U.S. Online Privacy and Cookie Policy

Region-Specific Disclosures

We may provide different or additional information about our privacy practices to residents of certain countries, regions or states. Please refer to the below region-specific privacy information if it applies to you:

Scope
 
This U.S. Online Privacy Policy describes how Dechert LLP and its affiliates (“Dechert”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) will use and share the information we collect or receive from or about you when you visit www.dechert.com and associated sites or pages (our “Websites”). This U.S. Online Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) does not apply to other third-party websites and applications accessed by or through our Websites. 
 
Please read our Privacy Policy carefully.

Information We Collect

We collect information about you in various ways. For example, you may provide information directly to us, we may receive your information from someone else, or we may collect certain information about you automatically through your use of our Websites. Some of the information you provide to us or that we collect is “personal information.” The personal information that you provide and that we collect or receive from you depends on the context of your interaction with us and our Websites, the choices you make when you use our Websites, and the products and features that you use.  

Information You Provide To Us

When you interact with us through our Websites, you may provide information directly to us. For example, you may provide information to us when you:

Information We Obtain from Other Sources
 
Your employer or other person or entity with which you are affiliated may provide us with certain information about you. For example, your company may provide us with your name and business contact details in connection with events and webinars that we host. In addition, your company may provide us with such information when authorizing you to use our subscription-based services.
 
We may also collect information about you via social media, as described in Social Media and Other Platforms below.  
 
Information We Collect Automatically
 
When you use our Websites, we may automatically collect certain information about you. Automatically collected information may, for example, include the following: 

This information may be combined and linked with information from other sources.

How We Use Information

We may use the information collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy in the following ways:

How We Share Information
 
We may share the information that we collect pursuant to this Privacy Policy, as follows:
In addition, please note that if Dechert or any of its affiliates or lines of business is merged, acquired, divested, financed, sold, disposed of or dissolved, including through merger, consolidation, sale or divestiture of assets, the relevant customer database, including personal information we may possess about you and information collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy, may, in whole or in part, be sold, disposed of, transferred, divested, or otherwise disclosed as part of that transaction or proceeding. 
 
Online Tracking and Cookies
 
We and service providers or partners we engage may use cookies, tracking pixels and other similar technologies to understand usage of the website, and improve our content and offerings. For more information about how we use cookies on our website and for instructions on how to manage your cookie preferences, please see our “Cookie Policy.”
 
Social Media and Other Platforms
 
You may be able to access social media networks like Facebook or LinkedIn (“Social Media Platforms”) directly or indirectly through our Websites. You may also have the option of posting your activities on Social Media Platforms, tagging us or posting content to pages we maintain on Social Media Platforms. As a result, we may collect information from or about you via Social Media Platforms. If you choose to make any of your activities or other content available through a Social Media Platform, including on our pages, or you engage in other activities in connection with a Social Media Platform, your friends and followers on those Social Media Platform that you have enabled, and potentially the general public, will be able to view those contributions and activities. Please remember that the manner in which Social Media Platforms use, store, and disclose your information is governed by the policies of such third parties. Dechert is not responsible for the privacy practices or other actions of any Social Media Platforms that may be enabled via our Websites.
 
Links to Third Party Websites
 
Our Websites may contain links to third party sites and services whose privacy practices may be different than ours. We also allow you to connect with other third-party sites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites and services and you should consult the other third-party sites’ and services’ privacy notices in order to better understand their privacy practices.
 
Security
 
We have put in place reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use the information we collect from and about you. However, no system can be completely secure and we do not guarantee that unauthorized disclosures and access will not happen. Although we take reasonable measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that your personal information or other information will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
 
Children’s Privacy
 
Our Website is not intended for users under the age of 16, and Dechert does not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 16. No one under the age of 16 is permitted to use this Website or provide Dechert with personal information.
 
Non-U.S. Visitors
 
Any information we obtain about you in connection with your use of our Website may be processed and stored in the United States or other countries.
 
Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information
 
We take reasonable steps to accurately record the personal information that you provide to us pursuant to this Privacy Policy and any subsequent updates to such information. We encourage you to review, update, and correct the personal information that you provide to us pursuant to this Privacy Policy. Please contact us at privacy@dechert.com in order to do so.
 
Changes to this Privacy Policy
 
This Privacy Policy may be changed by Dechert at any time and such changes will apply to information we collected from you pursuant to a previous privacy policy. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the appropriate portion(s) of our Websites and will indicate at the bottom when it was most recently updated. We encourage you to periodically check back to review this policy so that you know what information we collect, how we use it and with whom we share it.
 
How to Contact Us
 
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or its implementation, please contact us at privacy@dechert.com.
 
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 1, 2024.