Privacy Policy
Effective as of June 15, 2026
This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how Stauss PLLC collects, uses, shares, and safeguards your information. This Privacy Policy applies to individuals who access this website (“Site”) and any of our online services (“Services”).
From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy. If we do, we will post an amended version on this webpage. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically.
This Privacy Policy covers the following topics:
2. How We Use Your Personal Data
3. How We Share Your Personal Data
4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
5. Choices About Your Personal data
- Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data from you through your use of the Site and Services. Personal data is information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual. We collect the following types of personal data:
Personal Data You Provide
Depending on how you interact with our Site and Services, we will collect the following personal data that you voluntarily provide to us for the following purposes:
- Subscribe to Our Blog. If you subscribe to our blog, we will collect your email address.
- Contact Us. If you send us an email, we will collect your email address and any personal data you provide in your email.
- Marketing. We may use your contact information to market our Services to you.
Personal Data as You Navigate Our Site
The Site is built on WordPress. As you navigate the site, WordPress may collect the following information:
- Usage Information. For example, the pages on the Site you access, the frequency of access, and what you click on while on the Site.
- Device Information. For example, hardware model, operating system, application version number, and browser.
- Mobile Device Information. Aggregated information about whether the Site is accessed via a mobile device or tablet, the device type, and the carrier.
- Location Information. Location information from Site visitors on a city-regional basis.
- How We Use Your Personal Data
In addition to the purposes stated above, we may use all the personal data we collect in accordance with applicable law such as to:
- Maintain and improve our Site and Services;
- Protect the security and integrity of our Site and Services;
- Investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, and to otherwise fulfill our legal obligations;
- Monitor compliance with and enforce this Privacy Policy and any applicable agreements and policies;
- Defend our legal rights and the rights of others;
- Fulfill any other purposes for which you provide it;
- For any purpose that is reasonably necessary to or compatible with the original purpose for which we collected the personal data as disclosed to you; and
- Comply with applicable law and regulations.
- How We Share Your Personal Data
We may share the personal data that we collect about you in the following ways:
- With vendors who perform data or Site-related services on our behalf (e.g., email, hosting, maintenance, backup, analysis, etc.);
- To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
- With vendors to prepare, deploy and analyze advertising content;
- In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
- To establish, exercise, or defend our or a third party’s legal rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention;
- With any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal data where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal data;
- With any other person or entity as part of any business or asset sale, equity transaction, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, or in preparation for any of these events;
- With any other person or entity where you consent to the disclosure; and
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the personal data or for any other purpose we deem necessary, including to protect the health or safety of others.
- Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
How We Use Cookies
Like many other companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”). “Cookies” are small files of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer hard drive, mobile or other devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets). We use Cookies to operate the Site, including security features, and to enable the LinkedIn sharing feature.
How You Can Opt-Out of Cookies
Consent Managment
When you first visit the Site, you will be asked to consent to the use of non-necessary Cookies. To change your preferences, please click on the consent preference icon in the lower left-hand side of the Site.
Browser Settings
Cookies can be blocked by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some Cookies. If you choose to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site.
You can find out more about Cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.AboutCookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Advertising Industry Resources
You can understand which entities have currently enabled Cookies for your browser or mobile device and how to opt-out of some of those Cookies by accessing the Network Advertising Initiative’s website or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s website. For more information on mobile specific opt-out choices, visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s Mobile Choices website.
Please note that these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised. Therefore, you will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.
- Choices About Your Personal data
To unsubscribe from our blog, please use the unsubscribe link included in the footer of the blog emails.
- Security
We maintain commercially reasonable security measures to protect the personal data we collect and store from loss, misuse, destruction, or unauthorized access. However, no security measure or modality of data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. Although we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
- Third Party Links
The Site may contain links that will let you leave the Site and access another website. Linked websites are not under our control. We accept no responsibility or liability for these other websites.
- Children’s Privacy
The Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal data from children under 13.
- How to Contact Us
To contact us for questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices please email info@staussfirm.com.