DMCA Partnership Group, LLP is a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Texas and has offices in San Antonio, Texas, Houston, Texas, Austin, Texas, and Irving, Texas (together referred to as “DMCA” or “we”, “our”, or “us”).
This privacy policy describes how we may collect, use, share and otherwise process your personal information, as an employee of one of our corporate clients or other individual to whom we offer our services – immigration and related products and services – via communications channels (e.g., portals or platforms available online) or other online and offline means (e.g., via fax, physical mail, or courier). DMCA collects personal information through various means, including questionnaires, www.dmcausa.com. This privacy policy applies to personal information collected by DMCA including, but not limited to all sites that post a link to this privacy policy. In the context of this privacy policy DMCA acts as a data controller or co-controller with third parties.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time as our business changes or legal requirements change. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we will post a notice on our sites before the changes go into effect, and where appropriate, send a direct communication to you about the change.
What information we collect
Categories of personal information collected in the prior twelve months
We may collect the following categories of information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household:
- Identifiers, such as: a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
- Records, such as the following types of information: bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, signature, physical characteristics or description, telephone number, state identification number, insurance policy number, and any other financial information.
- Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
- Employment information, such as professional or employment-related information.
- Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this subdivision to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
Categories of sources
We may collect all categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
Source one: we collect personal information directly from you and/or your household that you provide us.
Source two: we collect personal information automatically when you access our sites. For example, we may collect information such as the websites you visit before or after you visit our sites, pages you click on our sites, IP address, search requests, browser type, operating system, data and time you visit our sites, the amount of time spend on our sites, and the device you use to access our sites.
Purpose for collecting personal information
We may use all categories of personal information listed above for the following business purposes:
- As stated or agreed to at the point of collection. We may use personal information for the purposes stated or agreed to (or as is obvious) at the point of collection. For example, we use personal information to respond to your questions, comments, or complaints. We may also use personal information as requested or consented by you.
- Administration. We use personal information for administrative purposes, such as managing your accounts, facilitating transactions, to inform our business strategies, to understand our sites’ demographics and user preferences, for evaluating applications, and managing profiles.
- Website management. We use personal information for management of our sites, such as troubleshooting problems, improving the content and functionality of our sites, statistical and other analyses of our sites, and to customize our sites to you and our users.
How we use your information
When we process personal information about you, we do so as necessary to provide the products and services you and your employer or immigration sponsor use, to operate our business, to meet our contractual and legal obligations, to protect the security of our services, systems and customers.
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- Provide our products and services to you or to our corporate clients
We use your information to provide our immigration, consulting, business insights, and other related services to you or at the direction of your employer or immigration sponsor, to comply with our agreements with them, to communicate about our products and services, and to help them ensure compliance with their policies. - Operate websites and mobile applications
We use device data to monitor and improve the performance and content of our services, provide updates, analyze trends and usage in connection with our services, and measure whether our site content is effective. - Operate and improve our business
We use your information for compliance with our company policies and procedures, for accounting and financial purposes, to detect or prevent fraud or criminal activity, and to perform, analyze and improve our business and services. - Complying with law
Some of the activities we undertake are necessary to comply with our legal or other obligations as a business service provider of legal advice. Under certain circumstances, we may be required by law to provide personal data to law enforcement agencies, courts or others in connection with claims and other litigation; to comply with state public records law, or an anti-terrorism request.
- Provide our products and services to you or to our corporate clients
How and with whom we share your personal information
We share information with immigration authorities (for example consulates and other government or law enforcement agencies), and their vendors as necessary to provide immigration and related services to you
As permitted or required by law
We share personal information when we think it’s reasonably necessary to protect ourselves and the people who use our services, enforce agreements, respond to emergencies and comply with law.
In exceptional circumstances, we may share personal information with government agencies other than immigration authorities and other third parties if we believe it is reasonable and necessary to comply with law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; to enforce our agreements, policies and terms; to protect the security of our services; to protect DMCA or the public from harm or illegal activities; or to respond to an emergency.
We may also share personal information with other parties as directed by you or subject to your consent.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
If you have any questions or complaints about DMCA and privacy, or to exercise your rights, please call us toll free at +1-866-690-1844, send us an email or write to us at:
DMCA (Privacy)
8023 Vantage Dr. Suite 800
San Antonio, Texas 78230
