Privacy Policy

Brooklyn Defender Services (“BDS”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, as well as our clients, staff, volunteers, donors, and partners. This privacy policy explains the information we collect through our website (www.bds.org) and how it is used and safeguarded.

We may ask for information or feedback from you through online forms or other methods in order to process a donation, subscribe you to our newsletter, or provide you with information. Any personal information you provide us is entirely voluntary and will only be accessible to certain qualified staff. We use the latest SSL data encryption technology to ensure that any information you provide to BDS is secure.

We do not sell or rent subscriber or donor information under any circumstances. We will not share or make public any personal information gathered through our website without prior consent except as compelled by law. If you have questions about this privacy policy or would like us to correct or delete your personal data, please contact the BDS General Counsel at 718-254-0700.

Text (SMS, MMS)

If you consent to receiving texts from BDS, you may receive texts regarding your intake, legal case, notification of changes in the law, appointment confirmations, referrals, and/or legal information. You may OPT OUT of text messages at any time by replying STOP or HELP. Message or data rates may apply. Frequency of messages may vary. Your information will not be sold or distributed to third parties.

No mobile information will be sold to, distributed to or shared with third parties/affiliates for any marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Disclaimer

This website contains links to other websites whose privacy policies differ from ours. BDS is not responsible for content or privacy policies of any linked website. Additionally, the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of or affiliation with that organization.