Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.ustrademarkrenewal.com, which is owned by Sausser Summers, PC. We respect your interest in privacy. Accordingly, we have created this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, disclose and make use of personal information. The law firm may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy was last updated on 1/05/2021.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
“Personally identifiable information” means information that can be used to identify you as an individual, such as, for example, your name, company, email address, phone number, billing address, credit card information (to process purchases), any legal information you provide (trademark registration number, trademark filing dates, other information necessary for us to carry out our service) and your computer’s domain name and IP address. We collect this information to improve the quality of our website as well as to process purchases.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Cookies and Analytics
We are constantly seeking improvement. As a result, we use cookies to help us better understand the purpose of your visit to our website. This information assists us in improving our service. A cookie is a small file, which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website as well as ordering our services. In addition, we have analytic services which allow us to collect data to better your experience. Our data informs us of your location, browser, platform, IP Address, hostname, user agent, visitor path and how many times you’ve visited. This information enables us to adjust our website according to page visits, location information, etc, to better your website experience.
Who we share your data with
We will not sell, rent, exchange, or give your information to any third-party for any reason, other than for the express purpose of fulfilling the purchased service request. Please keep in mind some information filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) becomes public after filing. For example, the USPTO makes public the name and address of the trademark applicant on its website as well as in the Official Gazette (a government publication of trademark applications).
How long we retain your data
For users that fill out forms on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile with our law firm and the metadata on our site, both of which may be retained indefinitely. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. We are constantly seeking improvement. As a result, we use cookies to help us better understand the purpose of your visit to our website. This information assists us in improving our service. A cookie is a small file, which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website as well as ordering our services. In addition, we have analytic services which allow us to collect data to better your experience. Our data informs us of your location, browser, platform, IP Address, hostname, user agent, visitor path and how many times you’ve visited. This information enables us to adjust our website according to page visits, location information, etc, to better your website experience.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments/form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We also store the personal information they provide in their user profile with our law firm and the metadata on our site.
Your contact information
For users that fill out forms on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile with our law firm and the metadata on our site.
Additional information
This website uses SSL certificate technology. SSL certificates encrypt data that is sent to the server so that it is undecipherable unless provided with the appropriate decryption key. The website is encrypted with a 256 byte encryption. You’ll notice the lock image on all our pages.
We like to socialize. When you engage with our content on or through third party social networking sites, you may allow us to have access to certain personally identifiable information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information from your social media profile (e.g., name, e-mail address, photos, location, user files, for example, photos and videos, your list of friends, people you follow and/or who follow you, the posts or the ‘likes’ you make, or whether you publicly recommend a site through google plus one, etc.) You can adjust your shared settings via the social networking site’s privacy settings. For information regarding how those social networking sites handle your information please refer to their privacy policy.
Consistent with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.
In accordance with CalOPPA, California residents may make changes to their information by contacting us via email at [email protected] or mailing us at our California office – Sausser Summers, PC 4846 Payton Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by our firm.