The Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois (LTF) is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for users of this web site. This privacy policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when visiting this web site.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
This web site collects “non-personal information” and “personal information.” The amount and type of information collected depends on how you use this site. Non-personal information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personal information includes your name and email address (and optionally, your phone number), which you submit to us only if you complete the contact form on the contact page (www.ltf.org/contact).
Information collected via technology
In an effort to improve the quality of the web site, we may track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use the site, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the site, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect non-personal information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. The site may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser.
Information you provide us by using the contact form:
By completing the contact form, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this privacy policy
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
Personal Information: We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your personal information with third parties. In general, the personal information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you, for example to contact users in response to questions.
Non-Personal Information:
In general, we use non-personal information to help us improve the site and customize the user experience. We also aggregate non-personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the site. This privacy policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of non-personal information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such non-personal information at our discretion.
If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This site contains hypertext links to other sites. LTF is no responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or for the content they contain.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this policy at any time. You should periodically check the site and this privacy page for updates.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact us by sending us an email.