Privacy Policy
The Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez, PLLC ("Company," "we," "our" or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal information to provide services ("Services").
Table of Contents:
What information we collect about you
Our legal basis for processing such information
How we use the information we collect
How we share the information we collect
How we store and retain the information we collect
How to access and control your information
Other important privacy information
This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez for attorney services and your interactions with our firm, its employees and contractors in any medium, including email. This Privacy Policy only applies to systems under the control of the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez and does not apply to third party websites, services or applications, such as those maintained by your employer.
By accessing or using our Services, you indicate that you have read, understand and agree to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you provide personal information about your spouse, children or any other family member or individual, you must first obtain their consent and, if applicable, share this Privacy Policy with them.
When we provide the Services under contract with an organization (for example, your employer), that organization controls the information processed by the Services. For more information, please see the Notice to End Users below.
What information we collect about you
We collect information about you when you provide it to us and when your employer or immigration sponsor provides it to us, as described in more detail below.
Information you provide to us:
We collect personal information that you provide to us to provide our Services through our mobile website or applications, such as online questionnaires and forms that you complete, and other information that you provide directly to us, including by email or in discussions with local consultants and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number, date of birth, passport number, educational background, employee number, immediate family member information, travel itinerary and immigration status.
This information may include sensitive or special categories of information, such as financial information, criminal history, political affiliation, when required by the government to provide you with the requested Services.
Information we collect about you:
We also obtain personal information about you from third party sources, such as previous employers, educational institutions you attended, relocation companies, and your current or prospective employer.
The information we obtain from your current or prospective employer (the sponsor of the immigration projects we conduct on your behalf) generally includes the current or prospective job title, job code or classification, job description, employee identification, email address, work address, and telephone number. manager's name and contact information, offer letter, compensation information, work history, and any travel or telework requirements or permissions associated with your current or prospective position.
Other information:
We may use cookies and related technologies on our website. We use these technologies to understand how many users visit our sites and the pages they access so that we can better tailor our web services to our visitors.
Our legal basis for processing your information
We process your information under the following legal bases:
With your consent to process for the specific purposes listed in this Privacy Policy;
When the processing is necessary for the execution of a contract;
Where the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation; and
When the processing is necessary for legitimate interest, in particular in relation to working conditions.
How we use the information we collect
We collect certain personal information about you and, if necessary, about your family members and employer in order to provide immigration services. We will not be able to provide the requested services if we do not have all relevant personal information.
We use this information to provide immigration legal services, including analyzing, completing and processing immigration applications, visas and related filings with relevant government agencies, providing legal and advisory advice on eligibility for immigration benefits, and assisting with international transfers and other immigration services. matters. In many cases, such as visa extensions, permanent residence and other cases related to employment changes, the services we provide require follow-up services. If such follow-up is required, the information we have collected above is used to provide the additional related services for which we have been contracted.
We use your information to fulfill our contractual agreements with our clients and to help them ensure compliance with immigration law. We also use your personal information in other instances in connection with the services we provide. This use occurs only where there is a legitimate interest in doing so that is not overridden by your data protection rights as required by law.
Other ways your information may be used:
We use the personal information we collect and process for internal and customer administration, compliance audits, compliance with policies and procedures, ensuring the security and integrity of our services and to ensure that our IT systems are operating effectively. In addition, we process your personal information with your consent, such as when we use your contact details to respond to a request or inquiry from you, or when required by law.
We may also use personal information for analytics, benchmarking and other internal purposes to improve and customize our Services.
To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights:
When required by law or when we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights, interests and the interests of others, we use information about you in connection with legal claims, compliance, regulatory and audit functions, and disclosures in connection with the acquisition. We may also use information about you in connection with a merger, acquisition, merger or sale of a business.
How we share the information we collect
To provide you with our Services, we will need to share your information with certain third parties, including government agencies. We share the information we collect about you in the ways described below, but we do not sell or share information with advertisers or other third parties. We require any of our direct service providers, such as local consultants, to comply with privacy and security requirements governing the collection, use and processing of your information.
Sharing with third parties, our service providers and your employer:
We will not sell, share, transfer, rent, use or distribute your information for purposes other than those disclosed here, unless required by law or authorized by you or your employer. We share the information you provide between our affiliates (if necessary) and your current or prospective employer, or a third party as directed by your employer, only to the extent appropriate or necessary in connection with the services we provide or to protect the interests of any person, where permitted by applicable law.
When your employer engages our services on your behalf, we share your personal information as instructed by your employer for any purpose required to provide the services as permitted by applicable law. In addition, as part of the immigration services we have been instructed to provide, the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez discloses personal information to government agencies, as well as to your former, current or prospective employer (our client) and its related entities. To obtain immigration benefits on behalf of you or your employer, we will disclose personal information to government agencies and immigration authorities. We also share information with certain service providers we have contracted with in connection with the services we provide, such as local consultants, translators, educational assessment services, couriers or other necessary entities. We take steps to require that service providers protect information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Notice. These service providers are authorized to use information only to the extent necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with the law or legal process. Where we become aware that a service provider processes your personal information in a manner contrary to this Privacy Notice, we will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop the processing.
In addition, we will disclose information about you: (1) to comply with the law and reasonable law enforcement requests; (2) to enforce contracts and other legal agreements; (3) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss in connection with an investigation of actual or suspected illegal activity; or (4) if necessary to protect the vital interests of any person.
With your consent:
We may share information about you with third parties when you give us your consent to do so. For example, we often display personal testimonials from satisfied customers on our public websites. With your consent, we may publish your name next to the testimonial.
Business transactions:
The information we collect from our users under this privacy policy is considered a business asset. Therefore, if we are acquired by a third party as a result of a transaction such as a merger, acquisition or asset sale or if our assets are acquired by a third party in the event we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, some or all of our business assets may be disclosed or transferred to a third party acquirer in connection with the transaction. Such information will be governed by the terms of this policy unless you are notified of any changes and given the opportunity to exercise any rights that may be available.
How we store and retain the information we collect
Information storage and data transfer:
We use data hosting service providers in the United States to host the information we collect and incorporate technical measures to protect your data.
If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. laws, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. government or any other country in which the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez or our service providers maintain facilities. This Privacy Policy and the required data protection safeguards continue to apply regardless of whether and where data is transferred.
Data retention:
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you and your employer, prospective employer or immigration sponsor with requested immigration services. We may also retain your information as necessary to comply with legal and other obligations, to resolve disputes and enforce agreements, or for other uses authorized under this Privacy Policy for which we have a valid business purpose.
How to access and control your information
You have certain rights, choices and options available to you when it comes to your information, including the use and disclosure of that data. Below is a summary of those choices, how to exercise them and their limitations.
You may also have certain rights and choices regarding our processing of your information, including the right to:
Know the specific categories and/or data collected about you, including whether your information is disclosed and with whom your personal information was shared.
Access a copy of the personal information that we hold about you.
Request deletion of your personal information
Correct or modify your personal information
Oppose certain uses of your personal information
To exercise any of these rights, please send an e-mail to contact@tuabogadalopez.com.
We may need to ask you for specific information to help us confirm your identity and to ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to anyone who is not entitled to receive it. We may also contact you to request further information in relation to your request to expedite our response.
Your options:
Your choices may be limited in certain circumstances. For example, if complying with your request would reveal information about another person, or if you request to remove information that we or your employer are required by law to retain or that we have compelling legitimate interests in retaining, we may deny your request. When you have asked us to share data with third parties, for example, when submitting applications for immigration benefits on your behalf, you should contact those third party service providers directly to remove or restrict your information. If you have unresolved concerns, you may have the right to file a complaint with a data protection authority in the country where you live, work or believe your rights have been infringed.
Access and update your information:
We strive to maintain the accuracy of the information. If your personal information changes, please contact a representative of the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez to update your information. Our counsel may change based on updates to your information (such as change of residence address or job title) and, therefore, we request that you notify us as soon as possible of any possible changes to your personal information.
Delete your information:
To remove your information, please send an email to contact@tuabogadalopez.com. We will review your request and respond within a short period of time. Please note that the Law Office of Claudia P. Lopez is mandated to retain most of the personal information we process to comply with legal obligations and we may not be able to comply with your request.
Other important privacy information
Residents of the European Union and the United Kingdom:
Residents of the European Union and the United Kingdom may have additional rights, including the right to an independent dispute mechanism to resolve complaints and the right to choose whether information collected about you is used for a purpose materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized.
For certain processing activities, we agree to comply and you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
Your acceptance of these terms:
By using our Services, you accept and agree to this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post changes on this page and indicate the "last modified" date at the bottom of this page. Please check back frequently for updates. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and that your continued use of our Services following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Contact us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@tuabogadalopez.com.
Last modification: January 3, 2024