​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ THE BOURNE FIRM

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Experienced on-demand general counsel for small to mid-sized companies not yet ready for full-time general counsel. 

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Contact  : jon@thebournefirm.com  (  303.765.2436
© 2022-2023 THE BOURNE FIRM LLC. All rights reserved.

Introduction

THE BOURNE FIRM LLC (the "Firm") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information that the Firm may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit www.thebournefirm.com (this "Website"). It further describes the practices of the Firm for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.


Information the Firm Collects and How the Firm Collects It

Unless you provide it to the Firm voluntarily or the information is collected via cookies in the manner described in this policy, the Firm does not collect information that identifies or is reasonably capable of being associated with you ("personal information") in connection with your use of this Website.


The Firm collects the information you provide the Firm when you contact the Firm by email or otherwise voluntarily submit such information.   


Additionally, as you navigate through and interact with this Website, the Firm may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:


  • Details of your visits to this Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on this Website.
  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.


The information the Firm collects automatically helps the Firm to improve this Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling the Firm to:


  • Estimate the Firm's audience size and usage patterns.
  • Speed up your searches.


The technologies the Firm uses for this automatic data collection may include:


  • Cookies (or Browser Cookies).A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of this Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, The Firm's system may issue cookies when you direct your browser to this Website.
  • Log Files. The Firm may use internet protocol ("IP") addresses to analyze trends, administer this Website, track users' movements and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personal information.


The Firm does not collect any sensitive information, such as information about your race, ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, genetic or biometric data, or information about criminal convictions or offenses.


How the Firm Uses Your Information
The Firm may use personal information that the Firm collects about you or that you provide to us:

  • To present this Website and its contents to you.
  • To provide you with information or services that you request from the Firm.
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
  • In any other way the Firm may describe when you provide the information.
  • For any other purpose with your consent.


Disclosure of Your Information

The Firm may disclose aggregated information about the users of this Website, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.


The Firm may disclose personal information that the Firm collects or you provide as described in this privacy policy:


  • To contractors, service providers and other third parties the Firm uses to support its business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which the Firm discloses it to them.
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Firm's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Firm about this Website's users is among the assets transferred.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provided it.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • With your consent.


The Firm also may disclose your personal information:


  • To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce the Firm's agreements, including for billing or collection purposes. 
  • If the Firm believes disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of the Firm, its customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Choices About How the Firm Uses and Discloses Your Information

The Firm strives to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to the Firm. To that end, you can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.


Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You are entitled to request that the Firm:


  • provide you with a copy of your personal information that it holds;
  • correct any errors in that information; and
  • update that information as required.


If you would like to receive a copy of the personal information the Firm has about you as submitted to the Firm via this Website, please send a request to jbourne@thebournefirm.com. If this information is incorrect or incomplete, please let the Firm know and the Firm will make every reasonable effort to correct or update it promptly (unless the Firm requires further information from you in order to fulfill your request). You may also ask the Firm to remove your name and other personal information from the Firm's databases. The Firm may not accommodate a request to change information if the Firm believes the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.


Security and Retention

The Firm has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although the Firm does its reasonable best to protect your personal information, the Firm cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to this Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. The Firm is not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on this Website.

 

The Firm will only retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes the Firm collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. The Firm may retain your personal information for a longer period if there are valid legal grounds for doing so, for example, in the event of a complaint or if the Firm reasonably believes there is a prospect of litigation with respect to the Firm’s relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, the Firm may consider many factors, including the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which the Firm processes your personal information and whether the Firm can achieve those purposes through other means, and applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

Children's Online Privacy

This Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on this Website. The Firm does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features, or provide any information about yourself. If the Firm learns that the Firm has collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, the Firm will delete that information. If you believe the Firm might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact the Firm. 


Privacy Policy Changes

The Firm reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time without advance notice. The date this policy was last revised was December 19, 2022. You are responsible for periodically visiting this Website and this policy to check for any changes.


Contact Information

The data controller for this Website is the Firm at 1523 Fillmore Street, Denver, CO 80206. To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and the Firm's privacy practices, contact Jon Bourne at jon@thebournefirm.com or 303.765.2436.

PRIVACY POLICY.

THE BOURNE FIRM.