Introduction to Our Cookie Policy

At Watson & Young Law (“us”, “we”, “our”), we value your privacy and are committed to providing full transparency on how we collect, use, and protect your information. As a modern brand law firm focused on trademark and intellectual property protection, we understand that trust matters in every interaction you have with us, whether you seek our legal counsel or access our website’s resources. This Cookie Policy sets out what cookies we use, why we use them, what your rights are in relation to your data, and how you can manage these preferences between visits to this site (https://zarawatsonlaw.com/). We hope that by sharing this information, we can provide you with the facts in clear, lay terms so that you can make an informed decision about whether to share your data with us or not, and further enhance your experience with Watson & Young Law.

What Exactly Are Cookies?

Cookies are pieces of data that may be stored on your hard drive or on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) when you visit a site. They serve to collect and remember information about how you use the site, and to remember and know the preferences and behaviors exhibited when you visit. They are essential for site functionality, to provide personalization of the functionality provided to users, and to allow site managers to appropriately analyze experience and refine services delivered to you. Watson & Young Law uses cookies to ensure the site provides a good user experience, delivers relevant information, and aids in protecting your privacy and security while reviewing the range of services and solutions offered.

How and Why We Use Cookies

Cookies help us to deliver an effective, user-friendly website for entrepreneurs, business owners, and digital business attorneys. The main reasons we use cookies are:

• To keep the website performing as intended, so you can have quick access to resources like the Brand Protection Blueprint or schedule a consultation.
• To remember your preferences (such as the geographic location or language on a resource) to give you a better experience using our website.
• To track where visitors are coming from or what they do while visiting (to help improve our content, navigation, and help answer your biggest legal questions).
• To help enable a secure login and keep your information safe when you log in to the client portal or download our legal document templates.
• To engage in targeted communications with you by making sure that our newsletters, guides, and other communications are relevant and useful for you as a reader(s) and to your industry.

Different Types of Cookies Our Site Utilizes

In order to service our clients and website visitors, the Watson & Young Law website employs the use of the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for basic site functionality such as secure log-in, navigation, and access to site areas or content not publicly available and/or downloadable material.
• Analytical Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to measure and analyze how our website visitors use our site, what pages are visited most frequently, and how users generally interact with our resources. We use the information so obtained (which is anonymized and aggregated data) to improve your experience of our website, including developing bespoke content for digital economy entrepreneurs.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies store your preferences such as language or region so that you have a personalized experience upon every visit.
• Targeting & Advertising Cookies: Although we do not make any undue efforts in regard to advertising, we may use cookies to deliver relevant content about our legal services we provide, our events we host, or other educational resources we provide that are consistent with your needs and/or interests.
• Third Party Cookies: Our site may use content embedded from other sites (such as videos or social media feeds), which may place cookies on your device. These companies have their own privacy/cookie policies, which we advise you review.

How We Use Cookies to Improve Your Experience

Cookies power the seamless, transparent, and client-focused experience that characterizes Watson & Young Law. Amongst other things, we use cookies to:

• Streamline the booking of consultations when your contact details and consultation preferences are remembered and saved for your future visits
• Enable you to securely download a copy of our free legal guides and templates (e.g. ‘The Brand Protection Blueprint’)
• Provide you with interactive online tools (e.g. quizzes, assessments) that allow you to assess the kind of legal solutions you require for your business
• Suggest relevant content including, for example: trademark application guides by industry (e.g. wellness, fashion, beauty, tech, and other industries)
• Support secure client communications, so you are able to efficiently and confidentially communicate with our attorneys.

Cookies and Privacy

Your privacy is fundamental to our practice and how we operate our website. We use no cookies to collect your personal data, sensitive or otherwise, without express prior consent. Any information that we might collect through cookies is taken under strict privacy standards and used only for the purposes of this policy. No information is sold, rented, leased, or traded to any business. To the extent we collect data using cookies for analytics or to improve services, all data is anonymized and further aggregated so as not to identify your individual identity. If you choose to retain us to represent you as your counsel, your client information is protected both by attorney-client privilege and heightened confidentiality protocols.

Third Party Cookies and Embedded Content

Some content or functionality on our website may be a service offered by trusted third parties we call partners (including embedding of legal videos in posts or articles, social media feeds [Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest], secure payment processing [our Contract Shop]). Third party services may deploy their own cookies to collect and utilize information about your visits and use of their services. Watson & Young Law does not have any control over third party use of cookies and similar technologies and has made reasonable efforts to screen all third parties we partner with for strong data security policies and practices. If you visit and interact with third party content embedded in or accessed through our website, you should review the associated privacy policies and cookie or similar tracking policies of that third party.

How to Manage Your Cookie Setting

You have the ability to manage the use of cookies on our website. Most web browsers include controls to enable you to accept, disable, or delete cookies. The feature can be found in the privacy or security settings of your web browser.

If you decide to disable cookies, it is likely that some of the functionality of our website, such as downloading resources, personalized site experiences, or client portals, may not operate as well as intended. You will still be able to access general information about Watson & Young Law and request information about our services.

Cookie preferences can be managed on our website through the Watson & Young Law Cookie Consent Tool, which provides you with the ability to opt in/out of non-essential cookies at any time.

How You Can Delete or Block Cookies

If you would like to delete or block cookies set by Watson & Young Law, or any other website, you can use your browser settings for this. In order to find out how, see the information below for the most commonly used browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data

Note – removing and deleting your cookies will clear saved information and preferences, and may affect your experience on our site.

Should you require assistance in managing your cookies, please contact our help desk support team at [email protected]; or alternatively phone us on (813) 502-2074.

Cookies and Security

We take your data security seriously. All cookie derived data is encrypted and stored securely, including our standard security precautions to safeguard against unauthorized access, unlawful disclosure, or misuse. Only authorized employees of Watson & Young Law will be able to access any data derived from the cookies, and it will only be for legitimate business purposes (e.g., improving website performance or answering your questions). We regularly update our security measures and review them to provide the best protection available to prevent unauthorized entry, disclosure, or misuse of your data.

Our Legal Ground for Using Cookies

Under applicable data protection laws (including the CCPA and other relevant regulations), Watson & Young Law relies on legitimate interests and user consent as the legal basis for using cookies. Necessary cookies are required for website functionality, while non-necessary cookies (such as analytics or advertising cookies) only become active with your opt-in consent. We are committed to respecting your rights and offering transparent and easily accessible information about how your data is used.

Your Data Protection Rights and How it Relates to Cookies

As a site visitor you have the following rights:

• The right to access information about the cookies we use and the data that they collect.
• The right to have the data from cookies modified or deleted.
• The right to withdraw consent of non-essential cookies, which can be done at any time with no detriment to access to core legal information.
• The right to make a complaint if you feel like your data privacy rights have been breached.

You may choose to exercise these rights through [email protected]. We will respond to all requests and questions immediately and without hesitation or pretense as we hold our privacy and accountability in the highest regard.

Updates and Changes to Our Cookie Policy and How We’ll Notify You

We periodically review and revise our Cookie Policy to account for changes in technologies, the law, or in the way we do business. Any changes will be posted on this page with the date of the last revision. We recommend that you check this page on a periodic basis for information about cookies and related technology used at Watson & Young Law. Changes of importance will also be reflected on the website with a banner or by direct email notification to a customer, if appropriate.

Cookie and Privacy Complaint Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, your rights, or how we process your information, please contact us. Our team is happy to answer your questions and respond to your concerns as soon as possible. You can contact us by email ([email protected]) or by phone (813.502.2074), or you may send us mail to 2002 N 14th St Ste 88, Tampa FL 33605.

For general information about our services in the field of trademarks & Copyrights [and secondary and related areas] or for brand protection consulting, please visit https://zarawatsonlaw.com/.

Why You Can Trust Watson & Young Law With Your Data

Your trust constitutes the basis of our firm’s client relationships, as well as our prestige as a top brand law practice. Our award-winning team, led by Managing Partner Zara Watson, Esq., ensures that you will receive the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, and service; whether you are a startup founder, entrepreneur, or well-established brand business, you can depend upon Watson & Young Law for unreserved transparency, expert legal services, and utmost protection of your personal information throughout the process. It is our privilege to represent clients whose brands have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, and The Wall Street Journal. We have the same precautions in place for your data as we do for your intellectual property.

Frequently Asked Questions About Cookies

Q: Am I obliged to accept cookies to use your website?
A: No, the user experience is improved by accepting cookies. However, most informational content on our website can be viewed without enabling non-essential cookies.

Q: Will you use cookies to send me marketing emails?
A: Cookies can help us understand your interests. We will only get in contact with you if you have consented to receiving marketing communications from Watson & Young Law.

Q: How long do cookies last on my device?
A: Some cookies (session cookies) are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies (persistent cookies) last for a defined period. We set limits on how long cookies operate and regularly review these cookie expiry periods.

Q: Can I amend my preference after giving consent?
A: Yes, you can amend or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using our Cookie Consent Tool or via your browser.

Final Takeaway and Call To Action

Safeguarding your brand and protecting your right to privacy are at the core of everything we do at Watson & Young Law, which is why we are committed to building an online experience that is safe, transparent, and consumer-friendly, every step of the way. If you have any further concerns about how cookies are utilized on our website, or would like to know more about intellectual property safeguards in general, don’t hesitate to ask us.

Are you ready for some peace of mind? You can count on everything feeling worry-free when you know that your brand is protected. Contact Watson & Young Law today to request a consultation, pick up free resources, or discover more about our signature trademark registration services; after all, your right to privacy – and to your brand – is always worth protecting.