Privacy Policy | Maher, Brannigan & Heywood, P.C.

Maher, Brannigan & Heywood, P.C. (collectively, “MBH, P.C.” “we” or “us”) are committed to being responsible custodians of the information you provide us and the information we collect in the course of operating our business.

This Privacy Policy describes how MBH, P.C. may collect, use, and share information from its websites and any mobile applications, emails, blogs, alerts, newsletters, social media sites, or programs, through services we provide to our clients, or through any other online or offline interactions that you may have with us (collectively, our “Services”).

The Types of Information We Collect

Personal Information

“Personal information” identifies, relates to, or describes a particular natural person (“you”) such as your name, job title, or location data. Personal information also includes information that we can reasonably link to you.

Categories of Information Collected	Disclosed?	Source of Information
Identifiers such as name, postal address, online/device identifier, IP address, email address and social media accounts.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Signature, contact information, and social media account information and other information you may share or make public on social networks.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, which we may collect in order to provide our Services.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners
Commercial information, such as transaction history, financial details and payment information.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our websites, applications, systems, and emails.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Geolocation data, such as device location and IP location.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as call recordings and audio and video recordings of events, conferences and meetings.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners
Professional or employment-related information, such as employer name and role/title.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners/clients – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Education information, such as student records.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners/clients – Third parties you direct to share information with us
Inferences drawn from any of the personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s commercial preferences.	YES	– Directly from you – Our business partners/clients – Third parties you direct to share information with us

How We Collect Information

Information You Provide To Us:

Information you voluntarily agree to provide when using our Services. Such collection may occur when you communicate with us via email or other channels; when you sign up for or request that we send you newsletters, alerts, or other materials; when you apply for a position with us; when you sign up for a webinar or event; and when you respond to our communications or requests for information.

The information you provide may include your name, contact information, title, and information about the organization with which you are affiliated. Some of our Services may require that you enter a password or other information to access certain features and we collect such credentials when you enter them. In some cases, we will need to collect information to offer our Services.

Information We May Collect Automatically:

Browser cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) collect, store and provide us certain information when you use, access, or interact with our Services. We may, for example, collect information about the type of device you use to access the Services, the operating system and version, your IP address, your general geographic location as indicated by your IP address, your browser type, the content you view and features you access on the Services, the web pages you view immediately before and after you access the Services, whether and how you interact with content available on the Services, and the search terms you enter on the Services.

Information We Collect From Other Sources:

We may receive information about you from other sources, including third parties that help us: update, expand, and analyze our records; identify new customers; or prevent or detect fraud. We may also receive information about you from social media platforms including but not limited to when you interact with us on those platforms or access our social media content. The information we may receive is governed by the privacy settings, policies, and/or procedures of the applicable social media platform, and we encourage you to review them. In some cases, we may collect information from third parties as directed by you.

Precise Location Information:

When you access the Services via a mobile device, we may collect precise location information if you permit the Services to access such information. We might use this information to provide you with content based on your location and your proximity to our offices.

How We Use Cookies

We Use the Following Types of Cookies:

Persistent Cookies. We use persistent Cookies to improve your experience of using the site. This includes recording your “Accept Cookies” consent which first appears when you use the site.

Session Cookies. Session Cookies are temporary and deleted from your machine when your web browser closes. We use session Cookies to help us track internet usage as described above.

Third Party Cookies. Third party cookies from ShareThis, AddToAny, Bitly, YouTube and Google may be in use on the site, depending on whether videos are currently embedded in content, etc.

You may refuse to accept browser Cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our system will issue Cookies when you direct your browser to our site.

The data collected by the site and/or through cookies that may be placed on your computer will not be kept for longer than is necessary to fulfil the purposes mentioned above.

Analytics on Our Services:

Our websites may use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google, to better understand your use of our websites and how we can improve them. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit a website, what pages you visit when you do so, and what other websites you used prior to coming to such website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit a website, rather than your name or other identifying information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit a website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our websites is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of our websites, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. To more fully understand how Google may use the data it collects on our websites, please review “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps”

How We May Use the Information

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries;
To provide you with legal and other services that you request;
To operate, troubleshoot, and improve the Services;
To send you newsletters, legal updates, event information, marketing communications, and other information that may interest you;
To maintain our list of contacts;
To understand how people use our Services, including by generating and analyzing statistics;
As we believe reasonably necessary or appropriate to: comply with our legal obligations; respond to legal process or requests for information issued by government authorities or other third parties; or protect your, our, or others’ rights.

How We May Share the Information We Collect:

MBH, P.C. is a provider of legal services. Our offices and business entities share information with each other for business purposes such as internal administration, billing, promoting our events and services, and providing you or your organization with services.

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share information that reasonably identifies you or your organization with unaffiliated entities for their independent use except as expressly described in this Privacy Policy or with your prior permission.

We may also share information that does not reasonably identify you or your organization as permitted by applicable law.

We May Also Disclose Information We Collect:

To our third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as web-hosting companies, mailing vendors, analytics providers, event hosting services, and information technology providers.
To law enforcement, other government authorities, or third parties (within or outside the jurisdiction in which you reside) as may be permitted or required by the laws of any jurisdiction that may apply to us; as provided for under contract; or as we deem reasonably necessary to provide legal services. In these circumstances, we take reasonable efforts to notify you before we disclose information that may reasonably identify you or your organization, unless prior notice is prohibited by applicable law or is not possible or reasonable in the circumstances.
To service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company, or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our assets.

Grounds for Using Your Personal Information:

To the extent required by applicable law, we rely on the following legal grounds to process your personal information, namely:

Performance Of A Contract – We may need to collect and use your personal information to enter into a contract with you or to perform a contract that you have with us. For example, when you use our Services, we will use your personal information to respond to your requests and provide you with such Services.
Consent – We may use precise location information as described in this privacy policy if we obtain your consent prior to tracking such information. To withdraw your consent to such use, you can contact us via our Contact Us page, or you may be able to disable the sharing of location information in your browser or mobile application settings. Where permitted by applicable laws, we will rely either on your consent or legitimate interests for direct marketing. When we seek to rely on consent to collect information from your device or computer, we will ask for such consent before collecting such information.
Legitimate Interests – We may use your personal information for our Legitimate Interests to improve our products and services and the content on our Services. Consistent with our legitimate interests and any choices that we offer or consents that may be required under applicable laws, we may use technical information as described in this privacy policy and use personal information for our marketing purposes.

Third-Party Services and Content

Our Services may include integrated content or links to content provided by third parties (such as video materials). This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy, security, or other practices of the third parties that provide such content.

We engage third parties that support the operation of our Services, such as analytics providers. These third parties may use technologies to track your online activities over time and across different websites and online platforms.

Protection and Storage of the Information We Collect

Although no information system is totally secure, we deploy administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to comply with applicable legal requirements and safeguard the information that we collect. This includes, when required, obtaining written assurances from third parties that may access your data that they will protect the data with safeguards designed to provide a level of protection greater or equal to that adopted by MBH, P.C..

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.

The Services are controlled and operated by MBH, P.C. from the United States. We may store the information we collect in the United States or in other countries where we or our service providers have facilities. We may transfer information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection laws and regulations that differ from those in your country.

We keep records and personal information for specified periods of time, depending on business needs, privacy interests, professional standards, our clients’ instructions, and our legal compliance obligations. As a general matter, we only retain personal information for as long as it is needed or useful for accomplishing a business or legal purpose. Cookies will remain active depending on the type of Cookie. Please see the “How We Use Cookies” section above for more information. After such a period, the personal information is deleted or fully anonymized.

Your Choices and Rights

If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can let us know by sending us an email. And the electronic marketing communications we send you may contain opt-out mechanisms that allow you to register your marketing preferences.

Subject to local law, you may have certain rights regarding information that we have collected and that is related to you. We encourage you to 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. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may also be able to request access to your personal information, that we erase your personal information, and tell us if you object to our use of your personal information. To help protect your privacy, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to your information. In some jurisdictions, you may have a right to complain to your local data protection authority. If you would like to discuss or exercise the rights you may have, send us an email, or call and provide your name, number and details regarding your request.

How to Contact Us

We welcome your inquiries and comments. If you would like to contact us with questions about our privacy or data protection practices, please send us an email or call and provide your name, number, and details regarding your inquiry. Please note that email communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly, you should not include any confidential or sensitive information in your email correspondence with us. Furthermore, note that such communications are not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship and our Services are not intended to be a solicitation or to render legal advice. If you wish to contact us regarding legal or other services, please contact one of our offices near you.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date of the current Privacy Policy is noted at the bottom of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this page. If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share the personal information that you have provided, we will notify you by posting notice of the changes in a clear and conspicuous manner on the MBH, P.C. website.

California Residents Only

This portion of our Privacy Policy advises California residents of rights provided in the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, along with its implementing regulations (the “CCPA”) and how to exercise those rights. The below rights apply to the portion of our operations for which we operate as a business rather than as a service provider under the CCPA. Please note, we may ask to verify your identity when we receive an individual rights request from you to ensure the security of your personal information. All terms not otherwise defined in this portion shall have the meanings as defined under the CCPA.

Categories of Personal Information Collected About Consumers

In the 12-month period before the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we may have collected certain categories of personal information about consumers. Those categories are identified and described below:

Identifiers such as name, postal address, online/ device identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, social media accounts and social media account information.
Additional Personal Information described in Cal. Civ. Code Section 1798.80 such as signature, physical characteristics or description, telephone number, insurance policy number, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information.
Commercial information, such as transaction history, financial details, and payment information.
Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our websites, applications, systems, and emails.
Geolocation data such as device location and IP location.
Characteristics of protected classifications.
Professional or employment related information such as employer name and role/title.
Education information such as student records.

We may also combine any of the information above and draw inferences from that information to create a profile or summary about your commercial preferences.

Categories of Sources from Which Personal Information is Collected

We may have collected Personal Information about you from the following categories of sources:

Directly from you
From our business partners and/or clients
From third parties you direct to share information with us

Business or Commercial Purpose for Collecting and Sharing Personal Information from Consumers

In the 12-month period before the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we may have collected personal information and shared certain categories of personal information for any of the business or commercial purposes set forth below:

To provide you or your organization with Services
To improve our Services
To generate statistics about how people use our Services
Between our offices and business entities for purposes such as internal administration and billing
To communicate with you about events and services, marketing communications, and other information that may interest you
To our third party service providers that perform services on our behalf
To make hiring decisions
To law enforcement, other government authorities, or third parties (within or outside the jurisdiction in which you reside) as may be permitted or required by the law
To service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with a transaction or transfer of assets

Sale and Sharing

Personal information collected via website cookies, e.g., IP address and pages viewed, may be shared with third parties for targeted advertising purposes. As described below, you have the right to opt-out of the sharing of your personal information. You may exercise this right by contacting us via the contact information provided above, or via the use of Global Privacy Control Signals found here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/. We respond to these signals.

How Long Your Information is Retained

We retain personal information about you for specified periods of time depending on business needs, privacy interests, professional standards, our clients’ instructions, and our legal compliance obligations. As a general matter, we only retain personal information for as long as it is needed or useful for accomplishing a business or legal purpose.

If you have elected to receive marketing communications from us, we retain information about your marketing preferences until you opt out of receiving these communications and in accordance with our policies. Cookies will remain active depending on the type of Cookie. Please see the “How We Use Cookies” section above for more information. After such period, the personal information is deleted or fully anonymized.

CCPA Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know: The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources form which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing such personal information, the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you.
Right to Delete: Subject to certain exceptions, the right to delete personal information that we have collected from you.
Right to Access: The right to request disclosure of personal information collection and sharing practices.
Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information: The right to correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Share: You have the right to opt-out of having your information shared with third parties. We use cookies to share information with third parties for targeted advertising purposes. To opt-out, please contact us via the contact information provided above, or via the use of Global Privacy Control Signals found here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/. We respond to these signals.
Right to Limit Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not use your sensitive personal information for purposes other than the limited purposes allowed by California law, such as the following: (1) performing our services or providing goods, (2) detecting security incidents, (3) resisting malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal actions, (4) ensuring physical safety, (4) for short-term transient use, including certain non-personalized advertising, (5) maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, verifying customer information, or providing similar services, and (6) to verify and maintain the quality or safety of a service or product to improve, upgrade, or enhance a service or product.
Right to Not Receive Discriminatory Treatment: You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of any of the rights conferred by the CCPA in this section.

How to Exercise your CCPA Rights

You may request certain information from or certain action by us, or you may authorize an agent to make such a request on your behalf. We will seek to verify your identity and/or your agent’s authority when we receive an individual rights request from you or on your behalf to ensure the security of your personal information.

Please direct any rights requests or additional questions that you may have regarding this Privacy Policy as set forth in the How to Contact Us Section described above. To opt out of the sale/sharing of your personal information, you may also use Global Privacy Control signals, found here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 1, 2024