Cohen & Winters, PLLC has created the following privacy statements to demonstrate our commitment to informed disclosure and to accurately communicate our use of your personally identifiable information.
Personally identifiable information, as used in U.S. privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own, or with other information, to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
Websites, blogs, and/or apps provided by Cohen & Winters, PLLC use online forms for visitors to request information from, or a consultation with, Cohen & Winters, PLLC. When visitors fill out one of these online contact forms, they may be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information, including name, address, email, and phone number. After filling out this form, messages are automatically forwarded to Cohen & Winters, PLLC or its representatives, and contact information is saved in a database.
- When do we collect information? We collect information when you fill out a form, visit the site, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, or use certain site features.
- How do we use your information? We may use the information we collect to improve or personalize your browsing experience, and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- How do we protect visitor information? We do not use vulnerability scanning, scanning to PCI standards, or SSL authentication. Any website, blog, or app we provide is provided for informational purposes only, and we never ask for personal or private information. Any information sent to us through the Internet, apps, www.cohenwinters.com or in an email is neither secure nor confidential and is sent at your own risk.
USE OF BROWSER COOKIES
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfer to visitors’ computer hard drives through their web browsers that enable the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize users’ browsers and capture and remember certain information.
Websites, blogs, and apps provided by Cohen & Winters, PLLC use cookies to collect certain information about visitors, even when they aren’t logged in. We may record the following:
- IP address
- URLs of websites and pages visited
- Dates and times of visits
- Computer hardware and software information
- Other available information
This site uses cookies to:
- Keep track of advertisements.
- Understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
To disable cookies, please adjust your browser settings. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. If you turn cookies off, some features of this site may be disabled. It may make your site experience less efficient and some of our services may not function properly.
THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE
Cohen & Winters, PLLC does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer users’ personally identifiable information to third parties. If requested or agreed upon by the client, Cohen & Winters, PLLC may provide clients’ contact information and other case information to third-party attorneys when cases are referred.
- Third-Party Links. We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.
- Google AdSense. Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site, but we may do so in the future.
- Google AdWords. This website uses the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise on third-party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. AdWords is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google that collects the cookie and usage data of visitors to this website. It connects the activity of users on this website with the AdWords advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past browsing activity. You could be shown an advertisement on the Google search results page or a site in the Google Display Network based on your visit to this website. You can opt out of Google’s cookie tracking service here. Place of Processing: USA. Read the Google AdWords Privacy Policy for more information.
- Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. It utilizes the cookie and usage data of visitors to this website to track and examine the use of this URL and to prepare reports on the activities and performance of this URL and share them with other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Place of processing: USA. Read Google’s privacy policy for more information.
CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (CALOPPA)
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and the individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. Learn more about CalOPPA at the Consumer Federation of California’s website.
In compliance with CalOPPA we agree to the following:
- Users can visit our site anonymously.
- We will create a privacy policy add a link to it on our home page, or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
- Our privacy policy link includes the word “privacy,” and can easily be found on the page specified above.
- Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy page.
- Users are able to change their personal information by calling us.
HOW DOES OUR SITE HANDLE “DO NOT TRACK” SIGNALS?
We honor “do not track” signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
DOES OUR SITE ALLOW THIRD-PARTY BEHAVIORAL TRACKING?
Any website, blog, or app provided by Cohen & Winters, PLLC may allow third-party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online by regulating the collection of personal information from children under age 13. This website does not specifically market to children under age 13.
FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States. In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices Principles, we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
- We will notify affected users via email within 7 business days.
- We will notify affected users via phone call within 7 business days.
We also agree to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CONTACT US
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
64 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
www.cohenwinters.com
info@cohenwinters.com
(603) 224-6999