Last Updated: October 14, 2024
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and its affiliates (listed in the Affiliates section below) ("Orrick", "we", "our", or "us") are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice sets out how we collect and process your personal information in the course of operating our business.
We collect data about users of our websites, blogs, mobile sites, or applications; about individuals that attend events organised or hosted by us; and about our clients (where these are natural persons) or their employees, agents and representatives (collectively referred to as "you" in this Privacy Notice).
We may collect data that identifies or is associated with you ("personal information") when you access our websites, blogs, mobile sites, applications, widgets and other interactive features, when you register or attend an event organised or hosted by us, or when you otherwise contact us ("Public Services").
We may also collect personal information about you when we provide legal services or market our legal services ("Legal Services") to you, your employer, or any other person that has authorised you to communicate with us regarding the provision of Legal Services.
We may choose or be required by law to provide different or additional disclosures relating to the processing of personal information about residents of certain countries, regions or states. Please refer to the following disclosures that may be applicable to you:
The identity of the data controller of the personal information we hold about you will depend on if you are engaging with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP or any of our affiliates, or if you access, use or receive our Public Services or Legal Services. Please refer to our list of Offices below to determine who the applicable data controller is for the office you are engaging with.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“EU GDPR”) requires organisations which are subject to the EU GDPR and are not established in the EEA, to designate a representative in the EEA to act on its behalf regarding EU GDPR compliance, and to deal with any supervisory authorities or data subjects in this respect. Similarly, the UK GDPR (which is the UK law version of the EU General Data Protection Regulation by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and as amended by Schedule 1 to the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) also requires organisations which are subject to the UK GDPR and are not established in the UK, to designate a representative in the UK to act on its behalf regarding UK GDPR compliance, and to deal with any supervisory authorities or data subjects in this respect. Annex 1 specifies which Orrick offices have appointed a representative in accordance with the EU / UK GDPR to act on its behalf if, and when, they undertake data processing activities which engage the applicable law.
We collect personal information about you when you voluntarily submit information directly to us when you access, use or receive the Public Services or the Legal Services. This can include information you provide to us when you submit an enquiry through our website, register for and/or attend an event, correspond with us by phone, email or otherwise, subscribe to our mailing lists, client alerts, newsletters or other forms of marketing communications, provide information requested by us to comply with our professional and legal obligations, or in connection with our provision of the Legal Services.
If you choose not to provide personal information, we may not be able to provide some or all of the Public Services or Legal Services to you or respond to your other requests.
When you use the Public Services, the categories of information we collect may include:
We use this information to operate, maintain and provide to you the features and functionality of the Public Services, to address your questions and concerns, to personalize your content so that it is relevant to the city or country you are using your device in, to contact you, including sending you news, alerts and marketing communications, and to help us develop new products and services.
When you use Legal Services, the categories of information we collect may also include:
We use this information to provide you with the Legal Services in accordance with our agreements, to communicate with you, to comply with our professional or legal obligations and to facilitate our internal business operations.
The table at Annex 2 further sets out the categories of personal information we collect about you when you use the Public Services and how (for which purpose) we use that information. The table also lists the legal basis which we rely on to process the personal information.
The table at Annex 3 further sets out the categories of personal information we collect about you when you use the Legal Services and how (for which purpose) we use that information. The table also lists the legal basis which we rely on to process the personal information.
We may also process your personal information when you apply for a position with us, or otherwise provide information in relation to a role or work placement at Orrick. Please see our Global Recruitment Privacy Notice for information about how we process your personal information when you participate in our recruitment processes.
We may also automatically collect personal information concerning your access and use of our websites, blogs, mobile sites, applications, widgets and other interactive features (the "Online Services") and information about the device you use to access the Online Services. For example, we may collect:
We use this information to present our Online Service to you on your device, determine news, alerts and other products and services that may be of interest to you for marketing purposes, and monitor and improve our Online Services and business.
The table at Annex 4 further sets out the categories of personal information we collect about you automatically and how, and for which purpose, we use that information. The table also lists the legal basis which we rely on to process the personal information.
As required in accordance with how we use it, we will share your personal information with the following:
From time to time we may send you legal updates, alerts, news and mailings relating to seminars or events that we think may be of interest to you.
Most messages we send will be by email. For some messages, we may use personal information we collect about you to help us determine the most relevant marketing information to share with you.
If you are in the EEA, we will only send you marketing messages if you have given us your consent to do so. If you do not want to receive messages from us, you will be able to inform us of your wishes when we first collect your contact details or by refusing or withdrawing your consent. You can also change your preferences at a later date by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our messages, visiting our Marketing Preferences Center to adjusts your communication preferences, or by emailing us at [email protected].
Please note that if you do opt-out of or do not grant consent to receiving marketing related messages from us, we may still send you non-marketing messages, such as communications relating to the provision of Legal Services.
Your personal information may also be shared with any affiliates of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, who may also use this information for the same purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice.
Retention periods. We will store your personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes set out in Annexes 2, 3 and 4, and in accordance with our legal obligations and legitimate business interests.
Security. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, change or damage.
International Transfers of your Personal Information. As an international legal practice, our affiliates and service providers are located around the world. The personal information we collect may therefore be transferred to and stored in countries outside of the jurisdiction you are in. Any international transfers of your personal information are made pursuant to appropriate safeguards, such as standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission or in accordance with the requirements prescribed under the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) as the case may be. If you wish to enquire further about these safeguards used, please contact us using the details set out at the end of this Privacy Notice.
If you are resident in the EEA, or if you are receiving Public Services or Legal Services from, or otherwise engaging with an Orrick affiliate in the EEA, under EU law you have the following rights in respect of your personal information that we hold:
If you are resident in France, you also have the right to set guidelines for the retention and communication of your personal information after your death.
If you wish to exercise one of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. You may also review and edit the personal information you have submitted to us through the Public Services by logging into your account at https://www.orrick.com/subscribe.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint to your local data protection authority. Further information about how to contact your local data protection authority is available at http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
Residents in other jurisdictions may also have similar rights to the above. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to exercise one of these rights, and we will comply with any request to the extent required under applicable law.
If you are resident in Singapore, or if you are receiving Public Services or Legal Services from, or otherwise engaging with an Orrick affiliate in Singapore, under Singapore law you have the following rights in respect of your personal information that we hold:
If you wish to exercise one of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. You may also review and edit the personal information you have submitted to us through the Public Services by logging into your account at https://www.orrick.com/subscribe.
We permit third-party online advertising networks, social media companies and other third-party services to collect information about your use of our Online Services over time so that they may play or display personalized or interest-based ads on our Online Services, on other websites, apps or services you may use, and on other devices you may use. Typically, though not always, the information used for interest-based advertising is collected through cookies or similar data collection technologies. We and our third-party partners use this information to make the advertisements you see online more relevant to your interests, as well as to provide advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics and market research. Depending on your location as detected from your IP address, we may offer you a “cookie banner” through which you can exercise certain control over the use of cookies on the Online Services. As an alternative, or if the cookie banner is not displaying, you may exercise control by following the opt-out instructions below.
We also may use certain forms of display advertising and other advanced features through Google Universal Analytics, such as Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, the DoubleClick Campaign Manager Integration, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. These features enable us to use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the Doubleclick advertising cookie) or other third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and display ads based on your past visits to the Online Services. You may opt-out of certain Google advertising products by visiting the Google Ads Preferences Manager, currently available at https://google.com/ads/preferences. You can learn more about Google’s practices with Google Analytics by visiting Google’s privacy policy at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. You can also view Google’s currently available opt-out options at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We support the self-regulatory principles for online behavioural advertising (Principles) published by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). This means that we allow you to exercise choice regarding the collection of information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites for online interest-based advertising purposes. More information about these Principles can be found at https://youradchoices.com/. If you want to opt out of receiving online interest-based advertisements on your internet browser from advertisers and third parties that participate in the DAA program and perform advertising-related services for us and our partners, please follow the instructions:
When you elect to opt-out through these sites, they will place an opt-out cookie on your device indicating that you do not want to receive interest-based advertisements. Opt-out cookies only work on the internet browser and device they are downloaded onto. If you want to opt out of interest-based advertisements across all your browsers and devices, you will need to opt out on each browser on each device you actively use. If you delete cookies on your device generally, you will need to opt out again. And some of these opt-outs may not be effective unless your browser is set to accept cookies. If you delete cookies, change your browser settings, switch browsers or computers, or use another operating system, you will need to opt-out again.
If you want to opt out of receiving online interest-based advertisements on mobile apps, please follow the instructions at https://youradchoices.com/appchoices.
Please note that when you opt-out of receiving interest-based advertisements, this does not mean you will no longer see advertisements from us or on our online services. It means that the online ads that you do see from DAA program participants should not be based on your interests. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third-party opt-out options or programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs. In addition, third parties may still use cookies to collect information about your use of our online services, including for analytics and fraud prevention as well as any other purpose permitted under the DAA’s Principles.
The Public Services may, from time to time, contain links to and from third-party websites, including those of other users and news publications. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies. Please check the individual policies before you submit any information to those websites.
Our Public Services and Legal Services are not directed at persons under 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, without your consent, then please contact us using the details below so that we can take steps to remove such information and terminate any account your child has created with us.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time and so you should review this page periodically. When we change this Privacy Notice in a material way, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. Changes to this Privacy Notice are effective when they are posted on this page.
If we need to provide you with information about something, whether for legal, marketing or other business-related purposes, we will select what we believe is the best way to get in contact with you. We will usually do this through email or by placing a notice on the Online Services. The fact that we may send notices to you will not stop you from being able to opt out of certain types of contact as described in this Privacy Notice.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Notice are welcome and should be addressed to [email protected]. If you are in Germany or Singapore, you can also contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].
Office |
Data Controller |
San Francisco |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Silicon Valley |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Los Angeles |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Santa Monica |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Orange County |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Sacramento |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Portland |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Seattle |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Austin |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Houston |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Chicago |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Wheeling |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Boston |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
New York |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Washington D.C. |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
London |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP (EU GDPR Representative: Dusseldorf branch of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP) |
Brussels |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Paris |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Milan |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Rome |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Geneva |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Dusseldorf |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Munich |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (UK GDPR Representative: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP) |
Beijing |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Beijing Representative Office) |
Singapore |
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
Tokyo |
Orrick Tokyo Law Offices, a joint venture between Orrick Tokyo Law Offices and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Category of personal information |
How we use it (purpose of use) |
Legal basis for the processing |
Contact information. |
We use this information to deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the Public Services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely administering the Public Services and dealing with enquiries and complaints relating to the Public Services. |
We use this information to operate, maintain and provide to you the Public Services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely administering the Public Services and dealing with enquiries and complaints relating to the Public Services. |
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We use this information to communicate with you, including sending service-related communications. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely administering the Public Services and communicating with you in connection with the Public Services. |
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We use this information to send you statements and invoices in relation to any agreement between us to provide you with any part of the Public Services. |
The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
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We use this information to send you news, alerts and marketing communications in accordance with your preferences. |
If you are in the EEA, or if the relevant data controller using your personal information for this purpose is in the EEA, we will only process your personal information in this way to the extent that you have given us consent to do so. |
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If neither you nor the data controller are in the EEA, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely for marketing purposes. |
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Employment information. |
We use this information to tailor content provided to you through our Public Services, including notifications, news, alerts and marketing communications. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to tailor our service to the user. |
We use this information to monitor and improve the Public Services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to improve our Public Services. |
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Comments and opinions. |
We use this information to address your questions, issues and concerns. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely administering the Public Service and dealing with enquiries and complaints relating to the Public Services. |
We use this information to improve our Public Services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to inform the development of new features of the Public Services and the improvement of the Public Services generally. |
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We use this information to determine products and services that may be of interest to you. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to inform our direct marketing. |
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Location information. |
We may use an approximate location to ensure content made available to you through our Public Services is relevant to the city or country you are using your device in. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interest, namely to tailor our service to the user and to improve our service generally. |
Information provided by social networks you connect to the Public Service. |
We will use the personal information provided to allow you to assist you in sharing content from our Public Services, or your experiences on our Public Services, with your friends, followers or contacts on the connected social network. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interest, namely to tailor our service to the user and to improve our service generally. |
Preferences. |
We use this information to provide notifications, send news, alerts and marketing communications and provide our Public Services in accordance with your choices. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interest, namely ensuring the user receives the correct marketing and other communications. |
We use this information to ensure that we comply with our legal obligation to send only those marketing communications to which you have consented. |
The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject. |
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Information provided by third parties. |
We may combine this information with the information we collect from you directly. We use this information to contact you, to send you advertising or promotional materials or to personalize the Public Services, to pre-populate forms, and to better understand the demographics of our users. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to tailor our service to the user and to improve our service generally. |
All personal information set out above. |
We will use all the personal information we collect to operate, maintain and provide to you the features and functionality of the Public Services, to communicate with you, to monitor and improve the Public Services and business, and to help us develop new products and services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interest, namely to administer and improve the Public Services. |
Category of personal information |
How we use it (purpose of use) |
Legal basis for the processing |
Contact information. |
We use this information to provide you or the client with Legal Services in accordance with our agreement with you, or in accordance with our agreement with the client. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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We use this information to communicate with you in connection with the provision of Legal Services, including sending statements and invoices, and to deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the Legal Services. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
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Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services and communicating with clients and other persons in connection with the provision of Legal Services. |
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We may use this information to promote our Legal Services, such as disclosing your contact information to legal directories or other promotional publications or communications. |
We will only process your personal data in this way to the extent that you have given us your consent. |
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Identification information. |
We use this information to verify the identification of individuals receiving the Legal Services. |
The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject. |
We use this information to facilitate our internal business operations, including compliance with our professional obligations. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely preventing fraud and ensuring compliance with our professional obligations. |
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Employment information. |
We use this information to tailor and provide you or the client with Legal Services. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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Instructions, comments and opinions. |
We use this information to provide the Legal Services in accordance with our client's instructions and respond to your questions, issues and concerns. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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We use this information to tailor the Legal Services to your or our client's requirements, deal with complaints made by or about you relating to the Legal Services and monitor and improve our Legal Services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely communicating with clients, tailoring our service to clients and to improve our service generally, and for internal risk management purposes; the processing is also necessary for your legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely receiving the Legal Services. |
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We may use this information to promote our Legal Services, such as disclosing your contact information to legal directories or other promotional publications or communications. |
We will only process your personal data in this way to the extent that you have given us your consent. |
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Information about your legal matter. |
We use this information to provide the Legal Services in accordance with our client's instructions and to tailor the Legal Services to your or our client's requirements. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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We may use this information to promote our Legal Services, such as disclosing your contact information to legal directories or other promotional publications or communications. |
We will only process your personal data in this way to the extent that you have given us your consent. |
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Payment and transaction information. |
We use this information to facilitate transactions made in connection with the provision of the Legal Services. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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We use this information to detect and prevent fraud. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely the detection and prevention of fraud. |
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Location Information. |
We may use this personal information to facilitate internal business operations, including fulfilling our legal requirements and professional obligations. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interest, namely to comply with our professional obligations. |
Information provided by third parties. |
We may combine this information with the information we collect from you directly. We use this information to: · contact you; and · provide the Legal Services in accordance with our client's instructions. |
Where you are the client, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, and/or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. |
Where you are not the client, the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those of our clients, namely administering the Legal Services. |
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All personal information set out above. |
We use this information to comply with any professional or legal obligation to which we may be subject, such as disclosure of information to comply with a court order or at the request of a regulator. |
The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject. |
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We use this information to facilitate our internal business operations that are put in place for compliance with our legal obligations. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely the detection and prevention of fraud and the fulfilment of professional obligations. |
Category of personal information |
How we use it (purpose of use) |
Legal basis for the processing |
Information about how you access and use the Online Services. |
We use this information to present our Online Service to you on your device. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to tailor our Online Services to the user. |
We use this information to determine news, alerts and other products and services that may be of interest to you for marketing purposes. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to inform our direct marketing. |
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We use this information to monitor and improve our Online Services and business, and to help us develop new products and services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to improve our Online Services generally; to monitor and resolve issues; and for the detection and prevention of fraud. |
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Information about your device. |
We use this information to present our Online Service to you on your device. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to tailor our Online Services to the user. |
We use this information to determine news, alerts and other products and services that may be of interest to you for marketing purposes. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to inform our direct marketing. |
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We use this information to monitor and improve our Online Services and business, and to help us develop new products and services. |
The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, namely to improve our Online Services generally; to monitor and resolve issues; and for the detection and prevention of fraud. |