How do these matters work and what are the privacy rights?
When surfacing the web and using online services, one has, depending on the situation, privacy rights. This means that if streaming platforms are visited to watch TV series and/or movies, such as, for instance, Univision.com, and personally identifiable information is submitted in order to sign up to the platform, there are privacy rights in terms of the data submitted for the registration.
On occasion, these types of online platforms use this data or private information for lucrative purposes.
These companies must, in order to comply with the corresponding law, respect the privacy of their users. They are not allowed to use users’ personal information registered on the platform, submitted with the only purpose of receiving or accessing movies, TV series, etc. on these sites. They are not allowed, in compliance with the law, to sell or use their users’ information for other purposes than the ones their users consented to.
Specifically, Univision has been, recently, under investigation. The investigation comes as a result of them using personal data from those who have been subscribers of their online platform, Univision.com, for the company’s benefit. They sold certain information from their subscribers, and, even though this might not seem as a harm personally directed to each one of their users, in the United States there are privacy rights, and when large enterprises, such as Univision, do not respect these users’ rights, in certain cases, users can have a right for a compensation.
When these large enterprises don’t respect the privacy rights users have when accessing these websites or web platforms, users, depending on each case due to each case being a bit different, might be eligible to receive compensation.
The recent personal data leak from Univision through their online platform, Univision.com, could make such platform users be eligible for compensation due to their privacy rights being violated.
In case you have been a Univision.com subscriber in the past 2 years, is possible that you’re eligible to receive compensation.
If you wish to know more about this privacy rights violation from Univision, find out if your rights were violated and if you are eligible for compensation, give us a call at (202) 804-8282. in order for us to study your rights. It’s important to talk with an immigration lawyer about this before filing any petition.