🔒 Privacy & Data Protection

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 23, 2026
At Claims and Lawsuits (claimsandlawsuits.com), your privacy is a paramount concern. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how it is used, and your rights regarding your data.

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1. Sensitive Information We Do NOT Collect

Claims and Lawsuits is an informational tracker. We do not administer class action settlements, collect court claim forms, or handle financial disbursements.

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Zero Sensitive Claim Data Collection

We never ask for, process, or store:

  • Social Security Numbers (SSNs) or Tax IDs
  • Bank account, debit card, or credit card details
  • Personal settlement claim identifiers or PINs
  • Medical records or sensitive health data

All claim filings and personal identification submissions take place exclusively on official, court-appointed settlement administrator websites.

2. Information We Automatically Collect

When you browse our website, our web servers automatically log standard, non-personally identifiable diagnostic information to ensure uptime, detect security threats, and optimize performance:

  • Server Log Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and access timestamps.
  • Device & Network Data: Screen resolution, device category (desktop, mobile, tablet), and preferred language settings.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies (small text files stored in your browser) and similar technologies to improve your experience and deliver relevant content. These include:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for site navigation, security, and load balancing.
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand aggregate traffic volume, popular search queries, and content engagement without identifying individual users.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used by third-party advertising networks to display relevant advertisements and measure ad performance.

You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not impair your ability to browse settlement guides on our website.

4. Third-Party Advertising & Partner Disclosures

To keep our settlement tracking platform 100% free for consumers, we may display contextual and interest-based advertisements through third-party advertising partners such as Google AdSense.

Third-party ad vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting AboutAds.info or the Network Advertising Initiative.

5. How We Use Information

Information collected via server logs and aggregate analytics is used solely to:

  • Maintain website performance, reliability, and cybersecurity protection against abuse.
  • Analyze reader interest in specific settlement categories (e.g., Data Breaches vs. Product Recalls).
  • Respond to editorial feedback, correction requests, or general inquiries sent to our contact email.

We do not sell, rent, trade, or monetize personal user data to third parties or data brokers.

6. Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA & GDPR)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:

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California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

You have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data. We do not sell your personal information.

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European Visitors (GDPR / UK GDPR)

You have the right to access, rectify, restrict processing, or request erasure of personal data, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any applicable privacy rights, please email our privacy team at editor@claimsandlawsuits.com.

7. Links to Third-Party Sites

Our articles link to external sites, including official settlement portals, court dockets, and consumer protection agencies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or terms of external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy notices of any website you visit.

8. Children's Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Claims and Lawsuits is designed for general adult audiences and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us for immediate deletion.

9. Data Security

We employ standard security safeguards, including SSL/TLS cryptographic protocols, to protect data in transit between your browser and our servers.

10. Updates & Contact Information

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Revisions will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date.

For questions or requests concerning our privacy practices, contact us at:

Email: editor@claimsandlawsuits.com
Website: claimsandlawsuits.com