Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 6, 2023
This privacy statement was created to demonstrate the commitment of Caruso Law PLLC ("Caruso Law") to the privacy the firm's clients and other website users and to disclose its information gathering and dissemination practices. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this website, please contact Venus Caruso by email at privacy@carusolawoffice.com, or by mail:
Venus Caruso
Caruso Law PLLC
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
Ste 1200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Information Collected
Caruso Law collects “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information Caruso Law may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personal Information includes your first and last name, your email address, and any information you provided in the message field submitted through the website’s contact form or any client portal.
Server Log Information
When you visit carusolawoffice.com, you are identified as a unique IP address that is automatically collected in server logs. Caruso Law may use this information to help diagnose problems with the firm's server and to analyze server traffic to learn which pages on carusolawoffice.com receive more or fewer visitors. This information is anonymous and cannot be traced back to a specific individual. The server log also can tell Caruso Law the time and date of access, which browser you are using, and the name of the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”).
Cookies
When you visit carusolawoffice.com, Caruso Law tracks certain Non-Personal Information using cookies, small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Caruso Law may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables the firm to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing this website.
User-Input Personal Information
Caruso Law collects Personal Information in the course of providing legal services to clients and as provided by visitors to its website. Caruso Law stores all user-input data, including Personal Information, sent through the website’s contact form.
Current and future services on carusolawoffice.com may require users to set up an account and provide names, email addresses, billing and delivery information, credit card or other financial account information, and other Personal Information. By providing this Personal Information, you can transact business via the Internet. If Caruso Law provides access to a client portal on this website, the portal will be protected by a password. In such, you should not share or disclose your password to anyone. Further, if a client portal is made available on this website, users who have logged into the client portal have the option of updating contact information and preferences, and will/are provided as a convenience in addition to allowing Caruso Law to provide clients with efficient and high-quality legal services at a lower cost. Moreover, users are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of accounts and passwords and agree to accept full responsibility for all activities that occur under their accounts and passwords.
How Information is Used and Shared
Personal Information:
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, Caruso Law does not disclose any Personal Information to unrelated parties outside of the firm except in limited circumstances. Such circumstances may include disclosures to Caruso Law's agents or data processors or other contractors acting on Caruso Law's behalf and at Caruso Law's direction, subject to appropriate confidentiality, privacy and information security commitments provided by such receiving party, or where Caruso Law believes it necessary to provide a service which you have requested, or as permitted or required by law, or as otherwise authorized or directed by you.
Consistent with professional obligations, Caruso Law may provide Personal Information to regulatory authorities and law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable law or when Caruso Law otherwise believes in good faith that the provision of such information is required or permitted by law, such as in connection with the investigation or assertion of Caruso Law's legal defenses or for Caruso Law's compliance matters.
Caruso Law will use and process your Personal Information for providing, promoting, and improving the firm's legal services and complying with the firm's legal and ethical obligations related to those legal services. In general, the Personal Information you provide to Caruso Law is used to help the firm communicate with you. For example, Caruso Law uses Personal Information to contact clients regarding their representation, contact users in response to contact form submissions made on this website, contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, and provide technical support.
Caruso Law does not sell, rent, or lease Personal Information.
Non-Personal Information:
In general, Caruso Law uses Non-Personal Information to help the firm improve the website and customize the user experience. Caruso Law also aggregates Non-Personal Information in order to track traffic and analyze use patterns on the website. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way Caruso Law's use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and Caruso Law reserves the right to use and disclose anonymous, aggregate, Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers, and other reputable third parties at our discretion.
Linked Sites
carusolawoffice.com may contain links to other websites and social media sites (“Linked Sites”) not operated or controlled by Caruso Law. Caruso Law is not responsible for the content, business practices, or privacy practices of Linked Sites. The information you provide to Linked Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of use of the Linked Sites and not this Privacy Policy. Linked Sites on carusolawoffice.com does not imply that Caruso Law endorses these sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Caruso Law through carusolawoffice.com.
Security
Caruso Law implements commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organization measures to protect your information from unauthorized access. Caruso Law further protects your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls, and secure socket layer (SSL) technology. Only authorized employees, agents, and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information.
Unfortunately, no internet or email transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure or error free. As such, and despite Caruso Law's commercial reasonable efforts, Caruso Law simply cannot guarantee or warrant that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any such firewalls and secure server software. By using carusolawoffice.com, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Caruso Law reserves the right to revise this policy at any time without advance notice. Please review the policy periodically for changes. Caruso Law will endeavor to provide notice ahead of significant changes by email or through a notice on the website.