Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 30, 2026

Benedicto & Simonovich LLP is committed to your right to privacy. 

This Privacy Policy covers the personal information that Benedicto & Simonovich LLP collects through bensimlaw.com.  This Privacy Notice does not apply to personal information that Benedicto & Simonovich LLP receives or processes on behalf of clients or customers for the purposes of, or in the course of, providing services to those clients or customers.  Our receipt of such information is governed by the confidentiality provisions in the Engagement Letters between Benedicto & Simonovich LLP and our clients.

We may occasionally change this policy.  If we do, the date at the top of this page will reflect the last date of revision.  In some cases, we may provide you with additional notice such as adding a statement to our homepage or notifying you.  However, you should check this page frequently to stay informed of its contents and up to date about our information practices and the choices available to you. 

With respect to legal services and information collected through bensimlaw.com, the data controller for this website is Benedicto & Simonovich LLP, 490 Post Street, Suite 500 PMB 2344, San Francisco CA 94102

BY USING OUR SERVICES OR VISITING OUR SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE OR SERVICES OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR INFORMATION.

What We Collect

We may collect and use certain information when you voluntarily submit it, automatically when you access or use the Benedicto & Simonovich LLP website, and from other sources, such as third parties (e.g., service providers, affiliates, and organizations with which we may collaborate for certain activities or events), or publicly available sources.  If any such information identifies or is reasonably capable of being associated with a natural person, it will be considered “personal information” for purposes of this Policy.  The term “personal information,” as used in this Policy, has the same meaning as it has under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

What We May Collect Directly From You

We collect information volunteered by you, including but not limited to your name, email address, mailing address.  We use this information to provide you with the website, improve the website, invite you to and register you for events, to send you promotional and marketing materials we believe may be of interest to you, provide publications, products, and services you request, and to communicate with you regarding your business.

What We May Collect Automatically

When you interact with the Benedicto & Simonovich LLP website, we may use automatic technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.  This may include:

  • Technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, and version; information about your operating system; and information about the devices you use to access the website, such as device identification number and device type (“technical information”); and

  • Usage and other information about how you use the website (“usage information”).

Benedicto & Simonovich LLP and its service providers may collect information that is considered personal information in some jurisdictions by using cookies and other technologies. You can read our Cookie Policy here. Cookies are small data files that are transferred to your hard drive, when your browser setting permits, that track how and when you use our website, for example, to recognize and count the number of uses and which pages you visit on the Benedicto & Simonovich LLP website to optimize its performance.

What We May Collect From Others

We also may collect information from other sources and combine that information with other information we collect.  For example, we may use information from LinkedIn to update information about you in our contact database, or if you apply for employment with us, we may collect information relating to your background, education, and employment history, among other things.

How We May Use Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not use your personal information for automated decision-making, including profiling.  However, we may use and disclose it for various purposes:

  • Administer and protect our business and the Benedicto & Simonovich LLP website, for example, to operate, maintain, and provide features and functionality of the website, and to conduct data analysis and market research;

  • Assess job applicants and make hiring decisions;

  • Comply with legal and financial obligations;

  • Conduct research and analysis;

  • Debug to identify and repair errors in our websites and their services;

  • Detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity and protect the rights and property of Benedicto & Simonovich LLP and others;

  • Enter into and perform a contract we may have with you;

  • Evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of assets;

  • Manage your online account(s) and send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and provide support and administrative messages;

  • Monitor and analyze usage, trends, and activities related to the websites and use of technologies we use to support our services;

  • Notify you about any changes to the websites and their services;

  • Provide the information or services you request and send you related information;

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the websites;

  • Protect the health, safety, and vital interests of our personnel and others;

  • Register you for events and other activities;

  • Send you advertising, newsletters, updates, and other communications we think will be of interest to you, including about our services, programming, and events; and

  • Carry out other purposes described to you when we collect your information.

We may also collect information for other reasons with your consent.

Data Retention – How Long We Keep Your Information

We will retain your information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which we collected it, including to satisfy any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirement.  However, we may retain your information for a longer period if there are valid legal grounds, including responding to a complaint or if litigation is reasonably foreseeable.

We may also anonymize or aggregate your personal information so it can no longer be associated with you.  In that case, we may use this information indefinitely without giving you further notice.

When and Why We May Disclose Information

We may share or disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • With respect to bar associations, we may share your name and bar number in connection with an application for CLE credit;

  • Our service providers, including vendors, consultants, and professional advisors, may need to access your personal information in order to perform work that we deem necessary;

  • In connection with the financing, sale, or acquisition of all or any part of our assets;

  • As required by law or legal process in response to lawful requests for access to, or production of, information, including national security or law enforcement requests;

  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Benedicto & Simonovich LLP, its personnel, or any third party;

  • With users of our Services, if you post content to interactive or other publicly accessible areas of those Services, such as blogs; and

  • With your consent or at your direction.

In some circumstances, we may share de-identified or aggregated information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

How We Protect Information and Transfer It

Data Security

We take data security very seriously and therefore use reasonable technical and organizational security measures and processes designed to protect the personal information we collect.  However, transmitting information over the internet is not completely secure, and we therefore cannot guarantee the security of your personal information when it is transmitted to our website.

Data Transfers

We use secure methods, including encryption and strong passwords, to transfer personal information to others.  For the reasons described in this Policy, personal information may be transferred to, stored, or otherwise processed in the United States, Canada, and other locations.  We also transfer personal information to our service providers who may also process information inside or outside the United States.  While in another jurisdiction, your personal information could be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and other national security authorities in that jurisdiction.  These jurisdictions may not provide the same level of protection as your home jurisdiction.

Intended Audience of Website; COPPA Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).  Our website is not intended for children younger than 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.  If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on the Benedicto & Simonovich LLP website or through any of its features.  If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18, without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

Third-Party Content

This website may include links to other websites operated by third parties.  We are not responsible for any information on these websites.  Your use of these websites or submission of personal information to them is at your own risk and pursuant to the privacy policies of such websites.

On occasion, we might embed content, like videos, images, articles, marketing software, or otherwise, on our website. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited the other website directly. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party website, and we cannot be responsible for their content, privacy policies, or practices.  You should therefore review their privacy policies before you provide any information about yourself to or through them.  Your interactions with those services will be governed by those third parties’ privacy policies

Marketing Communications

Benedicto & Simonovich LLP wants to communicate with you in a manner you find helpful.  If you no longer wish to receive email marketing communications from us, you may unsubscribe from receiving marketing-related emails by using the unsubscribe method provided in our communications (e.g., by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the email to unsubscribe).  Such communications may include information about products or services, promotions, or upcoming events or experiences.  Please note that unsubscribing from our promotional material will not prevent Benedicto & Simonovich LLP from contacting you for other reasons, such as order confirmations, responses to customer service inquiries, or information about an event for which you have registered.

Alternatively, to the extent that applicable law requires your prior opt-in consent to receive marketing and promotional emails, we will ask for your consent and you can choose not to subscribe.

Governing Law

This Policy and our privacy practices will be subject exclusively to the laws of the State of California, United States of America.  We make no representation that this Policy and its practices comply with the laws of any other jurisdiction.

Rights of California Consumers

California Civil Code section 1798.83 requires covered businesses to provide California consumers, upon request, the identity of any third parties to whom the business has disclosed personal information within the previous calendar year, along with the type of personal information disclosed, for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information about you to any third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) also provides California consumers with several important rights. The CCPA provides consumers a right to know (1) the categories and/or specific pieces of personal information a business has collected about it; (2) the categories of sources for that personal information; (3) the purposes for which the business uses that information; (4) the categories of third parties with whom the business discloses that information; and (5) the categories of information that the business sells or discloses to third parties. Consumers are allowed to request that information twice a year without charge. The CCPA also provides consumers with a right to request that a business delete personal information collected from you and to tell their service providers to do the same, with limited exception (for example, if the business is legally required to keep the information for a period of time). The CCPA also provides consumers with the right to request that businesses correct inaccurate information they may have about you. Finally, the CCPA provides consumers with the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for exercising any rights under the CCPA, including a right for employees, applicants, and independent contractors not to face retaliation for exercising those rights.

Contact for More Information

For information and questions about the use of your personal information or your rights under California law, you may contact us at privacy@bensimlaw.com, at (415) 266-0950 or at 490 Post Street, Suite 500 PMB 2344, San Francisco CA 94102.