Privacy Policy
Last Modified: January 17, 2025
Introduction
Berkley Sweetapple Law PA (“Company”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets forth
Company’s policy with respect to the types of information we may collect from you or that you
may provide when you visit www.berkleysweetapplelaw.com (“the Website”), including:
A. Any content, services, functionality, mobile applications, downloadable materials,
and courses;
B. When you interact with our advertising, lead forms, and applications on third-party
websites, including social media platforms, if those advertising include links to this
policy and when you participate in our text messaging program (“the Services”).
Except as described herein, this policy does not apply to any information collected by any other
means, including information collected by third-parties or affiliates, including through any
application or content that may be accessible or linked from the Website.
If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, your choice is to not use our Website. By accessing
or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. This Privacy Policy
may change from time to time and your continued use of this Website after we make changes is
deemed to be acceptance of those changes.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16
Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. All website users must be at least
16 years of age. If we learn we have received information from a child under 16, we will delete
the information. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided
Personal Data to us through the Website or Services, please contact us and we will endeavor to
delete the information from our database. If you have reason to believe that a user is under 16
years of age, notify the Company at info@berkleysweetapple.com Residents of certain states
under 13, 16, or 18 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of
their personal information.
WHEN WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU
We collect data and process data when you access our Website, fill out forms on our Website,
register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, submit a lead form through our online or
social media advertising, opt in to receive text messages, send us a text message, respond to a
survey, surf the Website, or use or view our Website via your browser’s cookies.
WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
1. Voluntary Information
A. When you visit our or use our Services we collect certain types of information from you. This
includes your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information, age,
sex, marital status, race, nationality, or other information you provide to us.
B. When you provide information to us, we collect certain information from you, such as
information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website, or copies of your
correspondence.
C. You may also provide information to be published or posted on public areas of the Website
(“User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your
own risk.
2. Automatic Data Collection
A. We also collect information automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies
such as information about your internet connection, your IP address, traffic and location data,
logs and other information. The information we automatically collect helps us to improve our
Website and deliver a better service.
B. We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over
time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). See our Do
Not Track Policy below.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU
The data controller is Berkley Sweetapple Law PA. The technologies we use for automatic data
collection may include:
A. Cookies. Cookies are small files placed on the hard drive of your computer that enables the
website or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and remember certain
information. We use functionality cookies to recognize you on our website and remember your
previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you
are in. We use advertising cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the
content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and
your IP address. Our Company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third
parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with
our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown
advertising based on your browsing patterns on our Website.
B. Web Beacons. Pages of our Website may contain small electronic files known as web beacons
(also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the company to access
certain website statistics.
C. Meta Pixels. Pages of our Website may contain Meta Pixels. A Meta Pixel is an invisible code
snippet that website owners may use to track user actions, gather insights, and target
advertisements. It’s used to identify website visitors and serve them ads when logged on to Meta-
owned platforms like Facebook and Instagram. By using the Website, you consent to Company’s
use of Meta Pixels.D. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting in your
browser, but if you do, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Website or Services.
We also use flash cookies or web beacons for automatic data collection. You may also provide
information that is public or displayed on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other
users of the Website or third parties (“User Content”). Your User Content is transmitted to others
at your own risk.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Processing of your information is necessary for the purpose of legitimate interests and does not
infringe on any fundamental rights and freedoms. Some of those legitimate interests include:
direct marketing, processing of client data, ensuring network and information security, and fraud
prevention. We use your information to understand and store information about visitor’s
preferences, to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions, to provide you with
information, products, or services that you request from us or that we think you may like, to
provide you with notices about your account, to carry out billing and collection, for customer
support, for marketing purposes, and in any other way we describe when you provide
information to us. We do use automated decision-making in processing your personal
information for some services and products. You can request a manual review of the accuracy of
an automatic decision-making process if you are unhappy with it. We do not sell personal
information or consumer data for monetary gain or valuable consideration.
SMS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE INFORMATION
We may collect your mobile phone number when you provide it through our website, an online
or social media advertisement or lead form, a text message you send us, or during a consultation
or engagement. If you opt in, Company may send you recurring text messages, which may be
sent using automated technology, in one or both of these categories:
A. Service messages: Appointment confirmations, reminders, rescheduling information,
missed-appointment follow-ups, consultation-related communications, and engagement
or service-related notifications.
B. Marketing messages: Information about our legal services, offers, events, and educational
content. We send marketing messages only to people who have separately and expressly
agreed to receive them.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services or of
retaining Company. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.
You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. You may also opt out by contacting us at
berkley@berkleysweetapplelaw.com. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered
messages.
Texting Company does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential
information by text message.
We do not share, sell, rent, or otherwise provide mobile information to third parties or affiliates
for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories of information sharing described in
this Privacy Policy exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent. This information
will not be shared with any third parties.
THIRD PARTY DISCLOSURES
Some content or applications on the Website are served by third parties, such as advertisements.
We do not control third parties’ tracking technologies. You should consult the privacy policies of
any such third party for more detailed information on their practices. Our Website contains links
to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to our Website, so if you click on a link to
another website, you should read their privacy policy.
HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
A. We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction.
B. We do not disclose personal information that we collect.
C. We may also disclose your personal information to comply with any court order, law, or legal process.
D. We use your provided data to prevent fraudulent purchases by sharing your data with credit reference agencies.
E. We will release information when it is appropriate to comply with the law or enforce our site policies.
F. Do Not Track Policy: Our site honors Do Not Track (“DNT”) browser settings. We do not track your online browsing activity on any other online service.
G. We do not transfer personal data collected from you to third party processors located internationally. Please be aware that such countries may not have the same level of data protection; however, our collection, storage and use of your personal data will continue to be governed by this Privacy Policy.
HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT USER INFORMATION
A. Company has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from
accidental loss and unauthorized access, use and disclosure. These security measures include:
A. All payment information is encrypted.
B. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls.
C. No transmission over the internet or email is completely secure or error free. Please keep this
in mind when disclosing personal information over the internet.
B. We will keep your data while we are operating this business. Once this time period has
expired, we will delete your data.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
A. If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights
regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy
rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa
B. Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of personal
information about them or their household, such as their name, postal or email address, and other
personal identifying information. The right is subject to certain exceptions. For example, it does
not apply to information that we share with certain third-party service providers so they can
perform business functions for us or on our behalf. You may opt out by calling +1 (561) 220-1641 or
by emailing info@berkleysweetapplelaw.com
C. In the preceding twelve months, we have not sold personal information. Our policy is that we
do not and will not sell your personal information, unless you give us your consent or direct us to
do so.
YOUR State PRIVACY RIGHTS
State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use
of their personal information. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana,
Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas Utah, and Virginia provide their state residents with
rights to:
A. Confirm whether we process their personal information;
B. Access and delete certain personal information;
C. Correct inaccuracies in their personal information;
D. Data portability
E. Opt-out of personal data processing or limit or require consent to process sensitive personal
data
F. The exact scope of these rights may vary by state. To exercise any of these rights, please
contact +1 (561) 220-1641 or info@berkleysweetapplelaw.com.
RIGHT TO OPT-OUT
You may choose to receive certain marketing communications from the Company and may opt
out of those communications at any time. Any sharing of information for advertising or
marketing purposes is subject to this Privacy Policy and applicable law and does not include
mobile phone numbers, text message opt-in data, or consent.
Mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in information, and messaging consent are not shared, sold,
rented, or provided to third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. You
may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP or as described in the SMS
Communications and Mobile Information section. If you no longer wish to receive marketing
emails, please click here.
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
A. The Right to be Informed: This means anyone processing your personal data must make clear
what they are processing, why, and who else the data may be passed to.
B. The Right to Access: This is your right to see what data is held about you by a Data
Controller.
C. The Right to Rectification: You have the right to have your data corrected and amended if
what is held is incorrect in some way. You can request that we correct any information that you
believe is inaccurate or request that we complete information that you believe is incomplete.
D. The Right to Erasure: Under certain circumstances, you can ask for your personal data to be
deleted. This is also called “The Right to be Forgotten.” This would apply if the personal data is
no longer required for the purposes it was collected for, or your consent for the processing of that
data has been withdrawn, or the personal data has been unlawfully processed.
E. The Right to Restrict Processing: This gives you the right to ask for a temporary halt to
processing of personal data, such as in the case where a dispute or legal case has to be concluded,
or the data is being corrected.
F. The Right of Portability: You have the right to ask for any data supplied directly to the Data
Controller by you, to be provided in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
You may request copies of your personal data from us. You may request that we transfer the data
that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. We
may charge a small fee for this service or for any copies requested.
G. The Right to Object: You have the right to object to further processing of your data which is
inconsistent with the primary purpose for which it was collected, including profiling, automation,
and direct marketing.
H. Rights in Relation to Automated Decision-Making and Profiling: You have the right not to be
subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
I. Right Not to be Subject to Discrimination for the Exercise of Rights: The Company will not
refuse goods or services to individuals who exercise their consumer rights.
If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us
at info@berkleysweetapplelaw.com or +1 (561) 220-1641 .
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified on the first page of the Privacy Policy.
We reserve to update this policy and if we make material changes to how we treat our users’
personal information, we will notify you by email. You are responsible for periodically visiting
our Website and Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
CONTACT
You may send us an email to inquire about our Privacy Policy or to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us at:
Berkley Sweetapple Law PA
Attn: Berkley Sweetapple
4800 N. Federal Hwy, Suite D306
Boca Raton, FL 33431
+1 (561) 220-1641
info@berkleysweetapplelaw.com
You may reach our Data Protection Officer by sending an email to berkley@berkleysweetapplelaw.com
Complaints
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that our Company has not addressed your
concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s office (if an
individual located in the United Kingdom) or the European Data Protection Board.
INDIVIDUALS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM
A. Restricted Transfers: Our Company may make a restricted transfer if the receiver is
located in a third country or territory or is an international organization, covered by UK
“adequacy regulations.” If there are no adequate regulations about the country, territory
or sector for the restricted transfer, our Company should then find out whether you can
make the transfer subject to ‘appropriate safeguards’ as listed in the UK GDPR. Before
we rely on an appropriate safeguard to make a restricted transfer, we must be satisfied
that the data subjects of the transferred data continue to have a level of protection
essentially equivalent to that under the UK data protection regime. We do this by
undertaking a risk assessment, which takes into account the protections contained in that
appropriate safeguard and the legal framework of the destination country (including laws
governing public authority access to the data). If our assessment is that the appropriate
safeguard does not provide the required level of protection, we will include additional
measures. Appropriate safeguards may be: (1) A legally binding and enforceable
instrument between public authorities or bodies; (2) binding corporate rules as defined in
Article 47 of the UK GDPR; (3) a contract incorporating standard data protection clauses
recognized or issued in accordance with the UK data protection regime; (4) a code of
conduct approved by the ICO; (4) Certification under an approved certification scheme;
(5) a bespoke contract governing a specific restricted transfer which has been individually
authorized by the ICO; or (6) Administrative arrangements between public authorities or
bodies. If none of the criteria above apply for the transfer, we may still make the transfer
if the transfer is covered by an ‘exception’ set out in Article 49 of the UK GDPR.
B. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13: All website users located in the United
Kingdom must be at least 13 years of age. If we learn we have received information from
a child under 13, we will delete the information. If you have reason to believe that a child
under the age of 13 located in the United Kingdom has provided Personal Data to us
through the Website or Services, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete the
information from our database. If we learn a user is under 13 years of age, we will not
disclose any personal information to any third parties unless the user has given opt-in
consent. If you have reason to believe that a user is under 13 years of age, notify the
Company in order to prevent disclosure of any personal data without opt-in consent.
C. Local Representative in United Kingdom: We do not either offer goods or services to
individuals in the UK; or monitor the behavior of individuals in the UK.