Taft Law School understands the importance of protecting the privacy of applicants and students. The privacy policies which follow explain what data the School collects from visitors to its website and how that information may be used.

The School is the sole owner of the information it gathers on its website. It will only share collected information with outside parties in ways that are described in this privacy statement or if it is required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, cooperate with law enforcement agencies, or comply with a legal process served on the School.

No part of this website may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or otherwise utilized, in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, now existing or hereinafter invented without the prior written permission of Taft Law School.

Permission for a current or prospective student to download and/or print out a single copy of School Catalogs for personal use only is hereby granted.

Questions, comments and/or concerns regarding the websites functions should be directed to the Webmaster.

The School may collect online and store personal identifiable information about persons who visit its website and voluntarily submit information. It routinely collects information such as name, mailing address, email address, phone number, employment, former education and other information related to the application process. It will not sell any of this information to third parties without the advance explicit permission of the applicant/student. However, in the normal course of business it may share such information with employees assisting an applicant or student, as well as regulatory, licensing, and accrediting agencies acting within the scope of their responsibilities.

The School uses email links located on the “Contact” page and other areas of the site, in addition to contact forms based in Social Media platforms to allow interested parties to contact the School directly to request program information or ask questions. School personnel read every message submitted and attempt to reply promptly. This information is used to respond directly to questions or comments. The School may also file such questions or comments to improve this website and School systems and procedures.

The School may use your information:

• To provide you with personalized content.

• To process and respond to inquiries.

• For the purposes for which you provided the information.

• To send email notifications regarding marketing, program updates, student notifications new website features, special events, products and services, and to deliver newsletters from which you may opt out.

• To send SMS messages regarding marketing, program updates and student notifications (not in excess of three messages per month) from which you may opt out..

• To promote, measure, and improve the effectiveness of the School’s products and services.

Opt-in data and consent for email or SMS will not be shared with any third parties except for messaging partners, for the purpose of enabling and operating our messaging program.

During the course of study at the School, students may be participating in online School Course Forums, Electronic Classrooms, and other group activities. During such activities, a student’s name will be viewable by classmates, faculty members, and administration.

This site contains links to other sites. The School is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Readers are encouraged to review the privacy statement of any website that they may visit.

It should be noted that no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. As a result, the School cannot assure the security of the information that is transmitted via its online services. However, a digital certificate has been installed on this website and SSL encryption is in place for all application forms submitted electronically.

The School reserves the right to access and/or disclose the user information discussed herein (including personal information) as required by courts, regulators, administrative agencies or accrediting bodies and to the extent required to permit the School to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of law or its usage policies.

By using this site, you consent to the collection, use and storage of your personal and non-personal information as described in this policy. You further authorize the export of personal information to the United States and its storage and use as specified in this policy. This policy and all legal obligations of the School are subject to the laws of California and the United States, regardless of the location of any user. Any claims or complaints must be filed in the State of California. If you have questions about our privacy policy, or wish to have your provided information removed from our systems, please contact us directly.

If the School intends to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection through this website, it will notify the parties via email. They would then have a choice as to whether or not the School may use the information in this different manner. In addition, if it makes any material changes in the privacy practices that do not affect user information already collected through the website, the School will post a prominent notice in this section of our website notifying users of the change.

The effective date of the above online privacy policies is February 17, 2023.