Privacy Policy – Al Hamdan Law Firm

Our Privacy Policy: An Introduction

At Al Hamdan Law Firm, your privacy and security are our top priorities. We have operated since 2015 with a firm commitment to maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality and integrity in relationships at all levels. This policy describes how, when, and why we collect, use, protect, and handle personal information submitted to us or received from you in the course of your interactions with Al Hamdan Law Firm, whether for legal representation, legal research/education, pro bono work, or transactions. By using our services or visiting our website: https://alhamdanlawfirm.com/ (the “Site”), you trust in our law firm and have faith we will uphold that trust through transparent, ethical, and responsible handling of your data and information privacy. Please read this policy to understand how and when your information is collected and stored, as well as to learn about your rights regarding your personal information.

Al Hamdan Law Firm does not sell or rent your Personally Identifiable Information to third-party marketing companies at any time for any reason. Information is only shared as necessary in the course of handling your legitimate requests.

Our Identity: Al Hamdan Law Firm

Al Hamdan Law Firm is a prominent law practice, servicing clients throughout the United States from its base at 200 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018. Owned and founded by Layla Al Hamdan, our firm operates on values of excellence, integrity, and personalized service. We offer family law, criminal law, business law, estate planning, and educational law assistance. Customer-centered in our approach, we are passionate about empowering our clients and advocating for their best interests-while being equally committed to servicing your personal information utilizing a privacy policy with care.

Applicability of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is applicable to clients, potential clients, website visitors, and others who contact (or who are contacted by) the Al Hamdan Law Firm, whether directly or via the Internet, e-mail, telephone, or in person. This policy statement explains how information collected by our website or provided to us through website visits, e-mails, and phone calls is handled; what information we collect; how we collect information; and how it is used. This Privacy Policy Statement does not apply to external websites that have been linked through our website. It also does not apply to information collected by third parties that may be independent of our direct involvement. Your use of this website is subject to these terms and your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

Data We Gather

In order to deliver quality legal services and fulfill our professional responsibilities and obligations to clients, we collect and maintain certain types of information, including:

Client Information: Name, address, email address, telephone number, social security number, and other identification data as may be required by the client intake and legal representation processes.
Case Specific Information: Information about your case including supporting documents, pleadings, correspondence, and any other data relevant to your case.
Billing Information: Address for billing purposes, payment methods, transaction details with respect to fees for services where relevant.
Website Usage Information: Information about how you use our website including IP address, type of browser you use, whether you view certain content or connect to video material, device information, pages viewed, clicks on links, and cookies.
Communication History: Email records, incoming and outgoing telephone records pertaining to both land-line and mobile devices, call files associated with office systems, and appointment calendars.
Pro Bono Qualification Data: Information about household situation required in connection with eligibility for free representation in civil matters, such as income or employment status.

We aim to collect only that information which may be legally required and which is otherwise necessary in order to participate and satisfy professional obligations.

Ways We Collect Personal Information

Al Hamdan Law Firm obtains information from the following sources:

Directly From You: When you communicate with us via telephone, email, or contact form on our website; at a consultation meeting in person; or provide information and records pertinent to your matter.
From Automated Means: When you visit our website, certain data is collected automatically by cookies, web beacons, and other analytics tools we use to enhance your experience on our site and ensure its security.
From Third Parties: With your authorization or direction, we may collect information pertaining to you from other parties, such as courts, employees of opposing parties, government agencies, and other authorized representatives acting in connection with your matter.
Publicly Available Data: On some occasions, we may collect information regarding you from public records or other publicly available sources in the course of providing legal representation.

We collect all information in accordance with all applicable laws and rules of professional conduct.

Possible Uses of Your Personal Information

We use your personal information and case information only for the following expressly permitted business or legal purposes:

Legal Delivery: To determine our legal services needs, to provide legal representation or advice, and to communicate with you regarding your matter.
Client Management: To manage appointments, billing, document storage, and ongoing client relationships.
Compliance: In accordance with our legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements, including anti-money laundering, conflict checks, and court reporting rules.
Services Improvement: To analyze website usage, enhance our services, and improve user experience.
Mailing/Publishing: With your consent, to mail legal alerts, newsletters, and materials related to our services. You will have the ability to opt out of non-essential communications at any time.
Pro Bono Services Consideration: To determine if you are eligible for complimentary legal services, and in accordance with our requirements to maintain records of pro bono matters.

We do not use purely automated decision-making or profiling using your information.

Legal Grounds for Our Processing of Your Personal Information

The Al Hamdan Law Firm gathers and processes the personal information you provide us under one or more of the following legal bases:

Contract: Processing your data is required for entering into and performing a contract with you (as applicable to our service).
Legal Compliance: Processing your data is necessary in order for us to comply with federal, state, local laws, regulations, orders, or other legal requirements, including responding to lawsuits or legal notices.
Legitimate Interests: We process your data in order to pursue our legitimate interests in providing, maintaining, and improving our services, provided that these are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
Consent: We rely on your consent before processing certain types of personal information (for example, before contacting you for marketing purposes). You may withdraw any consent you have given to us at any time where processing is based on your consent.

Confidentiality, Attorney-Client Privilege, and your Privacy

Confidentiality of Information

As an integral part of our work in the practice of law, confidentiality is a fundamental principle that governs everything we do. All information you provide to Al Hamdan Law Firm with the aim of seeking or receiving legal advice remains confidential and protected under any attorney-client privilege except where limited exceptions apply which are required by law. Unless we have your express permission, we do not release privileged information to third parties and such information is not otherwise disclosed to any third party except as needed in connection with the provision of legal services or as needed to comply with statutory or regulatory obligations. Al Hamdan Law Firm’s attorneys and staff members are trained in the office protocol for protecting confidential information. They are also bound by codes of professional ethics.

Disclosure and Sharing of Information

Al Hamdan Law Firm does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We will share information in the following situations:

Service Providers: With trusted vendors who provide services to us, such as case management, IT systems support, secure and confidential document storage, payment processing services, and administrative services. We require them by contract to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which they are contracted.
Legal Authorities or Courts: Where permitted by applicable law, court order, or other government regulation or order, or where we believe it is reasonably necessary to do so to protect your rights or the rights of others.
Opposing Counsel or Other Third Parties: As appropriate to your matter, with your consent or pursuant to court proceedings.
Change of Business Control: If Al Hamdan Law Firm undergoes a business change such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, then your information may be transferred as part of that business change. You will be notified by email of this change.

We take reasonable steps to ensure that any information shared is shared securely and with appropriate legal and ethical safeguards.

Data Protection Measures

We have established physical, technical, and administrative safeguards reasonably designed to protect the information from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure. Our security measures include:

Use of controlled office facilities
Encrypted electronic exchanges and secure document storage
Consistent cybersecurity audits and IT system upgrades
Role-based access controls limiting access to data to authorized users only
Data protection and confidentiality training for all personnel
Secure destruction of paper and electronic records when no longer needed

Although we implement and enforce the above protocols and procedures, no system can ever be entirely secure. We continue to monitor our information security procedures and update them as appropriate in order to mitigate the effects of new threats.

Data Limits and Record Retention

Al Hamdan Law Firm maintains personal and case-related information only as long as necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, regulatory, tax, business, and operational needs. Retention terms vary depending on the type and applicable law. Generally:

Case files and client information are retained for no less than seven years after the case is closed, except as may otherwise be required by law or legal and ethical rules.
Financial records are maintained for such periods as required by applicable tax and accounting laws.
Marketing and communications preferences are updated or deleted upon request.

Upon expiration of applicable retention term, information is deleted or destroyed in a manner that prevents unauthorized access and reconstruction.

Your Individual Data Rights

Depending on the country you are in, you may have the following rights regarding your data:

Access: Ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Ask us to correct or complete inaccurate or incomplete data.
Deletion: Ask us to delete your data where we are legally required to do so (e.g. if we no longer need to use your data for the original purposes we collected it for).
Restriction: Ask us to restrict (i.e. keep but not use) the way that we process your personal data in certain circumstances.
Data portability: Ask us to transfer your personal data to another provider, in certain circumstances.
Objection: Object to certain processing of your personal data.

To exercise your rights you should contact us using the contact details set out in the ‘Contact Us’ section above. We will comply with valid requests within the relevant timeframes required by law.

Children Under 13 Years of Age

Al Hamdan Law Firm does not intentionally collect or receive personal information, online or otherwise, from children under age 13 without verifiable parental consent. The services offered by Al Hamdan Law Firm to the public and businesses are not directed at children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received such information, we will delete this information as soon as possible. Please contact us as soon as possible at [email protected] or (917) 521-3594 if you believe we’ve received personal information from your child.

Cookies and Analytical Information about our Website

Our website employs cookies and similar technologies to understand users’ preferences, analyze website usage, and secure the site. Cookies are small text files that reside on your device and help us identify repeat visitors and gather statistics. We use website session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them or your browser deletes them for you).

Required Cookies: These are required for the website to function.
Performance Cookies: These allow us to know how visitors are interacting with our website so we can adjust the service accordingly.
Preference Cookies: These allow us to remember what language or geographical region you prefer.

Third Party Analytics: We may from time to time use Google Analytics or other similar services on this site to collect broad, non-personally identifiable information about your usage of the site. You can adjust or disable cookies through your browser settings, but some of the functionality of this site may be lost as a result. For more details, please review our Cookie Policy.

Third Party Non-affiliated Websites

We may have links to third-party websites on this website. Al Hamdan Law Firm is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other websites. You should review and understand the privacy policies of any website you visit. This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by Al Hamdan Law Firm.

Internationality and International Clients

While the majority of our clients are in the United States, Al Hamdan Law Firm may on occasion deal with international clients or information subject to a foreign legal regime. Where your personal data is transmitted outside of the United States, we will contractually ensure that an adequate level of protection will apply under the various data protection regimes laws (such as standard contractual clauses or approved data transfer procedures).

Pro Bono and Community Services: Use of Data

As a part of our community service, the Al Hamdan Law Firm provides pro bono legal services to eligible persons. All pro bono client information is handled with the same confidentiality and security as fee-paying clients. Information gathered in connection with a pro bono eligibility determination will only be used to determine if you qualify, and will not be disclosed to anyone outside the firm except as required by law or your permission. To learn more, see our Pro Bono Services page.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Al Hamdan Law Firm may update or change this Privacy Policy at any time to accommodate changes in the law, our operations, or technology. When we do, we will change the ‘Last Updated’ date at the beginning of this policy and, if there are material changes, we will post notice on our website, or provide you with notice by other means. You should check this policy periodically to see if it has changed.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions, concerns, and/or requests related to this Privacy Policy or the manner in which we process your personal information, please reach out to Al Hamdan Law Firm:

200 W 39th St
New York, NY 10018
(917) 521-3594
[email protected]
https://alhamdanlawfirm.com/

We will endeavor to respond to all of your questions in an accurate, timely, and complete manner. You may also use our Contact Al Hamdan Law Firm page.

Privacy Complaints and Redress

If you think your privacy rights have been infringed or have a query about our use of data, please contact us at the above address. We will treat any concern seriously and will investigate and address reported complaints in line with applicable law. Where you are not happy with how we have resolved an issue, you may have the right to complain to the relevant data protection authority or bar association in your country.

Consent with this Privacy Policy

By accessing and/or using services provided by Al Hamdan Law Firm, which may include, but are not limited to, this website, you agree that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and you accept it. Your continued use of our website and services at any future time will represent acceptance of this Privacy Policy as amended at the time. If you do not accept this Privacy Policy, please stop using our services, and contact us if you wish to express your concerns in relation to this Privacy Policy.

Privacy FAQ

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding our privacy practices:

Will my case information ever be shared without my permission?
No. Information is only shared to the extent necessary to provide legal services or otherwise comply with legal obligations. We never sell or otherwise disclose information for marketing purposes.
How does our law firm secure electronic communication?
We utilize encrypted rather than plain text email, a secure document management system, and periodic updates of cybersecurity protocols.
Can I have a copy of everything you have on me?
Yes, please just write us at [email protected] or contact us by mail to request access to your data.
What will happen to my information if I no longer hire you to represent me?
We maintain client records for a period of at least 7 years from the end of representation, after which time data is securely destroyed unless a longer period is required by law.
If I suspect that someone has breached or gained unauthorized access to my data, who do I contact?
Please contact us immediately at (917) 521-3594 or at [email protected].

If your question was not answered above, we encourage you to inquire further.

Commitment to Privacy

We know that your privacy is important to you, and at Al Hamdan Law Firm it is not a one-time concern. That’s why we review and enhance our privacy and security policies and procedures on an ongoing basis, as necessary. As a strictly client-service driven firm, our goal is to win your trust by maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality, security, and transparency in all transactions. Thank you for trusting Al Hamdan Law Firm in your time of need!