Cookie policy

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This Cookie Policy explains how Weltin Law, P.C. (“Weltin Law,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a California professional corporation, uses cookies and similar technologies on:

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This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and California Privacy Notice.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on a visitor’s computer, mobile device, tablet, or browser when the visitor accesses a website.

Cookies and similar technologies may help a website:

  • function properly;
  • maintain security;
  • remember visitor preferences;
  • prevent spam and abuse;
  • understand website traffic;
  • measure website performance; and
  • provide certain features.

Some cookies expire when the browser is closed. Others remain on a device for a defined period or until they are deleted.

Google explains that cookies and similar technologies may be used for security, functionality, analytics, personalization, and measurement.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

The website may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies.

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies support essential website functions.

They may be used for:

  • website security;
  • form protection;
  • spam prevention;
  • fraud prevention;
  • session management;
  • consent-preference storage;
  • website navigation; and
  • technical operation.

These cookies may remain active because the website cannot operate securely or properly without them.

B. Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.

They may collect information such as:

  • pages viewed;
  • time spent on the website;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • approximate geographic location;
  • referral source;
  • links selected; and
  • general interactions with pages and forms.

We use this information to improve website content, navigation, performance, and usability.

C. Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies may remember choices or preferences selected by a visitor.

These may include:

  • cookie-consent preferences;
  • language preferences;
  • display preferences;
  • accessibility-related settings; and
  • previously selected website options.

D. Advertising or Targeting Cookies

Based on the website’s current configuration, Weltin Law does not currently use:

  • Meta Pixel;
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag;
  • TikTok Pixel;
  • advertising remarketing pixels; or
  • similar cross-context behavioral advertising technologies.

If advertising or targeting technologies are added in the future, this Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, California Privacy Notice, and cookie-consent configuration should be reviewed and updated before or when those tools are implemented.

3. Google Analytics

Weltin Law uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as:

  • pages visited;
  • time spent on the website;
  • browser and device information;
  • approximate geographic location;
  • referral sources; and
  • interactions with website content.

Google may process information collected through Analytics in accordance with its own privacy policies, terms, and user controls. Google explains that people may manage certain information and privacy settings associated with its services.

Google Analytics is used to measure and improve website performance. It is not used to determine whether Weltin Law will accept a particular legal matter.

Visitors may be able to manage analytics cookies through:

  • the website’s consent controls;
  • browser settings; or
  • tools made available by Google.

4. Google reCAPTCHA

The website uses Google reCAPTCHA to help protect forms against:

  • spam;
  • abuse;
  • automated submissions;
  • fraudulent activity; and
  • malicious use.

Google describes reCAPTCHA as a service that uses risk-analysis techniques to help distinguish human activity from automated activity.

reCAPTCHA may process technical, browser, device, cookie, and interaction information in order to evaluate whether a form submission appears legitimate.

Use of reCAPTCHA is also subject to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.

Because reCAPTCHA supports security and spam prevention, certain related technologies may be treated as necessary for the operation and protection of the website.

5. Complianz Consent Banner

Weltin Law uses Complianz to display a cookie-consent banner and manage available cookie preferences.

The banner may allow visitors to:

  • review information about cookies;
  • accept available cookie categories;
  • manage consent preferences; and
  • revisit or change preferences where supported.

Complianz provides tools for configuring consent banners and cookie preferences within WordPress.

The specific appearance and available controls may depend on:

  • the visitor’s region;
  • applicable privacy settings;
  • browser signals;
  • the website’s Complianz configuration; and
  • the categories of cookies detected.

6. Consent and Cookie Preferences

Visitors may manage available cookie preferences through the Complianz consent banner.

Depending on the configuration and applicable law, the banner may allow a visitor to:

  • accept cookies;
  • manage preferences;
  • disable certain nonessential categories; and
  • revisit consent choices.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they support:

  • security;
  • form operation;
  • consent management;
  • fraud prevention; and
  • core website functionality.

Complianz also allows websites to provide a control that reopens the consent interface so visitors can review or modify preferences.

7. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track

The website’s Complianz configuration is intended to respect Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals where supported and applicable.

Global Privacy Control may communicate a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for businesses subject to applicable California requirements. California provides qualifying consumers with opt-out rights concerning certain sales or sharing of personal information.

Because browser signals, legal requirements, and technical standards may change, the website’s response to those signals may also change.

Visitors may also manage cookies through:

  • the consent banner;
  • browser settings;
  • device settings; and
  • privacy extensions.

8. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are placed directly by the Weltin Law website.

They may support:

  • consent preferences;
  • website security;
  • session management;
  • form operation; and
  • functionality.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies or similar technologies may be placed or processed by services used on the website.

Current third-party services may include:

  • Google Analytics;
  • Google reCAPTCHA; and
  • technology necessary to support website hosting, security, and consent management.

Third-party services are governed by their own terms and privacy practices.

9. Information Collected Through Cookies

Depending on the cookie or technology involved, information may include:

  • IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • cookie identifiers;
  • pages visited;
  • dates and times of visits;
  • referral source;
  • approximate geographic location;
  • website interactions; and
  • consent preferences.

Cookie information is not used to create an attorney-client relationship.

Cookie information is also not used by itself to determine whether the firm will accept a legal matter.

10. Purposes for Using Cookies

Weltin Law may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • operate the website;
  • protect forms from spam and abuse;
  • maintain website security;
  • remember cookie preferences;
  • measure website traffic;
  • identify technical problems;
  • understand how visitors use the website;
  • improve navigation;
  • improve content;
  • evaluate website performance; and
  • comply with applicable privacy obligations.

11. No Advertising Pixels Currently Used

Based on the website’s current configuration, Weltin Law does not currently use:

  • Meta Pixel;
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag;
  • TikTok Pixel;
  • remarketing pixels; or
  • similar advertising technologies.

The website also does not currently use cookie-based technologies for:

  • cross-context behavioral advertising;
  • personalized advertising profiles;
  • automated marketing enrollment; or
  • targeted advertising audiences.

If this changes, the website’s legal notices and consent controls should be updated.

12. No Call-Tracking Cookies or Related Technologies

Weltin Law does not currently use:

  • call-tracking numbers;
  • call-tracking software;
  • call-recording services; or
  • advertising attribution systems tied to tracked telephone numbers.

The website’s cookie configuration therefore does not currently include call-tracking cookies based on the firm’s confirmed practices.

13. No CRM, SMS, WhatsApp, or Newsletter Tracking

Based on the firm’s current practices, the website does not currently use cookies or tracking technologies for:

  • a customer relationship management platform;
  • automated SMS campaigns;
  • WhatsApp campaigns;
  • newsletters;
  • promotional email campaigns; or
  • automated marketing follow-up sequences.

Website-form submissions are delivered to the firm’s reception email account.

14. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

Weltin Law does not knowingly sell personal information for monetary consideration.

Based on the technologies currently confirmed, the firm does not knowingly use website cookies to share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

California businesses subject to the CCPA may have obligations to provide notices and opt-out mechanisms when they sell or share personal information.

If future technologies materially change these practices, the firm should evaluate whether additional disclosures or opt-out mechanisms are required.

15. Embedded Content and External Services

The website may contain or link to third-party content, including:

  • videos;
  • maps;
  • government resources;
  • legal resources;
  • social media content; and
  • external websites.

Third-party services may use their own cookies or similar technologies.

Weltin Law does not control the cookie practices of external websites or platforms.

Visitors should review the privacy and cookie notices of those providers.

16. Browser Controls

Most browsers allow visitors to manage cookies through browser settings.

Depending on the browser, visitors may be able to:

  • view stored cookies;
  • delete cookies;
  • block all cookies;
  • block third-party cookies;
  • allow cookies only for selected websites; or
  • receive a warning before cookies are stored.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect:

  • website functionality;
  • forms;
  • consent preferences;
  • security tools;
  • analytics; and
  • other website features.

Deleting cookies may also remove a visitor’s saved consent preferences.

17. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be classified as:

Session Cookies

Session cookies generally expire when the browser is closed.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on a device for a specified period or until they are deleted.

The duration of a cookie depends on:

  • its purpose;
  • the service provider;
  • browser settings; and
  • website configuration.

The Complianz cookie scanner or preference interface may provide additional information about detected cookies and their duration.

18. Cookie Scanning and Updates

Complianz may scan the website to identify cookies and services.

Because website technology changes over time, cookie scans should be reviewed periodically, particularly when:

  • plugins are installed;
  • plugins are removed;
  • Google services change;
  • new videos or maps are embedded;
  • advertising tools are introduced;
  • forms are modified; or
  • new third-party services are added.

Complianz recommends rescanning and reviewing detected services and cookies when the website configuration changes.

19. Changes to Website Technologies

Weltin Law may add, remove, or modify website technologies in the future.

Possible changes may include:

  • analytics tools;
  • advertising tools;
  • embedded media;
  • chat services;
  • call-tracking services;
  • form integrations;
  • CRM systems;
  • accessibility tools; or
  • marketing platforms.

This Cookie Policy should be updated if a new technology changes:

  • the information collected;
  • the purpose of collection;
  • the parties receiving information; or
  • the consent or opt-out choices available to visitors.

20. Changes to This Cookie Policy

Weltin Law may update this Cookie Policy when:

  • cookies or services change;
  • Complianz settings change;
  • Google Analytics settings change;
  • reCAPTCHA settings change;
  • new technologies are installed;
  • privacy practices change; or
  • legal requirements change.

The revised policy will be posted with a new “Last Updated” date.

Visitors should review this page periodically.

21. Contact Information

Questions about this Cookie Policy may be directed to:

Weltin Law, P.C.
1432 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 251-6060
Email: reception@weltinlaw.com
Website: https://www.weltinlaw.com/