Privacy policy.

Personal Information
Spring Up Legal PLLC (“Spring Up Legal,” “we,” “our” or “us”) respects your privacy online. Personal data is only stored by Spring Up Legal when it has been voluntarily communicated by you to Spring Up Legal, for example by sending us an email, Web engagement forms, subscribing to our newsletter, or by direct correspondence with a Spring Up Legal attorney or employee regarding representation. If you voluntarily communicate your name and contact information to Spring Up Legal, Spring Up Legal will only use that information to contact you with information that we believe will be of interest to you. Such information will not be shared or otherwise disclosed to a third party without your consent, except for disclosure to third parties who assist or cooperate in preparing firm mailings or monitoring our website or unless we reasonably believe we are required to do so by law. We will not sell, trade or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. If you wish to change any information submitted to Spring Up Legal, or if you wish to opt out of our mailing list, please do so by contacting info@springuplegal.com.

How and When We Share Your Information
Maintaining the confidentiality of information about our users is important to us. We do not sell any of the information we collect to third parties. We may share the information that we collect from you in the following ways: If the disclosure is required in the course of processing or handling your request, such as processing payments or making a filing on your behalf to the US Copyright Office and US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Please note that the US Copyright Office and the USPTO will make public the name and address of any trademark applicant. If we are required by law or reasonably believe that we are required by law, to comply with a valid legal requirement to disclose the information, such as applicable law, government regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; In case of any dispute or legal proceedings of any kind involving you and the Website or the firm or in any case we suspect misconduct or wrongdoing in your use of the Website or our services; and In any case we reasonably believe that sharing your information is necessary to prevent imminent bodily harm or damage to property.

Advertising / Marketing communications:
Spring Up Legal may use personal information to send newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to the visitor. Recipients may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided within the email.

Transactional communications:
For visitors who have submitted the Web contact form, we will use the email address and phone number provided to contact the visitor regarding inquiry. This contact information of the visitor will be discarded if the visitor does not engage our firm in representation. Please note that we will still send transactional-related messages despite opting out of marketing communications for actively-engaged clients of the firm. Transactional-related messages include communications about business formation, trademark and copyright applications, intellectual property enforcement, business matters relating to the client.

Data retention:
We may send the client documents, correspondence, and other materials during our representation through e-mail or US snail mail. At the conclusion of representation, the client’s file will be closed and original documents will be returned. We will thereafter store file for approximately two (2) years, after which will the client file will be destroyed or discarded after that period of time unless client submits instruction in writing to retain files for a longer period.

File security:
We may hold personal information in different ways, including in hard copy or electronic form. Security measures are place to ensure that any personal information we hold is secure and protected from misuse, loss, fraudulent activity and unauthorized disclosure. All information is held in a secure, electronic or physical manner. Information storage methods include electronic customer relationship management databases that require two factor authentication and secure connections utilizing Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

Changes to Privacy Policy:
If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes to our Website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change. The new policy will apply only to information collected thereafter. This privacy policy takes into consideration the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation guidelines. Should any new policy go into effect, we will post it on this site, and the new policy will apply only to information collected thereafter.

Cookies
You should be aware that this website tracks users anonymously through the use of cookies, as is typical of many websites. Please do not submit any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information (e.g. Social Security Number; driver’s license number; or credit card, bank account or other financial information). If you do you do so at your own risk and we will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission. First party cookies are used to measure your usage of this website. This website tracks visitors using first party logging and reporting features as well as Squarespace Analytics. Our web server records the name of the page from which you visit us and the pages you actually visit. This information will be evaluated for statistical purposes. Your personal data will not be collected, recorded or processed. Cookies can be disabled by changing the settings on your browser, though some parts of the website may not function well if you choose to do so. By continuing to use the website of Spring Up Legal without changing your browser settings, you agree to our use of cookies as described herein.

Privacy of Children
Spring Up Legal does not direct its website to children under thirteen (13) years of age. Individuals under eighteen (18) should consult with their parent or guardian about the use of this website.

Third Party Sites
Except as otherwise expressly discussed in this Privacy Policy, this policy only addresses Spring Up Legal’s use and disclosure of information we collect from you. This site may contain links to other sites in order to provide further information or for the convenience of visitors to our site. Please be aware that Spring Up Legal is not and cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of websites linked on this site or any other website. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy of all third-party websites that you visit.

Effective as of June 1, 2021.