Effective September 26, 2026
Counsel Match is an attorney recruiting and placement service operated by Tess Golonka, Esq. This policy explains what information we collect through this site, how it is used, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
When you submit a profile, we collect what you provide: your name, email, phone number, LinkedIn URL, bar admissions, practice experience, compensation and location preferences, firm-culture preferences, written responses, firms you ask us to exclude, and your resume.
How your information is used
Your information is used only to evaluate your fit for current and future attorney positions and to contact you about a potential match. It is not used for unrelated marketing.
We never sell your data
Counsel Match does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone, for any purpose.
When your information is shared
Your profile is shared with a prospective employer only after you have been told about the opportunity and have agreed to be presented. We will never share your profile with your current employer or with any firm you ask us to exclude. Information may be stored with service providers that host this site and our records (for example, form-processing and cloud storage providers), who are permitted to use it only to provide those services. We may disclose information if required by law.
How we contact you
By submitting your profile, you consent to be contacted by phone, text message, or email if and when a match is made, and about your submitted profile. We do not send marketing blasts. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to a text or emailing tess@thecounselmatch.com.
Retention and deletion
Your profile stays active so you can be considered for new opportunities as they open. You may ask us to update or permanently delete your information at any time by emailing tess@thecounselmatch.com.
Legal basis and your rights (GDPR, UK GDPR, and U.S. state privacy laws)
Counsel Match, operated by Tess Golonka, Esq., 253 NE 2nd St. #613, Miami, FL 33132, is the controller of the information you submit. We process it on the basis of your consent, which you give by checking the data processing consent box, and to take steps at your request toward a potential placement. You may withdraw consent at any time; withdrawal does not affect processing that happened before it.
You have the right to access your data, correct it, receive a copy in a portable format, restrict or object to processing, and have it erased. California and other U.S. state residents have equivalent rights to know, correct, and delete. Email tess@thecounselmatch.com and we will respond within 30 days. If you are in the EU or UK, you may also complain to your local data protection authority.
Where your data is stored and who processes it
Your information is stored in the United States with service providers that host this site and our records (Netlify for the website; Google Workspace for email, documents, and cloud storage). They act only on our instructions. If you submit from outside the U.S., your data is transferred to the U.S. for this purpose, relying on your consent and the providers' standard contractual safeguards.
How long we keep it
Profiles are kept for up to 24 months after your last contact with us so you can be considered for new searches, then deleted unless you ask us to keep them longer. You can ask for deletion sooner at any time. Submissions identified as spam are discarded immediately and never stored.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions or requests: tess@thecounselmatch.com
