SICH Lawyers Cookie Policy
At SICH Abogados, we prioritize the privacy and security of our clients and visitors to our website. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (https://sichabogados.com/) to collect information about your visits and how you can manage your preferences. As an excellent Law Firm that offers personalized legal services to our clients, we also take care to comply with the law and your rights regarding the use of data. On this page, you will find information about what type of cookies we use, why and how we use them, and your rights when it comes to using your personal information while visiting our site.
What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer (desktop, tablet, and mobile devices) when you visit a third-party website. They are commonly used to make websites function properly, personalize your experience, and to provide the operator of the website with information. Cookies can assist in remembering your preferences, maintaining sessions, allowing the provision of personalized content, and helping with analysis reports of how you and other people use the website. While cookies themselves can be quite innocuous, they can contain information which, when combined with other data, can become personal information.
Why we use cookies
SICH Lawyers deploys cookies on its website to enable it to function properly, provide an optimal user experience, and assist us with the continued development of online content. Our key aims in using cookies on our website are:
- Enabling our website to function in a secure and reliable way
- Remembering visitors’ preferences and choices so that we can provide a more personalized browsing experience
- Collecting analytics data to understand how our website is used and help us review and improve the content of our website
- Enabling and supporting our marketing activities by measuring the effectiveness of our digital campaigns and personalizing content based on a user’s interests
Cookies assist us with delivering a high quality, secure, and professional website in accordance with our ethos to be detail driven and client focused.
Types of cookies that we use
On our site, we use a number of different categories of cookies, which include:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable our website to deliver a service requested by you. They also allow for some core functionalities of our website such as security, network management, and accessibility.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: Through these cookies, information is collected about page visits and how users move around the web page or the website as a whole. This information helps us understand how our visitors interact with the performance of our website and traffic patterns on it. The information is aggregated and anonymous and cannot be tracked back to the individual user.
- Functionality Cookies: This category of cookies allows us to remember the choices you have made in relation to your use of our website, such as:
- whether you have entered a username and password
- what region or country you are in
- preferences such as the font size
- Targeting and advertising cookies: SICH Lawyers does not use “intrusive” advertising on its own website; however, some of our site’s cookies are used to better target and determine the effectiveness of outreach services we might conduct, such as posting legal webinar opportunities through social media platforms or issuing notifications of legal publications/releases through business law newsletters.
How we use cookies: Examples and Practical Use
To provide you with a better understanding of how cookies benefit your experience on our site, here are a few scenario-based examples:
- When you reach out to us via our site’s online form, cookies may record and help recall your information to save you time on future engagement.
- If you opt to set a preferred language or region, functional cookies help ensure you only make that preference once.
- Analytical cookies provide us with the ability to see which pages get viewed most frequently, allowing us to understand how we can focus resources to add legal value and pertinent information.
- If you register for one of our webinars or subscribe to our newsletter, cookies may aid in confirming your subscription and sending you relevant updates.
Third party cookies and services
In addition to cookies placed on your computer by SICH, our site may use third party cookies provided by partners we trust. These third-party cookies facilitate website analytics, enhance functionality, or assist us in gauging the effectiveness of our various communications efforts. For instance, we may utilize Google Analytics to help us better understand how visitors use the site, or work with trusted secure scheduling tools to enable visitors to schedule client appointments. Our trusted partners are utilized because we have determined that they also uphold a strong level of data privacy and security. SICH prohibits its trusted partners from using cookies for any purpose other than those specified in this Policy.
Managing your cookie choices
We recognize our visitors’ right to meaningful informed consent when it comes to their data being processed via our site. When you first access our website, you will see a cookie consent banner from us upon which to accept or deny non-essential cookies. You can manage your own preferences at any time using the cookie settings link located at the footer of our website. You should also be able to restrict cookies via browser settings in most web browsers, such as blocking or deleting cookies. Please be aware certain cookies may have an impact on the functionality and usability of our website.
Data collected through cookies
The information that cookies gather on our website may include:
- IP address and approximate physical location
- Device, operating system, browser type
- Pages viewed on our website, time spent on pages, outgoing links to non-related third-party websites
- Data related to forms filled out or registration for newsletters or webinars
The data collected is limited to providing the purposes outlined in this policy and is never sold or shared for use by third-parties. Information collected in aggregate and anonymized may be used for the purposes of website analytics and performance reporting.
Storage of your data
SICH Lawyers deploys a number of technical and organisational measures to prevent misuse, loss, destruction, or damage of data collected via cookies. All data are stored in a secure environment. Authorized personnel, who are entitled to do so under the specified goals of the processing, have access to the information. We regularly review and test our security measures to verify their adequacy to the current law and industry best practice.
Legal basis to use cookies
Under the applicable privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), SICH Lawyers has to inform you of our legal basis under applicable law for processing your personal data through cookies. The legal basis for strictly necessary cookies is legitimate interest, as these cookies are essential for a website to work properly and securely. The legal basis for any non-strictly necessary cookies is your explicit consent, which you can manage or withdraw via our cookie settings. We strive to respect your rights and maintain full transparency related to our data processing.
Your rights with respect to cookies and personal data
As a user of our website, you have the right to:
- Know what personal data we may hold about you collected through the use of cookies
- Request the rectification or obfuscation of personal data
- Object to or restrict the processing of certain types of cookies
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with the appropriate data protection authority should you believe that your rights are being violated by us
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us with the contact details provided at the end of this policy. Our staff will respond to your queries as promptly as possible and act accordingly in compliance with applicable regulations.
Storage period of cookies and data collected through cookies
Cookies that are strictly necessary generally have session lifespans and will expire when your browser is closed. You may see analytical and functional cookies with an operating period of between 30 days and 12 months that will be automatically deleted when they reach their expiry date unless the cookie is refreshed by further browsing on the website. Information collected through cookies may be stored for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes set out in this policy, and to the extent necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to comply with any relevant legal or regulatory obligations.
Changes to this cookie policy
SICH Lawyers reviews and amends this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changes in technology, legislation, and our business practices. Whenever SICH Lawyers makes a material change to this policy, we will inform website visitors either through a prominent notice on the website or directly. Please review this policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to how we use cookies and protect your information. The latest version of this policy will be posted on this website.
Contact information and further assistance
Where you have any issues or queries related to our Cookie Policy, your rights, or the use of your information, you can contact SICH Lawyers on the following:
- Postal address: 1500 Louisiana St Ste 94, Houston TX 77002, United States
- Telephone: (346) 907-5725
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://sichabogados.com/
The team strives to deliver fully transparent, responsive, and expert advice. For bespoke, high-quality legal solutions, or for further enquiries regarding our privacy policies, talk to SICH Lawyers today and let us handle your professional and privacy concerns.
Frequently Asked Questions about cookies
- Do I have to accept cookies to use your website?
No, you don’t have to accept any non-essential cookies to use our website. You may refuse or revoke acceptance of non-essential cookies at any time without impacting the use of core legal content and resources on our website. - Are cookies safe for my device?
Cookies set by SICH Lawyers are safe and cannot harm your device. The only purpose is to enhance your experience and make our website better. - Will my data be shared with third parties?
We will never sell your data. Third party cookies are used strictly for analytics or to power essential web services, and all partner relationships are bound by stringent privacy policies. - How can I delete cookies from my browser?
You can delete cookies using your browser settings. Instructions on how to do this in your preferred browser are available on their respective support pages, or contact us for help.
Our commitment to client confidentiality and excellence
SICH Lawyers applies the same high standards we expect of our legal services to the management of personal information received over the Internet. We have a privacy policy that describes how we treat the electronic data you provide us with and how we protect your privacy. If you have any questions about the Cookie Policy, or otherwise wish to inquire about SICH Lawyers’ legal services, please feel free to contact us. SICH Lawyers values the trust that you have placed in us. We look forward to serving you with the old world professionalism and client-centered service that is SICH Lawyers.