Introduction
Miller & Chevalier Chartered is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Consistent with our professional obligations, the firm exercises the utmost care in its handling of client information and data.
This privacy policy includes the use of Miller & Chevalier's marketing communications, including our public website and blogs, and our online information practices, as well as the choices you can make about the way your information is used by the firm.
If you are a firm client and have any questions or concerns about your privacy or the confidentiality and security of your information or data, please contact the lawyer handling your matter. As with all clients and prospective clients, for the purpose of representing you or determining if we will represent you, we collect personal information about clients, and those who seek to hire us, including basic information about you — your contact, background, and identification information, financial information, technical information, details about our representation of you, and other information you may provide to us.
Please recognize that your use of our website and blogs, and your contact with the firm, means that you accept our privacy policy. If you do not agree with any part of our policy or our terms of use, please do not use our website, blogs, or online services and do not provide us with any personal information.
Collection of Data and How It's Used
Miller & Chevalier collects data for the purpose of providing our site and services to you, communicating with you, conducting surveys, improving our site and services, and complying with applicable law. The firm has determined that it has a legitimate interest in carrying out processing for these purposes, subject to applicable law and to the extent that your interest and rights do not override this interest.
We do log each visitor's domain and IP address automatically. This identifies the computer that is being used, but it does not identify the user as an individual by name or email address. For this purpose, we may also use "cookies" to collect information about visitors' use of the website or blogs, including basic information about the visiting computer and its connection to the Internet (e.g., the date and time of access to our site and the domain name and IP address from which the visitor entered our site). We use the information supplied by a visitor or visitor's web browser to track the volume and nature of use of this site and the usefulness of particular sections of the site. This information is aggregated and the statistics are used to assist us in managing our website and blogs. We do not link this information with any personally identifiable data about you. You can opt out of the uses of such cookies. However, when you opt out of such usage, a cookie is used to indicate this decision. Cookies can be disabled by changing the settings on your browser. If you do decide to disable cookies, you will still be able to access our website. Further, if you have disabled all cookies (or if you change computers, devices, or browsers), you may need to repeat the process of opting out of our usage of cookies.
Personal Information
Miller & Chevalier does not collect personal information (such as name, address, telephone numbers, or email address) from visitors to its public website or blogs, except when the information is specifically provided by a visitor (for example, in a request to be contacted, or to have information provided by the firm to the visitor, such as subscribing to newsletters or other publications).
Except as explained above, we will not use your individual personal data for any automated profiling or decision-making. In addition, Miller & Chevalier does not sell any data or information to third parties. We do not otherwise provide any data or information to third parties, except as required to maintain our website, blogs, and computer systems, and as may be required by law.
If you choose to provide us with personal information, including your name, title, company affiliation, address, and email, we may use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. We may also use this information to contact you or to send you firm newsletters, alerts, notices of Miller & Chevalier events, or other related information. By providing us with this information, you understand and agree that you accept the terms of this policy and our usage. We will use such information solely for the purpose requested.
We will delete your personal data when it is no longer reasonably required for any of the uses permitted or if you ask us to do so (where applicable). Please note, however, that if the firm is legally required or permitted to retain such data, if the firm determines that it is necessary in relation to legal claims we may make or defend against, or the deletion would require the firm to alter its automated backup systems or disaster recovery systems, we may retain this data for an additional period.
At your request, and in compliance with your rights and as permitted or required under applicable data protection laws and regulations and our professional obligations, we will provide you with a copy of your personal data and will correct any inaccurate information or errors you identify to us. You have the right to restrict our processing of your personal data. You also have the right to make a complaint with supervisory authorities regarding our processing of your personal data. All requests, or any questions regarding this policy or our handling of your personal data, should be addressed to Miller & Chevalier at privacy@milchev.com.
As required by applicable law and regulation, we will also comply with your request to stop sending any such further communications.
If you ever determine that you do not want to receive such information, you may click the link to unsubscribe within the email delivering a particular publication or send an email to the Miller & Chevalier webmaster at privacy@milchev.com to request that you be unsubscribed.
If any of the information that you have provided changes, please let us know the corrected information by sending the updates to Miller & Chevalier at privacy@milchev.com.
If you would prefer to use an authorized agent to submit a privacy rights request, you may do so, but we will not comply with that request or provide information unless and until we have fully verified the validity of that request. If you choose to exercise any of your rights of privacy under any state authority (including under the California Consumer Privacy Act), we will not discriminate against you in any way.
Because Miller & Chevalier's website and blogs are operated in the United States, any information submitted to our website and blogs – from any location – will be automatically transmitted to us in the United States. The United States does not provide the same level of data protection as is required in some other parts of the world, but users in some states (including California) may have additional rights. Miller & Chevalier's website and blogs use security measures to protect the information you provide to us, but we cannot guarantee that these measures will prevent a third party from unlawfully intercepting or accessing this information. We also cannot guarantee that errors will not occur in the administration of the website or blogs, which would allow such information to be accessed.
Data Transfers
We may transfer personal information we collect about you to recipients in countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. When we transfer your information to recipients in other countries (such as the U.S.), we will protect that information as described in this privacy policy.
If you are located in the European Union (and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) (collectively, the EU), United Kingdom (and Gibraltar) (collectively, the U.K.), or Switzerland, we will comply with applicable legal requirements providing adequate protection for the transfer of personal information to recipients in countries outside of the EU, U.K., or Switzerland that have not been recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection. In this event, we will implement appropriate safeguards. With respect to transfers of personal information from the EU, U.K., or Switzerland to the U.S., Miller & Chevalier is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, U.K. Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office, and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, respectively, regarding the transfer of personal information from the EU, U.K., or Switzerland to the U.S. Click here to view our Data Privacy Framework Privacy Policy.
Links to Third Parties
Our website and blogs provide external links for your convenience. These links have their own privacy policies and are not monitored by us. As explained more fully in our disclaimer, we are not responsible for the content or policies of these sites. Your use of any platform or third-party website is subject to their terms of use and privacy policies. We encourage you to read the policies of such other sites.
Use By Minors
Our services are not intended to be used by minors. If we learn that we have received information directly from a child under the age of 13, without the verified consent of the child's parent or legal guardian, we will use the information only to respond to the child, parent, or legal guardian to inform them that the child cannot use our services and we will seek to delete all related information, consistent with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Policy Updates and Questions
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time without notice. If we do change our policy, the new policy will not go into effect until it is posted on our website and blogs, and will only apply to information collected after the new policy goes into effect.
If you have any questions or comments about this policy or our handling of your personal data, you may send an email to privacy@milchev.com, or contact Miller & Chevalier's Firm Counsel, Mary Lou Soller, by phone at 800-395-1450 or 202-626-5800, or by letter to Miller & Chevalier Chartered, 900 16th Street NW, Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, DC 20006.