Padilla & Company LLP LLP and its affiliates (“Padilla & Company LLP”) (also referred to below as “we”, “us” and “our”) is a privacy conscious organization. This Privacy Notice explains how we process your information collected from (1) the web pages of the Padilla & Company LLP.com website that are designated as United States in the upper right hand corner or web pages of any other website with respect to which this Privacy Notice is posted or linked (such web pages are collectively referred to as the “Website”), (2) downloadable applications accessed from mobile devices with respect to which this Privacy Notice is posted or linked (“Mobile Apps”) or (3) any other mode of interacting with you relating to Padilla & Company LLP communications, such as online or offline newsletters and magazines, that reference this Privacy Notice (“Communications”). By using the Website or Mobile Apps, or continuing to receive Communications, you agree to the use of such information in accordance with this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice also applies to your personal information that we may have collected from data brokers in connection with our marketing activities.
We collect and use your personal information with your consent to provide you with access to the Website, Mobile Apps and Communications, or where we have a legitimate business interest in or other legal basis for, such collection and use. The personal information you submit to us may be used to manage our relationship with you, including any of your requests, or to customize or improve the Website or a Mobile App and related services offered to you.
We may also use your personal information for marketing purposes, including to deliver cross-contextual behavioral or targeted advertising based on your interactions across nonaffiliated websites or online applications, or to send you promotional materials or communications regarding services provided by us or other members of the Padilla & Company LLP Network that we believe may be of interest to you. We may also contact you to seek feedback on services provided by members of the Padilla & Company LLP Network or for market or other research purposes. Your personal information may also be used to protect our rights or property and that of our users.
You may at any time request that we discontinue sending you Communications, emails or other correspondence. To the extent that we possess any personal information about you that has been de-identified, we maintain and use such de-identified information without re-identifying such information. Such de-identified information is not subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice.
Selling of information
We do not sell your personal information that is collected under this Privacy Notice except to the extent we may use it for cross-contextual behavioral or targeted advertising. To the extent we sell other personal information that falls outside the scope of this Privacy Notice.
We retain your personal information for as long as the information is reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. We also may retain your personal information to comply with our legal or professional obligations, enforce our agreements, or resolve disputes.
Disclosure of information to third parties
We may provide your personal information to other members of the Padilla & Company LLP Network in order to provide you with information that could be of interest to you and conduct market or other research. Your personal information may also be disclosed to members of the Padilla & Company LLP Network and other third parties: in order to respond to your requests or inquiries; as part of a corporate transaction (such as a sale, divestiture, reorganization, merger or acquisition); or where those parties handle information on our behalf.
Personal information may also be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies, or to other third parties, in each case to comply with legal, regulatory, or national security obligations or requests.
In relation to Mobile Apps, we may also share your usage and personal information with mobile carriers and platform providers, as well as any other entities described in any particular Mobile App in connection with the operation of the Mobile App.
In relation to Communications, we may also share your personal information with service providers in connection with the delivery of such Communications.
All of these disclosures may involve the transfer of personal information to countries or regions without data protection rules similar to those in effect in your area of residence.
By providing information with respect to a Communication or through the Website or a Mobile App, you are consenting to the disclosures described above.
Any personal information that we have referenced above under “Information collection” may be disclosed to the third parties identified in this section for the purposes set forth herein.
Your personal information rights
You may have choices about how your personal information is collected, used and shared.
If you choose to register for a Communication or with the Website or a Mobile App, you may access your user profile, correct and update your details, or unsubscribe at any time. If you decide that you no longer wish to have your third-party social network site account (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter) linked to your profile on the Website or a Mobile App, you may change your account settings at any time.
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may have the right to request that we confirm whether we process your personal information or that we correct, delete, or stop processing your personal information. You may also have the right to request that we provide the following information regarding the personal information we hold about you:
• The categories and/or specific pieces of personal information we collected
• The categories of sources from which personal information is collected
• The business or commercial purpose for collecting personal information
• The categories of third parties with whom we shared personal information
To exercise any of your rights under applicable law described above regarding your personal information, contact us info@padillacpa.com Applicable laws may also give you the right to lodge a complaint with a local supervisory authority related to this Privacy Notice.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights with respect to your personal information.
For certain personal information requests, we must first verify your identity before processing your request. To do so, we may ask you to provide us with your full name, contact information, and relationship to Padilla & Company LLP. Depending on your request, we may ask you to provide additional information. Once we receive this information, we will then review it and determine whether we are able to match it to the information Padilla & Company LLP maintains about you to verify your identity.
If you are submitting a personal information request on behalf of someone other than yourself, please complete our Personal Information Request Form and include proof that you are authorized to make the request. This may be in the form of a written authorization signed by the person whom you are acting on behalf of or a valid power of attorney.
If you are a California resident, you are entitled to request information concerning any personal information you provide to us as part of an established business relationship for personal, family, or household purposes that we disclose to nonaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share such personal information with nonaffiliated third parties for such purposes.
To the extent our websites use targeting and advertising cookies and depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may use an opt-out preference signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC), to opt-out of the sale and sharing of your personal information for cross-contextual behavioral or targeted advertising at the browser level. If you choose to use the GPC signal, you will need to turn it on for each supported browser. To download and use a browser supporting the GPC browser signal, click here. Our websites detect and respond to the GPC by automatically disabling targeting and advertising cookies set on such websites. However, if you choose to enable the targeting and advertising cookies on such websites, you will override the opt-out preference signal. To the extent we are engaging in other selling or sharing of your personal information, you may opt-out by submitting a request.
“Do Not Track” is a preference you can set in your web browser to let the websites you visit know that you do not want them collecting information about you. However, the Website does not currently respond to a “Do Not Track” signal.
We have in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all personal information provided by users with respect to Communications, or via the Website or Mobile Apps, from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
We understand the importance of protecting children’s online privacy. Communications, the Website and Mobile Apps are not designed for or intentionally targeted at children under the age of 13. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have received such information, we will take steps to delete it.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy while using the Website or a Mobile App, or upon receipt of a Communication, please contact us at info@padillacpa.com.
