Welcome to Upsidc’s Privacy Policy
At Upsidc, we understand that your privacy, as well as the confidentiality of your personal information, is important to you. As Your Legal Insights Hub, we recognize our responsibility to preserve the trust and confidence of our readers, subscribers, and end-users. This Privacy Policy sets out how Upsidc gathers, uses, stores, and protects your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, and/or access our library of legal resources. At Upsidc.com, it is our goal to be transparent in our data practices and inform you how we use your data, so that you can make informed decisions about sharing your personal data with us.
Introducing Upsidc
Upsidc is an online publishing platform created by a passionate team of experienced lawyers, researchers, and writers. Our aim is to reach out to the U.S. people and impart accessible, quality legal information. We curate and publish expert-written articles, detailed guides, and useful resources covering a wide range of U.S. law practice areas including Family Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Employment Law, and Immigration Law. We strive to educate, inform, and empower everyday people, students of law, and legal professionals. If you have questions about this policy or your data, please contact us at [email protected] or (738) 984-7625.
This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is for all users of the Upsidc website (https://upsidc.com/) and applies to all information collected through our online site, including when you read papers, download documents, sign up for our newsletter, or otherwise contact us. It does not apply to information collected by any other site that may be linked to from our website, nor does it address information that is collected by any other means. If you use Upsidc, information collection and use for you will be as described in the following text:
The Information We Collect
Upsidc collects your information as part of our effort to better serve you and enhance your experience. The collection of information comes in the following forms:
- Personally Identifiable Information: When you subscribe, communicate, or give a testimonial, we will collect information such as your name, email address, and telephone number (optional).
- Non-Personally Identifiable Information: Both cookies and application logs will automatically collect certain information regarding our visitors and their use of the Services (including without limitation Visitor’s IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, date/time stamp, and click-stream data).
- Usage Data: Data about how our users use the Services are also tracked, collected, and analyzed by us (including without limitation data regarding the page views, the length of visit on the Site, the resources that are accessed from the Site, click-through rates, and pages searched).
- Communications: We may retain communications that you send to us to offer you customer support and satisfaction.
How We Gather Your Information
We collect information via the following methods:
- From you directly when you register for our newsletter, contact us via a form, or leave feedback
- Automatically via cookies and analytics services when you visit our site
- From communications you initiate (emails, telephone calls, etc.)
We use cookies and web analytics services to know our users and their interests so we can provide relevant content and improve our platform.
Cookies and Tracking Technology
Cookies are small files placed on your device that uniquely identify repeat visitors and help us analyze site usage. Upsidc utilizes the following types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: Cookies that are only present when your browser is open. Once you quit your browser, the cookie disappears.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that stay in one of your browser’s subfolders and can be accessed by Upsidc as well as third-party advertisers.
- Cookies placed by Third Parties: Cookies placed by somebody other than Upsidc, such as Google Analytics, which collect aggregate, non-identifying information.
You may choose to manage, restrict, or disable cookies in your browser settings. However, please note that some features may not work as intended with cookies disabled. For more details, you may refer to our Cookie Policy.
Purpose of Collecting Your Information
Upsidc collects and processes your information for the following reasons:
- To allow for access to view our articles, guides, and resources
- To send our newsletter and legal updates to you (with your consent)
- Where you have submitted a question or request, to respond to such requests and any questions
- To analyze how users interact with our site and to enhance the services we provide to you
- To optimize our site security and prevent misuse
- To meet our potential legal obligations and/or enforce applicable laws
Information about you is not sold or rented to third parties for marketing or other commercial purposes.
How We Use Your Information
Your information is used to facilitate and streamline your use of Upsidc in the following ways:
- Communicate with you (such as to send you new articles, legal news, newsletters, etc.)
- Tailor content and advertising to your interests
- Track user patterns and site performance
- Clean up errors and ensure platform security
- Communicate with you in response to a request, comment, or inquiry
- Satisfy any legal or regulatory requirements
Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information
We value your privacy and limit the use and sharing of information as follows:
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who help us to operate, analyze, and improve our website, send out newsletters, or provide technical support. These third-party companies are contractually prohibited from using your data in any manner other than for the purpose for which it was provided.
- Legal Compliance: We may also provide information if we believe it is required by law, regulation, or legal process or governmental request, or to enforce our rights or protect the rights, property, or safety of Upsidc, our users, or others.
- Business Transfers: In the unlikely event of a merger, reorganization, or an acquisition of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, but it will be protected per this Privacy Policy.
We do not sell or otherwise trade your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.
Data Security and Safeguards
Upsidc adopts a variety of technical security measures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, loss, misuse, or alteration of your information, including:
- Secure server architecture with current security technologies
- Encryption during transmission (SSL/TLS)
- Regularly conducted security audits and vulnerability scans
- Access to personal data restricted to authorized agents only
- Secure data storage and backup
Although we attempt to protect your information, we cannot ensure the security of any transmission of your information or the security of our storage of that information. You should use caution when supplying personal information on the Internet.
User Rights
You have a number of rights regarding the personal information we hold that concerns you:
- Access: You have the right to request information we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to ask us to correct your information.
- Deletion: You have the right to obtain the deletion of your personal data, subject to legal and operational considerations.
- Opt-Out: You may opt-out of our newsletter and promotional emails by following instructions included in each message or by contacting us directly.
- Cookies: You can manage cookies using your browser settings.
To exercise any of these rights, please email [email protected] or call (738) 984-7625.
Newsletters and Correspondence
Upsidc by Verisign invites readers to sign up for their free newsletter to receive legal news. Subscription to the newsletter is only required if you opt in – subscriptions are entirely optional and require only a name and email address to subscribe. We use the information submitted from this form only to send legal information and updates. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of a newsletter email or by contacting us. We do not sell or rent our subscriber lists to outside or third parties for any marketing purposes.
Children’s Privacy
Content and resources on Upsidc.com are designed and intended for people 18 years and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. Please contact us at [email protected] should you become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information so that we may delete it accordingly.
Third-Party Websites and Resources
This website may contain links (examples: banner ads, text ads, sponsors) to other websites, resources, or providers that are not controlled, operated, or supervised by Upsidc. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites. Before you disclose to any third party your personally identifiable information, we advise you to consult the privacy policy of that third-party website.
Storage of Your Information
Upsidc retains personal information as required to accomplish the purposes identified in its Privacy Policy or as necessary to comply with any applicable legal, regulatory, or operational requirements. Non-personal, aggregated, or anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for analytical and research purposes. When your personal data is no longer necessary or required, Upsidc undertakes to destroy, delete, or anonymize it securely.
International Users
Although Upsidc is directed to users from a primary location in the United States, our website may be viewed by individuals from other countries. By using our services, you agree to your information being transferred to and processed in the U.S., where data protection laws may be different than those in your country of residence. We take reasonable measures to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
California Rights
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and the right to request that we delete your data. Upsidc respects these rights and will process verifiable requests in accordance with applicable law. To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at [email protected].
GDPR for European Visitors
While Upsidc is directed at U.S. law, we, of course, value visitors from the EEA. If you are in the EEA, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), such as the right to request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of processing in respect to your personal data, or to object to processing or request portability of your data. We will work with you to address your GDPR-related questions at [email protected].
Breach Notification
Upsidc takes data security very seriously. In the worst case, if ever a data breach were to occur involving your personal information, we will inform you immediately, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. On our part, we will take action to mitigate the data breach, measure its impact, and prevent further occurrences.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
From time to time, Upsidc may update this Privacy Policy in response to changes in our business practices, applicable law, or at the request of users. When we do so, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and will make reasonable efforts to alert you via the website or email, if the changes are significant. We encourage you to periodically review this policy for updates.
Contacting Upsidc
Any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our practices concerning your data may be directed to:
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Telephone: | (738) 984-7625 |
| Physical address: | 9101 N 70th St, Los Angeles CA 90045 |
| Website: | https://upsidc.com/ |
We do not take your privacy concerns lightly and will address your questions as soon as possible. For more information, you may also visit our Contact Us page.
Your Consent and Acceptance
NOTE: BY USING THE UPLIFT YOUR BUSINESS WEBSITE (“WEBSITE”), ACCESSING OUR CONTENT OR SUBSCRIBING TO OUR NEWSLETTER, YOU ACCEPT THE PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE OR SERVICES. CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE THAT HAS CHANGED AS A RESULT OF AMENDMENTS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTANCE.
Power To Your Law Practice-Securely
The Upsidc team believes that empowered people are knowledgeable people and we are committed to protecting your privacy. This commitment to privacy is part of our mission to make up-to-date and reliable legal information available to everyone, so we hope you’ll check out our articles and guides, sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest legal information from us, and get in touch with our support team if you have any questions. Thanks for making Upsidc your trusted source for legal guidance.