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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Landfillcase.com (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and shares information about you through our online interfaces (e.g., websites and mobile applications) owned and controlled by us, including www.landfillcase.com (collectively referred to herein as the “Site”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather about you when you visit the Site, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, the information. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Site and does not govern information collected from you in any other manner. Our Site is operated in the United States and intended for users located in the United States. By visiting our Site or providing your information, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use the Site.

We recognize that your information is valuable and we take all reasonable measures to protect your information while it is in our care. Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our services, to administer your use of the Site, and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Site.

2. Information Collection

2.1 Personal Information Collected

We collect information that personally identifies you, such as your name, address, phone number, email address, and other personally identifiable information that you choose to provide us with or that you choose to include in your profile (“Personal Information”). You may be asked to provide us with Personal Information when you register with the Site, when you choose to participate in the lawsuit, and at other times. The decision to provide this information is optional; however, if you decide not to register or provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or participate in various components of the Site.

2.2 Information Collected Through Technology

As you use our Site, certain information may also be passively collected and stored on our or our service providers’ server logs, including your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, device identifier, device model, software version, or mobile or ISP carrier information. We also use Cookies and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit and the solutions and information for which you searched and viewed. This type of information is collected to make our Site and solutions more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.

2.3 Cookie Usage

Cookies are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable Cookies, some areas of our Site may not work properly.

2.4 Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to help operate the Site and deliver our services, and may share your information with our service providers, affiliates, and other third parties that provide products or services for or through this Site or for our business (such as website or database hosting companies, address list hosting companies, e-mail service providers, analytics companies, distribution companies, fulfillment companies, and other similar service providers that use such information on our behalf).

2.5 Aggregate Information

We may also collect and use information about your interactions with the Site in a manner and format that does not identify you as an individual (“Aggregate Information”). We may collect, use, and disclose Aggregate Information to better understand who uses the Site and how we can deliver a better user experience, or otherwise at our discretion.

3. Use of Information

3.1 Providing and Managing Services

We use the Personal Information we collect from you to deliver the services you have requested, manage your participation in the lawsuit, respond to your inquiries, and manage your account. This includes sending emails and communications regarding your case status, updates, and informational notices about the lawsuit, as well as responses to your questions and comments.

3.2 Improving Site Functionality and Service Delivery

We use the information we collect to understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, to improve the way the Site works and looks, and to create new features and functionality. This may include storing information about your preferences and allowing us to customize our Site according to your individual interests.

3.3 Marketing and Promotions

With your consent, we may use your Personal Information to send you newsletters, marketing emails, and other information that may be of interest to you related to the lawsuit or similar matters handled by other parties or affiliates. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our emails or by contacting us directly at the provided contact information.

3.4 Compliance and Protection

We use Personal Information for internal purposes designed to keep our services secure and operational, such as for troubleshooting and testing purposes, and for service improvement, research, and analysis purposes. We also use your information to prevent fraud, enforce our legal terms, and comply with applicable laws.

4. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

4.1 Legal Requirements and Law Enforcement

We may disclose any information we collect about you, including Personal Information, to third parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of Landfillcase.com, act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or protect against legal liability.

4.2 Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our services, to provide the services on our behalf, or to assist us in analyzing how our services are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.3 Business Transfers

If Landfillcase.com is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred as a business asset. In such cases, we will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

4.4 Affiliates

We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company, any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

4.5 Aggregate and Non-Identifying Information

We may share aggregated and non-personally identifying information with our partners or others for business or research purposes. For example, we may share such information publicly to show trends about the general use of our services.

5. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

5.1 Transfer of Information Outside Your Country of Residence

If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be collected in or transferred to the United States. By using our Site, participating in any of our services, and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer. The United States may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. When we transfer your information to the U.S., we will protect it as described in this Privacy Policy.

5.2 Safeguards and Legal Mechanisms in Place

We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your Personal Information remains protected. This may include implementing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, ensuring that third parties we transfer your information to have implemented adequate data protection policies, or adhering to other mechanisms under applicable laws that ensure adequate protection of your information when it is processed by third parties outside your country of residence.

5.3 Consent to Transfer

By using our services and providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to the transfer of your information outside your country of residence, including to the United States. We will conduct all transfers in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and take reasonable precautions to ensure that all such transfers comply with legal requirements and safeguard your privacy.

6. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

6.1 Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site, assist with navigation, analyze your use of our services, and assist in our marketing efforts.

6.2 Types of Cookies We Use

We employ both session and persistent cookies. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for an extended period or until you delete them. Persistent cookies enable us to recognize you when you return to the site and to remember your preferences.

6.3 Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

6.4 Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your interactions with our emails and our website. These technologies help us manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. 

6.5 Third-Party Tracking Technologies

The use of cookies and web beacons by any third-party service providers is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. These third parties may use session or persistent cookies to help you navigate our site, and they might also use their own tracking technologies to present you with advertising, even after you leave our site.

7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

7.1 Age Limitations

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 18, or the equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. Parents or guardians who believe that their child has provided us with personal information and would like to have it deleted may contact us at enroll@landfillcase.com

7.2 Protection of Children’s Information

We recognize the importance of safeguarding the privacy of children and encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. This Site is designed and intended for adults. Where appropriate, we may block the service or part of the service to protect children who are underaged in terms of the service or as dictated by law.

7.3 No Targeted Advertising

In accordance with children’s privacy laws such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not permit any of our services to solicit or collect personal information from children. Moreover, we do not use any information collected from our main service to direct advertisements specifically targeted at children under the age of 18.

8. SECURITY MEASURES

8.1 Commitment to Security

We employ a variety of security technologies and measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. This includes using advanced encryption technology to secure any sensitive personal information sent over the Internet. Additionally, we limit access to personal information to employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

8.2 Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so. Our notice will include all available details relating to the breach including the possible effects, the investigation, mitigation actions taken, and advice on steps you may take to protect yourself from any potential adverse effects.

8.3 Continuous Review and Updates to Security Practices

Security practices are never static. As such, we continuously review and update our security measures in response to advancements in technology and new security threats. We engage in regular audits to identify potential vulnerabilities in our systems and rectify them as part of our ongoing commitment to safeguard your information.

8.4 Third-Party Sites and Services

It is also important to note that our Site may link to other websites, which may have different privacy practices and policies. We are not responsible for the practices employed by any websites linked to or from our Site, nor the information or content contained therein. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and does not cover third-party websites’ practices.

9. DATA RETENTION

9.1 Duration of Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and use it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws.

9.2 Criteria for Data Retention

Data retention schedules are determined based on the type of information collected, the purpose for which it is collected, the relevant legal or operational retention needs, and the statutory or contractual obligations. For instance, personal information collected to substantiate legal claims under the lawsuit you are participating in will be retained for the duration of the legal process and as needed for any potential appeals and legal reviews. 

9.3 Secure Deletion of Data

Upon expiration of the retention periods, personal information is securely deleted or anonymized so that you can no longer be identified from it. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is disposed of in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized access and ensure the protection of your privacy.

9.4 Review and Update of Retention Policies

Our data retention policies are regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We also review these policies to ensure that they are in line with best practices and industry standards, thereby safeguarding and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information.

10. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

10.1 Access to Your Information

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. This allows you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.

10.2 Correction of Your Information

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request to see this information, to have it corrected or, if necessary, deleted. Please contact us at the provided contact details to request correction or deletion.

10.3 Withdrawal of Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain services to you.

10.4 Data Portability

You have the right to data portability for the information you provide to Landfillcase.com. This means that you can request that we move, copy or transfer your information back to you or to a third party in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.

10.5 Right to Object

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

10.6 Rights Related to Automated Decision Making Including Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

11. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

11.1 Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services. These linked sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such linked site, or any link contained in a linked site. We provide these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link on our Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by Landfillcase.com. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to our Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

11.2 Interaction with Third-Party Services

When you engage with a third-party resource on our Site, such as third-party plugins or buttons, the third party may collect information about your interactions based on their own privacy policies. We do not receive or control the information collected by these third-party services, and your interaction with these features is governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

11.3 Use of Third-Party Tools

We may use third-party tools and services to help provide our services, manage our operations, or engage in marketing and advertising activities. These tools may collect information such as your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. The use of these tools and services is subject to the privacy policies of the thirdparty providers, not this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these third parties to understand their information handling practices.

12. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

12.1 Notification of Changes

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. However, we will let you know about any significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

12.2 Effective Date of Changes

Changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when those changes are posted to the Site. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. It is your responsibility to review our Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications. 

12.3 Historical Versions

If changes are made, we will maintain previous versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review. This will allow you to compare changes over time and will provide a greater understanding of how we collect and use your personal information.

13. COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC LAWS AND REGULATIONS

13.1 Legal Compliance

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the protection of personal information. This includes complying with federal and state regulations and international treaties regarding data protection and privacy, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for residents of the European Union, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for residents of California.

13.2 Reporting and Oversight

Our compliance with privacy and data protection laws is subject to the oversight of appropriate regulatory authorities. In cases of personal data breaches or non-compliance with laws, we are committed to cooperating with data protection authorities and law enforcement agencies. We will also comply with any advice or instruction provided by such bodies.

13.3 Continuous Improvement

We are committed to continuously improving our practices to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations concerning data protection and privacy. We regularly review our policies and procedures to ensure our systems and processes meet the highest standards for privacy compliance.

13.4 Specific Disclosures

We will make specific disclosures when required by law or when we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with legal proceedings, respond to claims, or protect the rights, property, or safety of our business, our clients, or the public.

14. CONTACT INFORMATION

14.1 Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data processing practices, or if you need to report a privacy or security issue, please contact us at the following address:

Landfillcase.com

Attn: Privacy Officer 4630 Van Nuys Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 United States,

Email: enroll@landfillcase.com

Phone: (818) 214-4448

We welcome your comments or questions about our Privacy Policy and have established these means for you to communicate with us directly for any matter that might arise.

14.2 Response Procedures

We aim to respond to all queries regarding our privacy practices promptly. Upon receiving an inquiry or complaint, we will acknowledge receipt of your communication within a reasonable timeframe. We strive to investigate and address your concerns thoroughly and offer a response and an explanation or resolution where applicable.

14.3 Escalation Process

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law, you may escalate your complaint to the relevant data protection authority or seek a remedy through the courts, as applicable. For additional information on your rights, or if you believe your rights have been infringed, please feel free to contact the data protection authorities directly.