Privacy Policy

1.1   Automatically-Collected Information

We automatically receive certain types of information whenever you interact with our website.  For example, when you visit our website, our systems may automatically collect your IP address and the type of browser you use.  Information may be automatically collected through the use of “cookies.”  We may also collect information about your browsing behavior, such as IP address information, entry and exit points for a website, page views, and impressions.  This information may be used to help analyze website traffic and improve our services.

1.2   Cookies

To make our website work properly, we may place small data files called cookies on your device.  Cookies are small text files that a website saves to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website.  They enable the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time.

In general, we use cookies to collect information so that we can determine how to improve our website by seeing which areas and features are most popular, to personalize the website, and to improve the website experience.  Most browsers automatically accept cookies as the default setting.  You can modify the setting to reject cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from a website you visit by editing browser options.  If you decide not to accept our cookies, you will still be able to access our website, but you may not be able to use some of the website’s features or services and you may have a less satisfactory experience.

1.3   Web Beacons

Web beacons are small, transparent graphic images that are delivered through a web browser or HTML e-mail.  Web beacons may include GIF or PNG images, pixels, javascript, or other tags, which are used to track visitor activity on a particular webpage, or the viewing of a particular e-mail.  Web beacons may send this information directly to us, or to third parties we have approved to receive the information.

1.4   Do Not Track Requests

Our website does not respond to browser-based, Do Not Track requests or signals.  However, we do not permit third parties to collect a visitor’s PII while a visitor is on our website.

1.5   Use Of Personally Identifiable Information

In general, we use PII to serve our clients, to enhance and extend our client relationships, and to market our services.

PII is used to:

• Complete billing;
• Respond to your inquiries; or
• Notify you regarding legal or firm updates.

a) As Required By Law; For Protection We may disclose any PII if:

• required to do so by law, including compliance with legal process served on us, or,
• such action is necessary or desirable to:
  • protect or defend our legal rights and property, or those of our visitors, or,
  • protect health and safety of our visitors, staff, service providers, or the general public.

b) Data Storage

We retain PII for the period that we find necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless we believe a longer retention period is required by law.  You may request that we destroy, transfer, or update your PII in our possession, and we will take commercially-reasonable steps to honor your requests.  PII and aggregate information shared with our service providers may be stored on their systems.  When we in our discretion deem retention of PII is no longer needed, we may shred, erase, destroy, or otherwise modify it, in whole or in part.

c) Security Or Storage Of Personally Identifiable Information

The secure storage of PII is of great concern to us.  We exercise care in transmitting your information.  Only those individuals who need access to your PII in order to do their jobs are allowed access.  Any of our staff who violates our privacy and/or security policies is subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.

d) Third-Party Websites

We may provide links to third party websites from our websites as a service to our visitors.  We are not responsible for the content or information collection practices of those websites.  Such websites’ privacy policies will differ from ours.  Therefore, we encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices before providing them with PII.  We have no control over the security of other websites on the Internet that you might visit, interact with, or from which you buy products or services.

2.1   Controls And Choices

We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use and sharing of your PII.  These controls and choices include:

• You may change your choices for newsletters and client alerts.
• You may correct and update your PII.
• You may update your preferences as to whether or not you wish to receive offers from us for our services, or services that we think may be of interest to you.
• You may request access to PII we hold about you and that we amend it.

2.2   Your Privacy Rights

If you have provided PII to obtain services for personal, family or household use, you may request from us, once a calendar year, information about your PII that we shared, if any, with third-parties and businesses for their own direct marketing uses.  Such information would be the categories of relevant PII and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared such PII for the immediately prior calendar year, e.g., a request made in 2018 will receive information regarding 2017 sharing activities.  If you wish to obtain this information, you may e-mail privacy@zuberlawler.com with “Request for Privacy Information” in the subject line and in the body of your message.  We will provide the requested information to you by reply to the e-mail address from which you sent the request.  Not all information sharing is covered by this requirement, and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.  If you prefer to receive such information via regular first-class mail, please include such request in your e-mail.  We will not accept requests via telephone or facsimile, and we are not responsible for notices that are not labeled properly, delivered properly, or that do not have the complete information as here specified.

2.2   Updating This Policy

We may revise this Policy or any part of it from time to time. Updates to this Policy will be posted on this webpage, and you agree that the posting of each update as such is sufficient notification to inform you of all changes included in the applicable update. We will use information in accordance with the most current version of this Policy.