As part of a commitment to lawyer service and automation initiatives, the
Montana Commission of Continuing Legal Education offers secure
online payment of certain fees. Any requests for a refund or waiver of fees
will be reviewed on an individual basis. In the event a fee is deemed eligible
for a refund, the amount will be refunded or appropriately credited.
Privacy
In the best interest of the Montana Commission of Continuing Legal Education, ("MT CLE")
and the users of this website, we only collect the minimum amount of information
necessary to serve our customers. As a component unit of the Supreme Court of
Montana, the MT CLE maintains personal information necessary to
administer the tracking of mandatory continuing legal education requirements.
MT CLE will collect no personal information about you when you visit its website
unless you voluntarily choose to provide that information by entering information
in an online form, sending an e-mail, registering for an automated service
subscription, or by performing an online service transaction.
Data Collection
If the purpose of visiting our website is to review web pages or download
information, certain information will automatically be gathered. Your web
browser software transmits most of this information; however, this information
does not identify you personally.
The type of browser and operating system used to access the website
The date and time website is accessed
The pages visited, including graphics loaded from each page and other documents
downloaded, such as PDF (Portable Document Format) files and word processing documents; and
If referred to the website from another site, MT CLE may capture the address
of the referring site. MT CLE uses this information to make its website more
useful to visitors--to learn about the number of visitors to the site and the
types of technology visitors use. We do not use information to track or record
information about individuals and their visits.
Use of Cookies
A "cookie" is a small text file that a Web site can place on your computer's
hard drive in order, for example, to collect information about your activities
on the site or to make it possible for you to use an online "shopping cart" to
keep track of items you wish to purchase. The cookie transmits this information
back to the Web site's computer which, generally speaking, is the only computer
that can read it. Most consumers do not know that "cookies" are being placed on
their computers when they visit Web sites. If you want to know when this happens,
or to prevent it from happening, you can set your browser to warn you when a Web
site attempts to place a "cookie" on your computer.
Cookies may be used when necessary to complete a transaction. Certain
services, such as MyMTCLE use cookies to enhance the user experience and avoid
multiple login/password authentication.
Voluntary Personal Information Submission
If you choose to identify yourself by sending MT CLE an e-mail, registering for
MyMTCLE, or by using online forms, some personal data may be collected; however,
that data will only be used for limited purposes.
Personal information may be asked under the following circumstances:
MT CLE may ask for your e-mail address in order to process various applications
or transactions available its website - for example, MyMTCLE Online Transcript
Accounts, Internet Services, email subscriptions or online transactions.
When you use MT CLE’s online payment services and pay by credit card, MT CLE
asks for the cardholder's name, address, account number, and card expiration date.
All of these activities are purely voluntary. You will always have the option of whether to
perform the transaction and provide this information. Please understand, however, that in
order to open a MyMTCLE account or perform online transactions, you will be required to
provide, or confirm, some personal information.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Data
MT CLE will only send personally identifiable information about you to other companies, agencies, or people when:
Exchange of information is in accordance with the rules and regulations for the
administration of continuing legal education in Montana.
We need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested.
For example, for security purposes, MT CLE uses a third party payment processing company,
and it sends information for billing purposes only;
We are required to do so by law, subpoena, court order or legal process;
Public Disclosure
MT CLE already maintains, or may acquire, personally identifiable information through
its normal regulatory functions.
As the Supreme Court Regulatory Agency for continuing legal education, MT CLE is required
to maintain many documents for archival and historical purposes; however, it does
not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you or for
other purposes required by law.
When you provide personally identifiable information to MT CLE, such information
is handled as it would be on an in-person visit to an Administrative Court office,
and subject to the laws, regulations, practices, and procedures of the respective agency.
Security
MT CLE is committed to ensuring the integrity of the information and systems it
maintains. As such, MT CLE has instituted security measures for all information
systems under our control so that information will not be lost, misused, or altered.
For site security purposes and to ensure that our Internet services remain
available to all users, MT CLE uses software programs to monitor traffic and
provide online services. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations
and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may
be used to help identify an individual.
MT CLE (MyMTCLE) account information is password-protected for your privacy
and security. In certain areas, as with credit card transactions, MT CLE uses
industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect data transmissions.
All credit card information is immediately encrypted upon receipt and
authenticated through the use of 128-bit SSL communication.
Links to Other Sites
Mtcle.org contains links to other agencies and resources. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
Changes to this Policy
MT CLE may revise this policy from time to time. If changes are substantial in nature we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our pages. This is a statement of policy and should not be interpreted as a contract of any kind.
Contact Information
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about MT CLE, its policies or this website or,
please contact:
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Registration is easy and provides you with instant access to your MT CLE Transcript,
compliance assurance services and other online features.
