Effective Date: November, 18 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy applies to your purchase of products, services or memberships through our online store at shop.triallawyersjournal.com (the “Store”), including any related content, features, offerings or transactions (collectively, the “Services”). By using or purchasing from the Store, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to the collection, use and disclosure of your information as described herein. If you do not agree, please do not use or make purchases in the Store.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide to Us
When you use the Store, we may collect information you provide, including:
- Contact information such as your name, billing and shipping address, email address, telephone number.
- Payment information (e.g., credit or debit card, third-party payment processor details) – note payment details are processed by third-party payment processors and we do not store full payment card numbers.
- Account registration information (if you create an account with us) including username, password, firm or organization name (if applicable), practice area or other profession-related information.
- Order history and purchase details: the products you purchase, date of purchase, amount paid, shipping status, returns or refunds.
- Communications you send to us – for example customer service inquiries, reviews or feedback you submit, and any responses or follow-up.
- Any other voluntarily submitted information such as preferences or optional survey responses.
2.2 Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit the Store, we automatically collect certain data, including:
- Device information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, language preferences.
- Usage information: pages visited, time and duration of visits, items viewed, clicks, navigation paths, how you arrived at the Store (referral source), behaviour metrics and log-files.
- Tracking technologies: cookies, web beacons, pixels, and analytics services to understand usage and for marketing/advertising purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To process and fulfill your orders, manage your account, deliver products and services, handle returns or refunds, and contact you regarding order status.
- To verify your identity, prevent fraud, protect the security of the Store and our services, and enforce our policies.
- To communicate with you: send transactional messages (order confirmations, shipping notifications, account updates), and (with appropriate consent) marketing communications, including special offers, promotions, newsletters, and surveys.
- To personalise and improve your experience in the Store, including product recommendations, merchandise offerings and website functionality.
- To analyse usage of the Store, monitor and measure performance and effectiveness of our services and marketing, and to generate aggregated or anonymised statistical data.
- To comply with legal or regulatory obligations, defend or protect our rights, property or safety, or that of others.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share your information as follows:
- With service providers and vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., payment processors, shipping carriers, fulfilment services, cloud hosting providers, customer service platforms, marketing services, analytics providers). These third parties are contractually required to safeguard your information and use it only for the purpose we authorised.
- With affiliates or parent company entities, where necessary for operations of the Store, back-office functions or corporate restructuring.
- When required by law or in response to a valid legal process (such as a subpoena, court order, or government investigation), or to enforce our rights or protect others.
- In the event of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets or other corporate change involving TLJ or the Store: we may transfer your information (as part of the business assets) to the successor entity, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy (or provide notice and choice where required).
5. Your Choices & Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These include:
- Marketing opt-out: If you receive marketing communications from us, you may opt out using the unsubscribe link in the email, reply with “STOP” (for SMS where applicable), or contact us at the email below.
- Cookies and tracking: You can manage your cookie and tracking preferences via the banner on the Store or via your browser/device settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may impact your ability to use some features.
- Access, correction, deletion: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccuracies, or request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal or business retention obligations). We may request identity verification before fulfilling such requests.
- Account/ordering: If you have an account, you may update your profile, change password, review order history, and in many cases close or deactivate your account.
6. Data Security & Retention
We implement industry-standard security measures (such as encryption of sensitive data, secure servers, access controls, monitoring) to help protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (e.g., for tax, accounting or legal obligations). Order records, transaction logs and shipping history may be retained for a defined period (e.g., 7 years) in accordance with financial record-keeping requirements (adapt as appropriate).
7. International Transfers
If you are located outside the United States, note that your information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where TLJ or our service providers operate. By using the Store, you consent to the transfer of such information across national borders and its processing as described in this Privacy Policy.
8. Children’s Privacy
The Store is intended for users aged 13 years or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 13, we will delete such data as soon as possible. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided us personal information, please contact us at the address below.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes we will post the revised policy on the Store with a new “Effective Date” and, if required by law, notify you (e.g., via email). Your continued use of the Store after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact:
Trial Lawyer’s Journal. Email: info@triallawyersjournal.com