Privacy Policy

Effective October 1, 2022

The publishing attorney and Hinch Newman LLP respect the privacy of their blog visitors and clients. This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal data that you provide when you become a client of Hinch Newman, which may be subject to a separate privacy notice. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.

This Website is intended for users who are located in the United States of America.  This Website originates in the United States and is intended for U.S.-based visitors and users, only. This Privacy Policy shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States.

Information that may be made available to the publishing attorney or Hinch Newman LLP when using the website and/or communicating with the publishing attorney and Hinch Newman shall be kept confidential, including:

  • First and last name
  • Company name
  • Residential, business, physical or postal address
  • Telephone number, email address and other contact information
  • Company details
  • Other information needed to provide a service you requested

Please note that you do not need to provide your personal information via the website. Hinch Newman will otherwise inform you of the purpose for the collection.  Please also note that Hinch Newman does not share or transfer your personal information to third-parties without your consent, unless required by law in order to protect safety, the public or the website.

Collection of Information

We may collect certain information by automated means when you visit the website and/or when you use our other digital products, such as how many users visited the website and the pages accessed.  By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors.  We may collect this information through various technologies, including, without limitation, cookies, server logs, web beacons and IP addresses.  Cookies are a feature in your browser software that, when enabled, place bits of text on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites.  We may use cookies to tell us, for example, whether you have visited the website before and what content you may have viewed on past visits that may be of particular interest to you.  Your web-browser may tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies.  Such information may include, without limitation, data about your device, browser, operating system, your IP address, general location information, page information, and the date and time of communication with the publishing attorney and/or Hinch Newman.

You may configure your browser or operating system to decline cookies.  However, by doing so, you may not be able to use certain features on the website.  Refer to your browser or operating system’s website or “Help” section for more information on how to delete or disable your browser or operating system from receiving cookies or controlling your tracking preferences.

Please note that the website system(s) may not respond to Do Not Track requests or headers from some or all browsers.

Your Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.  For example, a right to be provided with clear, transparent and easily understandable information about your information is used; to obtain access to your data and to have it corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete; to request the deletion or removal of your data where there is no compelling reason for it to be retained, with some exceptions;  to suppress use of your data; to object to certain types of processing; to submit a complaint about how your information is handled, and to withdraw your consent regarding data use.

If you possess such rights under your data protection laws, you can exercise them by contacting us as set forth herein below.  Please note, however, that we may be entitled to refuse to act on the request.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may request information about our disclosure of personal data to affiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes.  To make such a request, please contact us at rnewman@hinchnewman.com.  Please include the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field. We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or do not have complete information.

Protecting Children’s Privacy

Children under 13 years old are not the target audience for the website.  The publishing attorney and Hinch Newman prohibits the solicitation of personal information from these children.

Links to Third Party Websites

This website may contain links to other websites.  The publishing attorney and Hinch Newman do not share your personal information with independent website operators or promotors, and are not responsible for their privacy practices.  We encourage you to review the privacy practices of such third-parties.

Website Content is Not Legal Advice

No content posted on or via this website is intended to be nor shall it be construed as legal advice.  The materials on this website have been prepared for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice on any particular factual, legal, regulatory, medical, financial, insurance, or other situation. Neither your receipt of information from/on this website nor you sending an email to an attorney creates an attorney-client relationship.  An attorney-client relationship may only be formed following the mutual execution of formal, written engagement agreement after Hinch Newman has confirmed that there exists no conflict of interest.  Under no circumstances should you consider the information presented on or transmitted via this website to be an invitation to create an attorney-client relationship between you and Hinch Newman.  You should not rely on any information contained on or transmitted via the website, and should seek professional advice as you determine to be appropriate on your specific facts and circumstances from a qualified, licensed attorney.

No Attorney Client Privileged Communications

Communications through this website do not create an attorney-client relationship; are not solicitations; do not convey or constitute legal advice; and do not substitute as legal advice from a qualified attorney.  All visitors must seek qualified professional counsel pertaining to user specific questions or issues.  Any exchange of information via e-mail to the publishing attorney or Hinch Newman do not create an attorney-client relationship.  Any contact through this website or via e-mail prior to the execution of a written retainer agreement with Hinch Newman is not afforded any attorney client privilege.  No confidential or sensitive information should be sent through or posted on or via the website.  No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The publishing attorney and Hinch Newman reserve the right to change, modify or update this privacy policy at any time without notice. Any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information will be posted on this website.

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please email us at the contact information on the website.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, you may contact us at:

rnewman@hinchnewman.com, or by mail to:

HINCH NEWMAN LLP
40 Wall St, 35 Fl.
New York, NY  10005