Privacy Policy – Yılmaz Law Office

Privacy Policy Overview

At Yilmaz Law Office, protecting your privacy and safeguarding your private data is our first priority as a client-driven law firm. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, maintain, and protect the client information we receive in relation to our provision of legal services and use of this website. As an advocate and advisor for you, our client, we uphold transparency, ethics, and ethical practices and are committed to compliance with all applicable privacy protection laws in the United States. If you contact us for legal representation or seek to access and use this website to obtain information or materials, we want you to be aware of how we use your information and keep it confidential and private.

About Yilmaz Law Offices

Yılmaz Law Office was established by attorney Leyla Yılmaz to serve clients throughout the United States with 15 years of experience. With a reputation characterized by professionalism, integrity, and a tireless commitment to serving each client with personal legal representation, our office provides legal services in the areas of personal injury, family law, criminal defense, and business law. The firm also publishes articles and information on various legal topics. As our office is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., we are always accessible and responsive to your questions and needs. We believe a successful attorney-client relationship is based on confidence and trust, which includes our acknowledgment of the importance of data privacy and protection.

Applicability of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to all data we collect as a result of your access and use of our website, (https://yilmazhukukburosu.net/), related communications with us, and the legal services provided to our clients. This Privacy Policy describes Yılmaz Law Office practices in connection with all information we collect from you (including individually identifiable information about you) that you provide or which results from how you may interact with Yılmaz Law Office and others through this website. This Privacy Policy also describes how you may exercise rights with respect to your personal information. By accessing this website or by using our services you consent to our use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Categories of Information We Collect

Personal information: This may include your name, address, phone number, email address, and other contact information.
Demographic data: Your date of birth, sex, and nationality may be collected for the purposes of legal representation as applicable to the matter at hand.
Case information: Information relating to your legal issue or case, including related documentation and evidence provided by you, and other supporting information.
Payment data: Billing address, payment method, and transaction related information for service fees, payable through credit card, Stripe, or otherwise.
Website usage data: IP addresses, browser type, computer and device identifiers, visited pages on this site, cookies and web beacons via third-party services and software that track and monitor the visits on this site to enhance the offered experience.
Communication records: Information provided during communications between you and our law office, which can include email volumes and phone conversations.

Ways We Collect Information

Direct From You: We collect your information directly from you when you contact us, fill out a form on our website, book an appointment, or utilize our legal services.
Automatically: We receive and/or collect information when you visit our website through the use of cookies and analytics tools. This includes information such as usage details, IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, browsing time, and clickstream data.
From Others: When you give us permission and provide us with information, we may receive additional information from third parties connected to your legal matter (such as courts, law enforcement agencies, or other lawyers).
Publicly Available Resources: We may receive public information about you as necessary to further handle your legal matter.

Use of Personal Information

To deliver legal consultation, representation, and related services on your behalf.
To communicate with you about your case, appointments, updates, and billing.
To meet our legal, statutory, regulatory, contractual, or similar obligations, including record keeping and reporting.
To enhance our site, content, and client services using analytics and customer feedback.
To process payments, invoices, and billings relating to the services we provide.
If you subscribe to our newsletter(s) or similar materials, to deliver those materials to you (and you can opt out at any time).
We do not use your personal information for processing of automated decision making/profiling.

Legal Grounds for Our Processing

Where our processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (for example, a retainer agreement or legal services agreement).
Our compliance with a legal obligation (for example, a court order or other mandatory requirement).
Our legitimate interests, such as our commercial interests or the improvement of our services, provided that those interests are not outweighed by your fundamental rights and interests.
Your explicit consent (for example, to receiving marketing communications from us or the disclosure of your information for other purposes beyond what is necessary to provide legal representation to you).

Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege

Yılmaz Law Office attorneys adhere to the highest standards of confidentiality. All information you provide us in connection with such legal representation is confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party without your express authorization, or as required by law or a valid court order. All Yılmaz Law Office personnel are trained and have a specific duty to maintain your files in strict confidence at all stages of our representation. We understand that every legal matter involves sensitive information and details, and we take every conceivable measure to protect that information.

Sharing and Disclosing Information

With your consent: We may disclose information to third parties (e.g. expert witnesses, consultants, other lawyers involved with a matter) who are involved with your matter, only upon your written consent.
To service providers: Other trustworthy partners who provide administrative, technological, or payment processing service support may have access to information solely to conduct the services on our behalf. These trusted partners are subject to strict confidentiality provisions.
To conform to the law: Yılmaz Law Office may disclose information if required to do so by law, subpoena, or court order or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to protect our legal rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients or others.
In the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition: If Yılmaz Law Office sells any or all of our assets, client information may be transferred as part of that transaction. This privacy commitment will survive any sale of Yılmaz Law Office.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

Information Security Program

Privacy and security for your information is very important to us. We use various administrative, technical, and physical controls to help safeguard against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your information. Such means include:

Restricted entry to our office spaces.
Password protected computer systems and encrypted digital folders.
Regular security checks and employee training on protocols for safeguarding client information.
Secure disposal of files and electronic data once it no longer is useful to the Law Office.

Notwithstanding all reasonable efforts adopted by us, no mode of transmission over the internet or type of storage is completely secure. As such, we advise you to be vigilant about sharing personal information over the internet with us or with individuals outside our Law Office. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have privacy concerns that you would like us to address.

Storage and Retention of Personal Information

We preserve personal data only for as long as we have a business or legal need to do so, or as required by relevant law. The time we retain your data for will vary depending on the nature of the information and the services and transactions concerned. As an example:

Case files and linked documentation: We keep these for a minimum period required by our legal obligations and/or bar association regulations, generally not less than 7 years from the end of representation.
Records of communications, billing, and other transactional data: These are typically kept for legal and accounting purposes.

Where information is no longer needed it will be securely destroyed or anonymised.

Your Rights and Options

Your right to access: You may request a copy of all personal information we store about you.
Your right to rectification: You have the right to update or correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Your right to erasure: You may request us to delete your personal information, subject to our legal or contractual obligations to retain your personal information.
Your right to restriction of processing: Under certain circumstances, you may ask us to restrict how we use your personal information. For instance, if you believe that we are unable to verify the accuracy of the personal information you are requesting, or while we are assessing whether you are entitled to have your personal information erased.
Your right to object: Your right to object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise your rights above, please contact us at [email protected] or (771) 412-5584. We will respond accordingly and in compliance with any applicable law.

Children’s Online Privacy

Yılmaz Law Office does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age without verifiable consent from their parents. Our services are available to adults and businesses. If you believe that a child has provided us with any personal information without the parents’ verifiable consent, please contact us so that we may properly resolve the matter.

Cookies and Web Usage Statistics

Our website employs cookies and other tracking technologies to enable us to better understand how you use it, analyze aggregate usage, and improve our website and services. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your computer that enable us to retain your website preferences and analyze aggregated site statistics. You may modify or disable cookie usage through your web browser, but some features may not work properly if you choose to do so. We use trusted third party analytics connectors. These third-party technologies automatically receive and record information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages viewed. This information is used only to assist us in the analysis of our site activity, but it is not associated with any individual user’s identity.

Links to Third Party Sites/Resources

Our website may include links to other sites for your convenience and information. The Yilmaz Law Office does not have any control over or responsibility for the privacy practices, or the content of these external sites. Please make sure that you review the privacy policies for any websites that you visit based off of links from this website before you provide them with any personal information.

International Clients and Cross-Border Transfers of Data

Although Yilmaz Law Office provides services to clients located in the United States, and most data we process is provided within the United States, we may on occasion provide services internationally or process data which will travel outside of the country of origin. In these situations, we will take appropriate safeguards to ensure your information is provided consistent with applicable U.S. and international privacy laws. If you use our services while outside of the United States, any information that you provide us may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our facilities are located.

Business Clients and Data Privacy

We appreciate that businesses and business people have privacy concerns, too. In providing commercial law services to businesses, we handle all corporate information, trade secrets, and confidential information with the highest degree of confidentiality. Non-disclosure agreements and secure means of communication are the norm for our business clients. We can also assist clients with internal privacy policy and data protection programs as part of our commercial law advice.

Marketing Communications and Your Ability to Opt Out

From time to time, we may send you marketing communications, newsletters, alerts, specialised publications, information relating to events, details of changes in our services or new services. Such communications are only sent to individuals who have expressly opted in or otherwise have given their consent. You may opt out at any time by following the opt-out instructions in each e-mail communication we send you or by contacting us at [email protected]. We respect your preferences and our systems are configured to seek to immediately honour requests to opt-out of our marketing communications.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Yılmaz Law Office may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time due to changes in the law, technology, or our services. Substantial changes will be posted here with an updated effective date. Please check this page periodically for updates regarding our privacy practices.

Your Questions or Comments

For questions, comments, and requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

YILMAZ LAW OFFICE

Address: 1100 G St NW Ste 37, Washington DC 20530
Phone: (771) 412-5584
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://yilmazhukukburosu.net/
Office hours: Monday – Friday 9AM – 5PM

We will do our very best to respond quickly to your request and to help you find the right solutions quickly, carefully, and professionally.

Resolving Complaints and Disputes

If you believe that your privacy rights have been infringed or you are not satisfied with the manner in which your personal data is handled by us, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly using the details set out above. We will aim to look into your complaint and respond and resolve any complaints promptly and fairly. If you remain unhappy, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with your state bar or other relevant regulatory body.

Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement

Yılmaz Law Office has a strong commitment to privacy and data protection, but we do not rest on our laurels. We regularly audit and make changes to our policies and procedures, train our personnel, and implement new and better technology in order to keep your information safe. Your trust is one of our most important assets, and we are committed to earning that trust every day in every aspect of our work – including how we handle your personal data.

Privacy FAQs

We collect information needed to provide you with legal services – contact, matter, and payment information. We also create website use data that help us improve our services.
We use various secure physical, electronic, and administrative measures to keep our information safe and confidential from unauthorized use.
Yes – You may obtain access and/or request amendments to your personal information by contacting our office.
We do not share your information with anyone except as permitted or required under law, with your consent, or with trusted third-party service providers under strict terms of confidentiality.
We retain information consistent with applicable legal, regulatory, or operational requirements, generally at least seven (7) years after the end of services.
If you have further questions please contact us: [email protected] or (771) 412-5584

We’re Here For You

Entrusting Yilmaz Law Office with your case – and your private information – means working with a firm that emphasizes discretion, accountability, and client empowerment. Yilmaz Law Office will always be responsive, honest, and dedicated to protecting your right to privacy. For any immediate questions about privacy or how we work with clients, please contact us today. Proudly serving the Nyack community, Yilmaz Law Office can address both your legal and privacy related needs.