Privacy Policy
We respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Policy applies to the Kaufman & Canoles website, www.kaufcan.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect on the Site, how we may use that information, with whom we may share it and the rights and choices that may be available to you. Our Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the personal information. We also tell you how you can reach us to answer any questions you may have about our privacy practices.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Personal Information You Provide
You may choose to provide personal information (such as your name, address, telephone number and email address) on our Site.
- Event Registration
You may register on our Site for events sponsored, or jointly sponsored, by Kaufman & Canoles. You may provide us with information such as your name, telephone number and email address when registering for an event. We use this information to register you for the event and contact you about changes and updates regarding the event. - News, Alerts and Publications
You may sign up to receive news, alerts, publications and other marketing materials from Kaufman & Canoles. To sign up, we may ask you for information such as your name, address, telephone number, email address and topics of interest. We use the information you provide to send you the communications you request. We also may use the information to communicate with you about other topics that we believe may be of interest to you. - Contact Us
If you communicate with us through the “Contact Us” link on our Site, we may ask you for information such as your name, email address and telephone number so we can respond to your questions and comments. - Other Uses of Information
We may use the personal information you provide on the Site for our internal purposes. These purposes include administration of the Site, market research, and data analytics.
We also may use the personal information we collect to protect us against and prevent fraud, claims, and other liabilities and to comply with or enforce applicable legal requirements, and our policies and terms. We use personal information for these purposes when it is necessary to protect, exercise or defend our legal rights, or when we are required to do so by a law that applies to us.
Personal Information We Collect by Automated Means
We collect certain information by automated means when you visit our Site, such as how many users visit our Site and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor the Site to our visitors. We collect this information through various means such as cookies, web beacon IP addresses, and other technologies.
Our Site may use analytics to create statistical reports. These reports would tell us, for example, how many users visited our Site, what pages have been browsed, and from what geographic regions users visited the Site. The information collected through the use of analytics may include, for example, your IP address, the website from which you visited us, the type of device you used and your search query that led you to the Site. We do not use any of this information to directly identify visitors and we do not share it with third parties, other than as described in this Privacy Policy. Our Site is not designed to respond to “do not track” signals received from browsers.
Cookie Policy
Many web browsers accept cookies by default. You may be able to adjust your browser settings to remove or reject cookies. Our Site uses both session ID cookies and tracking cookies. Session ID cookies make it easier for you to navigate the Site and expire when you close your browser. Tracking cookies help us understand how you use the Site and enhance your user experience. Please note that blocking cookies on our Site may affect the availability and functionality of the Site and other websites. Also, disabling cookies may invalidate opt-outs that use cookies to recognize devices that have opted out.
We collect certain information by automated means when you visit the Site, such as how many users visited our Site and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor the Site to our visitors. We collect this information through various means such as “cookies” and similar technologies (for example, “web beacons”) and IP addresses (collectively, “Cookies”), as explained below.
- Cookies
Like many companies, our Site use “cookies.” Cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites. We may use cookies to tell us, for example, whether you have visited us before or if you are a new visitor and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest. Cookies may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site. Those cookies are set by us and called first party cookies. We also use third party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting. - Web Beacons
Certain pages on our Site may contain “web beacons” (also known as Internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs). These web beacons allow third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third party. - IP Addresses
An IP address is a unique identifier that certain electronic devices use to identify and communicate with each other on the Internet. When you visit our Site, we may view the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. We use this information to determine the general physical location of the device and understand from what geographic regions our website visitors come. We also may use this information to enhance our Site.
Your Choices
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Manage Cookies” button on the bottom of any webpage. You also can manage cookies through your web browser. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser’s menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features.
Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose personal information visitors submit through our Site, except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your information with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf (for example, to process online registration forms for events). These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or pursuant to legal process, (ii) in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to require that the transferee use personal information you have provided through this website in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Links to Other Sites
Occasionally we may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. These websites operate independently from our Site and are not under our control. These sites may have their own privacy policies or terms of use, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked websites. We are not responsible for the content of these sites, any products or services that may be offered through these sites, or any other use of the linked sites.
How We Protect Personal Information
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the Site designed to protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal information we collect through our Site.
Your Choices
If you would like to update your contact information or preferences, or have your information removed from our mailing lists, please contact us by email or in writing as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
Updates to Our Privacy Policy
We may update or change this Privacy Policy from time to time and without prior notice to you. We will post a notice on this web page to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Policy and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about our information practices, please contact us by:
- Email to our Director of Marketing and Business Development, nicole.naidyhorski@kaufcan.com
or
- Kaufman & Canoles
150 W. Main Street, Suite 1900
Norfolk, VA 23510
Attn: Nicole Naidyhorski