Introduction to Our Cookie Policy
Antisemitism Litigation Law Services emphasizes the importance of transparency and trust in our operations. Our mission is to monitor, support, and promote litigation efforts on university campuses aimed at eradicating antisemitism in the United States. As a legally focused organization, we are committed to being transparent regarding our actions and initiatives. To further these objectives, we respect your privacy rights and wish to assure you that we take these rights seriously. We provide an easily accessible Cookie Policy on our website. This Cookie Policy outlines what cookies are, the reasons for their use, the specific cookies we employ, and guidance on managing cookies. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy thoroughly to understand how your technological choices contribute to enhancing your browsing experience and safeguarding your data privacy.
Definition of Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They allow our website to identify your device, remember your preferences, and optimize your experience. In addition to cookies, similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage may be used to obtain information about your use of the Site. Such technologies are commonly used by websites and are necessary to provide you with a seamless, secure, and personalized experience. We at Antisemitism Litigation Law Services utilize these technologies in furtherance of this informational purpose while maintaining the highest regard for our users’ privacy.
The Purpose of Cookies
We primarily seek to provide current and accurate information about litigation efforts underway against antisemitism in U.S. higher education. To that end, we utilize cookies to accomplish the following:
- To keep the site functioning properly and securely, so that users can access our case tracker database and legal resources pages without difficulty
- To remember your site settings for things such as legal tables and summaries viewing options
- To collect anonymous analytics about visitors’ interactions with our content, so that we can improve on the information architecture of these pages and make relevant information easier to access
- To facilitate public submissions, by allowing forms to be processed in a secure manner when users report to us new cases or changes in existing ones
- To serve relevant updates and educational content designations, such as for students, lawyers, journalists, and advocacy organizations.
We do not use cookies for advertising purposes or to collect personal information about you beyond that which you actively authorize us to gather.
Types of Cookies We Use
Several types of cookies are used to facilitate the operation of the core functions of our site:
- Strictly Required Cookies (1st Party): These cookies are used for the essential purpose of the site. They include items that must be stored to enable you to move around the site, use secure areas, or take advantage of database features. Without these cookies, services you would like to use (look-up tool for cases, for example) cannot be provided.
- Performance (Analytics) Cookies (1st and 3rd Party): These cookies provide anonymous information to help us analyze how visitors utilize our site. These analytics are used to monitor traffic, popular pages, and other data to help us to optimize how we present content. For example, Google Analytics provides an on-site monitoring tool to measure aggregate volume usage patterns, but no personally identifiable information is recorded.
- Functionality Cookies (1st Party): We use these cookies to remember what choices you have made, such as preferred viewing format, or state of a case in our research tool. On your subsequent visits to the site, you automatically receive those same capabilities.
- Security Cookies (1st Party): We use cookies designed to help protect the integrity of our site, by reporting on fraudulent activity/connections or attempts at unauthorized actions, especially in public site submissions.
We do not use advertising or 3rd party marketing tracking cookies.
How to Manage Cookies
You can control how cookies are used on your visit to Antisemitism Litigation Law Services. Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you can set your computer or browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Here are instructions on How to Manage Cookies:
- Browser settings: Check the help instructions for your browser to see how to accept, reject, or remove cookies. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer contain detailed instructions on how to manage cookies.
- Opting out of Google Analytics: If you want to opt-out from having your analytics data used in Google Analytics reports, you may install add-ons for your browser such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Site preferences: Some functions on the site depend on cookies. Disabling certain cookies will hinder your ability to view or search our case database or submitting new case alerts.
By continuing to use our website and services, you consent to our cookie policy as outlined in this policy.
Use of Third Party Cookies and Embedded Material
Even though our website exists and functions largely to deliver our own legal resources and case tracking services, sometimes we may embed third party content on the site, such as document viewers or other court docket services, analytics software, or direct links to government sites. These indirect third party sites or any embedded services may directly use their own cookies, subject to their own privacy statements and policies on cookies. We encourage you to read the privacy statements / privacy policy of any third party site we may link to through this site. Antisemitism Litigation Law Services does not manage or use cookies generated by third parties; we merely strive for transparency and to provide notice of such potentially embedded third parties.
The Measures We Use to Safeguard User Privacy
Our users’ privacy is very important to us and we design our cookie usage around the principle of gathering only the minimum amount of data necessary to support our website’s mission. All cookie data is in an anonymized or aggregate form such that a particular user cannot be identified by the data gathered through the cookies. No personal information provided on any case alert forms or within any correspondence (i.e. your email address or phone number) is ever associated with cookie data or used for building profiles. We have strict access controls and security policies and procedures to protect all user information, consistent with applicable U.S. privacy laws and industry best practices.
Submission of Information to the Public via Cookies
Our site has a public submission system that allows visitors to submit new legal cases or developments concerning campus antisemitism. When taking advantage of this feature, cookies that are deemed necessary for secure transfer, duplicate submissions and confirmation messages are employed. The cookies do not collect any personal information other than that otherwise required by the form’s functionality. Submission data is handled confidentially and is not disclosed to third parties absent consent, as per our privacy policy.
Children’s Privacy and Cookies
Antisemitism Litigation Law Services does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. The site and its information are intended for users concerned with campus antisemitism matters including students, parents, faculty, attorneys, and advocacy groups. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so we can make every effort to delete such information and address any concerns.
How We Inform Users About Changes to this Policy
We may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changes in the law, technology, or the features of our website. We will post any changes here and update the policy’s effective date at the top of this page. If we make material changes to our use of cookies, we will provide additional notice of such changes (e.g. via pop-up banner or direct notification). We encourage you to review the policy frequently for the latest information on our privacy practices and use of cookies.
How to Contact Us About Cookies and Privacy
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests pertaining to the cookies or your personal data, please contact us. We promise to respond to all questions in a timely and clear manner. You may contact Antisemitism Litigation Law Services via email at [email protected]; via telephone at (332) 872-9905; or via regular mail at 400 Madison Ave Fl 53, New York NY 10017. Your opinions are beneficial in allowing us to maintain our privacy commitments and user confidence.
Conclusion: Our Approach to Cookies
Antisemitism Litigation Law Services recognizes the responsible use of cookies as one that advances our mission of awareness and empowerment in the battle against antisemitism on college campuses. As such, we have described our cookie practices in an effort to provide clear expectations for cookie control, trust, transparency, and integrity to our website visitors. We are committed to protecting your personal information by honoring your preferences, respecting your privacy, and maintaining this website as a safe and readily accessible public resource for students, attorneys, journalists, and the general public in their efforts to achieve legal accountability and pro-fairness throughout the university system. Thank you for visiting our website, and for making the quest for legal accountability and fairness more than a dream.