Clara Legal, LLP and Clara Legal Professional Corporation, which conduct business under the assumed name Blackletter (together, “Blackletter,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the rights you have in relation to it.

Blackletter operates through law firm entities in the United States and Canada. The entity responsible for your personal information is the Blackletter entity you interact with or, where we provide legal services, the entity responsible for your matter.

This policy applies to information we collect through our website and in the course of our business and client relationships. If you provide us with personal information about other individuals, you are responsible for ensuring you have a legal basis to share it with us and for making them aware of this policy.

Information we collect

The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us. It may include:

• Identity and contact information — such as your name, title, organization, email address, telephone number, and mailing address.

• Information you submit to us — such as details you provide through contact or inquiry forms, newsletter or event sign-ups, or when you email us.

• Information collected as part of our client relationships — such as information gathered for client onboarding, conflicts checks, and any “know your client” and anti-money-laundering due diligence we are required to perform, and information we receive in the course of providing legal services.

• Technical and usage information — such as your IP address, browser type, device and operating system information, and how you use our website, collected through cookies and similar technologies.

• Information from third parties and public sources — such as information from analytics providers, business contacts, and publicly available sources.

How we use your information

We use personal information to:

• Provide legal services and manage our client and business relationships;

• Respond to your inquiries and requests;

• Send you newsletters, event invitations, and other marketing communications, where permitted (you can opt out at any time — see “Your rights and choices” below);

• Operate, secure, administer, and improve our website;

• Detect and prevent fraud, security incidents, and other unlawful activity; and

• Comply with our legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, including responding to lawful requests from courts, regulators, and government authorities.

How we share your information

We may share your personal information with:

• Service providers and vendors that process information on our behalf and under our instructions, such as IT, hosting, security, and analytics providers;

• Professional advisers and other parties connected with a matter, such as other law firms, experts, and professional advisers, where relevant to the services we provide;

• Courts, regulators, and government authorities, where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, respond to legal process, or establish, exercise, or defend legal rights; and

• A successor entity, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

We require third parties that process personal information on our behalf to protect it and to use it only for the purposes we specify. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, understand how it is used, and improve it. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may affect how the site functions.

Data security

We maintain technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against loss and unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. No system is completely secure, however, and email is not a secure means of communication — please do not send confidential or sensitive information to us by email.

Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to meet our legal, regulatory, accounting, and professional obligations and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. In determining how long to keep information, we consider its nature and sensitivity, the purposes for which we hold it, and applicable legal requirements.

International transfers

Blackletter operates through law firm entities in the United States and Canada, and our service providers may be located in these and other countries. As a result, your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, Canada, and other countries, where data-protection laws may differ from those in your home jurisdiction. Where required, we take steps to ensure that such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete it, to request a copy in a portable format, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent where we rely on it. We may need to verify your identity before responding, and some rights are subject to legal limits.

California residents. If you are a California resident, you may have the right to know what personal information we collect about you and how we use and disclose it, to request access to or deletion or correction of that information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. As noted above, we do not sell or share your personal information.

Canadian residents. If you are in Canada, you have rights under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), including the right to access and correct the personal information we hold about you and to withdraw consent where we rely on it.

Marketing communications. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any message or by contacting us at contact@blackletterfirm.com.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@blackletterfirm.com.

Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Children

Our website is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at contact@blackletterfirm.com