Privacy Policy

Navigating Our Privacy Policy

At Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers, we take your privacy and confidentiality seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines in detail how we collect, use, handle, and safeguard the Personal Information of our clients and visitors to our website. Whether you are requesting information from our firm, requesting contracts to be prepared, or simply accessing legal articles and guides on our website, your trust is of the utmost importance to us. We invite you to review this policy so that you are fully informed of your rights and our obligations with respect to your data.

Policy Scope

This Privacy Policy concerns all the personal information collected through our andreyferreiroabogados.com site (the “Website”) or by telephone, mail, or other means. It applies to data arising from the relationship with our clients as well as potential clients, subscribers, and visitors who use our online legal services, download documentation from the Website, or make queries to us regarding legal advice. This policy complies with applicable law in the USA and reflects our commitment to transparency and the lawful and conscientious use of your data.

Information We Collect

Information we collect and how we use it will depend on your relationship with our firm. It could include:

Identity data – Your name, address, telephone number, and other identifying information.
Contact data – Records of communications and dealings with you, and expressions of your preferences in obtaining information and otherwise engaging with our firm.
Legal matter data – Information you provide regarding your legal issue, including related documentation and evidence.
Transactional data – Records of services requested from us, payment information (processed securely by a third-party payments processor), billing data.
Technical data – Information about your IP address, browser type, device, and usage data generated by cookies and analytics programs when you visit our site.
Professional data – If you are a business client, we may collect data regarding the name of your company, your position/title, and circumstances involved with the company.

The information we collect is limited to what we may need to provide our legal services, respond to inquiries, and enhance the experience of engaging with our firm.

Collection Methods

We use a variety of methods to collect personal data:

In person: This occurs when you provide it to us via forms on our website, by contacting us by telephone or email, or as we do our work for you.
Automated technologies: We will, as part of using our website, automatically collect technical data using cookies, server logs, and other analytical programs.
Other locations: In very limited circumstances, we may receive information about you from third parties such as referrers, public records, and other organizations or individuals within professional networks if they are pertinent to your matter in our law firm with your permission.

Data gathered for these purposes is collected in accordance with applicable law and is done transparently.

Purposes of Processing Your Information

To deliver and administer compelling and professional advice, document preparation, and consulting services.
To correspond with you about your inquiries, appointments, and ongoing matters.
To personalize and improve your experience on our site and in connection with our services.
To satisfy legal and regulatory needs, such as verifying identity or preventing fraud.
To process payments and customer billing quickly and securely.
To send newsletters, updates, and legal resources, including electronic delivery, if you have signed up to receive these communications from us.
To conduct internal research, analytics, and service improvement, including user and trend analysis, always in aggregated or anonymized form where possible.

We use your data only for these purposes or others for which you have provided consent.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Information Under GDPR

We use your personal data on a number of lawful bases including:

Consent: For instance, when you subscribe to our newsletter or when you submit an inquiry on our website.
Performance of a contract: If you retain our legal services, the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of such engagement.
Compliance with legal obligation: We process certain information to ensure we satisfy the U.S. laws, bar rules, and professional requirements.
Legitimate interests: For instance, the processing may be necessary to enhance/enrich services offered, ensure security of our website, or engage with existing clients about matters of relevant interest to them, so long as such interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Our Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our site uses cookies and other technologies so that we can remember your preferences, help you with your use of the website, and compile statistics. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or other device by your web browser. We are using:

Strictly necessary cookies – these cookies are required for the operation of our site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but if you prefer, you can usually change your web browser settings to prevent that from happening.
Analytical/performance cookies – these cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the website when they are using it. This helps us to provide a high quality experience and to personalise the content for you.
Preference cookies – these cookies record your preferences, such as making sure that your preferences for browsing the website are retained between visits.

The cookie settings or tools on our site (if available) will not store more than the minimum information. You can instruct your web browser, by changing its setting, not to accept cookies (i.e. through the “help” menu in the web browser) or to indicate when a cookie is being transmitted. However, if you do this, you may not be able to take full advantage of our site. For more details, please review our Cookie Policy.

Safeguards for Your Data

Protecting your personal information is a high priority at Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers. We have implemented physical, technical, and organizational safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your information:

We maintain secure servers and configure the database to protect any sensitive records.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is required for all information transmitted through our website.
We restrict access to your client files to staff who need that access.
We regularly assess security controls and train members of staff in data protection practices.
We use reasonable measures to securely dispose of documents and data that are no longer needed after your instructions are completed, unless retention is required by law or we receive a request from you to retain material for longer.

Duty of Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege

As a law firm, we observe the highest standards of confidentiality and attorney-client privilege, and will treat as privileged all information provided to us in connection with the purpose of securing legal counsel or service, and will refrain from disclosure to others unless provided pursuant to legal obligation or an expressed authorization. We will adhere to these professional obligations in all our activities, including online or otherwise remote services.

Disclosure and Sharing of Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties. Information is only shared in the following events:

To third-party service providers (such as payment processors, IT support vendors, or secure cloud file storage vendors) who provide assistance to us in rendering our services, provided they are bound by equivalent confidentiality and information safeguarding controls.
To regulators or law enforcement, but only to the extent required under applicable laws or to protect against imminent harm to our clients’ or public’s rights, property, or safety.
At your explicit request or consent (e.g., sharing in connection with coordinating services with another professional or service provider).

In all cases, we ensure that any third party with whom we share information applies equivalent privacy and information safeguards.

International Transfer of Your Information

While the majority of our operations are based in the United States, some data processing and/or storage may be performed via cloud services or vendors in other jurisdictions. In that event, we take measures to ensure that all data transfers out of the EU are made in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations and pursuant to adequate measures for the protection of your privacy interests.

Our Period of Retention of Your Information

We hold your personal information only as long as we need it to provide the services you requested, comply with the law and our professional and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our contractual agreements. In general, we retain information for the following periods:

Client files and legal documents – We typically retain client files and legal documents for at least seven (7) years after the matter has concluded, unless otherwise prescribed by law.
Contact and communications – We retain this information for the duration of time that you have an active subscription or client relationship or request deletion of your data.
Technical and analytical – We retain this information in the aggregate or anonymized form, unless it is reasonably necessary for security or compliance purposes.

You may exercise your rights to deletion and/or anonymize your data at any time subject to our legal and professional obligations.

Your Rights in Your Personal Information

Applicable law and your location may grant you the following rights:

You have the right to request access to personal data we hold about you
You have the right to request rectification or erasure of incomplete or inaccurate data
You have the right to request erasure or restriction of your information, subject to certain exceptions
You have the right to object to certain processing activities (e.g. direct marketing)
You have the right, under certain legal bases, to revoke consent to process information where we process information with consent
You have the right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, where applicable (data portability)

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond as required by law.

Special Considerations for Children

Our company services are available to adults and businesses. These services are not intended for, or targeted to, children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child under the age of 18 has provided us with such information directly, please contact us and we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information.

Privacy in Online Web-Based Legal Services

We are an innovator in technology-enabled legal services. Privacy is very important to us. All of our consultations, document submissions, and communications with clients through our website or our secure online portal are encrypted end-to-end using industry-standard implementation. Our digital systems are audited on a regular basis and updated as needed to continue providing the same level of security to protect your confidential, sensitive legal information.

Third Party Websites and Links

The sites, resources, articles, guides, and legal information provided and linked on our website are intended simply as a resource for your convenience. The site(s) accessed through hyperlinks are not maintained by us and are not controlled by us. We are not responsible or liable for the privacy practices or the content of these other website(s).

We encourage you to examine the privacy policy of any site you may navigate to from this site.

Electronic Communications and Web Security

If you communicate with us via email, we will take commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality and security of the communication. However, ordinary email transmission is not entirely secure, so we discourage the transmission of highly confidential information in initial communications with our firm. We use encrypted portals or secure file transfer protocols to send or receive highly confidential documents where applicable and possible.

Marketing Communications, Newsletters, and Opting Out

We send occasional legal updates, newsletters, and information regarding our services to all of the clients and subscribers who have chosen to opt in. You can unsubscribe from future email communications at any time by following the instructions listed in the email or by contacting us directly. We do not use your data for unsolicited marketing, nor do we pass your details to third-party marketing agencies for unsolicited marketing purposes.

Legal and Publication Content Data Protection Guidelines

When we publish guides to the law, articles, or case studies, we anonymise personal and/or case specific information unless we have secured express permission. We always seek to ensure the content of our educational guides do not breach client privacy or confidentiality. If you think your information has been incorrectly used in any of our publications, please contact us and we will seek to rectify it promptly.

Responding to Legal Requests and Government Authorities

We may be obligated to disclose to courts, regulators, or law enforcement agencies the information we have collected or received in the course of legal proceedings or investigations. We will do so only as provided for by law and only to the extent such disclosure is necessary. We will, to the extent practicable, make you aware of these requests and take steps to guard your interests.

Amendments and Changes to This Privacy Policy

We routinely review and modify this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or applicable laws. Any changes will be reflected on this website with an updated effective date. We recommend that you review this policy from time to time. Your use of our services following any such change will constitute acceptance of the modified policy.

We regularly review and revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or the laws that apply. Changes will be noted on this website with an updated effective date. We recommend that you review this policy from time to time. Your continued use of our services after a change has become effective will be your acceptance of the change.

How to Contact Us about Privacy

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers
200 W 41st St Fl 40, New York NY 10036
phone: (934) 589-3233
[email protected]
andreyferreiroabogados.com

We are available to answer your requests and comments as soon as we can, promptly and adequately. For more details, please visit our Contact Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers page.

Filing a Complaint

In the event that you consider your privacy rights have been breached or our response to your concerns has not resolved the matter, you may contact the relevant data protection authority and lodge a complaint. However, we would encourage you first to contact us so that we can try to directly and amicably resolve the matter.

Your Obligation to Keep Data Correct and Up to Date

In order to best serve you and the legal compliance of your entity, please submit accurate, up-to-date information at the time you engage as a client. You must promptly notify us of any changes to your contact information or legal situation.

California and Other State Specific Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of California or any other United States state that has applicable privacy laws, you may have additional rights with respect to your personal information, including your right to know what we collect about you as well as your right to access and/or request deletion or opt-out from processing specific categories of personal information. We adhere to applicable state-specific laws as necessary, and encourage you to reach out to us with questions for more specific information regarding your rights.

Online Payments and Data Security

When you purchase services from us through one of our online platforms, your payment information is captured and securely processed by a well-known and trusted third-party payment gateway. We do not keep any complete payment card numbers, security codes, or other payment data on our servers. All payments are encrypted and are subjected to industry-standard terms of security and compliance for those transactions.

Employee, Staff, and Vendor Privacy and Confidentiality Considerations

Employees are required to sign confidentiality agreements and receive periodic trainings on data protection and privacy best practices. Access to our knowledge relating to clients is limited ONLY to those employees, agents, or outside counsel that require such access in order to carry out their professional duties. Breaches of confidentiality are treated very seriously and may lead to disciplinary measures.

Privacy in Documents, Virtual Consultations, and Drafts

All our advice, consultations, document drafting, and other legal actions are carried out in safe virtual environments. We use encrypted video conference and encrypted web chat tools to safeguard the privacy of your conversations and materials. We never record consultations without written permission in advance.

Data Protection Consulting and Digital Rights

As an extension of our digital rights practice, we provide consulting services related to data protection and privacy compliance for individuals and companies. Our consulting services include compliance with U.S. and international data protection laws and regulations; drafting privacy policies and terms of use; and other best practices for protecting online privacy. We handle all data for our consulting clients similar to our law firm processes for attorney-client confidentiality for our case work.

Privacy and Homeowners’ Association Services

As for our homeowners’ association clients, we understand internal disagreements are a sensitive issue. We make sure that all association documents, member files, and case records are kept under lock and key, and only divulged to authorized persons when the disclosure is reasonably necessary to help resolve a conflict or to comply with applicable laws.

Pets Law, Data, and Animal Rights

Our firm’s services relating to animal rights, welfare, and related matters sometimes encompass personal information concerning pet owners and other parties. Our office maintains such information with the same level of confidentiality we accord all other clients’ matters, protecting sensitive information from disclosure unless expressly authorized or required by law.

Business Law, Professional Practices, and Client Data

For our enterprise and professional clients that request contract content, document drafting, or document consulting, we handle a professional’s company data, business profiles, and related business information exclusively for our services. We do not use or disclose business client data beyond the requested contract and documents, and we never use business client data for purposes unrelated to service delivery or without client permission.

Data Anonymization and De-Identification

When using client data in internal research or analytics to help maintain or improve our service offerings, we rely on anonymization and de-identification. This means that personally identifiable information is removed so that data cannot be associated with an individual client. Your privacy is ensured and perfectly protected when your data is part of aggregated analyses.

Our Privacy Commitment to an Ongoing Process

At Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers, we continually work to improve our data privacy and security. Our team invests in the newest technology, pays attention to changes in regulations, and hears from clients so we can continue to strengthen our privacy practices and keep your information secure.

Concise Summary and Our Confidence

Your trust is the basis of our relationship
We at Andrey Ferreiro Lawyers will handle your personal information with integrity, professionalism, and courtesy.
We welcome your questions or comments. Thank you for choosing us as your personal legal advisers – online and offline.