Our Cookie Policy Introduction
“At RaufSmith Legal Insights, we are committed to providing our users with clear, reliable, and user-friendly access to legal news, commentary from legal experts, and many additional helpful resources. As part of our commitment to you and the responsible use of technology, this Cookie Policy describes how and why cookies and similar technologies are utilized on our site (https://raufsmith.com/). Knowing and understanding how we work will help you make the right decisions for your interaction online with us. Our hope is that this information regarding our use of cookies will further protect you and your personal data, and create a better functioning site that helps fill your specific needs.”
In order to make full use of our site, you will need to accept the use of cookies. Cookies create a positive enhancement of web user experience and offer a number of benefits when interacting online with us. Cookies are a helpful way of remembering you and your individual preferences while also enabling you to move freely from one area to another and making it easy for you to move in and out of areas that require you to be signed into your account. Below in this policy section we provide you with more information about the types of cookies we use and why we use them.
The Cookies We Use To improve your user experience, RaufSmith Legal Insights uses the following cookies:
- Authentication Cookies – these cookies let us verify your identity when moving through your account areas, as well as to remember which sections of your account have already been viewed by you. Remembering your login preferences also makes it easier for you to interact with our site.
- Functionality Cookies – these cookies keep track of the information that is required as our site operates in real time, allowing you to move through the site from page to page without needing to click on different links or re-enter information.
- Analytics Cookies – these cookies track how often our site is used and where our users generally go. This allows us to improve your experience, make any needed improvements so that each page loads correctly, and help us understand how information is being used in order to respond to emerging user needs.
- Advertising Cookies – these cookies allow a more personalized choice of content related specifically to your interests. Advertising cookies help us determine appropriate ads to feature at different points throughout our site.
What are Cookies?
“Cookies” are small text files placed on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They contain data that is transferred to your device which can identify your device, assist in remembering information about you, and improve your experience while visiting and between visits. Cookies do not generally contain personally identifiable information and can be linked to personally identifiable information if you have submitted such information on our website.
Our site analysis tool, Google Analytics, uses “cookies” (explained further below) to help us analyze how users navigate our site. Our site analysis tool will only use this information to generate anonymous statistics and reports for us for the purpose of improving our site.
Our Reasons for Using Cookies
Cookies are a vital part of providing an efficient and personalized web experience. At RaufSmith Legal Insights we utilize cookies to:
- Ensure proper functioning and performance of the website
- Recognize your preferences, like language and localization settings
- Analyze website traffic and user behavior to enhance our content and functionality
- Facilitate newsletter subscription and authentication for registered users
- Assist with security measures to protect your information and our content
- Offer social sharing functionality and third-party integration as needed
We strive to make your experience on our platform as valuable to you as possible through efficient use of cookies that enable you to receive the most relevant legal information in its most current form.
Types of Cookies We May Use
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are required for the site’s basic functionality, such as providing you with access to certain sections, navigation, security, and accessibility. Without these cookies, the website can’t be used.
- Performance cookies: We use performance cookies which gather information for us (in a way that cannot be used to identify individual visitors) on how visitors use our site and allow us to improve the service we provide. This information includes visitor numbers (for example information on the most popular pages on our sites), page views and time spent on certain pages so we can improve our websites and understand how you came to our website.
- Functionality cookies: These are used to support your day to day interaction with the website including remembering choices you’ve made (such as language or display preferences).
- Analytical cookies: We also use analytical tools (including Google Analytics) that deliver a wide range of data on visitors to our website without identifying them.
- Third party cookies: Some of the cookies we use are set by third party services that appear on our pages, for example when we incorporate the third parties’ capabilities in order to provide enhanced functionality (for example to allow you to share through social media channels or play embedded video content). These cookies will be governed by the relevant third parties’ cookie policies.
How We Use Cookies to Optimize Your Visit
Our cookie usage is driven by our goal to make legal information usable and useful. Here are some of the ways in which cookies can improve your experience on RaufSmith Legal Insights:
- Automatically customize our content recommendations based on your past visits and interests
- Speed up newsletter sign-up and website logins (you don’t need to keep entering information every time you visit)
- Remember display preferences and accessibility options, making the site easier to use for a wider range of visitors
- Track the performance of the site, and detect some system issues, allowing us to deliver a more stable and secure website
- Gather data anonymously for editorial analysis, helping us meet the needs of our broad constituency
All our cookie usage is completely in line with standard practice on the internet.
Cookie Preferences and Management
We want you to have control over your information; that’s why, when you first visit our website, it presents clear notification about the cookies we use and a link to this Cookie Policy. You are able to manage your cookie preferences for our website at any time by using the appropriate settings in your web browser. Most web browsers allow you to:
- Accept or refuse certain types of cookies
- Erase the cookies that have already been stored on your device
- Adjust notifications on whether cookies are being introduced
Please be aware that if you disable certain cookies, in the subsequent visit to our website some parts of it may not work properly or you may not be able to fully access certain features. You may also refer to your web browser’s help section for guidance with respect to managing cookies.
Cookies and Your Personal Information
Although cookies themselves may not contain personal information, some data collected using cookies may be linked to your personal information if you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us via online forms. In those situations, any processing of that data will be conducted in accordance with our Privacy Policy and other legal requirements.
RaufSmith Legal Insights does not provide your personal information to third parties and does not sell, rent or license your personal information to anyone. If we use third parties for services such as analytics, we select those providers carefully and require that they follow strict standards for data protection.
Third-Party Cookies and Other Integrations
“To create a more interactive experience for our users, we may embed content and data from third-party services, including videos, social sharing tools, and analytics tools. These third-party services may drop cookies on your computer when you view their content or interact with their tools on our sites. Some common third-party tools that we integrate into our sites are: Google Analytics: for anonymous traffic and usage statistics tracking. Social networking plug-ins: for example, by adding sharing tools for services like LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook. Email subscription systems: for example, for managing sign-ups and distribution of email newsletters. We do not control the placement of those third parties’ cookies. Please consult the privacy and cookie policies of those third-party services for details about their use of cookies.”
How Long We Retain Cookies
Cookies can be stored on your device, ranging in retention periods. Some are so-called “session cookies,” which expire after you close your browser, while others are “persistent cookies,” which stay on your device until they expire or are deleted. RaufSmith Legal Insights uses reasonable retention periods that allow you the most convenience without sacrificing your privacy. For instance:
- Session cookies: Typically expire after single browser session
- Persistent cookies: Can persist for a maximum of 12-months before being deleted or refreshed.
Cookies also can be removed any time by using your web browser settings.
Protecting Your Privacy and Security
At RaufSmith Legal Insights the protection of your privacy is extremely important to us. Our website uses strong security measures to safeguard cookie data from unauthorized access or disclosure. Staff members are trained regularly on data protection principles. System vulnerabilities are continuously monitored.
All third party partners of RaufSmith Legal Insights abide by high standards of data security and privacy.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
Because of evolving technology and law, we may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We encourage you to periodically check this page for information about our use of cookies and protection of privacy. The date of the latest update will appear at the top of this policy.
If any material changes are made to our cookie policy, we will communicate such material changes to users via the website or email for newsletter subscribers.
Your Rights and Options
“You are entitled to:
- Access information about the cookies we use
- Withdraw consent to non-essential cookies at any time
- Request that we delete or correct any personal data we’ve collected based on cookies (except where we are required by law not to do so)
- Opt out of certain types of data collection through device settings or browser settings
If you wish us to exercise these rights (or would like more help with this process) please contact us directly at [email protected] or +1 818 677 1177″
Cookies and Children’s Privacy
RaufSmith Legal Insights does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has submitted personal information in connection with our website, please contact us at [email protected] so we may promptly investigate and if appropriate, remove the information from our systems.
Compliance and Legal Requirements
We will further implement all necessary measures to ensure compliance with all data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and all relevant additional regulations. We want our Cookie Policy to encompass best practices, to ensure that users from various jurisdictions are protected and informed.
Contact Us for Assistance or Questions
If you have a question concerning our Cookie Policy, seek additional explanation on the use of cookies, and/or wish to exercise your rights in respect of your data, please contact us using the following details:
Address: 6789 Hollywood Blvd Ste 39, Los Angeles CA 90028
Phone: (818) 677-1177
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://raufsmith.com/
RaufSmith Legal Insights is committed to collaborating and solving all issues you may have in respect of your data privacy. For more information, please visit our Contact RaufSmith Legal Insights page.
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