Last Revised: February 24, 2025


Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how the law firm of Waddey Acheson LLC (“Waddey Acheson”) collects, uses, processes, and otherwise disseminates information that you provide to us when you use this website, waddeyacheson.com (“Website”), when you attend our events, or when you otherwise interact with us as described below.

Your privacy is important to us. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect and use your personal information and what rights you may have with respect to your personal information. By using this Website, and submitting information through this website to Waddey Acheson, you indicate acknowledgement of receipt of the notice below. If you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy, then please do not access or use the Website.


Information We May Collect from You and How We Collect It

When you visit our Website, you may be asked to voluntarily provide, and we would collect, “Personal Information” (e.g., name, title, biographical information, address, phone number, e-mail address, and social media identifiers), such as when you request information on engaging an attorney at Waddey Acheson, inquire about or apply for available employment opportunities, fill out our web contact form, sign up for our newsletters, or register for an event hosted or promoted by us. We may also collect your personal information when you submit it to us in the course of contacting us by email, telephone, or letter. We may also collect Personal Information from you when you attend an event in-person hosted by Waddey Acheson. In addition, we may receive your business contact information from you or another source in the course of our business.

Our web site also collects and retains additional Personal Information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address.

We may collect various other information from you as you navigate the Website for administrative, analytical, or other purposes, such as the website address of the site you just came from or depart to, the browser version you use, date/time, size of data transferred, pages you visit, operating system, and other “clickstream”.

We also use “cookies” to enhance our Website visit and provide us information. A “cookie” is information that our Website either temporarily or permanently stores in a file on your computer when you visit the website. When visiting the website for the first time, if we are using cookies, an option will be presented allowing you to manage use of cookies. You can set your browser to reject or delete cookies, but that may limit your use of some convenience features at this Website. Specifically:

  • We may use strictly necessary cookies, which allow you to access and use our Website, and which allow us to deliver our services to you. For example, when you visit our website and log in to your user account, we use Session ID cookies and Javascript check cookies. 
  • We may use performance cookies that contain a user ID and allow us to track Website usage. This allows us to learn more about how users use the Website so that we can make changes and improvements.
  • We may use targeting cookies that measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to track sites you’ve visited.

In addition, we may receive information about you from other sources, including third parties that help us update, expand, and analyze our records, identify new clients, or prevent or detect fraud. Other sources from which we may receive information from you include various social media platforms, such as when you interact with us on a social media platform or access our social media content. The information we may receive is governed by the privacy settings, policies, and/or procedures of the applicable social media platform or other third party. We do not have control over these third-party sources and encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website.

If any third parties provide Personal Information to us about you, we may combine it with other Personal Information we have about you and will treat that aggregated Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


How We Use Information About You

We do not sell or share your Personal Information with third-party direct marketers offering their products and services.

Waddey Acheson may use Personal Information it collects from you:

  • to respond to your requests;
  • to improve the content and services that Waddey Acheson provides;
  • to customize this Website to your preferences or improve its operation;
  • to communicate information to you (via the website, email, or postal mail) that may be important to you or of interest to you or your business;
  • for our marketing and research analysis;
  • to provide you with marketing information where you have not expressed a preference otherwise (you may opt out of receiving such information at any time);
  • to verify your privileges to access certain files or data;
  • to prepare collective and anonymous profiles of site users and their interests or behaviors by combining your personal information with that of all or a particular group of website users;
  • and for other purposes identified to you or as requested by you.

We may use third-party e-mail providers to deliver these communications to you.

Our legal basis for collecting and processing your information may include our legitimate business interests, your consent, compliance with our legal or regulatory obligations, and our contractual relationship with you or others. 


How Personal Information Is Protected

Waddey Acheson takes steps online and offline to safeguard the Personal Information that you provide to us. Your data is protected once it reaches our network through the use of secure multi-tiered firewalls. Portions of your data may also be encrypted on our storage server for additional security.

Because no system is 100% secure or error-free, please remember that any transmission of Personal Information through the internet is at your own risk. By using our Website, you acknowledge and accept these risks.


Your Rights in Connection with Your Personal Information

Subject to applicable laws and your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding Personal Information that we have collected about you, such as: to ask us to see what Personal Information we hold about you and to correct or erase your Personal Information (as permitted by law); to object to or opt out of our use of your Personal Information in certain ways under this Privacy Policy; to withhold or withdraw your consent for us to use your Personal Information in certain ways; or to request we transfer your Personal Information to another party.

If you believe these rights apply to you, or you feel that we have not handled information about you properly, then to discuss or exercise any rights you may have, you may contact us through the contact form on our Website, email us at info@waddeyacheson.com, sign in to your account, or call us at (615) 839-1100 (we accept your collect call toll-free). For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the Personal Information associated with the e-mail address that you use to send us your request, and we may need additional information from you to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will comply with your request in the time required by law.

You may have the right to authorize an agent to make a request on your behalf. To designate an agent, please provide a written and signed document by both you and the agent that authorizes the agent to act on your behalf. You may also use a power of attorney. We will still require you to provide information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information.

You may have the right to complain to a competent supervisory authority if you feel that we are not complying with our data protection obligations.

If you change your mind after opting to receive electronic communications from us, you may opt out of receiving such communications by communicating your preferences to us in the same manner described above, or by following any unsubscribe link contained in the applicable e-mail. Please note that if you opt out of receiving marketing-related e-mails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages that are required in order to provide you with legal services for which you have engaged us.

To opt out of marketing communications from us, please notify us at info@waddeyacheson.com.


Retention

We will retain Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, to meet our current and future legal obligations, and to meet our legitimate interests, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. 


Access from Outside the United States

If you are visiting the Website from outside the United States, please be aware that information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States. 


Sharing Personal Information with Third Parties

We may share Personal Information with affiliated or associated entities for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy Section above titled “How We Use Information About You” or elsewhere in this policy, or with certain business partners (such as organizations holding events for which a visitor to the Website has registered). 

Waddey Acheson may also share Personal Information we collect with a third party in the following circumstances: 

  • to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; 
  • to enforce this Privacy Policy, including investigation of potential violations thereof; 
  • to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; 
  • to respond to claims that contact information (e.g. name, e-mail address, etc.) of a third-party has been posted or transmitted without their consent or as a form of harassment; 
  • to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Waddey Acheson, its users, or the general public; 
  • by virtue of undergoing any change in control, including in connection with corporate restructuring, sale or assignment of assets, merger, divestiture, and other changes of control or financial status, in which case we will require the recipient to use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy; 
  • to Waddey Acheson’s affiliates, successors, and agents/representatives (for example, consultants), which are required to treat the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy; 
  • for our use of a third-party email service provider or Website operators; 
  • pursuant to your explicit approval prior to the disclosure; or 
  • in accordance with the section of this Privacy Policy governing Third-Party Service Providers.


Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate the Website, which could include our providers of professional, consulting, marketing, communications, and business development services. We may disclose Personal Information to such entities as needed for them to perform their tasks. These entities may collect, store, and/or process your Personal Information. 

Google Analytics. Our Website uses Google Analytics to help collect and analyze certain information for the purposes discussed above. You may learn more about Google Analytics’ data practices by clicking here and opt out of the use of cookies in web browsers by Google Analytics by clicking here.

Other Third-Party Services. We may use other third-party services to obtain, track, and store user information. For example, we may use a customer relations management (CRM) software to manage customer data and information. We may also use third-party software to collect information from your browser, Internet Service Provider and computer device in order to capture and analyze user behavior on our Website. 

Links to Third-Party Websites. Our Website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by Waddey Acheson of those other websites, their content or services, or the persons or entities associated with those websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of all third-party websites or services you may visit.


Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”) provide you with certain rights regarding your personal information. Waddey Acheson may not be currently subject to this statute. To discuss or exercise any rights you may have, you may use the contact form on this website, email info@waddeyacheson.com, or call us at (615) 839-1100 (we accept your collect call toll-free). You may also write to us at Waddey Acheson LLC, 1030 16th Ave. S., Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37212. 


Privacy of Minors

In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly request or solicit Personal Information from anyone under the age of 16. If at any time we are informed we have received such Personal Information of anyone under the age of 16, we will endeavor to delete that information from our database.


Changes to the Privacy Policy

Waddey Acheson reserves the right to change this policy at any time, therefore we encourage you to visit this page frequently. All changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated “Last Revised” date at the top of this page and your continued use of the Website after the Last Revised date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.


Contact information

If you have any questions or comments concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the contact form on this website, email info@waddeyacheson.com, or call us at (615) 839-1100 (we accept your collect call toll-free). You may also write to us at Waddey Acheson LLC, 1030 16th Ave. S., Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37212.