Privacy Policy
At the Law Office of Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC (“the Firm” or “we” or “us”) we respect your privacy concerns and are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. This Privacy policy is also specifically addressed to parties outside the firm who provide Personal Information to the firm or who visit or use the firm’s website(s), our apps, our social media sites, our extranets, as well as email messages that we send to you that contain a link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Internet Services”). This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you how the Firm may collect and use your personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) and other information through our Internet Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party sites, resources, or Linked websites, as those sites have their own policies.
Modification of Privacy Policy Terms:
This Privacy Policy constitutes an understanding between you and the Firm. We reserve the right to change, modify, alter, or otherwise update how we handle the information we collect and process via our Internet Services and to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. All changes and modifications are effective upon posting. You agree to review this Privacy Policy periodically to be aware of any such modifications. We will indicate that changes to this Privacy Policy have been made by updating the date after “Last Updated” at the end of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the then-current version of this Privacy Policy, then you are not authorized to use our Internet Services. Continued use of this website or other Internet Services is deemed conclusive acceptance of the changed or modified Privacy Policy. Any material changes in how we use Personal Information will apply only to information collected thereafter unless we provide you with notice or obtain your consent in accordance with applicable law.
How We Collect Information:
Our Internet Services enable users (each a “user” and collectively “users,” “you,” “your,” “yours,” or “yourself”) to browse our website or use our other Internet Services. By using our website and other Internet Services, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information and other information by the Firm as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may obtain Personal or Non-Personal information from third parties such as our service providers, vendors, independent contractors, business partners, sponsors, and other sources (e.g., offline records or publicly available information). We may combine the Personal Information we collect with information we obtain from these sources. We will treat any such combined information as Personal Information.
We may use Google Analytics and other digital services (“Apps”) to help our website and other Internet Services to work better. The Apps use technical tools such as “cookies.” Cookies (including web beacons, pixels, gifs, tags, or similar technologies) are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in website or other Internet Services are visited and by how many people. Our cookies do not collect Personal Information, and we do not combine the general information collected through cookies with other Personal Information to tell us who you are or reveal your screen name or email address.
Most browsers have an option for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as well as (depending on the browser software being used) allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a variety of ways. Please refer to your browser’s “help/tool” or “edit” section for further information on managing the cookies feature on your computer. You may use this website and our other Internet Services even if you choose to reject or delete certain cookies.
Our Internet Services may contain plugins for, or links, to services like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and other social media. The Firm does not control any of the content from social media sites or plug-ins. We recommend that you review the privacy policies and data-sharing statements for such social media sites and plug-ins prior to clicking on the plugin or link.
Information We Collect:
Personal Information-
Use of Internet Services Use: We may receive and store any information you enter through our Internet Services or provide us in any other way. The types of Personal Information collected may include an email address or information you provide when you contact us, an IP address, Internet Services use information, and browser information. The Personal Information you provide may be used for such purposes as improving the content of our Internet Services, customizing the content you see, and communicating with you about our services.
Communications: When you use certain features of our Internet Services, you may opt-in to receive communications from us. You can manage some of your messaging preferences, but note that you cannot opt out of receiving transactional, administrative, legal, or technical messages from us. We may collect the information you provide us through customer service correspondence and general feedback. We may store Personal Information that you provide through communications, including information received from phone calls, letters, emails, other electronic messages, within the client portal, or in person. We will use this information internally and will not share any personal information any third party or affiliates for their marketing purposes.
Non-Personal Information and Aggregate Personal Information-
We may collect and store information provided by your computer or mobile device in connection with your use of our website and other Internet Services, such as your browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, mobile carrier, phone number, unique device identifier, advertising identifier, location (including geolocation, beacon-based location, and GPS location) and requested and referring URLs. We may de-identify or aggregate Personal Information to create Non-Personal Information. We may combine certain information about your use of our Internet Services with similar information that we obtain from other users for use in an aggregate or anonymous manner. We will treat as Personal Information any Non-Personal Information that is combined with Personal Information.
How We Use Your Information:
We may use your information for the following purposes:
(a) to help provide services to you or to analyze or improve our services;
(b) to send you our newsletter or updates or otherwise to fulfill your requests or respond to your communications and transactions;
(c) to carry out surveys and other activities and to analyze our user base to help us determine whether our Internet Services provide the types of content that you (and our audience) are looking for;
(d) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or judicial process; or
(e) otherwise, as we feel is reasonably necessary to prevent illegal or dangerous activity or to protect our interests.
Use of Information for Marketing:
We may use your Personal Information to market to you by sending you emails to promote our services, or we may display offers, promotions, or services from us that we think will interest you based on the information we collect from you. If we send you emails to promote our services, unsubscribe instructions will be included. Please note that unsubscribe requests may take up to ten (10) business days to become effective. You may not opt out of receiving communications regarding your transactional, administrative, legal, or technical messages about our Internet Services, or other services, we provide you.
Sharing Your Personal Information With Others:
By registering and using this website, you acknowledge that the processing of your information for the purposes described above may involve the transfer of such information from within the United States of America to countries outside the United States of America, whose data protection regulation may or may not be as stringent as those within the United States of America.
The Firm may further disclose your information to: (1) comply with applicable laws; (2) respond to governmental inquiries; (3) comply with valid legal process; (4) protect our rights or property; or (5) facilitate your request for a free case evaluation.
We may share your Personal Information:
(a) to comply with the law, subpoenas, or with the direction of the courts or other authorities;
(b) to protect our rights and property;
(c) to investigate reports of fraud or of users sending material using a false e-mail address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
(d) if we feel it is reasonably necessary to prevent illegal activity or to protect our interests or the safety of others;
(e) with third-party law firms in our network to facilitate your request for a free case evaluation;
(f) during emergencies, such as when we believe someone’s physical safety is at risk; or
(g) in connection with the sale, transfer, or other sharing of some or all of our assets with any parent company, subsidiary, joint venture, or company under our common control, as well as with a potential acquirer, including without limitation in connection with a merger, reorganization, or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy.
We may also share your Personal Information with our third-party service providers to help provide and improve our service or to conduct surveys and user analysis to understand your needs and preferences. For instance, we will share your Personal Information with our email host and our newsletter distributor. We require these service providers to agree by contract to take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information safe and secure and use your Personal Information only for the purposes we specify. We also may share your Personal Information in any manner in its de-identified or aggregated form, including sharing some broader statistics and user profiling information with third parties.
Efforts to Secure Internet Services:
We have in place security procedures as to how your Personal Information is stored and used and to try to prevent any unauthorized access or misuse of it. We take security extremely seriously. However, no security system is 100 percent secure, so we cannot guarantee the protection of your Personal Information any more than any other organization can. Thus, we cannot guarantee that such information will not be lost, disclosed, or accessed by accidental circumstances or by the unauthorized acts of others.
Policies Regarding Children:
In order to respect the privacy of minors, the Firm does not knowingly collect, maintain or process Personal Information submitted online via our website by anyone under the age of 18. To the extent the firm collects Personal Information on minors in the context of one of the purposes mentioned in this privacy policy, the firm will only do so with the appropriate consent or as otherwise permitted under applicable laws.
Your California Privacy Rights:
Under California Civil Code Section 1798.100 (California Consumer Privacy Act), California residents may have certain data protection rights regarding their Personal Information. These rights which may be subject to limitations and/or restrictions include: (i) the right to disclosure, deletion, access, and non-discrimination; and (ii) the right to opt out of having your Personal Information shared or sold. The firm does not sell or share your Personal Information with third-party companies for their direct marketing purposes without your consent. To exercise your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, please send us your request using the “Contact Us” section below.
Accessing Your Personal Information:
You can request, at any time, access to the Personal Information we hold about you by emailing us at underreview@lunsfordbaskin.com to make such a request. Please note that responses to such requests may take up to ten (10) business days.
Contact Us:
If you have any queries, comments, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at underreview@lunsfordbaskin.com
Date of Most Recent Version of Privacy Policy: December 5th, 2024
