Privacy Policy
Effective August 20, 2026.
This Privacy Policy explains how Foster & Fuchs, P.A. (“Foster & Fuchs,” “the firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information collected through www.FosterFuchs.com (the “Site”). Please read it together with the Terms of Use and Disclaimer, which govern your use of the Site.
1. What This Policy Does and Does Not Cover
This Policy applies only to information collected through the Site and through communications you send to the firm in response to it. It does not apply to information the firm receives in the course of representing a client. Information relating to the representation of a client is governed by the attorney-client privilege, the work-product doctrine, and Rule 4-1.6 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, and is protected under those authorities. Nothing in this Policy reduces any protection that attaches to such information.
2. No Attorney-Client Relationship — Please Do Not Send Confidential Information
Sending an inquiry through the Site, or emailing or calling the firm, does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not make you a client of the firm. An attorney-client relationship with Foster & Fuchs is created only by a written engagement and/or retainer agreement signed by the firm.
Until such an agreement is in place, please do not send us confidential, sensitive, or time-sensitive information through the Site or by email. Information you send before the firm has agreed in writing to represent you may not be treated as confidential, may not be reviewed promptly, and will not stop any applicable Statute of Limitations or other deadline from running. The firm may already represent, or may later be asked to represent, a party whose interests are adverse to yours, and your sending us unsolicited information will not prevent the firm from doing so.
The firm will conduct a conflict check before agreeing to represent anyone. If we determine that we cannot assist you, we will tell you, and we may delete the information you submitted.
3. Information You Provide to Us
You can use most of the Site without giving us any personal information. You choose whether to give us information, and you may decline. If you contact the firm through the Site, by email, or by telephone, or if you submit a form, we may collect:
- Contact details — your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.
- The substance of your message — anything you choose to write to us, including any description of your legal question or situation.
- Correspondence — records of communications between you and the firm.
4. Information Collected Automatically
Like many websites, the Site and its hosting provider automatically record certain technical information when you visit, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, the pages you view and the time spent on them, the date and time of your visit, and the referring website or search term that brought you to the Site. We may use this information to operate and secure the Site, to diagnose problems, and to understand which pages visitors find useful.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Site [uses / does not use] cookies and similar technologies. [If used:] A cookie is a small text file placed on your device. We use [strictly necessary cookies required for the Site to function] [and] [analytics cookies that help us understand how the Site is used]. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent; some parts of the Site may not function properly if you do.
The Site [uses / does not use] the following third-party services, which may set their own cookies and receive information about your visit: [Google Analytics] [Google Tag Manager] [Meta Pixel] [LinkedIn Insight Tag] [live chat provider] [form processor] [list all]. Their handling of that information is governed by their own privacy policies, which we do not control. [If Google Analytics is used: You can opt out through the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.]
The Site [does not use] session replay software, visitor-recording software, keystroke logging, or any technology that records the contents of what you type. [Amend if any such tool is in use.]
5. Tracking in the Firm’s Emails
When we send you a newsletter, legal update, or other firm communication by email, the message may contain technology that tells us whether the message was opened, when, and whether you followed a link in it. We use that information only to understand which topics readers find useful and to maintain our mailing list. You can prevent most of this by setting your email program to block remote images, and you can stop receiving firm email entirely using the unsubscribe link in any message.
6. How We Use Information
We use the information described above to:
- Respond to your inquiry and communicate with you;
- Perform a conflicts check and evaluate whether the firm can assist you;
- Provide legal services to clients and administer the firm’s engagements;
- • Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site;
- Send newsletters, legal updates, or firm announcements you have asked to receive; and
- Comply with legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, including the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and the firm’s recordkeeping duties.
We do not use information collected through the Site for automated decision-making or profiling, and we do not use it to deliver targeted advertising to you.
We may also remove the identifying elements from information so that it can no longer reasonably be associated with any person, and use the resulting aggregated or de-identified information. For example, counts of how many visitors read a particular page. If we later combine de-identified information with information that identifies you, we will treat the combined information as personal information under this Policy.
7. How We Share Information
Foster & Fuchs does not sell, rent, trade, or lease information collected through the Site. We do not share it with unaffiliated third parties for those parties’ own marketing purposes. We may share information:
With service providers – vendors that host the Site, deliver email, process form submissions, or provide technical support, in each case only as needed to perform those services for us.
Within the firm – with attorneys and staff who need the information to respond to you or to perform their duties.
When required by law – in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or where disclosure is required or permitted by law or by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
To protect rights – where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of the firm, our clients, or others, or to investigate suspected fraud or misuse of the Site.
In a firm transition – in connection with a merger, dissolution, or other reorganization of the firm, subject to the firm’s professional obligations regarding client files.
8. Links to Other Sites
The Site may link to websites operated by others, including courts, bar associations, and client or community organizations. We provide those links for convenience and informational purposes. We do not control those sites, we are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices, and our inclusion of a link is not an endorsement. Those sites may use their own cookies and tracking technologies and may ask you for personal information. Review the privacy policy of any site you visit.
9. Security
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information in our possession against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, and we limit access to those within the firm who need it. No method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to or from the Site. Email sent over the Internet is not a secure means of communication.
10. Retention
We keep information collected through the Site only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Policy. In determining how long to keep information, we consider its nature and sensitivity, the risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purpose for which we hold it and whether that purpose can be met another way, and the requirements of applicable law and of the firm’s professional obligations. The firm retains conflicts records permanently, because it must be able to identify prior contacts before accepting a new matter.
11. Children
The Site is intended for adults. It is not directed to anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 through the Site, except information submitted in connection with an application for employment with the firm. We do not use or disclose the information of a minor for marketing purposes. If you are under 18, please do not send us any information about yourself. If you believe a minor has provided us information, please contact us at the address below and we will delete promptly.
12. Your Choices
Contacting us – you are never required to submit information through the Site. You may call or write to the firm instead.
Cookies – you may set your browser to refuse or delete cookies.
Email – you may ask us to remove you at any time by replying to any message or writing to the address below. We may still send you communications about a matter in which the firm represents you.
Access and deletion – you may ask us what information we hold about you from your use of the Site, and ask us to correct or delete it, by writing to the address below. We will respond within a reasonable time. We may need to verify your identity before acting, and we may be unable to delete information we are required to retain for conflicts, recordkeeping, or other legal or professional obligations.
Do Not Track – the Site does not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals, because no common standard for them has been adopted.
13. Visitors from Outside Florida
The Site is published from the United States and is directed to prospective clients in Florida. It is not an offer to represent anyone in a jurisdiction where the firm’s attorneys are not licensed. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you understand that any information you submit will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those of your own jurisdiction.
14. Changes to This Policy, and Accessibility
We may update this Policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted here with a new “Last updated” date and takes effect when posted. Earlier versions may be made available on request. If you need assistance accessing this Policy in another format, please contact us and we will help.
15. How to Contact Us
Questions about this Policy, and requests regarding your information, may be directed to:
Foster & Fuchs, P.A.
Attention: James R. Foster
4425 Military Trail – Suite 109
Jupiter, FL 33458
Foster & Fuchs, P.A. is responsible for the content of this website. Its office is located in Jupiter, Florida. This website may be considered attorney advertising under the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
