LEGAL ISSUES

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The Refugee Law Center has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. By visiting and using this web site, the subpages, and the content, you are showing that you agree to our Terms of Access and Use.

This web page informs users of the privacy policy of this website and the collection and use of personal information, that is, any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual (such as your name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, etc.).

  The Collection of Information

If you browse through this web site to read, print, or download information, navigational information will be collected, such as the following:

1. The name of the domain from which you accessed the web site;



2. The date and time any web page on this site was accessed; and



3. The web site address of the link you clicked on to access a web page on this site.

This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of the web site, and to help us make the web site more useful to visitors.

Generally, this web site does not employ "Cookies."

For site security purposes and to ensure that our Internet services remain available to all users, we monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage or conduct criminal activity.

  Use and Maintenance of Personal Information

The visitor's contact information is used to contact him/her when necessary.

If you request services, the Refugee Law Center may request personal information from you in order to respond to your request. Any personal information voluntarily provided by you will be used for the purpose of which the information was provided and may be shared with staff and other organizations in order to process your request, to respond to your e-mail, or to otherwise ensure a proper response to your request.

Our organization will make reasonable efforts to maintain your personal information which is accurate, complete, timely, and relevant as reasonably necessary to assure fairness when using that information to make any determination affecting the subject individual.

Your personal information will not be disclosed or used for purposes other than those specified without your consent, except as authorized by law. Please note that the fact that information provided by you is personal does not mean that it will remain private in all circumstances.

   Related Sites

This site contains links to other sites. The Refugee Law Center is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites and pages containing information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. If you decide to visit these linked sites, you should check the privacy statements of these sites.

   Public Forums

This site makes discussions and news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security:This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

To request support or more information contact Deborah Anker, Nancy Kelly or John Wilshire Carrera.

Additionally, you can reach us by calling (617) 983-2700 or faxing us at (617) 522-9359.