Thank you for visiting the American Legal Finance Association (ALFA) website. ALFA promotes highest standards for the non-recourse funding industry and provides valuable information about industry to the public and media. In support of these services ALFA operates this website (“Site”) that occasionally collects business or personal information from the site visitors. We do not collect this type of information without the voluntary consent of the site visitor.
OUR COMMITMENT
This policy establishes how we handle the information we learn about you when you visit the Site. Protecting the privacy and personal data of our visitors is of utmost importance to us.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
ALFA does collect certain non-personal information to help us better service our site visitors. Information is automatically collected through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that we (and most websites) pass to your computer’s hard disk through your web-browser. They are used to determine how many individuals use our site, how many people visit on a regular basis, which pages are most and least popular. This information does not identify you personally. For more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
This anonymous information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and patters. None of this information is reviewed at an individual level. If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner, you can disable your cookies.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information you submit through e-mail, forms and Site registration may be viewed by various people within the ALFA. If you register on our Site or use any of our services, you may submit personally identifiable information, such as name, title, name/size of company, or address. We may use the registration information to contact you for verification purposes before allowing access to the requested service.
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
As a non profit association, data we collect may be transferred throughout the organization. We will not sell individual information and will share it only with our advisors. Before you submit any personal information, we will notify you as to why we are asking for specific information and it is completely up to you whether or not you want to provide it. ALFA does not disclose your nonpublic information to nonaffiliated third parties unless to facilitate your written requests or instructions, or it is permitted or otherwise required by law.
EXTERNAL LINKS
For your convenience the Site provides many links to other websites outside of our service. The operation of these web sites is beyond our control and ALFA does not endorse or accept responsibility for their content or privacy policies. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personal or credit card information. These sites may also send their own cookies to your computer. Please be aware that ALFA is not responsible for the collection and use of information on sites outside our domain.
SECURITY
We take appropriate steps to maintain the security of your data on the Site. All personal or sensitive information or data that you submit to us is transferred over a Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) line, provided you are using a SSL enabled browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. This ensures that your information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet. This secure mode is enabled before any such information is transmitted from your computer. You will know you are in secure mode when the padlock or key icon in the lower right-hand or left-hand corner of the computer screen appears in the locked position. In addition, when accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https".
INTRUSION AND DETECTION
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to the Site, are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable Federal law. Data traffic is monitored in order to identify unauthorized activities and to help ensure that the Site services remain available to our users.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us:
American Legal Finance Association
26 Court Street, Suite 1104
Brooklyn, NY 11242
(212) 982-8025
www.americanlegalfin.com
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