privacy policy

Effective: November 1, 2021

GENERAL

At NogeeLaw.com (the “Service”), we believe that it is essential to protect the privacy of client information. The nature and importance of our client relationships require the highest standards of confidentiality and discretion.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

CLIENT PRIVACY

Below is a summary of the non-public personal information (“Personal Data”) that we may collect and maintain during our relationship, our policy regarding the use of that information, and the measures we take to safeguard that information. In the course of our business relationship, we may obtain non-public personal information about clients, including:

Information we receive from you on retainer agreements, applications, intake questionnaires, surveys or other forms (such as your name, address, contact information including e-mail and telephone numbers, social security number, and information about your employment, income, assets, beneficiaries and planning objectives), as well as Cookies and Usage Data (defined below);
Information about your matters, transactions, cases and the like;
Information we might receive from third-parties including courts, adversaries, accountants or other advisors, attorneys or investment managers with whom you work.

DISCLOSURE POLICY

We do not sell non-public personal information to anyone. We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone, except with your consent or as otherwise allowed or required by law. As allowed by law, we may share information about current and former clients with your other advisors as necessary to help us provide Services to you.

INFORMATION SECURITY

We have implemented procedures designed to restrict access to your non-public personal information to those employees who need it to perform their job responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with industry standards to maintain the privacy of your non-public personal information.

COOKIES AND USAGE DATA

We may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to track information provided by your browser and our software applications when you use this website. A Cookie is a small piece of information that a website, such as this one, stores on your device’s web browser and can later retrieve. “Session” Cookies are temporary and will expire at the end of a browser session; that is, when you leave our website. Session Cookies allow our website to recognize you and carry information as you navigate between pages during a single browser session. This allows you to use our website most efficiently. “Persistent” Cookies, in contrast, remain in the Cookie file of your browser even after you leave our website and after the browser is closed. These Persistent Cookies enable this website to recognize you on your return, remember your preferences and provide tailored services to you. A Cookie will not contain information that will enable us to contact you via telephone, e-mail, or other means.

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”).

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (“IP” address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Most browsers are initially set to accept Cookies. However, you have the ability to change your browser settings. It may also be possible to configure your browser settings to enable acceptance of specific Cookies or to notify you each time a new Cookie is about to be stored on your device enabling you to decide whether to accept or reject the Cookie. You can also disable Cookies by configuring your browser setting to reject Cookies. Please refer to the help section of your browser for instructions on disabling Cookies.

RETENTION OF DATA

The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee also will retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

LOCATION AND TRANSFER OF DATA

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee will take all the steps reasonably necessary to treat your data securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

OTHER DISCLOSURE OF DATA

Business Transaction

If The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will endeavor to provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Disclosure Required by Law

Under certain circumstances, The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by government authorities or pursuant to subpoena.

Other Legal Requirements

The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee may disclose your Personal Data if in our opinion such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation

• To protect and defend the rights or property of The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee

• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public

• To protect against legal liability

SECURITY OF DATA

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

OUR POLICY ON “DO NOT TRACK” SIGNALS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ONLINE PROTECTION ACT (CALOPPA)

We do not automatically enable Do Not Track (“DNT”) software. However, Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.

• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where The Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Nogee relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

ANALYTICS

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service such as Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: jnogee@nogeelaw.com

• By visiting this page on our website: http://www.nogeelaw.com