Talha Koca Law Office

Privacy Policy

Introduction: Our Approach to Your Privacy

At Talha Koca Law Office, we value your privacy. The act of trusting a law office with personal and sensitive legal information is not a decision made lightly. As your counsel and confidant in meeting the rules of law, we are committed to respecting your privacy, safeguarding your data, and using your documents with discretion and integrity. This Privacy Policy covers the principles, practices, and provisions we put in place to safeguard your information and explains how we gather, use, store, and share information. Our mission in this policy is to foster a trusted partnership – removing needless worry and ensuring you can make decisions for your future with confidence.

For more about Talha Koca Law Office

Talha Koca Law Office was established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and serves clients across the United States. Partner Talha Koca is a graduate of Harvard Law School and manages our law firm, which focuses on personal injury, family law, criminal law, litigation, and legal education for the purpose of delivering exceptional results with the highest standards of integrity and client service.

We are dedicated to the privacy of all individuals reaching out to us (whether clients, potential clients, or website visitors).

Applicability of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers any and all information that we collect, on and offline, through our business including, but not limited to, our website (https://talhakocavukatlikburosu.com/), via telephone, email, in person, and any other means by which you may interact with Talha Koca Law Office. This Privacy Policy sets forth our policy for the collection and use of your personal information during the course of providing representation, meeting client needs, and carrying out the operations of this office.

Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Your name, address, email address, phone number, date of birth, social security number (when applicable), and other identifiers.
  • Case Information: Information related to your legal issue, such as an accident report, medical and/or financial records, court filings, and other documentation related to your case.
  • Correspondence Data: Information regarding communications via mail, e-mail, phone calls, text messages, or other direct communications with our firm or with you.
  • Website Data: Information regarding your access and use of our website such as IP addresses, the web browsers you use, device identifiers and other diagnostic data, date and time the site receives a request from your web browser, web pages you visit, referrer site, periods of time you spend viewing pages on the site (e.g., how long you stay on a given page), and other analytics.
  • Sensitive Information: In certain circumstances, we may need to gather sensitive information about you and your background. This may include health information, family details, criminal history, or financial or credit details important to your case or which assist in developing settlement strategies. Such information will be treated as confidential and in accordance with any applicable laws.

How We Get Your Information

  • Directly from you: When we speak with you by telephone at (414) 828-4080, e-mail at [email protected], via our forms on this website, and in person at our office located at 333 W State St Ste 16, Milwaukee WI 53203.
  • Your use of this website: When you visit the site, subscribe to a newsletter, or submit forms on the site.
  • From third parties: Courthouse staff and other litigants, individuals, organizations, insurance companies, healthcare providers, or other third parties who provide us with information about the legal proceeding in which you are involved and which have been authorized by you to disclose such information.
  • From publicly available sources: Occasionally, we may be provided with information about you from publicly available lists or databases related to your legal matter at issue.

Why We Obtain and Use Your Information

  • Legal Services: To evaluate your matter, advise you on legal options and strategies, and serve you effectively.
  • Client Management: To respond to your needs, update you about your case, and provide you with information on the law.
  • Office Management: For company records, invoicing, audits, and compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Service Improvement: To analyze how our website and services are used, preferences, feedback, and trends to improve our site and client experience.

Would you like to get newsletters, legal alerts, educational materials, or invitations to client events? If so, please let us know.

We use your information only to help us fulfill our services and duties effectively and lawfully.

Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Information

  • Consent: When you voluntarily submit information to our website through forms, email, or other communications, you provide your consent for us to use that information as described.
  • Contractual Necessity: We process information as necessary to perform our contract with you and provide requested legal services to you.
  • Legal Requirements: We may process information as necessary to comply with relevant laws, court orders, or other legal regulations and requirements.
  • Legitimate Interests: We process information as necessary to operate and improve our practice when such interests do not outweigh your privacy rights.

Protection of Information

Protecting and securing your personal data and information is at the core of our practices. We have a multilayered set of security procedures in place to protect against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your private information. They include:

  • Physical Security: Files, records, and documents are stored in secure areas of our offices at 333 W State St Ste 16, Milwaukee WI 53203.
  • Digital Security: Electronic files are stored behind firewalls, encryption, password protection, and cloud-based software.
  • Access: Only individuals who we have hired and trained to maintain the confidentiality of your case file and personal data are granted access to them.
  • Audits: Periodically, we audit our security posture and update as needed to reflect changing best practices and regulatory requirements.

No firm can promise that all information is fully secure. But we will provide you with the utmost protection possible for your information.

Enterprise Professional Secrecy/Confidentiality

As a law office, we are subject to rules of confidentiality and attorney-client privilege. Any information disclosed to us seeking or receiving legal advice is confidential and protected by law from disclosure. We will never disclose privileged, confidential information to third parties without your express permission, other than as required by law, court order, or an imminent threat of harm. Our practice and commitment to confidentiality is resolute and the basis for our attorney-client relationships.

Disclosure and Dissemination of Information

  • With Your Consent: When you have given us permission to share information with other parties to your matter.
  • Service Providers: To trusted service providers contracted to assist us in operating our practice (e.g., information technology services, document management services) and subject to an obligation of confidentiality.
  • Legal Compliance: Implemented pursuant to applicable laws, subpoenas, court orders, or regulatory authorities.
  • Protection of Rights: When we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our clients, our law firm, or others, as authorized or required by law.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Any sharing of information is accomplished with utmost care and concern and only to the extent necessary for your representation or as required by law.

Storage and Retention of Your Information

We retain your information and files relating to your matter only as long as is reasonably necessary in order to accomplish the purposes for which they were collected under this policy or as required by law or governing professional standards, or for our legitimate business purpose. As a matter of course, files are maintained for the period established by applicable statute of limitations or professional responsibility rules. Files are disposed of in a secure manner when no longer needed. Should you desire to have your files returned or destroyed, you should contact us at [email protected] or (414) 828-4080.

Your Rights and Choices

We respect your rights in relation to information we hold about you. You may be entitled, in accordance with applicable law, to:

  • Access: Request a copy of information that we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate and incomplete information we hold about you.
  • Deletion: Request the erasure of your information that we hold, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Restriction: Request the restriction of processing of your information subject to certain exceptions.
  • Object: Object, under certain conditions, to our use of your information for the purpose of direct marketing or otherwise.
  • Data portability: Request that we provide your information as an electronic file readable by machines so that it may be transferred to another service provider.

To exercise any of those rights please contact us at [email protected] and we will take steps to respond to you, normally within a month and subject to applicable laws.

Children’s Online Privacy

Our services are available only to adults and persons seeking legal representation. We do not knowingly collect personal information from any person under the age of 13 years where we are required by applicable law to obtain verifiable parental consent prior to the collection of that information. If you have any reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with his or her personal information without such verifiable parental consent, then please contact us at [email protected] and we will take immediate action to delete such information.

Cookies and Website Statistics

The site uses cookies and similar technologies on its website (https://talhakocavukatlikburosu.com/) in order to increase the usability of our site, to analyze site traffic, and to enhance the use of our services. Cookies are tiny data files that are stored on your device by your web browser. We use cookies to remember your preferences and/or to better understand how visitors use our website. By analyzing them, we use this information collected through cookies to track information about site usage so that we may optimize site content or features. We may use analytical tools, such as Google Analytics, that gathers statistics and reports site usage information by tracking your use of the website. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may prevent you from using some of the functionality of our website.

Links and Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. Such links are provided for convenience and not for purposes of providing representation, and the website and/or Talha Koca Law Office are not responsible for the privacy practices, contents, or security of any third-party information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any website you visit. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by The Talha Koca Law Office.

International Data Transfers

Talha Koca Law Office operates in the USA, and your information is primarily stored and processed in the USA. We may transfer information on occasion to our trusted service providers or business partners outside of the USA, and we will do so only when appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your privacy and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

How We Correspond with You

We use your information to contact you regarding your legal matter, answer your questions, provide updates regarding the law, and to send you newsletter content if you are subscribed to our newsletter. All methods are secure and done according to your communication preferences. You may opt out from non-critical communications at any time using the provided instructions or by emailing us at [email protected].

Security Breach Notice

We have protocols in place to detect, reasonably investigate, and respond to any data breaches. In the rare event there is a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you promptly, including any specifics we have about the breach (like the type of data affected) and the actions we are taking to mitigate the effect of the breach. We will also notify you in accordance with applicable legal requirements for breach notification.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may change the policy from time to time so that it reflects changes in the way we do things, the law, or changes in technology. If we change the policy, we will post it on our website and note that it has been changed and when. You should check the policy from time to time so you know how we protect your information. Your use of our services or our website after a change is made will constitute your acceptance of the new policy.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

  • Learn what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell (we do not sell your personal information).
  • Request that we delete your personal information.
  • Opt out of our sale of your personal information.
  • Not be discriminated against by us if you exercise your privacy rights.

If you wish to exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at [email protected] or (414) 828-4080.

GDPR Privacy Notice for European Visitors

Although our services mainly take place in the United States, we acknowledge that visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA) may visit our site. If you are in the EEA, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

  • The right to access, rectify, or erase personal data.
  • The right to restrict or object to certain processing of your data.
  • The right to data portability.

We process your information based on your consent, our legitimate interests, or as otherwise required to comply with legal obligations. Please direct any GDPR-related inquiries to [email protected].

Preserving Information in Legal Proceedings

In the course of representing you, your information may be entered into court filings, case submissions, and correspondence with other parties as necessary for your matter. We will take reasonable steps to minimize any disclosure of personal information and protect your privacy in legal proceedings. Such disclosure is made in compliance with applicable law, our ethical duties, and the best interests of you and any other affected third parties.

What We Ask of New Clients

If you are considering Talha Koca Law Office, any information you provide to us as part of an initial consultation will be treated with no less confidentiality and protection under solicitor-client privilege as would be the same type of information provided by a client who has retained our firm. We recognize that legal inquiries are frequently of a very sensitive nature and we take our responsibility to protect your information very seriously – even when it is not yet clear if you will retain us.

Use of Information for Promotional and Educational Purposes

With your explicit consent, we may use your contact information to provide you with newsletters, legal updates, invitations to seminars and events that are owned or delivered by Talha Koca Law Office. You may choose to opt out at any moment. We do not use your case-specific or sensitive information for marketing purposes without your express permission.

Exercising Your Right to Access, Rectification, or Erasure of Your Information

  • Right to Access: Subject to the conditions set out below, you have the right to request access to information that we hold about you.
  • Right to Correction: Subject to the conditions set out below, you have the right to ask us to correct information held about you where you believe that it is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances there may be a legal or professional obligation to retain and keep accurate personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: Subject to the conditions set out below, you have the right to ask us to erase personal data concerning you.

To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us at [email protected] and/or call (414) 828-4080. Your request will be processed promptly and in a transparent manner.

Security Training and Awareness

Each and every member of the Talha Koca Law Office receives ongoing training and education on privacy, confidentiality, and data protection. Our lawyers and staff are routinely educated on best practices, legal obligations, and office training procedures relating to the handling of personal and sensitive client information. This ensures that all of our lawyers and staff remain cognizant of their privacy responsibilities and are attuned to the importance of guarding your privacy.

Data Storage and Backup

Your information is securely stored both in the paper files within our offices as well as on encrypted digital storage systems. Digital data is regularly backed up to guard against loss in case of a hardware or other failure. All backup copies are secured and only accessible to predetermined staff to ensure that your information remains complete and available.

Contact Us: Questions or Complaints

Do you have questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices? Email us at: [email protected]

Talha Koca Law Office
333 W State St Ste 16
Milwaukee WI 53203
Phone: (414) 828-4080
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://talhakocavukatlikburosu.com/

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible to put your mind at ease.

Come Together: Our Promise to You

At Talha Koca Law Office, we know that trust is the foundation of every lawyer-client relationship. That is why we promise to safeguard your personal information with the utmost care, security, and respect. Our privacy policy is designed for your empowerment, protection, and success as we navigate the judicial process together. Rest assured; when you partner with our firm, you gain a legal counsel that is equally committed to your privacy.

Effective Date of Policy

This Privacy Policy is current as of June 1, 2024 and supersedes all prior versions. It will remain in place until further notice, although we are happy to make updates periodically. We urge you to check back on our website periodically to review this policy. Thank you for allowing Talha Koca Law Office to serve you with your legal and privacy needs.