Our Cookie Policy
Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law is fully committed to the privacy, security, and accessibility of your personal data while you navigate our Website. At our established real estate law firm, which proudly serves clients in Guttenberg, Fort Lee, and North New Jersey, we understand that building trust with our clients is vital to a successful business relationship. The Maria Gesualdi Cookie Policy outlines how and where we use cookies, web beacons, social widgets, and similar technologies on this website; why these devices are used to enhance your online experience; and what options you have regarding our use of these devices. Since your visit to our website indicates your acceptance of our use of cookies as described in this policy, we ask that you carefully read this policy and reach out to us with any questions or concerns.
A Guide to Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. Cookies commonly contain data such as your preferences regarding how those websites present content and interact with you. Cookies are frequently used as a means of enhancing a user’s experience with the website, personalizing content provided to the user, and/or obtaining useful analytic information regarding either the website’s visitors or the users that interact with the website. Cookies are not considered harmful to Internet browser devices, nor do they have the capacity to locate sensitive files on a person’s Internet-connected computer or their computer’s hard drive regardless of whether the websites are able to retain certain digital information or not. Cookies are essential for many of the websites in use today.
The Various Types of Cookies We Use on the Site
Our website uses the following categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential so that you can move around our website and use its features. For example, these cookies enable you to log in to secure areas of the website and other such services. - Performance and analytical cookies
Performance and analytical cookies provide information about how many people visit our website, page usage, whether an error occurred, and how many pages a user accessed. The information collected can tell us about the website’s performance, which helps us to improve the service we offer visitors.
We use third party analytics tools such as Google Analytics for this purpose. - Functionality cookies
These cookies allow us to give you better functionality on our website by remembering your preferences. For example, we may store language preference (English, Spanish, or Italian) or regional preferences.
These preferences are then referenced whenever you revisit our site and allow us to provide you with a more personalized experience. - Targeting and advertising cookies
We use third party cookies to allow us to tailor the information we provide about our legal services, based on your previous viewing habits while visiting our website. We do not have any third party advertising on our website.
How We Make Use of Cookies
For optimal website efficiency and security, we utilize cookies to help improve the overall experience for our clients and site visitors. Cookies allow us to:
- Identify repeat site visitors and retain user preferences and selections, such as language (English, Spanish, Italian) and region.
- Measure and track site traffic from users to help us understand the site structure, navigation pathways, and determine the most relevant and useful content areas.
- Help us identify security threats to our website and protect the site from malicious behavior.
- Aid us in using third-party services that are embedded on this site such as calendaring tools, map services, etc.
We do not store sensitive personal data through cookies or share personal information with third parties without your knowledge.
Third-Party Cookies
Some content or features of our website may use third-party service providers, which may place cookies on your device. For instance, we utilize Google Analytics to obtain information about how visitors interact with our website, and may utilize Google Maps to assist you in locating our offices in Guttenberg, New Jersey and Fort Lee, New Jersey. These third-party cookies are subject to the third party’s privacy policy and cookie policy. You should review the applicable third parties’ policies to learn more about the collection of information by those third parties and how the information is used. Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law doesn’t control the use of any third-party cookies, but makes efforts to work with trusted service providers.
Consent and How to Manage your Cookies on the Site
When you first access our website, a prominent notice will make clear our use of cookies. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies. The non-essential cookies we use can be accepted or refused at any time. Most web browsers let you control cookie settings, for example by deleting or blocking certain cookies. Information about how to manage these settings can be found in your web browser’s help menu. However, your experience of the functionality and usability of our website may change if you refuse certain cookies.
How to Turn Cookies On and Off
You are able to control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, erase cookies that have already been set, and will let you set preferences for certain websites. Specific instructions will be provided by your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.).
- Opt-Out Tools: Certain analytics tools such as Google Analytics offer opt-out features that will prevent your data from being collected during your browsing session.
- Cookie Management Banners: The Site provides a banner or pop-up notification giving you the opportunity to indicate what cookies you are prepared to accept during your first visit to the site or at any time thereafter.
Restricting cookies may have an impact on the usability of our website and/or may prevent you from using parts of the site or affect the personalization features we aim to provide.
Cookies and Your Right to Privacy
We respect your privacy and are committed to comply with any applicable data protection law, including laws that define the use of cookies and the collection and use of personal information. While cookies may enable collection of IP addresses, browser identification information, and site analytics pertaining to a user’s browsing patterns on the Internet, cookies are not used to collect or store legal case information, identification numbers, payment information, or sensitive personal information. Data collected through cookies is collected in accordance with our Privacy Policy and is only used to enhance our products and service, and to help optimize your website experience.
The Length of Time a Cookie is Stored in Your Device
Cookies can be either ‘session’ cookies or ‘persistent’ cookies:
- Session Cookies – these persist only whilst you use the website and they will automatically expire once you close your web browser. These are used for the purposes of your session only, for example, ensuring the website remains secure/integral while you are using the site.
- Persistent Cookies – these remain on your machine for a defined period of time, no longer than is necessary to use them for their intended purpose, after which they expire. You can delete and disable persistent cookies at any time. These are used to remember whether you have visited a site before, to remember language or login preferences, etc. The expiry dates for Persistent Cookies vary; typically they can range anywhere from a few hours to a couple of months.
Further information on the duration of specific cookies is set out in our list below.
List of Cookies
Below is a comprehensive enumeration of the primary cookies utilized on our website:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
| CookieConsent | Persistent | Records your consent regarding cookie usage | 12 months |
| _ga, _gid, _gat (Google Analytics) | Persistent | Analytic usage parameters | Session-only to 2 years |
| lang_pref | Persistent | Retains your language preference | 6 months |
| PHPSESSID | Session | Maintains user state for secure browsing | Session |
| maps_session (Google Maps) | 3rd Party / Session | Essential for map integration | Session |
We will periodically update this list as we incorporate new features or engage additional third-party service providers.
Privacy and Security of Cookies
At Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law, privacy protection is part of our client trust and lawyer ethics mindset. Strong technical and organizational security measures are in place to safeguard data collected through cookies against unauthorized access, deletion or manipulation. Our staff routinely test security measures and consult with trusted technology providers to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
Changes and Updates to our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect technological, legal, or business practices changes. Any changes we make will be effective immediately when we post the revised policy on this page with a new effective date. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices in relation to cookies and changes that may occur. If you continue to use our website after posting of changes to this Cookie Policy, it will mean that you accept those changes.
Your Rights to Cookies and Personal Data
As a website visitor and existing valued client, you are entitled to instruct how your personal data is handled and collected via the use of cookies. You may:
- Withdraw consent to non-essential cookies at any time
- Request information on what data is collected about you via cookies
- Request us to correct, update, deactivate, and/or delete any personal information that we hold about you
- Lodge a complaint if any of your data rights are infringed
If you wish to exercise these rights or to obtain further information please contact us in the details below.
General Cookies Policy Inquiries
For questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Cookie Policy or otherwise concerning cookies on this website, contact:
Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law
6806 Bergenline Avenue, Guttenberg, New Jersey 07093
1073 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Phone: 201-295-0700
Email: [email protected]
We take great care to offer you clear, accessible information and respect your need for privacy in the digital space just as we do in all areas of your legal representation. Contact us for more information or to set an appointment.
Transparency and Trust
As one of the nation’s top real estate law firms with more than a quarter of a century in practice, Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law is committed to the trust and confidence of all clients. We’ve implemented our Cookie Policy as part of our commitment to transparency, ethical conduct, and client-focused service. Whether you need commercial or residential real estate legal services, tax appeal assistance, estate planning advice, or landlord/tenant guidance, you can be assured that your interests will be safeguarded – online and offline.
To provide a more positive experience for you on our site, our web server may deploy cookies to track user trends on our site. Cookies are bits of information that our web servers place in all visitors’ computers. The cookies we deploy help us to find how visitors use our website. For instance, cookies help us find out how many unique users visit each area of our site over time. Cookies reside on web servers, not in your computer’s hard drive. Our cookies are not malware or viruses (they cannot cause identifiable harm to your systems). In regards to legal compliance with international Internet regulations, your use of this website constitutes consent to receive cookies from our web servers. However, if you wish, you can prevent cookies from being placed in your computer’s hard drive by using your browser settings or other software tools. We take the trust and confidence you’ve placed in us seriously by implementing a firm-wide policy that promotes transparency and ethical conduct. When you choose us for legal representation you can expect trusted advice and service, not only in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, but also in tax appeals, estate planning, and landlord/tenant representation. From Web to the courtroom, your interests will always be first.
Conclusion and Where to Go Next
Cookies are an integral part of how our site works to create a secure, customized, and effective online presence, and allow us the ability to serve tailored content. By accepting this and managing cookies, you can always retain control of your privacy. For answers to questions regarding this policy, your rights, or our legal services, please call us directly at 201-295-0700 or email us at [email protected]. Maria Gesualdi Attorney at Law is proud to offer insight, support, and a wealth of experience in serving all of your realty law needs.