The LawPartnering^SM Institute is committed to protecting your privacy online.

LawPartnering, Inc., the owner of this Web site and its contents, recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information provided by site users. Accordingly, user information is collected and used in strict compliance with this Privacy Policy. By using the LawPartnering^SM Institute site, you consent to the collection and use of information as outlined below.

Who Is Collecting Your Information
When Information Is Collected
Use Of Information And With Whom It Is Shared
A Note About Security
Purchase and/or Credit Card Information
Newsletter Subcription
Privacy Inquiries
Changes To The Privacy Policy

Who Is Collecting Your Information

When you provide personal information on this Web site, that information goes only LawPartnering, Inc., an Arizona corporation, except as otherwise indicated herein. If the intention is to share information collected with any other party, you will be notified of such intention at the time the data is requested and transferred so that you can decide whether or not you are willing to have the information shared in that manner.

When Information Is Collected

To access certain portions of this Web site, you are asked to enroll in the LawPartnering^SM Institute. In enrolling, you are voluntarily providing certain personal information to us including your name and title, the name of your firm/employer, your email address, your physical mailing address, your telephone and facsimile numbers and your area of occupation. You are also choosing a personal password. This information comprises your Member Profile. You can always view, update and/or correct the information in your Member Profile by clicking on the Preferences Button on pages in the member-only areas of the site.

Aside from your enrollment, LawPartnering, Inc., collects information about our members in connection with certain activities on the site, including when you participate in our discussion forums, special seminars, workshops and polls and when you purchase materials or products that we offer. This information is collected through the use of cookies in interfacing with member traffic to the site. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are transferred by our servers and stored by your Web browser on your computer's hard drive. Also, when site visitors or members request pages from our Web server, the server automatically collects some information about the users, including their IP addresses. Computers on the network use these addresses to send the requested information to you.

Use of Information And With Whom It Is Shared

Except as specified herein, it is the general policy of LawPartnering, Inc., not to reveal personal information about members to third parties without the member's permission and to use reasonable precautions to keep this information secure.

LawPartnering, Inc., uses the IP addresses of visitors and enrolled members to administer this Web site, respond to member comments and diagnose problems with our servers, as well as to gather broad demographic information about site users. The general demographic information does not contain anything that identifies users personally or that can be used to identify them. We may combine demographic information supplied by members during enrollment with site usage data to develop profiles, in aggregate form, about our members and their preferences regarding the content of the site and the products or services we offer. LawPartnering, Inc., may share this composite information with existing or prospective sponsors to help them better understand our member profile and the dynamics of our site. However, specific information about individual members is not distributed to sponsors or other parties, except as herein specified.

The LawPartnering^SM Institute periodically sends out email newsletters or bulletins using subscriber and member contact information for this purpose. Institute members can indicate if they prefer not to receive these email communications. Third parties are able to access our members only through advertisements on our site or within our newsletters or bulletins, or as a result of our members asking to be placed on a list to receive information from our sponsors on certain subjects of interest.

This Web site also uses cookies to deliver content specific to our members' interests and to honor their preferences. The information gathered about visitors and members of the LawPartnering^SM Institute is used to guide us in creating a site that serves the needs and interests of our users. Upon request, LawPartnering, Inc., will remove member information from our database or permit members to "opt out" of future email communications.

Of course, we will share personal information about you with other parties when you request or order materials or products available from the LawPartnering^SM Institute or others through this Web site. In such event, only so much information will be provided as may be necessary to make an appropriate record of your request, ship your materials and contact you about the status of your order.

Also, if you elect to participate by posting messages in our discussion groups, on message boards or during online educational events, your real name and email address will be posted together with your message. In this regard, you cannot hide your identity or email address from other members of the Institute and the posting of anonymous messages is not allowed. This exception to our general policy of privacy allows us to protect our member community from abusive postings and provides a verifiable point of contact should legal questions arise.

Please remember, if you volunteer other personal information about you in posting messages in our public or private forums (such as your telephone number or mailing address), that information is available to all other persons having access to those forums and may be used by someone in ways unintended by you. Your disclosure of information in such manner and the consequences thereof are your sole responsibility.

Also, please note that LawPartnering, Inc., may disclose member information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authority, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including, without limitation, to protect the rights or properties of LawPartnering, Inc.; or when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with the rights or properties of LawPartnering, Inc., whether intentionally or otherwise; or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities).

A Note About Security

The importance of security regarding personal information provided by users of this Web site to LawPartnering, Inc., is of utmost concern to us. LawPartnering, Inc., exercises great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your personal computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, LawPartnering, Inc., cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Once we receive your transmission, LawPartnering, Inc., will undertake best efforts to ensure the security of your information on our systems. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, our servers utilize sophisticated physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information that you may provide to us online.

We consider your Password and other personal data that you provide to us highly sensitive information. Although LawPartnering, Inc., takes precautions to prevent unauthorized use of your personal data, you must also be careful to safeguard this information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and any account information. LawPartnering, Inc., will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or email. To ensure that others cannot access your Member Profile, post messages or order materials in your name, please remember to exit the LawPartnering^SM Institute site and close your browser window at the end of each visit.

Purchasing and/or Credit Card Information

Purchase orders that you submit to our Bookstore affiliate, Barnes & Nobel, are processed through Barnes & Nobel's secure online customer service. The Institute's online ordering pages are eCommerce enabled, providing a secure means of ordering materials and registering for our educational programs. LawPartnering, Inc., does not maintain any credit card information, which means that you have to provide it each time you make a purchase. Accordingly, you alone control this confidential information.

Newsletter Subscription

Enrolled members of the LawPartnering^SM Institute automatically receive our unscheduled email newsletter. Non-member users can also subscribe to this service by providing the user's email address, which is only used to distribute the requested newsletter. You can "unsubscribe" to the newsletter at any time by e-mailing unsubscribe@lawpartnering.com and typing the words "NEWSLETTER UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message subject line.

Privacy Inquiries

If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or any other questions about privacy on the LawPartnering^SM Institute site, please contact:

Peter Jenkins, Esq.
President
LawPartnering, Inc.
Telephone: 928-776-4600
Email: peter.Jenkins@lawpartnering.com

Changes To The Privacy Policy

Since the LawPartnering^SM Institute continually updates the services and materials that it provides to site visitors and enrolled members, this Privacy Policy may change over time to match the services and materials that we make available. As such, LawPartnering, Inc., reserves the right to change this Policy. Any changes to this Policy will be described in future versions and posted here for user review.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 1, 2001.