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Rainmaking for Lawyers Privacy Policy

Online Privacy Policy

Successful Career Strategies, Inc. a California Corporation d/b/a Rainmaking For Lawyers (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy of confidential and Personal Information. For purposes of this Policy, Personal Information is defined as information that directly or indirectly identifies specific individuals who may be clients, employees, contractors, vendors, job applicants or others who are inside or outside the Company.

This privacy policy is based on the privacy and data protection principles in the jurisdictions in which we operate. This policy summarizes the Company’s data protection practices in general terms, and is intended to advise our clients, potential clients, job applicants, website visitors, and other third parties about the privacy and data protection policies that are relevant to them.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

As detailed below, the Company collects Personal Information in the course of providing coaching, consulting, and related services to its clients and with respect to visitors to this website. We may also collect personal information about you when you interact with us on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, when you register for webinars organized by the Company, and when you register to receive electronic newsletters sent out by the Company. In addition, we may collect Personal Information about you when you interact with third parties who automatically collect personal information, as described more fully below in the description of our policy relating to cookies.

Topics:

  • What data do we collect?
  • How do we collect your data?
  • How will we use your data?
  • How will we store your data?
  • What are your data protection rights?
  • What are cookies?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • What types of cookies do we use?
  • Do not track signals
  • Children
  • Privacy policies of other websites
  • For California residents
  • For our European users
  • Changes to our privacy policy
  • Contact Us

 

What data do we collect?

The types of Personal Information we may collect from you depends on the nature of your relationship with Rainmaking For Lawyers and the requirements of the applicable laws.

Clients

We process a range of Personal Information about clients, including their name, address, phone number(s), job title, job and compensation history, email address, business information relating to financial performance as well payment history for services we do or have provided. Depending on the nature of the services we provide, we may also collect information relating to the employees, contractors, and vendors of our clients.

We process Personal Information about or on behalf of or relating to clients for a variety of reasons including the following:

  • Providing consulting and coaching services;
  • Collecting, maintaining, and managing client information;
  • Responding to questions and requests for information;
  • Creating and a range of content;
  • Maintaining financial and billing records and processing Invoices and related matters for clients;
  • Maintaining operational systems, including but not limited to evaluating changes to policies and procedures;
  • Identifying services and new offerings.

 

Vendors

We process a range of Personal Information about vendors, including their name, address, phone number(s), job title, email address, and business information relating to our payment history and invoices for services we have received.

We process personal information about vendors for a variety of business purposes, including the following:

  • Responding to questions and requests for information;
  • Maintaining operational systems, including but not limited to evaluating changes to policies and procedures;
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of services we have received from vendors.

 

Visitors

If you visit a Rainmaking for Lawyers office, we may collect personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your title, name, address, phone number(s)and email addresses. We process this personal information for a variety of purposes, including to provide access to our offices and systems, for security, to facilitate communications with you, to discuss our services, and to provide other information we believe may be of interest to you.

 

Recruiting

If you submit personal information via our website, or otherwise to inquire about or apply for a position at Rainmaking for Lawyers, we will process such Personal Information to evaluate your candidacy and otherwise to communicate with you regarding your inquiry.

 

Visitors to our Website

When visiting Rainmaking For Lawyers, we collect Personal Information including the following:

  • If you complete the ‘Connect with us’ section on the Rainmaking For Lawyers website, we collect the information you provide:
    • Your name
    • Your email
    • Your phone
    • What’s on your mind?
  • If you complete the ‘Contact us’ section on the Rainmaking For Lawyers website, we collect the information you provide:
    • Name
    • Email
    • Subject
    • Message
  • In addition, we automatically track and collect certain information when you visit our website:
    • IP addresses
    • domain servers
    • types of computers accessing the Site
    • types of web browsers used to access the Site

      Such information is anonymous and does not personally identify you.  It is, however, helpful for marketing purposes or for improving your experience on the website.

Likewise, and as is described in more detail below, we use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends. Most web browsers are set up to accept cookies but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

 

How do we collect your data?

Visitors to our website provide Rainmaking for Lawyers with much of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Complete the ‘Connect with us’ and submit the information.
  • Complete the ‘Contact us’ section and submit the information.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies

Rainmaking for Lawyers may also receive Personal Information from external sources, including the following:

Other External Services

We use different external services such as Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data such as your IP address, as described in our policy relating to cookies, you have the option of blocking them here.

 

How will we use your data?

The Company collects your data for a variety of reasons, including the following:

  • To contact you and to respond to your requests and inquiries.
  • To monitor the performance of our websites and to personalize your experience when visiting this website.
  • To assist us in our recruitment efforts.
  • To provide you with consulting, coaching, and related services and to otherwise meet our contractual obligations.
  • To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • To provide information about developments and trends that may be of interest to you.

 

How do we store your data?

Rainmaking for Lawyers securely stores your data on the Cloud hosted by Microsoft Office 365 and this is backed up on the cloud. We also maintain a Client Relations Management (“CRM”) application that is also backed up on the cloud. Our cloud-based systems are accessed by authorized Company personnel and the data is protected by firewalls and standard industry security measures.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.  For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org

 

How do we use cookies?

Rainmaking for Lawyers use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website including understanding how you use our website.

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Specifically, when you access this website, you may click on the different category headings to find out more about specific kinds of cookies. You can also change some of your preferences with respect to various categories of cookies. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

 

What types of cookies do we use?

Essential Website Cookies:  These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will likely impact how our site functions.

Other External Services.  We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, Google Analytics, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address, you have the option of enabling us to collect such cookies. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Due to security reasons, we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

 

Do Not Track Signals

“Do Not Track” signals are options available on your browser to tell operators of websites that you do not wish to have your online activity tracked. Our websites operate no differently if these “Do Not Track” signals are enabled or disabled. Our Internet Services do not allow any third parties to collect Personal Information about your online activities over time or across websites for their own purposes.

 

Children

The Company does not intend this website to be used by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect information  from minors in the U.S. or elsewhere. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information relating to a minor, we reserve the right to delete that information immediately. If you are concerned about protecting the privacy rights of children in the U.S., and seek more information about this topic, please review the applicable information on the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

 

Privacy policies of other websites

The Rainmaking for Lawyers website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

 

For California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides California residents with certain data protection rights relating to their Personal Information. With certain limitations and restrictions, these rights  include: (1) the right to opt out of having your Personal Information be shared or sold; and (2) the right to access, delete your Personal Information, and not to have your Personal Information used in an unlawfully discriminatory manner. If you wish to exercise your rights under the CCPA, please follow the instructions set forth in the Contact Us section below.

The CCPA generally permits collecting, receiving, and maintaining Personal Information in the course of administering Company business or in connection to information provided to the Company. Under the CCPA, permitted categories of Personal Information may include identifiers, commercial information, biometric information, internet and related network activity, geolocation data, sensory data, professional and employment data, and non-public educational data. In addition, permitted information may include personal information as described in the California Consumer Records statute.

 

For Our European Users

As a U.S-based consulting firm, our operations are largely conducted in the United States.  Please note that Personal Information processed in the U.S. might be subject to rules and regulations that are less stringent than those that apply in your country. We provide appropriate protections for those cross-border transfers as required by the laws that apply to international data transfers. Where required by such laws, you may request information about the safeguards we have in place by following the instructions set forth in the Contact Us section.

We typically retain Personal Information relating to marketing communications you receive from the Company for at least two years following the date of your last contact with us. Upon request, we will delete your Personal Information in accordance with applicable law. For Personal Information that we collect for reasons other than marketing, we typically retain your Personal Information for the period of time needed to fulfill the purposes of this Privacy Policy, and as otherwise needed to comply with tax, employment, and our other obligations. In handling your Personal Information, we do not use automated decision-making tools that do not include some element of human intervention.

Under EU and UK data protection laws, individuals have certain data protections rights. In general, these rights may include:

The right to access – You have the right to request Rainmaking for Lawyers for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for that service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Rainmaking for Lawyers correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You may also have the right to request Rainmaking for Lawyers to complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Rainmaking for Lawyers erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to object to Rainmaking for Lawyer’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Rainmaking for Lawyers transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Objection. You have the right to object to how the Company processes your Personal Information processing on grounds relating to your situation (e.g., direct marketing). We will abide by your request unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests and rights, such as to meet our legal obligations.

Withdrawing Consent.  If you have consented to our processing of your Personal Information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, free of charge. Please note that if you withdraw your consent, this will not impact the appropriateness of how we process your information before you withdrew your consent.

If you wish to exercise your rights as listed above, please follow the instructions set forth in the Contact Us section below.  If you feel that we did not satisfactorily resolve your request, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

 

Changes to our privacy policy

Rainmaking for Lawyers keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this webpage. We may update this Privacy Policy at our discretion, such that the terms may materially change from time to time. If we do make material changes to this Policy, we will note that on our website or through some other means, such as via email. By continuing to use the Company’s website, you acknowledge your understanding of the current version of the Privacy Policy.

 

Contact Us

The Company manages a Privacy Program under the supervision of a Data Protection Officer. The Data Protection Officer serves as the primary point of contact for answering questions about your Personal Information.

If you have any questions about Rainmaking for Lawyers privacy policy, the Personal Information that we have relating to you, you wish to update your Personal Information, to withdraw your consent you have provided us previously, or to otherwise exercise data protection rights that may apply in your jurisdiction, please contact us as follows:

Email:                   [email protected] and write the phrase “Privacy Policy” in the subject matter field.

Call:                      001.310.734.6073

Mail:                     Rainmaking for Lawyers
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

 

 

Last revised In October 2022

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