Introduction
Welcome to the Privacy Policy for Immilang. We at Immilang take your trust seriously, and we value your privacy. Our Privacy Policy outlines information relating to our collection, use, and storage of data gathered during your interaction with our website. Immilang provides an in-depth source of authoritative information on immigration law. We strive to be thorough and practical with a wealth of articles, guides, and other items that aim at empowering individuals regarding immigration challenges. We appreciate that privacy and security are paramount when viewing legal information online, and we hold ourselves to the highest levels of data protection. Your use of the website implies your agreement to this policy.
About Our Company
Immilang is an online hub created by a dynamic team of immigration lawyers and legal professionals dedicated to simplifying complex immigration issues and empowering users with relevant, actionable legal information. Immilang provides free access to in-depth articles, resource libraries, guides, and regularly updated information on immigration issues, with a focus on United States (U.S.) immigration law. We help individuals and families, or anyone who wants to understand or navigate the U.S. immigration system. Immilang is committed to practicing ethically, and acting with integrity and transparency at all times with users.
Description of Our Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy covers all visitors and users of the Immilang website (https://immilang.com/) including any contents, features, and services (“Services”) available on or through the website. This Policy applies to the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information collected directly from our users and through automated means. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services accessed through our website. We make no representations about the privacy policies and practices of third-party sites or services, whether or not they are linked from our website. We advise our users to consult the privacy policies of third-party sites you visit via links on our website.
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What We Collect
Immilang may collect information to enable us to provide and/or improve our services, help keep our website secure, and to communicate with you. The following types of personal data we collect may include:
- Personal information: your name, email address, and contact telephone number if you contact us through the contact form on this website or by email ([email protected]). We only collect personal information you choose to send us.
- Website data: we automatically log information about your device and your interactions with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, web pages visited, time spent on web pages, referring URLs, and next web pages.
- Cookies: cookies and similar tracking technologies are used to detect user preferences, gather analytics of the website, and general website administration. You may control cookies through your browser settings if you wish.
- Communications: if you contact us by telephone ((480) 643-2229) or by email ([email protected] or [email protected]) and write communication to Immilang, we may keep a record of the content for internal administration and customer support purposes.
- Aggregated information: we aggregate and anonymize information for statistical or reporting purposes so it does not directly or indirectly reveal the identity of any individual.
Use of Collected Information
Immilang uses the information collected for the following purposes, with all due respect for your privacy and in accordance with applicable law:
- Service Provision: In order to make the website and its content-including articles, guides, and other materials-available to you.
- Response Facilitation: In order to answer requests, provide assistance to clients and other inquiry parties, and deliver notices or information regarding our Services.
- Experience Enhancement: In order to understand usage patterns and preferences and to improve the operation of the site, related services, content delivery, etc.
- Enforcement: In order to ensure the security of the website and our services, detect and prevent abuse and fraud, etc.
- Legal: In order to comply with any relevant law or regulation or judicial order.
- Statistics: In order to analyze and improve our Services and/or related offerings using aggregated and/or anonymized data, which cannot reasonably be used in a manner specific to an individual.
Processing Basis for Personal Data
When we process your personal information in jurisdictions that have data protection laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Immilang relies on the following legal bases of processing:
- Consent: provided by you voluntarily, or by your acceptance of emails/messages/etc.
- Legitimate Interests: For the purpose of analyzing and improving our services; for the purpose of securing our platform and communicating with our users.
- Legal Obligations: To fulfill our legal or regulatory obligations.
- Performance of a Contract: When the processing is required for the fulfillment of your request for information or services that we provide to you.
Information Sharing
Immilang is committed to protecting the privacy of your information. We don’t rent or sell your personal information and we don’t share it with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share your information in the limited circumstances set out below:
- Service Providers: We may engage service providers to help operate our website, conduct analysis, or provide support services. Such third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information. However, they may only use the information according to prescribed activities.
- Compliance with Law: We may disclose your information pursuant to applicable law, court order, or governmental request, or to otherwise cooperate with legal authorities.
- Protecting Rights: We may share your information to enforce our terms and conditions, or to protect the rights, interests, safety, property, or security of Immilang and/or any other person.
- Business Transfers: In the event that Immilang is acquired by or merged with a third party company, we may share your information with that company.
Cookies and Tracking
Immilang employs cookies and similar technologies on its website in order to improve your experience and record usage information. Cookies are pieces of data stored on your computer. Immilang uses cookies on its website to store your preferences and to help its applications understand how you use our site. The types of cookies that are implemented include:
- Essential Cookies – those which are required for the core functionality of the website.
- Performance Cookies – collect information about how users navigate the website for use in analytics and for improving the website.
- Functional Cookies – store information about user settings and user choices to customize the experience you receive while visiting Immilang.
You can opt to control cookies through your web browser settings. Most web browsers give you the option to refuse a cookie or to erase cookies. However, if you choose to erase or refuse cookies, some features of the Immilang site may not be available. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.
Entries Recorded
Immilang takes information security very seriously. Industry standard technical, administrative, and physical safeguards are used to help protect against unauthorized disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your information, including:
- Secure website hosting and encryption technology.
- Security audits and updates.
- Access workflow limiting data to those that need to know.
- Secure data disposal and retention policies.
We use reasonable efforts to help protect information shared by users, however, no transmission over the Internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed. Users should also take care in online data sharing.
Data Retention
Immilang retains personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. In general, we retain:
- Information related to contact and inquiries for up to two years following the last interaction;
- Usage and analytics data, in anonymized or aggregated form, for extended periods of time to assist us in understanding how our platform may be improved;
- Communications concerning legal or regulatory matters for an extended period, commensurate with relevant legal requirements.
When information is no longer needed, we securely delete it or anonymize it. Users can request the deletion of certain types of their personal information at any time, subject to legal or operational requirements.
Your Rights
Depending where you are based and applicable law in the country where you are based, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal information:
- Access – ask us for a copy of the information we hold about you;
- Correction – ask us to rectify inaccurate or incomplete personal information;
- Deletion – ask us to delete your personal data, subject to our legal obligations;
- Restriction – ask us to limit the way we use your personal information;
- Object – object to certain processing, including direct communications;
- Data portability – ask us for your data to be transferred in a portable, machine-readable format to you or another provider;
- Withdrawal of consent – withdraw consent previously given.
Please contact [email protected] to exercise your right. We will respond in accordance with applicable law and within a reasonable time.
Children’s Privacy
Immilang Site and Resources is intended for users age 18 and older. We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children under age 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information. Persons under age 13 who have provided us with personal information should have a parent or guardian contact us at [email protected].
Links to Other Resources and Websites
This website may contain links to third party websites or resources not controlled by Immilang. Such links are provided for your convenience and information only. We do not endorse third parties’ privacy practices or the contents of such websites or resources. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party website before providing any information to such website.
Transfer of Information Outside of the Country
Immilang is based in the United States and our products and services are targeted toward persons interested in U.S. immigration matters, but our website is publicly available worldwide. If you are outside the U.S. and view or use our site, please be aware that information you provide to us will be sent to the U.S. or to other countries where our service providers operate. You acknowledge and agree that appropriate safeguards will be put in place to protect that data, per this privacy statement and the applicable data protection laws.
For California Residents: Your Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPA):
- Request disclosure of the specific pieces and categories of personal information we have collected about you
- Request that we delete your personal information subject to exceptions
- Opt out of the sale of your personal information (Immilang does not sell personal information)
- No discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise your rights please email us at [email protected] or simply give us a call at (480) 643-2229. We will verify your identity prior to considering your request.
Response to the Do Not Track Signal
Some web browsers allow users to send a signal to websites requesting that you do not monitor your online usage. Immilang currently does not honor DNT requests, as there is no accepted standard for DNT implementation.
We respect your privacy and have provided the ability to reject cookies and other tracking technologies through the settings in your web browser.
Notification of Breach
Should a data breach affecting your Personally Identifiable Information happen by a highly unlikely chance, Immilang will immediately take steps to investigate the breach and, where required under applicable law, notify users affected by the breach and law enforcement. Immilang will communicate the nature and scope of the breach, the user and/or information affected by the incident, and steps you can take to safeguard yourself. We take our security obligations seriously and will promptly take all reasonable actions to lower any risk and restore security.
Privacy Policy Updates
Immilang may revise this Privacy Policy at any time to accommodate changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. Material changes will be posted on our website and the “Last Updated” date will be updated. You should review this page from time to time to ensure you are and remain familiar with our privacy practices. By using our website after changes have been made, you consent to the revised policy.
Indications to Reach Us
For any inquiries, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (480) 643-2229
Address: 1234 S Power Rd Ste 75, Mesa AZ 85206
Inquiries will be handled with a full commitment to protecting your privacy and offering total transparency. A qualified immigration attorney may also provide you personalized legal advice for an up-front fee, whereas Immilang is an informational site only. For more details, visit our Contact Immilang page.
Your Acceptance
By using the Immilang website and resources, you acknowledge and agree to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information under this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, stop using our site. Continuing use means you accept both the policy and updates.
Immilang collects personally identifiable information through some of the services at Immilang.com from visitors to its site for use there as outlined below:
- Cookies: We may use cookies for user session management on our site.
- Anonymous Information: We use tracking software to track visitors to our site. Information tracked includes IP address, browser type and version/release number, operating system name and version/release number, locales supported by the browser, screen height and width, and similar details. We use this information internally for consistency of site availability on all computers used to access the site(s), most visited pages for search optimization purposes, etc. This information is neither disclosed to nor used by any third parties.
- Registered User Information: We require a user name and email address to post items on forums or blogs. For many of the resources on Immilang this registration information is stored together with the other personal information you provide on the registration page, including last/first name, city/state/country of residence, home institution name, email address, primary language/dialect offered/learned and other fields based on the resource being requested. We may also require a password for security purposes.
- Sharing User Information with Others: Limited user information is disclosed to third party service partner(s) in order to facilitate use of certain resources. For instance, some resources export student registration information to partner organizations that need this information for visa processing purposes. Individual registration information is not otherwise disclosed or sold to any third party except for sublicensee organizations authorized to distribute Immilang material(s) in specific countries.
- Use of Registered User Information for Operational Purposes: Information provided by registered users is used both to inform users if materials they ordered are backordered or unavailable and electronically create user files to expedite resource order fulfillment.
- Use of Registered User Information for Public Relations Purposes: Immilang retains the right after public launch to contact site registrants by email about updates on new products/services/resources that relate to listed resource choices.
- Email Contacts to Non-Registered Site Users: Website visitors who do not form registered user accounts at Immilang may not submit email requests for new resource orders or requests for free newsletter subscriptions unless they notify Immilang coaches separately via email that they want their email addresses added to Immilang’s secure email list.
Respect for Privacy and Creating Power Users
At Immilang, we’re dedicated to helping individuals and families throughout the immigration process with information you can trust-reliability, accessibility, and step-by-step guidance. We believe your privacy is important to earning trust and building relationships with you. Our legal professionals remain committed to the highest level of privacy procedures, transparency, empowerment, and control. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you and thank you for making Immilang your source for helpful information on immigration law. We look forward to sharing our articles, keeping you informed on key immigration issues, and further empowering you as you take control of your immigration experience.
Frequently Asked Questions on Privacy at Immilang
- Does Immilang sell my personal information?
No. Immilang does not sell or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties. - Can I use the website without having to disclose personal information?
Yes, most of our materials are public and require no disclosure of personal information. The only information we require is contact data in order for you to contact us. - How do I make a request for deletion of my personal data or a call for access to my personal data?
Email a request to [email protected]. We will authenticate your identity and grant you access in accordance with the law. - Is my information safe?
We take industry standard precautions to protect your information, with encryption and access controls being among them. - What if I have a privacy concern?
Reach out through email ([email protected]), phone ((480) 643-2229) or mail (1234 S Power Rd Ste 75, Mesa AZ 85206). We will address your privacy concern as quickly as we can.
Last Revised
This Privacy Policy was last modified on June 1, 2024. Please review it periodically to keep yourself up to date on how Immilang safeguards your information.
