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Thank you for visiting our web site or using the mobile application of The Buffalo Injury Law Firm, PLLC. The information contained on the Site is provided for educational and informational purposes only and the contents of the Site are not and should not be construed as legal advice. This Site does not provide medical diagnosis or medical advice. Nothing on the Site should supplement or inform in anyway your medical decisions or a decision to seek medical advice.

The Site is not an offer to perform services on any matter. This Site contains general information from a variety of sources and might not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements. We do not undertake to update material in our Site to reflect subsequent legal or other developments.

No Relationship or Obligation Arises from Use of the Site 

The law differs in every jurisdiction, and you should not rely on any opinion except that of an attorney you have retained, who has a professional duty to advise you after being fully informed of all the pertinent facts, and who is licensed in the applicable state, and is familiar with the applicable law. Internet subscribers, mobile application users, and online readers should seek professional counsel about their legal rights and remedies. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information found the Site. Any actions or decisions about your legal rights should be based on the particular facts and circumstances of your situation, and appropriate legal advice from an attorney retained directly by you. Viewing the Site, or communicating with The Buffalo Injury Law Firm by Internet e-mail or through the Site does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship with anyone. The content and features on the Site do not create, and are not intended to create, an attorney-client relationship, and shall not be construed as legal advice. The content and features of the Site, including means to submit a question or information, do not constitute an offer to represent you or otherwise give rise to an attorney/client relationship.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Buffalo Injury Law Firm is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law. Other than as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or in response to subpoenas or other legal instruments that authorize access, personal information is not actively shared. In particular, we do not re-distribute or sell personal information collected on our website.

TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The types of personal information we collect will depend on the services you request and, if you are a client, the nature of our representation or your case. The table below describes some of the categories (with non-exhaustive examples) of personal information we may collect about you:

We may collect the categories of personal information described above from the following sources:

• Personal Information You Provide Us. We collect the personal information that you provide to us while using our website. You may choose whether or not to provide such information; however, the information may be required to respond to your request.
• Personal Information Collected Automatically. We and our third party providers may use cookies and other technologies such as log files, cookies, tracking pixels, and analytic tools and services to collect personal information automatically about you. Such information includes your geolocation and the online identifiers, device information, and online activity information described above.

To facilitate the automatic collection described above, we may use the following technologies:

• Cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data stored by your web browser on your computer or mobile device. We use cookies to collect information from you regarding your usage of the Platform in order to remember user preferences and settings, personalize your experience with the Platform, facilitate online advertising, and for security purposes. You may opt-out of the automatic collection of some information by referring to your web browser or mobile device options or settings menu. However, doing so may disable many of the portions, features, or functionality of the webiste. Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences or visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org for more information.
• Pixels. Pixels, which are also known as “web beacons,” or “clear GIFs,” are typically used to determine whether a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked. Data collected from pixels is often used to compile statistics about usage of websites and the success of email marketing campaigns.
• SDKs. Software development kits, or “SDKs,” are third-party computer codes used in connection with the App for a variety purposes, including to provide analytics regarding the use of the App, integrate with social media, add features or functionality to the App, or facilitate online advertising. SDKs may enable third parties to collect information directly via the App.
• Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may also collect or receive personal information from third parties, which may include:
  • Our business partners, such as third-party data providers and advertising partners.
  • Public sources, such as social media platforms and publicly-available records.
  • Individuals or entities involved in our clients’ legal matters, such as doctors, other parties, and other individuals that you may direct to provide us with information.
  • Referral sources, such as members of our referral network, website submissions, and other referral sources.

ONLINE ANALYTICS

We may use third party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics and Mouseflow, in order to better understand your use of our Platform and how we can improve them. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other usage information. For more information regarding how Google collects, uses, and shares your information please visit http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. For more information on Mouseflow’s privacy practices, please visit https://mouseflow.com/privacy/. To prevent data from being used by Google Analytics, you can download the opt-out browser add-on at: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. You can opt out of Mouseflow analytics at: https://mouseflow.com/opt-out/.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

• To Provide Our Services. We use personal information to provide our services. For example, we use personal information:
  • to facilitate your requests for a free case evaluation and determine your legal needs;
  • to provide you with legal and other services, content, and features you request;
  • to understand your interests, personalize your experience on the website, and deliver information about products and services relevant to your interests; and
• For Direct Marketing. We may use your personal information to send you newsletters, legal updates, event information, marketing communications, and other information that may interest you.
• For Research and Development. We use personal information for research and development purposes and to understand how people are using the website, including by generating and analyzing statistics, preferences, and usage trends, to make our website and other offerings better, diagnose technical issues, and develop new features and functionality. 
• For Compliance, Fraud Prevention and Safety.
  • to enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements we may have;
  • to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes;
  • to protect our, your, or others’ rights, privacy, safety, or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
  • to maintain the security and integrity of our business, the Platform, users, our third party business partners and service providers our databases and other technology assets;
  • audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies; and
  • prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.
• For Interest-Based Advertising. We, our business partners, and our third party advertising partners may collect and use your personal information for advertising purposes. We may contract with third-party advertising companies and social media companies to help us advertise our services, identify potential customers, and display ads on our website and other sites and services, including through the use of interest-based advertising. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about you (including the device information and online activity information described above) over time across our website and other sites and services or your interaction with our emails, and use that information to serve ads that they think will interest you and/or use hashed customer lists that we share with them to deliver ads to you and to similar users on their sites and services. You can learn more about your choices for limiting interest-based advertising, in the “Advertising Choices” section below.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise described at the time of collection, we may share personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• Service Providers. We may share your personal information with third-party service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as web-hosting companies, mailing vendors, analytics providers, event hosting services, and information technology providers.
• Other Law Firms or Lawyers. We may share, at your direction or with your permission, your personal information with other law firms and/or other lawyers where we jointly represent a client and when we refer cases or potential cases to other counsel, or as otherwise required in connection with our legal representation of you. Personal information provided pursuant to an attorney/client relationship may not be shared with third parties except as is done with such precautions to preserve the confidentiality of such information and any attorney/client privilege as may attach to such information.
• Authorities, Law Enforcement, and Others. We may disclose personal information to comply with laws, regulations or other legal obligations, to assist in an investigation, to protect and defend our rights and property, or the rights or safety of third parties, to enforce our agreements, Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy or agreements with third parties, or for crime-prevention purposes.
• Advertising Partners. We may share your personal information with third party advertising or joint marketing partners for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.
• Consent. We may otherwise disclose your Personal Information in accordance with your consent.

YOUR CHOICES

• Opt-Out of Marketing Communications. If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can let us know by sending an email to contact@theadlerlawfirm.com or by mail at the address provided below in “Contact Us”. The electronic marketing communications we send may also contain an opt-out mechanism. Please note that it may take up to 10 calendar days to remove your contact information from our marketing communications lists, so you may receive correspondence from us for a short time after you make your request. Please also contact us to update or correct your information if it changes or if you believe that any information that we have collected about you is inaccurate.
• Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or stop accepting cookies from the websites you visit. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser’s settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all functionality of the Platform and our Site may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
• Declining to Provide Information. We need to collect personal information to provide certain services. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide those services.

INFORMATION SECURITY

The Buffalo Injury Law Firm takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect the personal information we collect. Nevertheless, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. Moreover, we are not responsible for the security of information you transmit to us over networks that we do not control, including the Internet and wireless networks.

LINKED WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or social media features that may be accessed through links that we provide for your convenience and information. Accessing those links will cause you to leave our website and may result in the collection of information about you by a third party. We do not control, endorse or make any representations about those third party websites or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you interact with before allowing the collection and use of your information.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information online from children under the age of 16. Please contact us as provided below in the Contact Us section if you believe we may have collected such information.