{"id":3026,"date":"2022-05-30T12:16:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spalaw.com\/?page_id=3026"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T22:09:33","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spalaw.com\/eng\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3026\" class=\"elementor elementor-3026\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ad218d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ad218d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49cc038\" data-id=\"49cc038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430c05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"430c05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4782f privacy-policy elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4782f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Your privacy is important to Scott &amp; Associates, PC (\u201cSA\u201d).\u00a0 Our Privacy Policy covers how SA, through this website, will collect information that can identify you and\/or your activity. We will use your information to respond to requests you may make of us, and from time to time, we may refer to this information for other purposes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By visiting our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Personal Information We Collect<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Personal identification information is data that can be used to identify or contact you.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may collect your name, address, SA file number, email address, and telephone number when you use our online services. Our online services may ask for banking information to complete a payment transaction.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How We Use the Information We Collect:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We use the information to respond to your requests. For example, we use your information to complete the transaction(s) that you requested.\u00a0 And we use information as otherwise allowed by law.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What do we do with your personal information?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Federal Law gives consumers the right to limit some personal information from being shared but not all. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This information can include:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Social Security Number and\/or<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bank Account Information<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Reason we can share your personal information<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The reason we can share your personal information is for our everyday business purposes such as to process your payment transactions and to maintain your account.<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Does SA share? Yes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Can you limit sharing in this respect?\u00a0No.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Disclosure to Third Parties<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We only share personal information with a limited number of third-party service providers who help us provide our services, including, but not limited to, payment processing, mailing, information verification, managing and enhancing customer data, and improving our product and services.\u00a0 When we share information, we require those third parties to handle it in accordance with relevant laws. We also only share the minimum amount of information necessary for the particular third party to assist us in providing our services.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Here are some examples of how SA shares personal information:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For payment processing, we share your bank information to the payment gateway vendor to complete the payment you authorized.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For content delivery, we share your email address, physical address, or phone number with the delivery service to deliver any communication, message, or requested account documents.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For collectability, we share name and address to ensure no bankruptcy events, deceased events, address, or phone number changes have occurred since we received the account.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For debt collection licensing, we share account information with state regulators conducting an audit according to state or federal licensing statutes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may be occasionally required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide information. We will disclose personal information according to a court order, subpoena, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may also be required by law to provide your information to a local, state, or federal government authority or court.\u00a0 We will only disclose information in these instances when there is a lawful basis or if disclosure is reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with the law.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may share generic accumulated demographic information not linked to any personally identifiable information with our clients, potential clients, and federal, state, and local regulators regarding visitors and users, and their interaction with our products and services.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All of the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No Sale<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We do not sell personal information.\u00a0 We do not allow our third-party service providers to sell this information or otherwise use it for marketing purposes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Retention of Personal Information:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">SA will retain your personal information for the period required to fulfill our services, meet our contractual obligations, and as required by law.\u00a0 When assessing these periods, we only retain it for the shortest possible period unless a longer retention period is required by law.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cookies<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Our website uses cookies. Cookies are files with small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.\u00a0 Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.\u00a0 Cookies help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site and services.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You can instruct your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent but some parts of the website may not function properly without accepting cookies.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may use cookies in the following ways:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Where they are essential to make our site work<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To enable the personalization features on our site (which give you the ability to recall recently viewed pages and see information which you have input online)<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To compile anonymous, accumulated statistics that allow us to understand how our site is used and to help us improve the structure of our site. We cannot identify you personally in this way.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Security of Data<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we employ comprehensive security measures to prevent unauthorized access to information that we collect online. These measures include computer and network safeguards and secured files and buildings. However, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Children\u2019s Privacy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We recognize the importance of protecting children\u2019s online privacy.\u00a0This website is a general audience site and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Third Party Websites<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us.\u00a0 We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing.\u00a0 These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website is subject to that website\u2019s own terms and policies.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Text Messaging (SMS)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No mobile information will be shared with third parties\/affiliates for marketing\/promotional purposes.\u00a0 All of the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Changes to Our Privacy Policy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We may update our Privacy Policy or any part of it from time to time. Please review the policy periodically for changes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Contact Us<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policies and practices, please contact us via info@scott-pc.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The information contained on this website does not create an attorney-client relationship nor should the information on this website be construed as legal advice. You should always consult the advice of a lawyer before making any decisions regarding any legal matters referred to herein. 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