Last Updated: 11/23/2025
Toner Law Firm (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you visit our website tonerlawfirm.com (the “Site”).
Please read this privacy policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Important: The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
Submitting a contact form, sending an email, posting a comment, or calling our office does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is only formed when a written retainer agreement is signed by both you and Toner Law Firm. Please do not send confidential or sensitive information until such a relationship has been established.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically collected when you visit the Site.
We may collect personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to a newsletter, or request a consultation. This includes:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Details regarding your legal matter (e.g., accident type, date of incident)
If you choose to engage with our blog or community features:
Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Profile Images (Avatars): An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain data about your device and browsing behavior using cookies and third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics). This includes:
IP address
Browser type and operating system
Referring/exit pages
Date and time stamps
Clickstream data
We use the information we collect for specific business purposes, including:
Case Evaluation: To review your legal inquiry and determine if we can assist you.
Communication: To contact you regarding your inquiry, send appointment reminders, or respond to questions.
Site Improvement: To analyze trends and user behavior to improve our website content and user experience.
Spam Detection: IP addresses and user agent strings are used to detect and block spam comments.
Marketing: To send you information about legal news or our services (you may opt-out at any time).
We respect your privacy regarding text messaging and mobile communication.
No Sharing of Mobile Data: No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Consent: By providing your phone number, you agree to receive text messages from us regarding your case or inquiry. Message and data rates may apply. You may reply STOP to opt-out of future messaging.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Information to third parties. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our clients (e.g., website hosting, email delivery services), provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a court order, subpoena, or legal process.
We use cookies, tracking pixels, and related technologies to help us understand how you use our Site and to customize your experience.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze site traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data such as your IP address and pages visited. You can learn more about Google’s practices at google.com/policies/privacy/partners.
Disabling Cookies: Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies in your browser’s settings. Please note that doing so may affect the availability and functionality of the Site.
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., New York Courts, legal resources). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Please be aware that any information you post in the blog comments section becomes public information.
Public Visibility: Your name, comment, and avatar (if applicable) will be visible to other visitors. Do not post confidential details about your case, your phone number, or medical information in the comments.
Moderation Rights: We reserve the right to remove any comment that includes sensitive legal details, requests for specific legal advice, spam, hate speech, or promotional links.
No Legal Advice: Comments posted by other users or replies from our team in the comment section do not constitute legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your Personal Information. However, please be aware that no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately so we may remove it.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Toner Law Firm 100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 400 Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 294-1133 Website: tonerlawfirm.com
To request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal data we hold about you, use the data privacy request form.
