PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY OF BERKOWITZ, TRAGER & TRAGER LLC TO COMPLY WITH PUBLIC ACT 08-167

IT IS THE POLICY OF BERKOWITZ, TRAGER & TRAGER LLC TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF OUR CLIENTS. WE DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY NON-PUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLIENTS TO ANYONE FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY LAW.

It is further the policy of our law firm to:

• Safeguard from misuse any data, computer files and documents containing social security numbers and/or non-public personal information;
• Destroy, erase or make unreadable documentation containing social security numbers and/or other non-public personal information prior to its disposal;
• Protect the confidentiality of social security numbers and non-public personal information;
• Prohibit the unlawful disclosure of social security numbers and non-public personal information;
• Limit and/or restrict access to social security numbers and non-public personal information, including, without limitation, restricting access of social security numbers and non-public personal information to only those employees who need to know such information in order to provide the products, services and/or benefits that this law firm provides;
• Make reasonable efforts to train employees to protect the privacy of social security numbers and non-public personal information; and
• Maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable Federal and state laws to guard social security numbers and non-public personal information.

It is further the policy of our law firm to comply with C.G.S. § 42-470 related to restricting the display and use of social security numbers and C.G.S. § 36a-701b related to the disclosure of security breaches.

For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means information capable of being associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers, including, but not limited to, a social security number, a driver's license number, a state identification card number, an account number, a credit or debit card number, a passport number, an alien registration number or a health insurance identification number, and does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from Federal, state or local government records or widely distributed media.

We are required by Public Act 08-167 to publicly display our privacy protection policy, however, as attorneys bound by even stricter rules of professional conduct, we have and will continue to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and protections of privacy.