Organization

Navigating Washington LLP is a limited liability partnership comprised of Robert S. LaRussa & Associates LLC, providing legal services, and Navigating Washington Consulting LLC, providing advisory services, all organized under the laws of the State of Maryland.

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Privacy Notice

Navigating Washington is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice is meant to inform you of how and why we collect and use personal data.  It is also meant to inform you of rights you may have in relation to your personal data. It applies to any personal data provided to us, both by you or by others on your behalf. We may use personal data provided to us for any of the purposes described in this privacy notice or as otherwise stated at the point of collection.

As used in this notice, “personal data” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a natural person.

We regularly receive personal data in the course of our professional activities, for example: as part of our business intake procedures; when you or your organization seek advice or representation from us, legal or otherwise; in the course of representing and counseling you; when you browse or interact with our website(s), use any of our online services; or when you email us or provide such data to us in other circumstances, such as when you request details about or attend one of our events.

The personal information that we collect and process may include: basic information, such as your name, company or organization, professional role or title, and your relationships to other individuals; contact information, such as your physical address, email address and phone number(s); technical information (including your IP address and usage data), such as information we collect automatically during visits to our website(s), use of applications or through materials and communications we send to you electronically; biographical information, such as your education or professional qualifications or otherwise related to your occupation, company or organization; details of your visits to our offices and attendance of firm-sponsored events, and content, such as correspondence when you communicate with us; health information, such as accessibility requirements and dietary restrictions; financial information, such as payment related information; identification and background information, such as passport, driver’s license, social security or other government identification numbers, as well as your account username and password if you register with our website or other digital services; demographic information, which may include sensitive or special categories of data, such as personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, trade union membership or health information; geographical information, such as your city, state, province and country; audio & visual information, such as your voice and likeness captured in photographs, video, or audio recordings; preferences, such as your stated interests or how frequently you wish to receive communications from us; and any other information that you provide to us.

Whether we receive your personal data directly from you or from a third party, we will only use your personal data in connection with our professional and business activities (including to meet our legal or regulatory obligations), for example: responding to your enquiries and communications; providing advice, representation or other services; managing our business relationship with you or your organization, including in connection with services that we provide to you; complying with legal, regulatory and professional obligations, including court orders and anti-money laundering and sanctions checks, and responding to legal, regulatory, professional and government bodies; managing and securing access to our offices and facilities, as well as our systems, online platforms and other technology; communicating with you with about legal and business developments, firm announcements and other news and events of interest to you, or to improve the quality and relevance of our communications and interaction with you; for our business purposes, including internal administration, data analysis, billing, detecting and preventing fraud, illegal activities and intellectual property infringement; for any other purpose described at the time you provide us with personal data, or for other purposes that are compatible with the original purpose for which we collected your personal data, with your consent, or as otherwise described in this privacy notice.

We may disclose personal data to third parties in the course of representing you, for example government agencies, regulators, and consulting experts.  We may also share your personal data with third parties to comply with our legal or professional obligations, a court order or other governmental or legally enforceable demand.

When we share or transfer your personal data, we do this in accordance with applicable data protection laws and take appropriate safeguards to ensure its integrity and protection. 

We will delete your personal data when it is no longer reasonably required for the permitted uses described above, or, where applicable, if you withdraw your consent, unless we are legally required or otherwise permitted to continue to hold such data. We may retain your personal data for an additional period if deletion would require us to overwrite our automated disaster recovery backup systems, or to the extent we deem it necessary to assert or defend legal claims during any relevant retention period.

You may have certain rights with respect to personal data we have collected about you. Individual rights concerning personal data vary by jurisdiction but may, for example, include rights to access, rectify or delete your personal data.

We will take all appropriate technical and organizational measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing of your personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, your personal data in accordance with our internal security procedures covering its storage, access and destruction. Personal data may be stored on our own technology systems or those of our vendors, or in paper files.