Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 25, 2025

This Privacy Policy informs you of important information about how The Breuer Law Firm ("we," "us" or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects the Personal Information that we process in online and offline formats through our Services (defined below). Your privacy and the confidentiality of your information are paramount, particularly within the context of legal representation.

Definitions

"Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.

• "Client" means the individuals and businesses who retain us for Client Services.
• "Sensitive Personal Information" includes specific categories of Personal Information requiring special handling under certain privacy laws (e.g., social security number, driver's license number, account log-in, financial account details, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, union membership, contents of mail/email/texts where the business is not the intended recipient, genetic data, biometric data for identification, health information, or information concerning sex life or sexual orientation).

When we use the term "Services" we mean to refer collectively to:

• The provision of legal and related services, primarily in patent law ("Client Services");
• The website(s) owned and controlled by us that link to this Privacy Policy ("Site(s)"); and
• Our marketing and business development activities, including emails that we send, blogs we post, events we may host, and social media properties we create ("Marketing Activities").

How We Collect and Use Personal Information

We may collect your Personal Information through different means, when you:

• Decide to interact with us, either by providing us your information through the Contact Us page on the Site, by email, regular mail, or telephone;
• Visit our Site, through automated data tracking technology (see "Cookies Notice" below);
• Become a Client and provide us with information directly as part of the attorney-client relationship; or
• Authorize third parties (e.g., foreign associates, previous counsel) to provide us Personal Information relevant to our representation.

Providing Personal Information is voluntary. You can decline to provide information and still visit the Site. However, if you choose not to provide certain information, particularly information necessary for legal representation or conflict checks, we may be unable to provide you our Client Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party sites that may link to, or be accessible from, the Sites.

Types of Personal Information We May Collect

From You Directly or via Third Parties:

• Identifiers: Name, alias, physical address, email address, postal address, telephone numbers, unique personal or online identifier, account name, employer, job title.
• Professional/Employment Information: Employer, job title, work history (as relevant to inventorship or representation).
• Financial Information: Payment details, bank account information (for billing and payments).
• Client Service Data: Information provided by or on behalf of Clients necessary for patent prosecution, counseling, or related legal services. This may include technical details of inventions, business information, and potentially Sensitive Personal Information if relevant to the representation and provided by you.
• Correspondence: Records of your communications with us.
• Preferences: Communication preferences.

Automatically via Technology (Site Visits):

• Internet/Network Activity: IP addresses, device type, browser version, time zone, operating system/platform, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, interaction data on the Site, cookie data. (See "Cookies Notice" below).

We collect IP addresses for system management, security, and understanding Site usage patterns. Your IP address might be associated with records containing other Personal Information you provide.

How and Why We Use Your Personal Information

We collect and use Personal Information only as reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the following purposes:

• Providing Client Services: To establish and manage the attorney-client relationship, perform legal work requested, communicate regarding matters, manage billing and payments.
• Legal and Ethical Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, professional responsibility rules (including conflict checks), and ethical duties.
• Communications: To respond to inquiries, provide information about our services, share legal updates or firm news (if you opt-in), and maintain our professional relationship.
• Business Operations: To manage our firm, perform contracts, improve the Site and Services, conduct internal audits, enforce our Terms of Use, and maintain records.
• Security and Integrity: To verify identity (as needed), detect or prevent security incidents, fraud, or illegal activity, and protect the rights, property, and safety of our firm, our Clients, and others.

We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling, based on your Personal Information that produces legal or similarly significant effects. The Breuer Law Firm does not sell your Personal Information and does not share your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

How We Share and Disclose Personal Information

We do not disclose Personal Information except as described below or as required or permitted by law and our professional obligations:

• To Provide Client Services: We may share information with necessary parties involved in your legal matter, such as patent offices (e.g., USPTO), foreign patent associates (if pursuing international rights), courts, experts, translators, or opposing counsel, strictly as needed for the representation and typically with your implicit or explicit consent.
• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., IT services, cloud storage, document management, payment processors, email services, docketing software providers). These providers are contractually obligated to protect the confidentiality and security of the Personal Information and are restricted from using it for any purpose other than providing services to us.
• Legal Requirements & Professional Obligations: We may disclose Personal Information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process; to comply with professional conduct rules; to respond to government or regulatory requests; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our firm, our Clients, or others.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, consolidation, restructuring, sale of assets, or other firm transition, Client information, including Personal Information, would likely be among the assets transferred, subject to confidentiality obligations.
• With Your Consent: We may share information for other purposes disclosed to you at the time of collection or pursuant to your explicit consent or direction.

We may disclose aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you, without restriction.

Data Security

We implement and maintain reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative security measures designed to protect the Personal Information we process against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures are appropriate to the volume and sensitivity of the Personal Information handled and align with applicable legal requirements, including the New York SHIELD Act.

However, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure. Email is generally not a secure form of communication; please avoid sending highly sensitive or confidential information via unencrypted email. If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately.

Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality

Information provided by Clients or potential Clients for the purpose of seeking or obtaining legal advice is subject to attorney-client privilege and our professional duty of confidentiality, governed by applicable laws and rules of professional conduct. This Privacy Policy supplements, but does not override, those obligations.

Children's Privacy

Our Services and Site are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a child under 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

The Breuer Law Firm
Address: 123 Intellectual Property Lane
New York, NY 10011
Email: privacy@teblaw.com
Phone: (212) 518-1604