Legal
Privacy Policy
Last updated October 16, 2026
Effective date: October 16, 2026
This policy explains how Howe Legal collects and uses information when you use our website.
Information you give us
When you use our contact form, we collect your name, contact details, and message. Your submission goes to our team by email so we can respond to your request. Our website does not have a chat tool.
Information collected automatically
Our website collects your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and time on the site. Google Analytics also measures approximate location and how visitors find and use the website, so we can improve it.
How information is used and shared
Our website uses hosting, analytics, font and icon delivery, embedded content, spam filtering, security, and cookie-choice tools. These tools process information as part of providing their functions. For example, our hosting provider processes IP addresses in server logs. Akismet receives your form submission, IP address, and browser details to check for spam. hCaptcha and Cloudflare receive IP addresses and browser details to help protect the website and its forms. The table below describes each tool, its purpose, and its cookies or other storage.
| Tool | What it does | Cookies / storage (how long) | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressable website hosting Automattic Inc. (Pressable) | Hosts the website; its servers process standard request data such as IP addresses in server logs. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Google Analytics 4 Google LLC | Measures how visitors find and use the website (pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type) so we can improve it. | _ga cookie — 2 years (typical; not measured on this site)_ga_<id> cookie — 2 years (typical; not measured on this site) | Privacy policy Opt out |
| Gauges website statistics Gauges (provided with Pressable hosting) | Counts page views for hosting-level traffic statistics. | None found by our scan | — |
| Google Fonts Google LLC | Delivers the website's typefaces; your browser requests them from Google's servers, which receive your IP address. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Font Awesome icons Fonticons, Inc. | Delivers the icons used on the website; your browser requests them from Font Awesome's servers, which receive your IP address. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Google Maps embed Google LLC | Shows an interactive map on some pages; your browser loads it from Google, which receives your IP address and may set its own cookies. | None found by our scan Google may set its own cookies when the map loads. | Privacy policy |
| Elfsight widgets Elfsight LLC | Shows embedded content widgets from Elfsight on some pages; your browser loads them from Elfsight, which receives your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan Elfsight sets its own cookie on its servers (elfsight_viewed_recently) to load and count widget views. | Privacy policy |
| Akismet spam filtering Automattic Inc. | Checks form submissions for spam. What you submit in a form, with your IP address and browser details, is sent to Akismet to decide whether it is spam. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| hCaptcha spam protection Intuition Machines, Inc. | Checks that form submissions come from a person rather than an automated bot; hCaptcha receives your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Cloudflare security and delivery Cloudflare, Inc. | Protects the website and its forms from attacks and automated bots and helps deliver pages quickly. Cloudflare receives your IP address and browser details. | _cfuvid cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site)__cf_bm cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site) | Privacy policy |
| Cookie consent banner (part of this website) AQ Marketing (first party; no outside company involved) | Remembers the cookie choices you make on this site. If you allow analytics, your browser may also send this site, at most once a day, a list of the names of the cookies and similar storage it holds for this site — never their contents. The list is not stored with anything that identifies you, and it is used only to keep this Cookie Policy accurate. | aq_consent cookie — 180 daysaq_consent_report local storage — Until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent | — |
We do not sell your personal information or share it for targeted advertising.
Cookies and your choices
Analytics and advertising tools stay off until you click "Accept all" on the cookie banner or scroll the page while the banner is showing. Scrolling while the banner is showing counts as accepting those tools. Use the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of any page to switch analytics or advertising cookies off, or back on, at any time.
The cookie banner remembers your choices. If you allow analytics, your browser may also send this website a list of the names of cookies and similar storage it holds for this site, at most once a day. It does not send their contents. This list is not stored with information that identifies you. It is used only to keep the Cookie Policy accurate.
Embedded content
Some pages include content embedded from other services. Loading embedded content sends request information, such as your IP address and browser information, to its provider. The provider may use cookies or browser storage. Embedded content operates separately from the optional analytics and advertising controls. Google Maps may set its own cookies when a map loads. Elfsight displays embedded widgets and receives your IP address and browser details.
Browser signals and tracking
Our website does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals. We honor Global Privacy Control signals. You can also change your analytics and advertising cookie choices through the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of any page.
Other parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our website.
Review or change your information
Email us at ahowe@howelegal.com or call (978) 454-9167 to review, correct, or delete the contact information you gave us.
Children
Our website is not directed to children under 13.
Changes to this policy
When we update this policy, we post the updated policy on this page with a new effective date.
Contact us
Howe LegalEmail: ahowe@howelegal.com
Phone: (978) 454-9167
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