Privacy Policy – Antisemitism Litigation Law Services

Introduction: Antisemitism Litigation Law Services Privacy Commitment

“At Antisemitism Litigation Law Services, our commitment is to the privacy and confidentiality of all site visitors, contributors, and other stakeholders. As the leading organization focused on documenting and publicizing antisemitism litigation initiatives against universities nationwide, safeguarding the private personal information and confidential data shared with us in connection with the site is an integral part of our mission. The Privacy Policy below lays out in clear detail how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose your information when you use the site, report information, or contact us regarding campus antisemitism litigation. Transparent in all that we do, our mission is one based upon a mutual respect between us and our site visitors, ensuring no matter who comes to us for resources or advocacy assistance, everyone can feel confident and secure with their connection to us.”

Who We Are and What We Do

Antisemitism Litigation Law Services (ALS) has been created as a self-governed entity focused on law, by a group actively involved in the legal research and advocacy of antisemitism in United States educational institutions. The organization’s core mission is to act as a central repository that comprehensively tracks, supports, and disseminates information about the legal actions that have been initiated, or are ongoing, against universities and other relevant institutions to remediate antisemitism toward students through litigation. As part of this mission, we provide an accessible, searchable, tiered platform for retrieving our information: a database of cases, educational materials, and the means by which to submit new case alerts. Our commitment to transparency, legal accountability, and community participation serves as the governing guide through all of our privacy practices.

This Privacy Policy Applies To

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) covers all personal and non-personal information collected from our website (https://antisemitismlitigation.com/), through email ([email protected]), the phone (332-872-9905), or through regular mail to our office at 400 Madison Ave Fl 53, New York NY 10017. This Privacy Policy is applicable to information received from users, lawyers, advocates, students, journalists, university representatives, and members of the general public who access this platform. By using our services, you accept the practices described below. If you do not agree with our practices please don’t use our site or provide us with any information.

Information We Collect

We collect both personal information and non-personal information to pursue our mission and enhance the user experience, including the information below:

Personally Identifiable Information: Information that can be used to identify you such as your name, email address, telephone number, postal address or institutional affiliation that you provide when you contact us, send us a case or update alert, or respond to a request for information.
Information Related to Cases that You Submit to Us: Information about legal cases you present to us, such as university name, case parties, dates, case numbers, and attached documentation you provide to us.
Website Usage Information: Information about how you use our website (e.g., IP address) and your activity on the site (e.g., browser type, device information, pages you visit, referral pages, and time of access).
Communications Information: Communications you send us such as emails, telephone calls, chat communications (including instant messenger communications), text messages and other in-bound messages sent through the website.
Voluntary Information: Additional information you voluntarily provide to us or submit to us through our website, such as survey responses or requests for additional resources.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16-years-of-age without verified parent or guardian consent, we will promptly take steps to delete such information.

Ways We Collect Information

Antisemitism Litigation Law Services – we collect information in the following ways:

Direct submissions – When you submit your contact information to us via email, telephone or mail or provide us with new case alerts via the website;
User accounts (if applicable) – If you sign up for an account or a newsletter and provide your name and/or e-mail address to us;
Website analytics – We use third party software tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about site usage patterns;
Cookies and historian tracking technologies – Our systems use cookies (small files with data about your activity on our website) and similar means to enhance the functionality of our site and track visitor activity. Users can refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent by setting their web browser preferences.

We try and only collect personal data that relates to stated activities and we take care to provide you with options to control the amount of data you provide to us.

Why and How We Lawfully Process Information

We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:

To allow us to provide and maintain access to our legal database and other available resources
To answer your requests, submissions and other inquiries relating to campus antisemitism litigation
To confirm, record and disseminate information regarding new legal proceedings and developments
To distribute fact sheets, newsletters, and case updates to other specific users who have expressed interest
To improve website functionality, security and user experience
To comply with any applicable law or legal obligation or regulatory requirement

We may process your data based upon one or more of the following basis: you consented to this use, our legitimate interest in continuing our broad informational and advocacy mission, the performance of a contract (where you have registered for certain services), and compliance with applicable law.

How We Use Your Information

Antisemitism Litigation Law Services utilizes the personal information we collect in a manner consistent with this Policy and as permitted by applicable law. We generally use your information:

to review and analyze public submissions about a new or ongoing legal matter;
to add verified legal matters and legal updates to our publicly-available database;
to communicate with you regarding your submissions, questions, or requests for information;
to send you periodic e-mail newsletters, legal updates, and other resource materials (if you opted-in);
to analyze website usage and maximize its relevance and accessibility;
to remedy or address technical issues, system security concerns, or violations of our policies;

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. Data is only shared as necessary to perform our mission, with trusted service providers, or if so required by law.

Disclosure of Information We Collect

“We value your personal information and treat it appropriately, limiting disclosure to the following circumstances:

With Your Permission: We may disclose information with your permission or as you direct (e.g., how we publicize a submission made to one of our review sites).
Third Party Service Providers: We host data with third party vendors we trust (e.g., web hosting, analytics and email vendors) and these service providers process information solely on our behalf, under obligations of confidentiality.
As required by applicable law: We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that the disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law, regulation or a subpoena or other order or request received from a law enforcement agency or court.
To protect our organization’s rights and those of others: We may preserve and disclose information when necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, users or others; or to protect against suspected fraud or the threat of harm.

Case summaries, legal filings and database entries are designed for facilitating awareness and transparency in the public interest. However, identifying personal details about submitters are never published without express permission. We consider mitigation of sensitive data in redaction and anonymization processes as warranted.”

How We Keep Data Safe and Secure

The care of your information is a high priority. Antisemitism Litigation Law Services uses standard security procedures to protect against the unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of your data. Our security procedures include:

Secure server architecture and encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS);
Regularly updated software, vulnerability scanning and firewall protection;
Restricting data access to authorized staff on an as-needed basis;
Establishing and routinely updating incident response procedures to evaluate potential security breaches;
Training our staff concerning the privacy and confidentiality of data, only limiting access on an as-needed basis;

While we strive to secure information transmitted via our services, no method of transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We recommend that users be cautious when transmitting sensitive information over the Internet, and that they report actual or suspected security breaches to us immediately.

Your Rights and Options

We acknowledge your rights to manage your personal information. Depending on your relevant jurisdiction, you may have a right:

To access – the right to request a copy of personal data that we hold about you
To rectification – the right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information
To erasure – the right to request erasure of personal data subject to certain legal retention periods (e.g. for tax/financial/legal matters)
To restriction – the right to limit the processing of your information under certain criteria
To object – the right to object to certain uses of your information (e.g. direct marketing)
To data portability – the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (where applicable)

To exercise these rights, or if you wish to change or remove your consent, please contact us via [email protected] or phone (332) 872-9905. We will respond to you in a timely manner and according to applicable data protection laws.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our site, understand site usage, and assist with site security. Cookies are text files placed in your computer’s browser to store identifiers and user preferences. Our cookies are used to remember you when you return to the site, help us understand usage, and generate aggregated statistics on use. Types of cookies we may use include:

Essential Cookies: Needed for basic site functionality (e.g., to maintain site session, keep you logged in)
Analytics Cookies: Used to determine the site’s usage and performance
Preference Cookies: Remember your site preferences

Be advised that by continuing to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies. You can find out more about our Cookie Policy here. You can disable cookies at any time on your browser, though this may impact certain functionality of the site(s) while not preventing core uses.

Links to Third Parties and Other External Websites

Antisemitism Litigation Law Services may provide links to third party websites, legal repositories or outside online portals purely for informational purposes and is not liable with regard to privacy practices, security or content related to third party sites. We recommend that individuals review the privacy policy of any third party portal we may refer you to. Such reference does not imply that we approve, recommend or endorse the information offered on any third party portal or website.

Data Retention and Storage Policies

We will not retain your personal information longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise required for legal, accounting, regulatory or reporting purposes. The length of the retention depends on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected, such as:

Case submission information should be retained as long as reasonably necessary to track cases historically and for legal reference. Any such content may be removed at your request or as otherwise required.
Communication records are important to maintain generally, as they provide a record of our inquiry responses. Therefore, client communications are kept for a minimum of five years.
Analytics data of our websites is generally stored in aggregate form that is non-identifiable and not associated with other personal information. This data may be held indefinitely for the purpose of improving our sites.

When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete, anonymize or archive it in accordance with current best practices and relevant laws.

Children’s Privacy

Protecting minor’s privacy is of utmost importance. Children under the age of 16 are not the intended audience for our website or services. We do not intentionally collect, use or disclose personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you believe that we may have unintentionally collected, please email [email protected] so that we can delete such information from our systems and records.

Confidentiality of Case Submissions

While we recognize that there may be sensitive information included in report submissions regarding campus antisemitism litigation, all submissions for case listing are reviewed by qualified staff and handled under strict confidentiality policies and procedures. Identifying information about the submitter (e.g., name, email address) is not published on-line or otherwise disclosed without the explicit written permission of the submitter. We do anonymize, or redact, some sensitive information from public case summaries so as to protect the privacy and safety of identified individuals, except when publication is needed for legal, advocacy, or transparency purposes, and is expressly permitted by the submitting party. We welcome whistleblowers, students and other members of the community to participate with confidence on our secure, trusted website.

International Users, Data Transfers, and International Compliance

Antisemitism Litigation Law Services is located in the United States; we generally provide services to users located in the United States. If you access our site from outside of the United States, please note that your information will be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States, where laws regarding the handling of personal information may be less protective than in your country. By using the services, you understand that we may hold and use your information in this manner and agree to these practices. We take reasonable steps to apply the same privacy protections as we apply in the United States regardless of where you are located and when you use our sites and services and otherwise comply with applicable U.S. law on data protection.

Your Duties and Other Best Practices

While Antisemitism Litigation Law Services will do everything it can to protect your data, we respectfully ask that all users make every attempt to act with care when using this website:

Do not post personally sensitive information (e.g., your Social Security number; financial account info) through this site unless necessary and relevant to your legal matter on a case-specific basis.
Be careful what details are posted about legal cases as they could be used to identify specific people or other aspects of your case that could prejudice ongoing cases.
Make sure your contact information is current so that you may receive timely updates or communications.
Report any communications related to a suspected compromise or attack to [email protected] right away.

Together we will ensure a safe, aware and empowered community that will serve to bring an end to antisemitism across all levels of higher education.

Privacy Rights for Residents of California (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, such as the right to:

Know what personal information is being collected, used, disclosed or sold;
Request that their personal information be deleted (subject to limitations);
Direct that a business not sell their personal information (we don’t sell your personal information);
Receive equal service and price, even if they exercise their privacy rights.

If you would like to exercise your rights relating to the CCPA, please reach out to us at [email protected] or by calling (332) 872-9905. We will take steps to verify your identity before processing any requests and will respond to you within the time period provided by law in California.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may from time-to-time change or update this Privacy Policy to account for changes in our practices, the law, or technology. If we make any material changes, we will post the newly modified policy with a revised effective date on this page of our website and, when we believe appropriate, provide other additional notice. We encourage you to check back frequently to this page of our site to be aware of how we protect your privacy. If you use our site after we change or update this Privacy Policy, you consent to the new Privacy Policy.

Contact Us / How To Contact Us

Questions, comments, and privacy concerns are welcome – so please – if you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise rights regarding data that we have on record, or have an inquiry about a privacy related issue, let us know:

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (332) 872-9905
Mail: 400 Madison Ave Fl 53, New York NY 10017

Privacy-related inquiries will be handled in a prompt and transparent manner.

Transparency, Accountability, and Our Continued Commitment

Privacy and transparency are core to the mission of Antisemitism Litigation Law Services. We consistently evaluate and update policies, standards and practices to ensure the highest standards of data protection and ethical handling of information. With a culture of accountability, Antisemitism Litigation empowers users, contributors, partners and stakeholders to join us in the mission with trust and confidence.

Thank you for trusting us and sharing our quest for justice, accountability and safety on U.S. university campuses.