TERMS OF USE, DISCLAIMERS & PRIVACY STATEMENT
Disclaimer
The Livingston Group (“The Livingston Group”) owns and operates this Site. By accessing and using it, you agree to these terms.
Not Legal Advice
This website presents general information about The Livingston Group and is not intended as legal advice nor should you consider it such. No inquiry will be treated as confidential or privileged, and any email communication may be disclosed to other persons without regard to confidentiality considerations. Please do not send us confidential or proprietary information. Such information will not be treated as private, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure until The Livingston Group has communicated it is willing and able to accept your new matter.
The Livingston Group’s principal offices are located in Washington, D.C. The Livingston Group makes no representation that materials in this Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
The Site’s office of origin is The Livingston Group’s Washington, D.C. office.
The Livingston Group partner principally responsible for this site is J. Allen Martin, Managing Partner.
Privacy Notice
The Livingston Group respects your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice applies to The Livingston Group websites and blogs. This Notice describes the types of personal information we collect on these Sites, how we may use that information, and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to protect the security of 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 Sites. Here are the ways you may provide the information and the types of information you may submit. We also tell you how we may use the information. - Event Registration
You may register on our Sites for The Livingston Group-sponsored events. 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. We also may use the information to communicate with you about other events and topics that we believe may be of interest to you. - News, Alerts, and Publications
On our Sites, you may sign up to receive news, alerts, and publications from The Livingston Group. 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. - Blogs
You may be able to submit comments to The Livingston Group blogs. You may include personal information in your comment, and you also may submit your name and email address with your comment. We may use your name to identify you as a commenter. You also may subscribe to get an RSS feed or email of our blogs by submitting your email address. We use this information to send you the information you request and to communicate with you in connection with our blogs. - Contact Us
If you communicate with us through the “Contact Us” link on our Sites, we may ask you for information such as your name, email address, and telephone number so we can respond to your questions and comments. We also may use the information you provide to communicate with you about topics that we believe may be of interest to you. - Other Site Features
Our Sites offer various features, which we may change from time to time. We may ask you to submit certain personal information so we can provide you with and communicate with you about these features.
Other Uses of Information
We may use the personal information you provide on the Sites for our internal purposes. These purposes include administration of the Sites, market research, data analytics, and compliance with our legal obligations, policies, and procedures.
Personal Information We Collect by Automated Means
We collect certain information by automated means when you visit our Sites, such as how many users visited our Sites and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor the Sites to our visitors. We collect this information through various means such as “cookies,” “web beacons,” and IP addresses, as explained below.
Cookies
Like many companies, some of our Sites may 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. 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. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our site features.
Web Beacons
Certain pages on our Sites 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 Sites, 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 Sites.
Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose personal information visitors submit through our Sites, except as described in this Privacy Notice. We may share your information among The Livingston Group-related entities. We also may share the information with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf (for example, to process online registration forms for events or to administer our blogs). 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 Notice.
Links to Other Sites
Occasionally we provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites operate independently from our Sites and are not under our control. These sites may have their own privacy notices 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 Sites designed to protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the personal information we collect through our Sites.
Information We Transfer
We may transfer the personal information we collect through the Sites to other countries where we do business, which may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you reside. We have taken steps to provide an adequate level of protection in accordance with European data protection law in cases of transfers from Europe to third countries.
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:
emailing us at: info@livingstongroupdc.com.
or
writing us at:
The Livingston Group
Attn.: Lorraine Kuchmy
499 South Capitol Street, SW
Washington, DC 20003
Access and Correction
To the extent required by law, we provide users with (i) reasonable access to the personal information they provide through the Sites, and (ii) the ability to review, correct, and delete such personal information. To help protect your privacy, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to your information.
Updates to Our Privacy Notice
We may update or change this Privacy Notice from time to time and without prior notice to you. We will post a prominent notice on this web page to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Notice 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:
or writing us at:
The Livingston Group
Attn: Management
499 South Capitol Street, SW
Washington, DC 20003