Privacy Policy

DATE LAST MODIFIED: 11.04.2026

PRIVACY POLICY

Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. ("Gunster", "we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and understands that you have a right to know why we collect your Personal Information and what we do with it. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes our Personal Information practices, including how we collect, process, retain, and disclose Personal Information. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect through our website as well as information we collect offline. This Privacy Policy does not apply to workforce-related Personal Information collected from employees or similar individuals.

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term "Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. We have collected the following categories of Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months and/or reasonably anticipate collecting the following categories of Personal Information moving forward:

• Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers;
• Personal Information Categories Listed in the California Customer Records Statute, such as information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, Social Security number, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, education, employment, employment history, credit card number, or debit card number. Some Personal Information included in this category may overlap with other categories;
• Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as national origin, age (if over 40), sexual orientation, race, ancestry, or marital status;
• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies;
• Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website application, or advertisement;
• Geolocation data, such as approximate location (e.g., city, state, or country) derived from your IP address or device;
• Professional or employment-related information, such as occupation or current or past job history;
• Education information, student transcripts, GPA, specific grades, and academic evaluations; and
• Sensitive Personal Information, such as Personal Information that reveals your driver's license, state identification card, Social Security number, or passport number; your account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password or credentials allowing access to an account. Gunster does not use or disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than those specified in Section 7027(m) of the CCPA Regulations.

We may also process additional categories of Personal Information which we receive from our clients during our legal representation of such clients. However, such processing is on a case-by-case basis at the direction of our clients, subject to specific client agreements and professional responsibilities, and is not covered by this Privacy Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect Personal Information in the following ways:

• Information that you provide to us related to actual or potential matters;
• Communications between you and Gunster relating to any services, events, publications, or programs that Gunster provides;
• Information collected through the website, including information you submit via online forms and information collected automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies;
• Information you provide to Gunster in connection with an application for employment; and
• Information about you that we may obtain through public sources.

PURPOSES FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• Provide services to you or other individuals or entities;

• Respond to your inquiries;
• Communicate with you about our services or other topics that we believe may be of interest to you;
• Administer your account including payments;
• Advertise our services to you;
• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities;
• Where you have asked us to do so, or consented to us doing so;
• Where we need to do so in order to perform a contract we have entered into with you;
• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your fundamental rights do not override those interests; and
• Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS TO WHOM PERSONAL INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED

In connection with the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, we may disclose your Personal Information to one or more of the following categories of recipients:

• Affiliated Companies. We may disclose your personal information to entities affiliated with Gunster, including Arrow Group Consulting LLC, Integrated Employer Resources Inc., or Zest eDiscovery LLC, for purposes described in this Privacy Policy, such as offering or providing services offered by our other legal entities and any of the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Policy;
• Other Third-Party Service Providers, Partners, and Subcontractors that Perform Services on our Behalf. We may disclose your personal information with vendors, consultants, professional advisors, and other service providers working on our behalf to facilitate services they provide to us, such as providers of website hosting, consulting and monitoring related to our services, data analysis, machine learning for artificial intelligence, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and other services related to meeting our clients’ legal needs;
• Bar Associations. We may disclose your personal information with the applicable state bar association in connection with an application for CLE credit;
• Third Parties in Connection with a Potential Reorganization. We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the event of a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings);
• Collaboration Platform Sharing. We may share information for users of our collaboration site, your name, contact information, and any content or materials you submit or post to that site may be shared with other users of the collaboration site; and
• Social Media Platforms. We may disclose your Personal Information to websites and applications that enable users to participate in content sharing and social networking (e.g., Facebook or LinkedIn).

PURPOSES FOR DISCLOSING YOUR INFORMATION

We are committed to maintaining your trust and we want you to understand when we may disclose Personal Information and information collected about you.

We may disclose your Personal Information in order to:

• Manage a database of information;
• Distribute our marketing and other emails;
• Advertise our services to you;
• Provide data storage;
• Provide data analysis;
• Provide fraud prevention; and
• Provide other services designed to assist us in developing and running our website, servicing our clients, and maximizing our business potential.

If we go through a business transition, including but not limited to, a merger or acquisition, your Personal Information may be disclosed as part of the negotiation of the transaction and will likely be among the assets transferred.

We may also disclose or share your Personal Information when legally required to do so, to cooperate with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the website, to limit our legal liability and protect our rights or to protect the rights, property, or safety of users of the website or the public.

YOUR RIGHTS

Certain states provide some or all of the following rights to their residents. If you are a resident of one of those states, you may have:

• The right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information;
• The right to request that we delete your Personal Information (unless we have a legal obligation to maintain such information);
• The right to access and obtain a copy of your Personal Information from us that would allow you to transmit the data to another company;
• The right to opt out of the use of your Personal Information for purposes of targeted advertising;
• The right to opt out of the use of your Personal Information for profiling purposes;
• The right to direct Gunster to only use your sensitive personal information (for example, your Social Security number, financial account information, your precise geolocation data, or your genetic data) for limited purposes, such as providing you with the services you requested; and

• The right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights.

HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS

The exact scope of these rights varies by state, and may be subject to exceptions. If you believe you are a resident of any state that has passed applicable laws relating to your privacy rights, please send your request to exercise any of these rights to us at Privacy@Gunster.com or call us at 1-800-749-1980. Please note that we do not use your Personal Information for targeted advertising.

If you are submitting a request pursuant to the CCPA or any other data protection law(s), we will contact you to confirm receipt of your request and request any additional information necessary to verify your request (which may include verification of the requestor’s identity). We verify requests by matching information provided in connection with your request to information contained in our records. Depending on the sensitivity of the request and the varying levels of risk in responding to such request (for example, the risk of responding to a fraudulent or malicious request), we may request further information in order to verify your request. We also reserve the right to verify your request through a third-party verification service. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf, provided that you satisfy certain requirements set forth in the CCPA for such authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may verify such authorized person’s identity using the procedures above.

DISABILITY ASSISTANCE

We are committed to taking steps to ensure that this Policy is accessible to everyone. Individuals with difficulty accessing information in this Policy are encouraged to contact us by email at Privacy@Gunster.com or call us at 1-800-749-1980.

DO NOT TRACK OR OTHER SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We will respond to "do not track" signals or other similar technologies. Although we do not track your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services, our website may place analytic or advertising cookies originating from third parties that may be used for such tracking on your computers and devices. These third parties may collect Personal Information relating to your online activities over time and across different websites and applications when you use our websites in order for us to provide you with content that is likely to be of interest to you.

PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We strive to keep your Personal Information private and safe. We take commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative steps to maintain the security of Personal Information collected, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to servers and systems, as well as employing industry-standard electronic security systems and password protections that guard against unauthorized access.

Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the transmission of data over the Internet and electronic storage of data cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we will use reasonable means to ensure the security of information we collect and maintain, any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We cannot guarantee that such information will not be intercepted by third parties, and we will not be liable for any breach of the security of your Personal Information resulting from causes or events that are beyond our control, including, without limitation, your own act or omission, corruption of storage media, defects in third-party data security products or services, power failures, natural phenomena, riots, acts of vandalism, hacking, sabotage, or terrorism, and we are not responsible for unauthorized circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our website.

RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

We keep the categories of personal data described in this policy for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described or for as otherwise legally permitted or required, such as operating our organization, complying with our legal and ethical obligations, resolving disputes, and for safety, security, and fraud prevention.

OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links or references to websites operated by third parties, or you may have come to our website using a link found on another website. This does not mean that we endorse these websites or the goods or services they provide. We do not make any representations or warranties about any website that may be linked to our website. Such other websites are independent from us, and we have no control over, or responsibility for, their information, products or activities. Our privacy practices may differ from those of these other websites. If you provide Personal Information at one of these third-party websites, you are subject to the privacy policy of the operator of that website, not our Privacy Policy. Please make sure you understand the other website's privacy policy before providing such website with any Personal Information.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18, and we do not target our websites or services to or knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from someone under 13, we will take steps to delete the Personal Information as soon as possible. Furthermore, Gunster does not knowingly sell or share the personal information of minors under 16 years of age. 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Accessing the firm’s website and email communications to the firm through its website do not create an attorney-client relationship with the firm. Although we may use information provided through the firm’s website for purposes of performing conflicts check, confidential or proprietary information should not be provided to the firm through its website, and we will understand any information provided through the firm’s website to be information that is not considered confidential or proprietary. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to alter or amend any confidentiality obligations or privileges that may exist between the firm and any of its clients pursuant to applicable law, rule, or regulation.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy by posting such changes or updates to our website or emailing you notice of the changes. Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. You can tell if this Privacy Policy has changed by checking the last modified date that appears at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the website or your provision of Personal Information to us following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof. 

COOKIES AND OTHER SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES 

As you interact with our websites and applications, we, with assistance from third-party analytics service providers, collect Personal Information pertaining to your use of Gunster's website and applications and the devices and programs from which you access our website and applications ("Usage Data") using cookies and similar technologies.

A. What are Cookies and Other Similar Technologies? Cookies are small computer files sent or accessed from your browser or our applications on the hard drive of your computer, mobile device, or tablet that contain information about your device, such as your user ID, user settings, browsing history, and activities conducted while browsing websites and applications.

B. How do We Use Cookies and Other Similar Technologies? Cookies are essential for the effective operation of our website and applications and help you to navigate our website and applications.

The primary purposes for which cookies are used are: (1) For the effective operation of our website and applications, especially in connection with website and application navigation and online communications; (2) To monitor and improve the quality and user-friendliness of our websites and applications; (3) To monitor the success of our advertising campaigns and marketing-related activities and to conduct additional advertising campaigns and marketing-related activities; and (4) To assist Gunster in detecting and preventing fraud, denial of services attacks, and other malicious activity directed at our websites or through our applications.

C. How Can You Manage Cookies and Other Similar Technologies? If you do not want Usage Data collected through the use of cookies and other similar technologies, there is a procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline many of these technologies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting them. Cookies that are required to enable core site functionality cannot be disabled without causing substantial website or application functionality issues. To assist in controlling website or application-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser.

We neither have access to, nor does this Privacy Policy govern, the use of cookies and similar technologies that may be placed on your device by third parties when you access our websites or applications.

CONTACT

If you have any questions about your privacy or security at the website, or wish to update your Personal Information, please send an email to Privacy@Gunster.com.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

The following applies to you only if you are a California resident.

Third-Party Disclosures

We have disclosed the following categories of Personal Information for business purposes within the past twelve (12) months and/or reasonably anticipate disclosing the following categories of Personal Information for business purposes (i.e., the purposes listed in the CCPA and its regulations definition of "business purpose").

We do not currently "sell" or "share" the Personal Information of consumers (i.e., California residents) as those terms are defined in the CCPA. 

CCPA Privacy Rights 

California residents have certain rights under California privacy law, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), which gives California residents ("consumers" or "you") certain rights and control over their Personal Information. If you are a California resident, you have the following privacy rights under the CCPA:

• Right to Know. You have the right to request that we disclose the Personal Information we have collected about you, including the categories of Personal Information; the categories of sources from which the Personal Information was collected; the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing Personal Information; the categories of third parties to whom we disclose Personal Information; and the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.

• Right to Request Deletion. You have the right to request deletion of Personal Information about you that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Request Correction. You have the right to request correction of inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you.
• Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment by a business for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

California “Shine the Light” Disclosures

Under California's "Shine the Light" law, California residents can annually request certain information about the Personal Information, if any, we shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the immediately preceding twelve (12) months. You may request this information by contacting us by email at Privacy@Gunster.com or by writing us at the following address: 777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 500 East, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194; Attn: Privacy.