Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 05/07/2025

Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC (“Croke Fairchild,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) describes how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information in the course of operating our full-service law firm, including through our website (our “Site”) and other interactions such as marketing communications or events. In this Policy, “Personal Information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked to an individual or household.

Please note that this Policy does not apply to information you provide to us in the course of an attorney-client relationship or other confidential communications, which we safeguard in accordance with applicable law and rules of professional conduct. Providing Personal Information to us (for example, via this Site) does not create an attorney-client relationship, and you should not send us any sensitive or confidential information unless and until we have agreed to represent you. If you have questions about this Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the information in the “How to Contact Us” section below.

1. Personal Information We Collect

We collect Personal Information about you from a variety of sources, as outlined below. You are not required to provide Personal Information to use our Site, but certain features (such as subscribing to updates or contacting us) may require you to provide some such information.

Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact and Identifying Information: For example, your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, job title, and company/organization.
  • Communications Content: The content of messages or inquiries you send us, and other information you voluntarily share when contacting us or meeting with us.
  • Career/Application Information: If you apply for a job with us, you may provide information such as your employment history, education, qualifications, and (optionally) demographic information such as your age or gender.
  • Other Information You Choose to Provide: This could include responses to event invitations, feedback, or any other Personal Information you submit in the course of doing business with us.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site or interact with our online services, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information using cookies and similar tracking technologies. This information may include:

  • Device and Browser Data: Such as your device type, operating system, browser type and language, unique device identifiers, or IP address.
  • Online Activity Data: Such as pages you view, the dates/times of your visits, how long you spend on pages, links or features you click, and the site you visited before and after our Site.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to understand how visitors interact with our Site and improve their experience. You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings.

Information from Third-Party Sources

We may also receive Personal Information about you from other sources. For example, if you interact with us on social media or professional networking sites, we may obtain your publicly available profile information. We might also receive your information from event co-sponsors, referrals, or business partners. We treat any such third-party-sourced information in accordance with this Privacy Policy combined with any additional restrictions imposed by the source.

2. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the Personal Information we collect for purposes that include:

  • Providing Legal Services: If you become our client, we will use your Personal Information to provide legal advice and representation and to fulfill our obligations in our engagement with you.
  • Responding to Inquiries: To respond to your questions, requests, or communications.
  • Marketing and Events: To send you newsletters, legal updates, event invitations, or other materials that you have requested or subscribed to. We may also inform you about legal developments or services that may be of interest to you, in accordance with your preferences.
  • Site Operation and Improvement: To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services, including analyzing how visitors use our Site.
  • Business Administration: To conduct our everyday business operations such as internal administration, accounting, record-keeping, and IT security.
  • Legal Compliance and Protection: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and professional obligations. We may also use and disclose information as necessary to protect our rights, safety, and property – or that of our clients or others – and to defend against legal claims.
  • Other Purposes Disclosed or Compatible with Context: For any purpose disclosed at the time you provide the information, or for purposes compatible with the context in which it was provided. We may also anonymize or aggregate Personal Information so that you are not identifiable and use such data for any purpose permitted by law.

3. How We Share Your Personal Information

We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. We only share your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

  • Within Our Firm: Your information may be shared with relevant personnel on a need-to-know basis (both attorneys and staff).
  • Service Providers: We share Personal Information with trusted third parties that perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT hosting, email and marketing services, consultants). These service providers are contractually required to protect your information.
  • Business Partners and Co-Sponsors: If we co-sponsor an event or collaborate with another organization, we may share attendee or participant information as disclosed at registration.
  • Legal Requirements and Protection: We may disclose Personal Information when required by law or when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, safety, and property, or that of our clients or others.
  • Corporate Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, Personal Information may be disclosed to relevant parties as permitted by law.
  • With Your Consent or At Your Direction: We will share your Personal Information with third parties only with your explicit consent or if you request us to do so.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to collect information automatically when you visit our Site. These technologies help us personalize content, analyze traffic, and improve our Site. Types of cookies may include:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the Site to function.
  • Analytics/Performance Cookies: Collect data about Site usage (e.g., most-visited pages) to improve performance.
  • Functional Cookies: Remember choices you make and enable enhanced functionality.

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being used. If you do so, some parts of the Site may not work properly. Our Site does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals at this time.

5. International Data Transfers

We deploy commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to comply with applicable legal requirements and to safeguard the information that we collect. However, no information system can be 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. Moreover, we are not responsible for the security of information you transmit to us over networks that we do not control, including the Internet and wireless networks.

This Site and the services we provide are controlled and operated by CFDB from the United States. All information we collect is stored in the United States or in other countries where we or our service providers have facilities. We may transfer information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection laws and regulations that differ from those in your country.

We retain the information we collect no longer than as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collect the information and to comply with our legal and ethical obligations.

6. Data Retention

We retain Personal Information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or to comply with legal, ethical, or reporting obligations. Retention periods vary based on the nature of the information and the applicable legal, ethical or regulatory requirements. Once we no longer need your Personal Information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

7. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information:

  • Marketing Communications: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or contacting us.
  • Cookies Choices: Refer to Section 4, above, on how to control cookies.
  • “Do Not Sell or Share” Opt-Out: We do not sell or share Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • Access, Correction, and Deletion: You may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your Personal Information, subject to applicable legal exemptions.
  • Additional Rights (Restriction, Objection, Portability, Consent Withdrawal): In some jurisdictions (e.g., EU/UK), you may have the right to restrict or object to certain processing and the right to data portability.
  • Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before fulfilling requests.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our services and Site are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under 16. If we learn we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it promptly. Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided Personal Information should contact us.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

For convenience, our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services which operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any site not controlled by us. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites before providing them with any information.

10. How to Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

  • Email: info@crokefairchild.com (subject: “Privacy Inquiry”)
  • Phone: (312) 650-8650 (ask for the privacy compliance contact)
  • Mail: Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC, Attn: Privacy Inquiry, 180 N. LaSalle St. #3400, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

If you are not already a client, do not send confidential information when reaching out initially. Contacting us does not, by itself, create an attorney-client relationship.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with legal requirements. If we make material changes, we will notify you in accordance with applicable laws (for example, by posting a notice on our Site). The “Last Updated” date at the top indicates when the latest revisions were made. Your continued use of our Site after any update to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.