Privacy Statement

Introduction

Schwarz & Schwarz, P.C. (“the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and does not sell your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use and protect it, and the choices you have.

This policy applies to our website and to information you submit through it. By using our website, you agree to the practices described here.

Information We Collect

We collect information you choose to give us and limited technical information collected automatically when you visit.

Information you provide. When you complete a contact form, request a consultation, sign up for updates, or email us, you may provide:

Your name
Email address and telephone number
Mailing address
A description of your question or legal matter
Any other details you choose to include

Information collected automatically. When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

IP address and approximate location (city or region)
Browser type, device type, and operating system
The website that referred you to us
Pages you view, time spent on each page, and the date and time of your visit

Contact Forms and Information You Submit

We use the information you enter in our forms only to respond to you and to evaluate whether we can help with your matter. We never sell form submissions or share them with third parties for marketing.

How we use form submissions. We use your submission to:

Reply to your inquiry and schedule a consultation
Run a conflict-of-interest check before discussing your matter
Follow up with you about your request

How submissions are handled. Form submissions are sent over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection and delivered to the Firm through [our website host or form service]. Only attorneys and staff who need the information to respond can access it.

No attorney-client relationship. Submitting a form or sending us an email does not make you a client of the Firm. An attorney-client relationship begins only after we have confirmed in writing that we will represent you.

Please do not send confidential information. Until we have confirmed that we can represent you, do not include confidential, sensitive, or time-sensitive details in a form or email. Information you send before then may not be treated as privileged.

Cookies, Analytics, and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and analytics to keep our website working and to understand how visitors use it, not to advertise to you. Cookies are small text files a website places on your device; similar technologies include tags, pixels, and local storage.

Type	What it does	Can you turn it off?
Strictly necessary	Loads pages, keeps the site secure, and remembers your cookie choices	No; the site may not work properly without them
Functional	Remembers preferences and information you have entered	Yes, through your browser settings
Analytics	Counts visits and shows which pages are used and how visitors find us	Yes, through your browser settings or the opt-out below

Analytics. We use [Google Analytics] to measure how our website is used, such as pages visited, time on site, referring websites, and device type. We review this information in aggregate to improve the site and do not use it to identify you. Google’s handling of this data is described in the Google Privacy Policy, and you can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

No advertising trackers. We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or social media tracking pixels. We do not allow third parties to track you across other websites for advertising purposes.

Embedded content. Some pages may include content from other services, such as maps or videos. Those services may set their own cookies, which are governed by their privacy policies.

Managing cookies. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change your settings to block or delete them. If you block cookies, some features of our website may not work as intended.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as a request to opt out of any sale or sharing of your personal information. Because we do not sell or share personal information or use advertising trackers, your experience on our site does not otherwise change. We treat Do Not Track browser signals the same way, since we do not track visitors across websites.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to respond to you, provide our services, and run our website. Specifically, we use it to:

Respond to your inquiries and requests
Evaluate potential representation, including conflict-of-interest checks
Provide legal services to our clients
Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website
Understand, in aggregate, how visitors use our website
Send Firm news or updates you have asked to receive (you can unsubscribe at any time)
Meet our legal and professional obligations

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, health, or political affiliation, without your explicit consent. Information you share with us as a client is also protected by our professional duty of confidentiality.

Schwarz & Schwarz, P.C. does not sell, rent, lease, or trade your personal information to anyone, for money or anything else of value. We also do not share it with third parties for their own marketing, and we do not use it for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising.

This applies to everything we collect through our website, including form submissions, contact details, and information gathered through cookies and analytics.

When We Disclose Information

We disclose personal information only in the limited situations below.

Service providers. We use trusted vendors for website hosting, form processing, email, analytics, and IT support. They may use your information only to provide services to the Firm and must keep it confidential and secure.
Legal requirements. We may disclose information when required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
Protection of rights and safety. We may disclose information when we believe in good faith it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Firm, our clients, or others, including in an emergency.
With your consent. We may share information when you ask us to or agree that we may.

Data Security and Retention

We protect your information with reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards and keep it only as long as we need it.

Security. Our website uses HTTPS (TLS) encryption for information sent between your browser and our site, including form submissions. Access to personal information is limited to Firm personnel and service providers who need it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Retention. We keep inquiry and form information as long as needed to respond to you, maintain conflict-check records, and meet our legal and professional record-keeping obligations. Client information is kept under our file-retention policy. Analytics data is kept for a limited period set in our analytics account.

Your Choices and Rights

You can ask us to access, correct, or delete your personal information at any time by emailing info@schwarzlegal.com.

Access, correction, and deletion. We will respond within a reasonable time and may need to verify your identity first. We may keep some information when the law or our professional obligations require it, such as conflict-check records or client files.
Email updates. You can unsubscribe using the link in any email or by contacting us.
Cookies and analytics. You can block or delete cookies in your browser and opt out of Google Analytics as described above.
State privacy rights. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state privacy laws. Contact us to make a request.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may link to sites we do not control, such as courts, government agencies, bar associations, and social media. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices, so please review their privacy policies before sharing information with them.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and the “Last updated” date at the top will show when it last changed. If we make significant changes, we will post a notice on our website. Your continued use of the website after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to make a privacy request, or believe we have not followed this policy, please contact us. We will make commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly and resolve the issue.

Schwarz & Schwarz, P.C.
1650 Market St Ste 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Email: info@schwarzlegal.com
Phone: 215-925-1200