Privacy Policy

Last modified: May 11, 2026

Introduction

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP (“Potter Anderson,” ”Firm,” “we” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit the website www.potteranderson.com (our “website”). This Privacy Notice only applies to information that we collect from you or that you may provide through our website. It does not apply to information we collect from you in other ways, including to information you send to us by email.

It is the policy of Potter Anderson to handle your Personal Information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, which may include the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation (“U.K. GDPR”), or the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). This Privacy Notice explains how we do that. Potter Anderson is a Limited Liability Partnership registered under the laws of the State of Delaware.

For purposes of this Privacy Notice, the term “Personal Information” means information that identifies an individual or relates to an identifiable individual and also includes information referred to as “personally identifiable information” or “personal information” or “sensitive personal information” under applicable data privacy laws, rules, or regulations. 

Please read this notice carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website. By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined below, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use, and disclose your information as described in this Privacy Notice. This notice may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Notice). Your continued use of this website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the notice periodically for updates.

DISCLAIMER:

Using this website, including receiving requested information from us or subscribing to one of our mailing lists, does not, in and of itself, create an attorney-client relationship between you and us. We may discontinue mailings at any time.

Links to websites and online resources that are not operated by us or on our behalf are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these third-party links, you will leave our website and this policy will no longer apply. If you access any third-party websites linked or referred to on our websites, you do so at your own risk and we recommend that you read their privacy notices (if any) before you provide your Personal Information to them. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party websites.

Information That We Collect About You

We collect Personal Information that you knowingly and willingly provide and anonymous information that is generated by your web browser. This information may include your name, your company name, postal address, email address, phone numbers, and any other information that you voluntarily provide to us.

We collect anonymous information about you that is not associated with or linked to Personal Information and does not identify you, such as about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our website and usage details.

How We Collect Information

We and our service providers collect information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us. For example, you may provide Personal Information to us when you complete a form on our website, subscribe to a newsletter or other opt-in publications, or use an email link to communicate with us and your communication includes personally identifiable information such as an email signature or a resume.
• Automatically through your browser or device. Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your internet protocol (IP) address, the name of your internet service provider, your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version, and internet browser type and version. This information does not identify you by name. We use this information to ensure that our website functions properly.
• Automatically through “Google Analytics.” Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the website and report on activities and trends. We use Google Analytics to assist us with analyzing our website traffic.  This service utilizes cookies and other technology that collect your Personal Information.  To learn more about how Google uses data, visit google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You may opt out by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for each web browser you use, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. To view Google’s privacy policy, please click here. 
• “Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard-drive for record-keeping purposes. As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may use cookies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including details of your visits to our website such as traffic data, location data, logs, other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the website. To opt out of being tracked by cookies across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Most browsers provide the ability to block, delete, or disable cookies.  Your mobile device may also allow you to disable transmission of unique identifiers and location data.  If you choose to reject cookies or block device identifiers, some features on our websites may not be available.  Please review the help pages of your browser or mobile device for assistance with changing your settings.

Use of Website by Minors

The website is not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 18. If you are a child under the age of 18, please do not attempt to access or use our website or send us any Personal information.  If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under the age of 18 years of age, we will delete that information as soon as reasonably possible.  If you learn that anyone younger than 18 has provided us personal information, please contact us in the manner described below to request that the information be deleted.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, for legitimate business purposes, including:

• To communicate with you.We use your Personal Information to send you requested information, respond to your inquiries, notify you about changes to our services, deliver information tailored to your interests and preferences, and take other actions that may be necessary to respond to your requests. If you choose not to provide Personal Information requested by us, we may not be able to provide you with the information and/or services you have requested. Where required, we ask for your consent to process your Personal Information in relation to certain marketing communications. You can always opt out of these marketing communications at any time, either by contacting us or by exercising the unsubscribe function in the communication.
• To take actions you request or perform a contract for you.This includes providing you with requested information or services and taking other actions necessary to respond to or fulfill your request, like investigating complaints, verifying your relationship with us, or other processing activities necessary to perform a contract to which you are party.
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations or to exercise our rights.We use information when we believe the law requires it and in any situation that involves threats to any person’s rights, property, or safety. We also use information when we have a reason to believe it is necessary to identify, contact, or bring a legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with our rights and property or those of any other person.
• To manage our firm, website and online resources.We also use your Personal Information for our legitimate business interests, including to:
  • improve and administer our website and online resources;
  • customize our website to improve your experience;
  • facilitate other business functions;
  • ensure network security; and
  • carry out internal record keeping, statistical analysis, reporting and research.

Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Information

We will only process your Personal Information if we have a lawful basis for doing so. Lawful bases for processing include consent, contractual necessity, and our “legitimate interests” or the legitimate interest of others.

If you are in the EU:

• You can object to processing based on our legitimate business interests as set out in the Your Rights in the EU section below. You can also object to direct marketing at any time.
• We consider that, on balance, the legitimate business interests relied on are not outweighed by the rights and freedoms of individuals. If you would like more information on the balancing test carried out, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
• If you are visiting the website from a country other than the United States, your information will cross an international boundary. The level of protection for your information in the United States may not be the same as the level of protection in your country.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain your Personal Information for the length of time required for the specific purpose or purposes for which it was collected, taking into account factors including:

• legal obligation(s) under applicable law to retain data for a certain period of time;
• statute of limitations under applicable law(s);
• (potential) disputes; and
• guidelines issued by relevant data protection authorities.

How We Share Your Information

We may disclose anonymous information or aggregated information about our users without restriction.

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy notice:

• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
• To third parties as necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and codes of professional conduct, including to comply with our legal obligations or to protect the vital interests of individuals. This may include disclosures to law enforcement, government officials, professional regulatory organizations, and other similar third parties.
• To enforce or apply our agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us about our website users is among the assets transferred. We will try to assure that no Personal Information that is transferred will be used or shared in a manner inconsistent with this notice without your consent.
• With your consent.
• We do not sell your personal information.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information that you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

• Tracking Technologies. You may set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
• Informational and/or Promotional Emails from the Firm. If you do not wish to have your email address used by the Firm to provide updates on legal developments or promote our own services, you can opt out by sending us an email stating your request to ContactUs@potteranderson.com. If we have sent you an informational or promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions or exercise the unsubscribe function in the communication.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may send us an email at ContactUs@potteranderson.com to request access to, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of any Personal Information that you have provided to us, or obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed your personal information. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect. If we refuse to take action on your request, you may appeal such refusal by sending us an email at ContactUs@potteranderson.com. If the appeal is denied, you may contact the Department of Justice at (302) 683-8800 or attorney.general@delaware.gov to submit a complaint.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure, and to ensure that your Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice by our third-party service providers. Unfortunately, no internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to our website or to any of our email addresses. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk.

Do Not Track Requests

Please note that we do not honor Do Not Track requests or signals from your web browser regarding any collection of information, including any personal information, about you and your online activities over time. Any of the entities that are involved in helping us run our website that may also collect Personal Information about you and your online activities may also disregard your Do Not Track requests.

Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this notice to reflect changes to our privacy practices, changing technologies, industry practices, regulatory requirements, or for other reasons. If we make any material changes that affect the way we treat your personal information, we will notify you through the website or by other legally acceptable means. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy notice for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy notice and our privacy practices, or to register a complaint or concern, please contact us at our mailing address:

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
1313 N. Market Street, 6^th Floor
Wilmington, DE  19801
USA

Or by email: ContactUs@potteranderson.com

Or by our number: (302) 984-6000

Your California Privacy Rights:

Pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), we have collected the following categories of Personal Information from California residents in the past 12 months:

• Identifiers (such as your name, contact information, and device and online identifiers);
• Commercial information (such as billing information and records of services requested);
• Internet or other similar network activity (such as browsing history and information on your interaction with the website);
• Geolocation data (such as your location based on your IP address); and/or
• Professional or employment-related information (such as information provided by you through an email link).

Additional information on how we obtain Personal Information can be found in the “How We Collect Information” section above. We collect Personal Information for the business and commercial purposes described in the “How We Use Your Information” section above. We share this information with the categories of third parties described in the “How We Share Your Information” section above. We do not disclose Personal Information to third parties for direct marketing purposes.

If you are a California resident, you may have the right under the CPRA to:

• Know what Personal Information we have collected, used, disclosed or sold about you;
• Know the sources from which your Personal Information was collected;
• Know the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your Personal Information;
• Know the categories of third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Information;
• Request deletion of your Personal Information we collect or maintain;
• Opt out of any sale of your Personal Information to third parties; and
• Non-discrimination in terms of price or service for exercising your rights under the CPRA.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at ContactUs@potteranderson.com or (302) 984-6000. Please allow us up to 45 days to process your request. You may submit a request twice per 12-month period.

Process for Verifying Requests of California Residents

In order to protect your privacy and security, before completing any Request to Know, Request to Delete, or Request to Correct that you may submit, we must verify your identity.  We will verify your identity by asking you to provide certain data that we have collected from you to confirm that they match our records.  In certain instances, additional verification steps may be required.

Authorized Agents

California Residents have the right to designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CPRA on their behalf. Before completing a request made by such authorized agent, we require that you provide your authorized agent with written permission to submit such a request and require that you or your authorized agent provide us with a copy of such written permission. Additionally, we require that you verify your identity using the procedure described above.

Rights Regarding Personal Information for EU, EEA, U.K., and Swiss Residents:

If you are a resident of the European Union (“EU”); Liechtenstein, Norway, or Iceland (together with the EU, known as the “EEA”); the United Kingdom (“U.K.”); or Switzerland, you may have additional rights under the GDPR, the U.K. GDPR, or the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act with respect to personal information, as outlined below.  Broadly speaking, you have, or may have, the right:

• To request details of the information we hold about you and how we process it;
• To have your Personal Information rectified if it is inaccurate or deleted;
• To restrict our processing of your personal information;
• To withdraw a previously provided consent to processing of your personal information;
• To stop unauthorized transfers of your Personal Information to a third party;
• To have your Personal Information transferred to another person;
• To complain about our processing of your persona information to a local supervisory authority.

It is important to be aware that these rights may not be absolute.  For example, if you withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information, we may be able to continue to process your Personal Information to the extent required or otherwise permitted by law, in particular, in connection with exercising and defending our legal rights or meeting our legal and regulatory obligations.

If you have any questions about this section or whether any of the following applies to you, please contact us at ContactUs@potteranderson.com or (302) 984-6000.  Note that we may also process Personal Information our clients’ end users or employees in connection with our provision of certain services to customers, in which case we are the processor of personal information.  If we are the processor of your personal information, i.e., not the controller, please contact the controller party in the first instance to address your rights with respect to such data.