Habibian Law PLLC

Effective Date: February 26, 2026

1. Introduction

Habibian Law PLLC (“the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a New York commercial litigation boutique committed to safeguarding the privacy of visitors to our website, contacts for our clients and prospective clients, contacts for suppliers of goods and services to the Firm, and any other individuals about whom the Firm obtains personal information (each, “you” or “your”). Habibian Law PLLC is a professional limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of New York, with its principal office located in New York.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. It describes how we collect, use, and otherwise process your personal information, as well as the rights you may have in relation to our processing of that information. In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information that, either alone or in combination with other information held by the Firm, enables you to be identified or recognized.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information that we collect through our website, through our marketing activities, through the legal services we provide, through offline business interactions you may have with us, and through other activities described in this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Service”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information that we collect from Firm employees or job candidates, which is subject to separate policies.

2. Information We Collect

Although you are not required to provide any personal information on the public areas of our website, you may choose to do so. We may collect the following categories of personal information from you in the course of our business, including through your use of the website, when you contact or request information from us, or when we provide services to you:

• Identification Data. Name, title, job title, professional affiliation, and address.
• Contact Information. Phone number(s), email address, and mailing address.
• Financial Data. Bank account information and invoicing details, as necessary for the provision of legal services and processing of payments.
• Communications Data. Information based on our exchanges with you, including when you contact us through the website, by email, telephone, or otherwise.
• Marketing and Event Data. Preferences, interests, subscriptions, event registrations, and dietary requirements you may voluntarily disclose in connection with events.
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance Data. Information required for know-your-client, conflict checking, anti-money laundering, or other due diligence purposes as part of our client onboarding process.
• Service-Related Data. Personal information relevant to the provision of legal services, which may include information concerning your employees, customers, counterparties, or vendors.
• Cookie and Device Data. Information about your visit to our website, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device identifier, browser type and version, operating system, location, and time zone setting.

Sources of Personal Information

We may collect personal information directly from you (such as when you complete forms, submit inquiries, or retain us for legal services), indirectly from you (such as by observing your interactions with our website), from publicly available sources, and from third parties with whom we interact in connection with our legal services.

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• Provision of Legal Services. We use personal information to provide and administer the legal services you have engaged us to perform, including communicating with you, managing your matter, and providing information to third parties, such as courts, opposing counsel, expert witnesses, and other professional advisers, as necessary to represent your interests.
• Client and Business Relationship Administration. We use personal information for the processing of invoices, maintenance of client and contact records, and management of our business relationships.
• Responding to Inquiries. We use personal information to respond to your questions, requests, and feedback.
• Marketing and Communications. We may use personal information to send you information about our services, publications, legal developments, events, and seminars that may be of interest to you, subject to applicable law and your right to opt out at any time.
• Website Operations and Improvement. We use cookie and device data to maintain and improve the functionality and user-friendliness of our website, and to understand how our website is used.
• Security. We use personal information to keep our website, IT systems, and processes safe and secure.
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance. We use personal information to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, including ethical and conflict-checking requirements of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Research and Development. We may use personal information to analyze and improve our services and business. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data from personal information we collect. We will not attempt to reidentify any such data.

4. How We Share Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• Professional Advisers and Service Providers. Third parties who assist in the provision of legal services on your behalf, such as expert witnesses, co-counsel, mediators, court reporters, and other professional advisers, as well as vendors who provide IT, billing, marketing, or administrative services to the Firm under contractual obligations to safeguard your information.
• Clients, Counterparties, and Other Parties. Parties involved in or relevant to the legal matters in which we represent you, including courts, government agencies, arbitral bodies, and their representatives.
• Law Enforcement and Regulatory Authorities. Any law enforcement, regulatory, or government agency requesting personal information in connection with any inquiry, subpoena, court order, or other legal or regulatory proceeding with which we are required to comply.
• Business Transferees. In the event of a reorganization, merger, acquisition, or transfer of the Firm’s assets, we may transfer your personal information to a successor entity, provided that such entity agrees to treat your personal information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

5. Your Choices

Opt-Out of Marketing Communications

You may opt out of receiving marketing-related communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in any such communication, or by contacting us at info@habibianlaw.com. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, you may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing communications.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze site usage. Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through browser settings. Please note that blocking or disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain areas of our website.

Do Not Track

Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals.

6. Your Rights

New York Residents

While New York does not currently have a comprehensive consumer privacy law equivalent to those enacted in other states, you may have rights under applicable federal and state law. We are committed to responding to reasonable requests from individuals to access, correct, or delete their personal information in our possession. If you wish to make such a request, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12 below.

California Residents

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”), including:

• Right to Know. You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources from which we collect it, the purposes for which we use it, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it.
• Right to Delete. You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct. You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
• Right to Non-Discrimination. You are entitled to exercise these rights without discriminatory treatment.

The Firm does not “sell” or “share” personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA. The Firm does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than those permitted under the CCPA.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at info@habibianlaw.com.

Other State Privacy Laws

Residents of other states that have enacted comprehensive privacy legislation may have additional rights with respect to their personal information. We will respond to verifiable requests in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us using the information provided in Section 12 below to exercise any such rights.

7. Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the personal information in our custody and control against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. Such measures include limiting access to personal information only to authorized individuals on a need-to-know basis, as well as other administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.

However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. Please note that unencrypted email is not a fully secure medium for transmitting confidential or sensitive information.

8. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, applications, or online services operated by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that we have collected personal information from a child, please contact us at info@habibianlaw.com, and we will take steps to delete such information in accordance with applicable law.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy applicable legal, accounting, ethical, or reporting requirements. In determining the appropriate retention period, we consider the nature and duration of our relationship with you, the type of services provided, our professional obligations, and applicable legal requirements. In all cases, we may retain personal information for additional time as required by law, to establish, exercise, or defend legal rights, or for other legitimate business purposes, including archival and historical purposes.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of our website and services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

12. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our processing of your personal information, please contact us at:

Habibian Law PLLC

Attn: Katharine A. Habibian, Esq.

Email: hello@habibianlaw.com

Website: www.habibianlaw.com

DISCLAIMER

This Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing on our website or in this Privacy Policy is intended to constitute legal advice or to create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship with Habibian Law PLLC is formed only through a signed engagement letter. Do not send confidential information to the Firm until an attorney-client relationship has been established. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Attorney Advertising.