubscribe' section below should You wish to "unsubscribe" and not receive any emails from Selene the Lawyer.

11.3 If You are NOT within the European Union or in the United Kingdom, You may be automatically subscribed to receive Selene the Lawyer's free email newsletter once You opt-in to receive any of Selene the Lawyer's free products and/or services and/or purchase any products and/or services. Please see the 'Unsubscribe' section below should You wish to "unsubscribe" and not receive any emails from Selene the Lawyer.

12. UNSUBSCRIBE

If You do not or no longer wish to receive communication from Selene the Lawyer, You have the option to unsubscribe by clicking the "unsubscribe" link or button contained in the email at the bottom right or by contacting Selene the Lawyer.

13. GDPR COMPLIANCE & YOUR RIGHTS

13.1 If You are in the European Union or if You are in the United Kingdom, You are entitled to certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation and the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (the United Kingdom’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter collectively referred to as; the “GDPR”), as indicated in this section.

13.2 You are entitled to:

(a) withdraw any consent You have given to Selene the Lawyer for the collection of Your personal data at any time (which will not make the processing carried out by Selene the Lawyer before you have withdrawn the consent unlawful);

(b) request and receive from Selene the Lawyer information about what personal data is collected from You by Selene the Lawyer and how it is used;

(d) request and receive Your personal data in a machine-readable format and have Your personal data transferred to another person (“data portability”);

(e) request Selene the Lawyer to correct any of Your personal data that is incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete;

(f) request Selene the Lawyer to erase Your personal data if Your personal data is not or no longer needed by Selene the Lawyer or if the processing of Your personal data by Selene the Lawyer is unlawful;

(g) object to the processing of Your personal data by Selene the Lawyer for marketing purposes or on grounds relating to Your particular situation, including, but not limited to, for the purposes of direct marketing, scientific or historical research, profiling, statistical purposes, automated decision-making, and tasks based on the legitimate interests of Selene the Lawyer or in the public interest/exercise of governmental authorities;

(h) request Selene the Lawyer to restrict the processing by Selene the Lawyer of Your personal data in specific cases, in which case Selene the Lawyer can store Your personal data but cannot process it further; and

(i) request that computers do not make big decisions concerning You through automatic processing and are made by natural persons instead.

13.3 Selene the Lawyer will respond to your requests at the latest within one month. If Selene the Lawyer does not intend to comply with your request, Selene the Lawyer will state the reason why.

13.4 Selene the Lawyer will retain any of Your personal data that You have provided to Selene the Lawyer until the earlier of:

(a) Your personal data is no longer needed for Selene the Lawyer to provide You services;

(b) You requesting Selene the Lawyer to delete Your personal data;

(d) it is too costly to maintain further retention of Your personal data;

(e) Selene the Lawyer’s decision to cease using its existing data providers; or

(f) Selene the Lawyer discontinues its business or its services.

14. REVIEWING, ACCESSING & UPDATING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

14.1 To exercise any of Your rights You may have under any privacy and data protection laws (such as reviewing or accessing Your personal data or making changes to Your personal data), You may contact Selene the Lawyer at info@selenethelawyer.com.

14.2 When You make a request by email, Your email request must provide adequate information that allows Selene the Lawyer to verify that You are the person You claim to be or that You are authorized to represent such person about whom Selene the Lawyer has collected personal data. You are required to describe Your request with enough details, such as Your first and last name and Your address, and in such a way that allows Selene the Lawyer to properly understand the request and respond to it. Selene the Lawyer may ask You to provide (additional) information to confirm Your identity in order to exercise Your rights.

14.3 Selene the Lawyer cannot respond to Your email request or provide You with personal data unless Selene the Lawyer has first: (i) verified Your identity and/or Your authority to make such a request; and (ii) confirmed that the personal data relates to You.

14.4 Selene the Lawyer will:

(a) in any case that You have and are exercising rights under the GDPR, respond to Your email request without undue delay but at the latest within one month of receipt by Selene the Lawyer of a request from You, which may be extended by two further months when necessary, taking into account the complexity of Your request and the number of Your requests, in which case You will be provided notice of such extension together with the reasons for such delay. Selene the Lawyer will provide reasons if Selene the Lawyer does not intend to comply with any of Your requests regarding Your personal data.

(b) in any other case, attempt to respond to Your email request within 30 days of receipt of Your request.

15. ONLINE TRACKING (DO NOT TRACK RESPONSE)

With regard to targeted advertising, Selene the Lawyer confirms that it does not monitor or respond to “Do Not Track” settings in Your browser when You visit, view and/or use the Website, as Selene the Lawyer is not able to control the handling of “Do Not Track” browser requests by third parties interacting with the Website, such as Google and social media platforms.

16. SECURITY

16.1 Selene the Lawyer takes all the necessary security measures appropriate to secure your personal data provided to Selene the Lawyer. Selene the Lawyer strives to follow generally commercial industry standards to protect Your personal data submitted to Selene the Lawyer automatically and voluntarily.

16.2 Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, no transmission over the internet is completely secure, and Selene the Lawyer does not warrant, guarantee or promise in any way the absolute security of Your personal data.

16.3 When You make a purchase through any means on any of the Website, You are directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction. Any and all information You provide during the checkout process is not stored on the Website but instead provided to a third-party vendor that completes the transaction.

16.4 By visiting, viewing and/or using the Website, You agree to hold Selene the Lawyer harmless for any and all security breaches and any and all unauthorized use of Your personal data by third parties. Selene the Lawyer cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of Your personal data through any of the Website without Selene the Lawyer's knowledge and consent.

17. UPDATES & AMENDMENTS

17.1 This Privacy & Cookie Policy is effective as of 1 June 2022 and was last updated on 28 November 2022.

17.2 Selene the Lawyer reserves the right to amend and modify this Privacy & Cookie Policy at its sole discretion at any time without notice. By visiting, viewing, listening to and/or using any of the Platforms, You accept any amendments and modifications to this Privacy & Cookie Policy by or on behalf of Selene the Lawyer.

17.3 It is Your responsibility to regularly check the Website for updates and amendments. If Selene the Lawyer makes any material changes or updates to the Privacy Policy, Selene the Lawyer will notify You by email at the email address that You have most recently provided to Selene the Lawyer or by posting a notice on the Website.

17.4 Your continued use of any of the Platforms after the publication of any changes to this Privacy & Cookie Policy will constitute Your acceptance of those changes and updates unconditionally. You must not visit, view, listen to and/or use any of the Platforms if You will not adhere to this Privacy & Cookie Policy or do not want to be bound by this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

18. CONTACT

For any questions, requests and/or comments regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or Your personal data, please contact Selene the Lawyer at info@selenethelawyer.com.