Privacy Policy for Christian, Dichter & Sluga P.C.

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

At Christian, Dichter & Sluga P.C. (“CDS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at https://cdslawfirm.com/ (“Site”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

The personal information we collect about you depends on how you interact with us or use our services. We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us through our website, forms, blogs, or interactions on social media. The types of personal information we may collect include, but are not limited to:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Professional Information: Information related to your legal matters, including case details or inquiries.
• Other Information: Any other information you provide to us through forms, email communications, or other interactions with our website.

We may also automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our Site, such as:

• IP Address: The internet protocol address of the device you use to access our Site.
• Browser Type: Information about your web browser, such as the type and version.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Site, including pages visited, time spent, and clicks.
• Device Information: We collect information about the mobile device you use to access the Website and Apps, which may include the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide you with the services you request or inquire about, including legal services and consultations.
• Service improvements and analytics, such as to personalize and improve your experience on the Websites and Apps; monitor and analyze usage, trends, and activities related to the Website and Apps, and identify, report, and repair errors that impair the functionality of the Websites and Apps.
• Respond to your inquiries, comments, or questions.
• Improve the functionality and content of our website.
• Marketing, such as to communicate with you regarding updates, news, and other information related to our legal services.
• To protect the health, safety, and vital interest of CDS, personnel, or another natural person.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

3. How We Protect Your Information

We take the privacy and security of your personal information seriously. CDS implements appropriate physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Sharing of Your Information

We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing legal services to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
• As Required by Law: We may disclose your personal information to comply with a legal obligation, such as in response to a subpoena or other legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Christian, Dichter & Sluga P.C., our clients, or others.
• Service Providers and Contractors: We may disclose your personal information to service providers on our behalf who help operate the Services such as information technology and software services, mailing services, event management services, background check providers, and cyber and physical security services. These service providers and contractors may also include our legal support vendors, such as e-discovery providers, deposition services, and litigation support vendors, as well as experts, consultants, and other professionals that assist in connection with Client Services.
• In the Event of a Business Transfer: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of CDS Law or its assets, your personal information may be transferred to the new entity.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site may use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons or analytics tools) to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files that are placed on your device and allow us to remember your preferences or improve site performance. You can manage your cookie settings through your browser, but please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our Site.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. In determining an appropriate retention period, CDS considers numerous factors including legal, ethical, and regulatory obligations or whether information is needed to resolve disputes, make and defend legal claims, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, and/or enforce agreements. If you wish to request the deletion of your personal data, please contact us at the information provided below.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
• The right to correct or update your personal information.
• The right to request the deletion of your personal information.
• The right to object to or restrict the processing of your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

9. EU, UK, and Canadian Residents

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
• Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
  • Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services
  • Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
  • Analyze how our services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
  • Support our marketing activities
  • Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
  • Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience
  • [Other]
• Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
• Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

In legal terms, we are generally the “data controller” under European data protection laws of the personal information described in this privacy notice, since we determine the means and/or purposes of the data processing we perform. This privacy notice does not apply to the personal information we process as a “data processor” on behalf of our customers. In those situations, the customer that we provide services to and with whom we have entered into a data processing agreement is the “data controller” responsible for your personal information, and we merely process your information on their behalf in accordance with your instructions. If you want to know more about our customers’ privacy practices, you should read their privacy policies and direct any questions you have to them.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section “HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?” below.

We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en.

If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.

We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:

• If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
• For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
• For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
• If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim
• For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
• If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
• If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
• If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records
• If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced
• If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
• If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations

11. California Residents

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

CCPA Privacy Notice

The California Code of Regulations defines a “resident” as:

(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose

All other individuals are defined as “non-residents.”

If this definition of “resident” applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.

What categories of personal information do we collect?

We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

• Receiving help through our customer support channels;
• Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
• Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.

How do we use and share your personal information?

CDS collects and shares your personal information through:

• Targeting cookies/Marketing cookies
• Social media cookies
• Beacons/Pixels/Tags
• Click redirects: [Click Redirects]
• Social media plugins: [Social Media Plugins]. We use social media features, such as a “Like” button, and widgets, such as a “Share” button in our Services. Such features may process your Internet Protocol (IP) address and track which page you are visiting on our website. We may place a cookie to enable the feature to work correctly. If you are logged in on a certain social media platform and you interact with a widget or button belonging to that social media platform, this information may be recorded to your profile of such social media platform. To avoid this, you should log out from that social media platform before accessing or using the Services. Social media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Services. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy notices of the companies that provide them. By clicking on one of these buttons, you agree to the use of this plugin and consequently the transfer of personal information to the corresponding social media service. We have no control over the essence and extent of these transmitted data or their additional processing.

You may contact us by email at admin@cdslawfirm.com or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your right to opt out we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes the information on our behalf, following the same strict privacy protection obligations mandated by the CCPA.

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be “selling” of your personal information.

CDS has disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:

• Category A. Identifiers, such as contact details like your real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name.
• Category G. Geolocation data, such as device location.
• Category I. Professional or employment-related information, such as business contact details in order to provide you our services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us.

The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or commercial purpose can be found under “WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?“.

CDS has not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months.

The categories of third parties to whom we shared personal information with are:

• Data Analytics Services

Your rights with respect to your personal data

Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete

You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities.

Right to be informed — Request to know

Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:

• whether we collect and use your personal information;
• the categories of personal information that we collect;
• the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
• whether we sell or share personal information to third parties;
• the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;
• the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;
• the business or commercial purpose for collecting, sharing, or selling personal information; and
• the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.

In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.

Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.

Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information

We do not process consumer’s sensitive personal information.

You have the right to direct that business to limit its use of your sensitive personal information to that use which is necessary to perform the Services.

Once a business receives your request, they are no longer allowed to use or disclose your sensitive personal information for any other purpose unless you provide consent for the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information for additional purposes.

Please note that sensitive personal Information that is collected or processed without the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer is not covered by this right, as well as the publicly available information.

To exercise your right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal Information, please email admin@cdslawfirm.com.

Other privacy rights

• You may object to the processing of your personal information.
• You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the information.
• You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
• [You may request to opt out from future selling or sharing of your personal information to third parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the request submission.]

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at admin@cdslawfirm.com or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

Christian, Dichter & Sluga P.C.
2800 N. Central Ave., Ste 860
Email: admin@cdslawfirm.com
Phone: 602.792.1700