Privacy Policy

Effective date: on publication · Version 2.0 (draft)

This Privacy Policy explains how LaunchTime IP — a legal practice operated as a sole proprietorship by Daniel Lewis, Esq. ("we," "us") — collects, uses, and shares information when you use the LaunchTime IP website and tools (the "Platform"). The Platform provides automated trademark searching and registration-deadline monitoring; it does not provide legal services or legal advice.

1. Information we collect

• Account information — your email address, name, password (stored as a salted hash), and, if you choose to add one, a phone number.
• Search inputs and reports — the brand names, goods and services descriptions, and (if provided) logos you submit for searching, and the reports generated from them. Saved reports remain in your account so you can reopen them.
• Portfolio and docketing data — trademarks and copyrights you add for tracking, retrieved from public USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office records by the number you supply, and the deadline calendar computed from them.
• Saved details — if you fill in the optional profile in Settings (owner name, entity information, addresses), we store it to prefill future forms. You can delete it at any time from Settings.
• Payment records — orders, subscription status, and Stripe transaction identifiers. We never see or store your card number; payment is processed by Stripe.
• Technical basics — a session cookie to keep you signed in, and standard server logs (IP address, time, page) kept for security and debugging.

2. How we use information

• To run your searches, generate reports, and maintain your saved history.
• To monitor the statutory deadlines on marks you track and alert you when they approach.
• To process payments and maintain your subscription.
• To operate, secure, and improve the Platform.
• To send transactional email about your account or orders. We do not send marketing email without your consent, and we do not sell or rent personal information.

3. A note on confidentiality

The Platform is operated by a law practice, but using it does not make you a client and no attorney–client relationship is formed. We still treat what you submit with care: brand names you search and details you save are used only to deliver the service, and information supplied by prospective clients is handled consistent with the confidentiality duties of the California Rules of Professional Conduct.

4. How we share information

Only with service providers who process it to run the Platform, under their own confidentiality obligations:

• Stripe — payment processing.
• OpenAI — portions of your search input (the mark and goods description) are processed to build the search report. They are sent for processing, not for training.
• USPTO / U.S. Copyright Office — public-record queries for the numbers and names you look up.
• Google — only if you choose Google sign-in.
• Hosting and email delivery providers — [named here once selected].
• Legal compulsion — if required by law, subpoena, or court order, or to protect the Platform against fraud or abuse.

5. Cookies

One first-party session cookie keeps you signed in. We run no third-party advertising or analytics cookies.

6. Data retention

Account data, saved reports, and portfolio records are kept while your account is open. Payment and order records are kept as required for tax and accounting. You may delete your saved profile at any time in Settings; to close your account and request deletion of its data, contact us at the address below.

7. Security

Passwords are stored as salted hashes, verification codes as hashes, connections are encrypted in transit, and access to production data is limited to the practice. No system is perfectly secure; we will notify affected users of a breach as required by law.

8. Your choices and rights

You can access and update your account information in Settings, delete your saved profile, and request a copy or deletion of your data by contacting us. California residents: we do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined in the CCPA/CPRA, and we honor the rights the law provides — contact us to exercise them.

9. Children

The Platform is for adults and is not directed to children under 16; we do not knowingly collect their information.

10. Changes

We will post changes here with a new effective date, and note material changes on the Platform.

11. Contact

Questions about this Policy or your information? Contact [privacy@launchtimeip.com] or write to LaunchTime IP, 839 Larrabee St Suite 200, West Hollywood, CA 90069.