Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you ("Personal Information").

• Identifiers: Name, postal address, email address, phone number, and IP address.
• Professional & Employment Information: Job title, employer, and work history relevant to legal claims.
• Sensitive Data: Under the NJDPA, this includes health information, race, or ethnicity. We only collect this with your explicit consent (e.g., when you provide details for a legal consultation).
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following business and legal purposes:

• Legal Representation: To evaluate your case, provide legal advice, and represent your interests.
• Communication: To respond to inquiries, send newsletters, or provide updates on your matter.
• Security: To protect our website and internal systems from cyber threats, as required by the NY SHIELD Act.
• Marketing: To send attorney advertising materials, provided you have not opted out.
• Advertising Measurement: To understand which advertisements lead people to contact us, and to improve the effectiveness of our advertising.

3. Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: To vendors who assist with our operations (e.g., IT support, secure cloud storage).
• Legal Necessity: To comply with a subpoena, court order, or government regulation.
• Consent: When you authorize us to share information with co-counsel, medical providers, or insurance carriers.
• Advertising Measurement: If you reached us by clicking one of our advertisements, we share your name and email address in irreversibly hashed form, along with technical identifiers such as IP address and browser identifiers, with the advertising platform that served the ad (currently Meta). This is used only to measure whether our advertising is working. Hashing means the platform receives a scrambled value rather than your actual email address. We do not share your phone number, the substance of your legal inquiry, or any medical or health information with advertising platforms, and we do not share anything with them about visitors who did not arrive through one of our ads.

4. Your Rights — NY & NJ Residents

As a resident of New York or New Jersey, you have specific rights regarding your data:

• Right to Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Correct: You may request that we update inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Delete: You may request the deletion of your data, subject to applicable legal and ethical retention obligations.
• Right to Opt-Out: You may opt out of marketing communications or advertising measurement at any time by emailing compliance@baionelaw.com. You may also limit tracking through your browser's privacy settings, or through your ad preferences on Meta and Google.

5. Data Security — SHIELD Act Compliance

We implement a suite of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect "Private Information" as defined by NY General Business Law § 899-aa. This includes:

• Encryption of sensitive data during transit and at rest.
• Access Controls to ensure only authorized personnel can view client files.
• Regular Monitoring of our systems for potential vulnerabilities.

In the event of a data breach involving your personal information, we will notify affected individuals in accordance with applicable law.

6. SMS / Text Messaging Disclosure

Baione Law LLC sends SMS text messages regarding case status updates, document requests, and appointment reminders. Message frequency varies based on your case activity; message and data rates may apply.

• Reply STOP to any message to opt out at any time.
• Reply HELP for assistance.
• Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
• Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of purchase or receiving legal services.
• Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the text message services.

7. Attorney-Client Relationship Disclaimer

8. Attorney Advertising

In accordance with NY and NJ ethics rules, this website and the information contained herein may be considered Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

9. Contact Information

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us: