Hahn & Hahn

Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is critically important to Hahn & Hahn Attorneys.

It is Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' policy to respect its users' privacy regarding any information that may be collected while operating its website and is committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide Hahn & Hahn Attorneys through its website. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") explains what information may be collected on Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website, how Hahn & Hahn Attorneys use this information, and under what circumstances Hahn & Hahn Attorneys may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through the website and does not apply to the collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Website Terms and Conditions posted on Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website. Depending on your activities when visiting Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.


Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys offer services through its website that may require certain visitors to interact with Hahn & Hahn Attorneys in ways that require the gathering of personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Hahn & Hahn Attorneys gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys ask visitors who submit the contact form on its website to provide a name, contact number and email address.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys will never sell, rent, transfer to a third party, make available to a third party or in any way misuse any and all personally identifiable data/information collected. Any such information collected is used mainly (but not limited to) for the operation of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' services.

Information collected may include your personal details such as your name, surname, email address and contact number; geographical location; IP address assigned by your ISP, billing address, hardware and software details. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys do not collect credit card details via its website and credit card details are never stored on its servers.


Website Visitors

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys collect non-personally identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available for statistical purposes, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Such information is collected and processed by software such as server software, locally hosted statistical software, Google Analytics and other such services.  Hahn & Hahn Attorneys collect such non-personally identifying information to better understand how visitors use its website. From time to time, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys may release aggregated statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys do not disclose your personally-identifying information.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys also collect potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for users. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys only disclose IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described in this policy.


External Links & Third-Party Services

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. By clicking on any third-party links, you will be directed to that third party's website. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys strongly advises you to review the Privacy Statements, Disclaimers and Terms & Conditions of every site you visit. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products, or services.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys reserve the right to import and manage its e-mail into/through international mail servers such as Gmail.  Such service providers' servers are usually located outside of South Africa.


Storage & Data Retention

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website service providers host its website on local web servers.  However, any or all information may be stored in an encrypted format on S3-compatible backup servers outside of South Africa. By using this website, you acknowledge and consent.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys retain and archive data collected through its website and connected sources for the maximum allowable period to satisfy its legal obligations and for statistical purposes.


Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to Hahn & Hahn Attorneys, however, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While Hahn & Hahn Attorneys strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' e-mail and the contents therein are confidential and privileged information intended for the sole use of the addressee(s). Hahn & Hahn Attorneys do not guarantee e-mail to be secure, error-free, untampered, uncorrupted, created or originated from unauthorized persons/sources or virus-free. It is important to remember that no system is 100% secure and that information could be intercepted, amended, corrupted, destroyed, lost, incomplete or arrive late.

Please note due to internet fraud and hacking:

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys will never change its banking details via e-mail without providing a bank-issued and verifiable Confirmation of Banking letter. Should you have any queries, please contact Hahn & Hahn Attorneys before making any payments. Should you make payment based on a fraudulent e-mail, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred and will you still remain liable to pay the amount due to Hahn & Hahn Attorneys.


Spam

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys maintain a strict anti-spam policy. If e-mail was received as a result of spamming or phishing, please direct complaints to jaco@hahnlaw.co.za.

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys may use your e-mail address to send you updates and information from time to time as required to fulfil its service obligations to you. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys offer an opt-in mailing list from which users can unsubscribe at any time.


Cookies

To provide its users with the best online experience, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website uses "Cookies" and/or similar technologies and/or services provided by third parties to display personalized content and store your preferences on your computer as a text string of information.  This information is retrieved and provided by your browser each time you return.

These "cookies" are used by Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website to help it identify and track visitors and their usage of the website. If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, please set your browser to refuse cookies before using Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website.  However, in doing so please note that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of "cookies".

By continuing to use Hahn & Hahn Attorneys' website without changing your browser's "cookie" settings, you hereby acknowledge and consent to the use of "cookies".


Children's Online Privacy Protection

Hahn & Hahn Attorneys do not specifically market to children under the age of 18 years old.


Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at its sole discretion. Hahn & Hahn Attorneys encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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