Privacy Policy
Privacy & Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 20, 2025
This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how Powers Chapman Attorneys and Counselors Professional Corporation (“Powers Chapman,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit or use our website https://powerschapman.com/ (the “Service”).
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Data
We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Other information you choose to provide through contact forms or similar features
1.2 Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information about your use of the Service, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and links clicked
- Referring/exit pages
- Date, time, and duration of visits
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, tags, pixels, and similar tracking technologies (“cookies”) to operate and improve the Service, to remember your preferences, and to analyze how the Service is used. For more detailed information about our use of cookies, see Section 2: Cookies Policy.
1.4 Data Collection Policy (What data do we collect?)
As part of our Data Collection Policy, we collect the following types of data:
- Personal Data: Information that you provide directly to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you choose to share when you fill out contact forms or otherwise communicate with us.
- Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Service, including your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, links clicked, and the date, time, and duration of your visits.
- Cookie and Tracking Data: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies, such as your preferences, interactions with our website, and aggregated analytics data. For more information, see the Cookies Policy and Google Analytics sections.
1.5 Data Collection Policy (How do we collect your data?)
As part of our Data Collection Policy, we collect data in the following ways:
- Directly from you: When you voluntarily submit information via our contact forms, send us emails, call us, or otherwise communicate with us.
- Automatically through your use of the Service: When you visit or navigate the website, we automatically collect Usage Data, such as IP address, browser information, and interactions with the site.
- Through cookies and similar technologies: When you visit the website, cookies and other tracking technologies may collect information about your preferences and usage patterns. For more details, see Section 2: Cookies Policy.
1.6 Data Collection Policy (How will we use your data?)
As part of our Data Collection Policy, this section explains how we will use your data. We use the information we collect for the purposes described in Section 4: How We Use Your Information, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
- Respond to your inquiries, requests, and communications
- Monitor and analyze usage and performance of the Service
- Maintain the security and integrity of the Service
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights
1.7 Data Collection Policy (How do we store your data?)
As part of our Data Collection Policy, this section explains how we store your data. We store personal data on secure systems and servers operated by us or by our trusted service providers. We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law. For additional details, please see Section 7: Data Retention.
2. Cookies Policy
2.1 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and remember your preferences.
2.2 Cookies Policy (How Do We Use Cookies?)
As part of this Cookies Policy, this section explains how we use cookies on the Service. We may use the following categories of cookies:
- Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the basic operation of the Service and enable core functionality such as page navigation, security, and access to protected areas of the website. The Service cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the Service to remember choices you make, such as your language or region, and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Service by collecting information about traffic and usage patterns. We use this information to improve performance and user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. For more information, see Section 3: Google Analytics.
We use these cookies to:
- Help the Service function correctly and securely
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how visitors use the Service and which pages are most popular
- Improve the performance, content, and design of the Service
2.3 Cookies Policy (How to Manage Cookies?)
As part of this Cookies Policy, this section explains how you can manage cookies. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View which cookies are stored on your device and delete them
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular websites
- Block all cookies
- Delete all cookies when closing the browser
You can also adjust your cookie preferences through our cookie-consent banner, where available. Please note that disabling some or all cookies may affect the functionality and performance of the Service and may prevent certain features from working properly.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), to collect and analyze information about the use of our Service. Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Your IP address
- Device and browser information
- Pages visited and actions taken on the Service
- Time and duration of your visit
The information generated by Google Analytics may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States or other countries. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Service, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.
For more information about how Google processes data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Service
- To respond to your inquiries, requests, and communications
- To monitor and analyze usage and performance of the Service
- To maintain the security and integrity of the Service
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights
5. Legal Bases for Processing (Pursuant to GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: For example, when you accept non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies).
- Performance of a Contract: To provide services or respond to requests that you make.
- Compliance with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, ensure the security of the Service, and conduct standard business operations, provided that such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
6. Share and Disclose of Information to 3rd Parties
This section explains how we share and disclose information to third parties.
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers (such as analytics providers, IT service providers, and hosting providers) who assist us in operating, analyzing, securing, and improving the Service. These providers are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us and are subject to appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.
- Legal Requirements and Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect or defend our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, financing, or similar business transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that any recipient of your information treats it in a manner consistent with this Policy.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law. The specific retention periods may vary depending on the type of data and the purposes for which it is processed.
8. Data Rights
This Data Rights section explains the rights you may have regarding your personal information, depending on where you reside.
8.1 GDPR (EEA/UK Users)
If you are located in the EEA or the UK, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
- The right to request erasure of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- The right to restrict or object to the processing of your data
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
To exercise these Data Rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section below.
8.2 CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you may have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- The right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
- The right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
- The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- The right to correct inaccurate personal information about you
- The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise these Data Rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section below.
9. Do Not Track
Some web browsers may transmit “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals or other similar settings or mechanisms to indicate your preference that a website not track your online activity. At this time, we do not respond to DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers, because there is no universally accepted standard for how to interpret and respond to such signals.
You can manage certain tracking technologies, including cookies, through your browser settings and other tools as described in Section 2: Cookies Policy.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you are located, including the United States. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from those in your country. We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and applicable data protection laws.
11. Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Our Service is not directed to or intended for children under the age of 13. In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other applicable laws, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information from our records as soon as practicable. If you believe that a child under 13 may have provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section below.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated Policy on this page and revise the “Last updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy & Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your Data Rights, please contact us using one of the following methods:
- Website contact form: https://powerschapman.com/contact-us/
- Phone: 248-643-6500
- Mailing address: 3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
