PRIVACY & SECURITY
Cowen Law is committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personal information. We have established Privacy Principles to govern our use of your information. Cowen Law does not sell, share or distribute your information to any third-party organization.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Cowen Law is responsible for maintaining and protecting customer information under its control.
IDENTIFYING PURPOSES
The purposes for which your information is collected shall be identified before or at the time the information is collected.
CONSENT
The knowledge and consent from you are required for the collection, use or disclosure of your information except where required or permitted by law.
LIMITING COLLECTION
The information collected from you must be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by Cowen Law and must be collected by fair and lawful means.
LIMITING USE, DISCLOSURE & RETENTION
Your information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. Your information may only be retained for the period of time required to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
ACCURACY
Your information must be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date form as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used.
SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Your information must be protected by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information.
OPENNESS
Cowen Law is required to make information available to customers concerning the policies and practices that apply to the management of their information.
CUSTOMER ACCESS
Upon request, you shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your information, and shall be given access to it. You may verify the accuracy and completeness of your information, and may request that it be amended, if appropriate.
HANDLING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS & SUGGESTIONS
You may direct any questions or inquiries with respect to the privacy principles outlined above or about our practices by contacting Jan Duke, who is accountable for your privacy at Cowen Law.
SMS POLICY
Company SMS Policy
DATA SHARING
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, provided they agree to keep this information confidential. Examples of such service providers include website hosting, analytics, and legal support services.
However, please note that mobile opt-in, SMS consent, and phone numbers collected for SMS communication purposes will not be shared with third parties and affiliates for marketing purposes.
We gather various types of Personal Information from our users, as explained more fully below. We may use this Personal Information to personalize and improve our services, to allow our users to set up a user account and profile, to contact users, to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, to analyze how users utilize the Website, and as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy. We collect the following types of information:
(a) Information You Provide to Us:
We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us. For example, we may collect Personal Information including but not limited to your name, email address, location, IP address, and other browser cookie information. We may collect other Personal Information you provide us through your use of our services.
(b) Information Collected Automatically:
When you visit our website, log in, register, or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address and other personal information. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting {insert your website domain} and clicking on the opt-out links in the footer of the website.
“Cookies” are identifiers we transfer to your computer through your browser that allow us to recognize your browser, and also tell us how and when pages in our site are visited, and by how many people. You may be able to change the preferences on your browser to prevent or limit your computer’s acceptance of cookies, but this may prevent you from taking advantage of the best features of our Website. Our advertising partners may also transmit cookies to your computer when you click on content and ads that appear on our site. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third-party advertisers.
(c) E-mail and Other Communications:
We may contact you by email or other means; for example, we may send you promotional offers on behalf of our business or other businesses, or communicate with you about your use of the Website. Also, we may receive a confirmation notice when you open an email from us. This confirmation helps us make emails more interesting and improve our service.
(d) Additional Information:
We may collect and store information that your computer or mobile device provides to us in connection with your use of the Website, such as the type of computer or mobile device, unique device ID, the advertiser ID of the device, IP address, MAC address, the operating system of the device, and the physical location of the device (including geographic, beacon based, and/or GPS location).
(e) Opting Out
If you would like to opt-out of (b) Information Collected Automatically, visit here to opt-out.
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.