Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard information obtained via our web site and to help you make informed decisions when using our site. This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our clients’ needs.

What Information Do We Collect?

If you are merely a visitor to this site, then BKD, LLP does not collect personal information about you, except to the limited extent described below:

1. Information You Choose to Provide

Emails – If you choose to communicate with BKD, LLP through a BKD, LLP email address listed on our site, then we will respond to your return email address as appropriate. BKD contracts with an outside vendor to distribute electronic communications to subscribers who choose to receive them. Neither BKD nor the vendor will share or sell your email address.

Employment inquiries – Should you apply for a position with BKD, LLP online, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate office and reviewer and may be entered into the firm’s databases.

Information/newsletter requests – Any information you provide through forms on our sites will be used to provide the specific information or newsletter(s) requested. BKD contracts with an outside vendor to distribute electronic communications to subscribers who choose to receive them. Neither BKD nor the vendor will share or sell your email address. We provide the same protections for electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

2. Web Site Use Information

Similar to other commercial web sites, our site collects information commonly provided by browsers. This includes information such as the requested page, referring web page and the browser IP address. This information is stored with the date and time of visits, and may be used to assess the effectiveness of our web server and our web site content.

Please remember that when you use a link to go from our web site to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site is subject to that web site’s rules and policies.

Your Consent

By using our web site, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Children’s Privacy Protection

This site is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children. It is not BKD, LLP’s policy to knowingly collect or maintain information about minors, and we ask that minors not submit any personal information to us.

Changes to the Policy

BKD, LLP may change this policy as needed and without notice. From time to time, we may use visitor information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will use, for these new purposes only, data collected from the time of the policy change forward.

Opting-out, Corrections & Cancellations

Upon written request, BKD, LLP will (1) remove your name and other personal information from our databases; (2) correct personal information that you state is incorrect or (3) permit you to “opt out” of further email contact. To request a correction or cancellation, please contact us at EA('mail')mail@bkd.com.

Consumer Recourse

If you feel this site is not following its stated information policy, or you have questions or concerns about your privacy while using bkd.com, please contact us at EA('mail')mail@bkd.com or 417.831.7283.

BKD, LLP Disclaimer

The user acknowledges that electronic communications, databases and web sites are subject to errors, malfunctions and tampering and that use thereof may result in damages to the user’s systems or operations. While BKD, LLP implements reasonable precautions to attempt to prevent such occurrences, the user acknowledges that BKD, LLP does not guarantee such events will not take place and that BKD, LLP will not be held liable for any such occurrences. The user shall be solely responsible for ensuring any information or content downloaded from this web site or any other web site accessed from BKD, LLP’s web site does not contain any virus or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage its systems, software or data. The user shall indemnify, defend and hold BKD, LLP or its subsidiaries harmless from any liability, claim, cost or damage arising out of any third-party claim or suit caused by such virus or code or subroutine. BKD, LLP may update and/or modify the information contained on this web site at any time and without notice.