Our Cookie Policy Explained
At CP Legal Associates (“We”, “Us” or “Our”), privacy means a lot to Us. As Your Trusted Legal Resource, CP Legal Associates strives to be as transparent as possible about how We treat the data We collect and use on our website (the “Service”). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types of cookies We use, their purpose, and how you can manage your cookie preferences while on https://cplegalassociates.com/. We ask that you please take a moment to read this Cookie Policy so you understand how cookies complement Our mission of making legal knowledge accessible, secure, and relevant to your needs.
Cookies Defined
Cookies are text files that a website browser places on your web-enabled device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you’ve accessed a website. There are many uses for cookies, generally to make your use of websites more efficient, assist the website operator in improving the website by monitoring its use, and remember information across multiple visits. Cookies don’t identify users specifically, but they generally create a more efficient and customized experience for users.
Purpose Behind Our Use of Cookies
CP Legal Associates employs cookies to enhance the quality and ease of use of our site for you. Cookies help us understand how visitors use the legal resources and features on CP Legal Associates, understand your personal interests, and ensure a secure experience for you. Specifically, cookies help us to:
- Keep track of your site preferences, such as preferred language or font size
- Monitor the traffic to and use of our site in order to enhance its functionality
- Provide you with content and recommendations relevant to your browsing history
- Monitor the overall integrity and safety of our site, including verifying user accounts and ensuring fairness to our users and clients
Categories of Cookies We Utilize
In order to offer the best experience possible, CP Legal Associates uses various types of cookies on our website. Cookies serve different functions on our site and are important to its performance as well as its security. The main types of cookies we use fall under the headings of the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies are essential to the operation of our website. They allow you to navigate between pages and access secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, essential services cannot be used.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies receive information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages, products, and services are the most used, which users are visiting from different locations, how often users are receiving error messages, and how long users spend on certain sections of the site. This information helps us analyze user behavior and identify areas for improvement so we can continually enhance the site experience. Analytics services used on our websites may include cookie-based analytics services provided by trusted third parties, including Google Analytics, which anonymizes your data.
- Functionality Cookies help us remember the choices you have made such as your preferred language or region so we can customize features for you.
- Security Cookies are used in order to detect and minimize fraudulent or abusive activities that can compromise data integrity or expose our information resources to unauthorized individuals.
- Third Party Cookies are when partners that provide content or functionality on our website, such as survey or redirection tools, may also place cookies on your browser. These cookies are controlled by the third-party sites and organizations that provide such content or functionality. They also may be subject to those third parties’ privacy policies.
In-Depth Breakdown of Cookies in Use
Below we list the detailed cookies used on https://cplegalassociates.com/. Keep in mind that the cookies used may vary as we update our website to enhance user experience and security.
- Session Cookies: Short-term cookies that are deleted after you close your web browser. These cookies are required for your use of our site and to maintain security.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after leaving our site, allowing us to identify your device on subsequent visits and therefore providing a more personalized and efficient experience.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) cookies: These cookies collect anonymous data about how you interact with our website (how many pages viewed, how long visited, what pages were interacted with, etc.) in order to make resources more organized and display relevant content.
- Cookie Consent (cookie_consent_status): This cookie remembers your decision about which cookies are allowed so that the cookie consents banner is not displayed again unnecessarily.
- Security Cookies (csrftoken, XSRF-TOKEN): Protect our website against certain attacks such as cross-site request forgery and other abusive actions on the site(s).
- Social Media Widgets (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.): These cookies allow you to recommend or share one of our law articles or resources. Due to these cookies being stored and managed by a third party, their respective policies govern how these third-party cookies behave and therefore only become active once you utilize one of these features.
If you would like a specific and up-to-date list of all cookies in use, please email [email protected].
Our Use of Analytics and Performance Information
Analytics and performance cookies are essential to our mission of continuous improvement. By collecting aggregate, non-identifiable information about how our users engage with CP Legal Associates we can:
- Determine what areas of legal interpretation and resource coverage are ‘behind the curve’ to ensure we cover high-demand subjects
- Monitor website speed, uptime, and technical functionality to provide a seamless site experience
- Identify those instances of navigation, broken links, or outdated content such that we can address any issues before they adversely impact usability
- Evaluate the efficacy of educational initiatives, such that we can be sure to fulfill our mission to promote information democratization
All data acquired by way of analytics cookies is anonymized and only used collaboratively for internal development and quality purposes.
Use of Third-Party Cookies and External Services
The CP Legal Associates website may contain links, embedded media, or social media sharing tools, which are run by third parties. These third-party providers may set their own cookies on your device, which are separate from those used by CP Legal Associates. Examples include:
- Social media sharing buttons (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) to share our legal blog
- Embedded videos (YouTube, Vimeo) in our online legal content
- Survey or feedback forms to collect your responses
We do not have control of the data collected through third-party cookies and we advise you to review the privacy/cookie policies of the third-party provider. Third-party cookies may be managed or disabled through your browser settings or on the third-party provider’s website.
Controlling Your Preferences for Cookies
Your consent – you can control how cookies are used on the CP Legal Associates site. When you first visit you will be presented with a cookie consent banner in which you can agree or customise your cookie settings. At any time, you can:
- Control cookie settings through your web browser to remove or block non-essential cookies
- Withdraw or change your consent for cookies through the cookie consent banner or preference centre on our website
- Opt out of analytics tracking. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by following the instructions provided in our cookie banner or from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Please note that blocking certain cookies (in particular essential cookies or security-related cookies) may affect some of the functionalities of our website, or affect the security of our website.
Instructions for Cookie Deletion and Blocking
As most modern web browsers support cookie management from within the settings or options menu, it is possible for you to modify your browser’s settings so that all cookies are rejected or that a warning is given before a cookie is accepted.
Browser instructions on how to do this can usually be found within the help section of the browser program, or alternatively you can visit:
- Google Chrome – chrome://settings/cookies
- Mozilla Firefox – about:preferences#privacy
- Microsoft Edge – edge://settings/content/cookies
- Apple Safari – Preferences > Privacy
Doing this can allow you to control and modify your online browsing experience to suit your privacy and security preferences as you access CP Legal Associates.
Data Security and Privacy Guarantees
At CP Legal Associates we value your privacy and take security of your data seriously. Cookies and other tracking technologies are utilized in full compliance with relevant U.S. data protection standards and best industry practices. We do not utilize cookies to store sensitive personal data and we do not sell or otherwise use data for ad-targeting purposes. Any information which is collected is stored securely and used responsibly for legitimate business and educational purposes.
Should you wish to address concerns about dissemination of information please contact our privacy team at [email protected]. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy.
Updates to Our Policy on Cookies
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to address new technology, legal standards, and service offerings. We will notify you of any material changes on our website and, where appropriate, via direct notification. Please check back periodically to review this policy for information about our use of cookies and how we protect your privacy.
The effective date of this Cookie Policy is June 1, 2024.
Reach Out to Us Regarding Our Use of Cookies
If you have any questions, concerns, and/or requests regarding our use of cookies and related data privacy practices, please do let us know. We can answer your queries, and if you choose to opt out of us processing your data in this way, we will make every effort to accommodate you, ensuring you’re comfortable with what we’re doing and how we go about it.
Contact details:
Address: 2001 Ross Ave Ste 55, Dallas TX 75201
Telephone: (972) 699-0680
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://cplegalassociates.com/
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Empowering Your Case with our Transparency
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