Policy and Notices | Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC

This Privacy Statement describes how Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC (“SCMP”) collects, uses, and discloses certain personal information obtained through our public website at www.scmplex.com. This Privacy Statement does not address information collection through other sources such as in-person seminars or an attorney’s personal contacts.

Personal Information Collection and Use

In general, you can visit our website without telling us whom you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we ask for personally identifiable information from you, such as your name, company, e-mail address, phone number, and address (“Personal Information”). We request this information in order to correspond with you, to provide you with a subscription to a newsletter or publication, to notify you about events, or otherwise respond to your requests or provide you with information that we consider may be of interest to you. Where applicable, we will differentiate between personal data fields that are optional and those that are mandatory to obtain the requested information. If you receive a marketing e-mail from Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC, you will be provided with an automated way to opt out (unsubscribe) from that particular communication or from all marketing e-mails sent by our Firm. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail you received. If you have received an unwanted e-mail from our Firm, please forward a copy of that e-mail to info@scmplex.com. Please note that if you reply to a Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC address in one of our marketing e-mails or otherwise send a communication to us, your communication will not create a lawyer-client relationship with us. Do not send us any information that you or anyone else considers to be confidential or secret unless we have first agreed to be your lawyers in that matter. Any information you send us before we agree to be your lawyers cannot be protected from disclosure.

Data Sharing

We may share Personal Information among our member law firms to respond to your requests or otherwise as necessary for the purposes described above. We may also, in limited circumstances, share Personal Information with government authorities or others as required to protect the interests of the Firm or others, as necessary in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a portion of the business, or as required by applicable law or court order.

International Data Transfers

These websites are hosted on our web servers in the United States. If you are in a non-US jurisdiction, your provision of Personal Information or other access to our Web Sites constitutes your transfer of such data to the United States, a jurisdiction that may not provide a level of data protection equivalent to the laws in your home country.

Security Measures

Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC maintains appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the security of your Personal Information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.

Links to Other Web Sites

The privacy practices outlined in this Privacy Statement are for our website only. This website may contain links to other sites. Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. If you link to or otherwise visit any other site, please review the privacy policies posted at that site.

Cookies and Passive Tracking

A “cookie” is an element of data that can be sent to your browser. Your browser may then store it on your system based on the preferences you have set on your browser. Cookies gather information about your operating system, including, but not limited to, browser type and Internet Protocol (IP) address. The Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC website uses this information to analyze the traffic on our website and better serve you when you return to our website. It is not our intention to use such information to personally identify a user. You can configure your Internet browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. Further, you have the option to block all cookies. Please note, however, that if you refuse or otherwise block cookies, you may not be able to use all of the functionality available on the website.

Access and Correction

If you wish to access or update the Personal Information you submit through our website or to make any inquiries about the processing of such information, please contact us as described below. We provide individuals with access to their Personal Information where we believe appropriate, including in situations where you are entitled to access and review your Personal Information under applicable data protection and privacy laws.

Revisions to this Privacy Statement

Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check the Privacy Statement frequently and particularly before you submit additional personal information via the website. All revisions to this Privacy Statement will be posted on the website via a link from the homepage.

Website Notice

In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organizations, reference to a “Partner” means a person who is a partner, or equivalent, in such a law firm. Similarly, reference to an “office” means an office of any such law firm. The Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC website is for informational purposes only. Nothing in the site is to be considered as either creating an attorney-client relationship between the reader and Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm or a rendering of legal advice for any specific matter. Readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel. No client or other reader should act or refrain from acting based on any information contained in the Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website without seeking appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue. Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm accepts no responsibility for loss that may arise from accessing or relying on information contained on the Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website. Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm hereby expressly disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all liability with respect to acts or omissions made by clients or other readers based on such information. The Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website may contain links to external websites, and external websites may link to the Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website. Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm is not responsible for the content or operation of any such external sites. Some of the content of the Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website may constitute attorney advertising with the meaning of applicable bar rules. As applicable, the following statement is made in accordance with those rules: ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.

E-mail Notice

NOTICE: If you have received an e-mail from Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm, the e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of the message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received a message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the message, and please delete it from your computer. PLEASE NOTE that all incoming e-mails will be automatically scanned by us and an external service provider to eliminate unsolicited promotional e-mails (“spam”). This could result in the deletion of a legitimate e-mail before it is read by its intended recipient at our firm. Please tell us if you have concerns about this automatic filtering.

The content of the Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm website is protected under international copyright conventions. Reproduction of reasonable portions of the content of the websites is permitted provided that (i) such reproductions are made available free of charge and for non-commercial purposes, (ii) such reproductions are properly attributed to Silva-Cofresí, Manzano & Padró, LLC Firm, (iii) the portion of the web site being reproduced is not altered or made available in a manner that modifies the content of the web site or presents the portion of the web site being reproduced in a false light and (iv) reference is made to the notices included on the web site. The permission to recopy does not allow for incorporation of any substantial portion of the websites in any work or publication, whether in hard copy, electronic, or any other form or for commercial purposes.