Website Disclaimer and Privacy Notice
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Privacy Notice
Effective April 2024
This Privacy Notice describes how Laura Podolsky, Attorney at Law (the “Firm”, “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses certain personal information obtained through our public website (the “Site”) at laurapodolskylaw.com and affiliated sites. This Privacy Notice does not address information collected through other sources such as phone calls, e-mails, or in-person or online seminars.
BOTTOM LINE
The Firm will use any information you provide via the Site only to (a) respond to messages you send via the Contact form; (b) provide you with other information that the Firm reasonably believes to be relevant and useful to you; or (c) as required by applicable law.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
In general, you can visit the Site without telling the Firm who you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we ask for personally identifiable information from you, such as your name, company, email address, phone number, and address (“Personal Information”). We request this information in order to correspond with you, to notify you about events, or otherwise to respond to your requests or provide you with information that we consider may be of interest to you. Where applicable, we will differentiate between personal data fields that are optional and those that are mandatory to obtain the requested information.
If you receive a marketing email from the Firm, you will be provided with an automated way to opt out (unsubscribe) from that particular communication or from all marketing emails sent by the Firm. Please follow the instructions on the email you received. If you have received unwanted email from the Firm, please forward a copy of that e-mail to info@laurapodolskylaw.com.
Please note that if you reply to a Firm address in one of our marketing emails or otherwise send a communication to us, your communication will not create an attorney-client relationship with us. Please do not send us any information that you or anyone else considers to be confidential or secret unless the Firm has first agreed to represent you in that matter. Any information you send to the Firm before we agree to be your lawyers cannot be protected from disclosure.
DATA SHARING
We may share Personal Information among the people in the Firm or among people in law firms with whom we associate or consult for legal advice. The purpose of doing so is to respond to your requests or for a purpose described above. Although any Personal Information you share with us as a client or prospective client should be protected by the attorney/client privilege, please know that there are exceptions to that protection. Moreover, as noted above, please do not share any confidential or secret information with us until we have affirmatively agreed to represent you, as any Personal Information you share with us may not be protected until we agree to represent you.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
The Site is hosted on web servers in the United States. If you contact us from a non-US jurisdiction, your provision of Personal Information or other access to the Site constitutes your transfer of such data to the United States, a jurisdiction that may not provide a level of data protection equivalent to the laws in your home country.
SECURITY MEASURES
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the security of your Personal Information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or alteration.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Notice are for the Site only. The Site may contain links to other sites. The Firm is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. If you link to or otherwise visit any other site, please review the privacy policies posted at that site.
COOKIES AND PASSIVE TRACKING
A “cookie” is an element of data that can be sent to your browser. Your browser may then store it on your system based on the preferences you have set on your browser. Cookies gather information about your operating system including, but not limited to, browser type, and Internet Protocol (IP) address. The Firm’s website and its affiliates may use this information to analyze the traffic on our websites, and better serve you when you return to the Site. It is not our intention to use such information to personally identify a user. You have the option to configure your Internet browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. As well, you have the option to block all cookies. Please note, however, that if you refuse or otherwise block cookies you may not be able to use all of the functionality available on the Site or other websites.
ACCESS AND CORRECTION
If you wish to access or update the Personal Information you submit through the Site, or to make any inquiries about the processing of such information, please contact the Firm as described below. We provide individuals with access to their Personal Information where we believe appropriate, including in situations where you are entitled to access and review your Personal Information under law, including applicable data protection and privacy laws.
REVISIONS TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice from time to time. Please check the Privacy Notice regularly and particularly before you submit additional personal information via the Site. We also display the effective date of the Privacy Notice on the top of this page.