How this website collects, uses, and protects information.

Overview

Howard Simmons P.C. Attorney At Law respects the privacy of website visitors, prospective clients, and clients. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information that may be collected through this website and how that information may be used, protected, and shared.

Information We May Collect

The website may collect information that you voluntarily submit, including your name, phone number, email address, preferred consultation time, practice area, and message content. The website may also collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring URLs, and security logs.

How Information May Be Used

Information submitted through this website may be used to respond to inquiries, evaluate consultation requests, communicate with you, operate the website, improve website performance, protect against spam or unauthorized activity, maintain business records, and comply with applicable legal or ethical obligations.

Consultation Forms and Sensitive Information

Submitting a form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not submit highly sensitive or confidential information until the firm has agreed to represent you. The firm uses reasonable security measures, but no website, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Cookies, Analytics, and Security Tools

The website may use cookies, analytics tools, spam-prevention tools, firewall services, hosting logs, or similar technologies to help operate the website, measure performance, improve usability, and protect the website from abuse. Visitors can adjust browser settings to limit cookies, but some website functions may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Sharing of Information

The firm does not sell personal information. Information may be shared with service providers that help operate the website, manage communications, provide hosting, security, analytics, email delivery, scheduling, or similar business support. Information may also be disclosed if required by law, court order, ethical obligation, or to protect rights, safety, security, or property.

Data Security

The firm uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information submitted through the website. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and the firm cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

Information submitted through the website may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to inquiries, operate the firm, maintain records, comply with legal or ethical duties, resolve disputes, and protect the firm’s rights.

Your Choices

You may contact the firm to request that your contact information be updated or removed from non-required communications. Certain records may need to be retained for legal, ethical, security, or business reasons.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and the firm does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.

External Links

This website may link to third-party websites. The firm is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to Howard Simmons P.C. Attorney At Law at [email protected] or by phone at (917) 941-3321.

Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The effective date above reflects the latest version posted on the website.