Solving the Kobayashi Marus of the Legal World, one “impossible situation” at a time…
Updated 7/1/22
1. OVERVIEW
This General and California privacy notice (“Notice”) applies to LegalSolved’s legal activities and the individual solo practices of the attorneys of record with their given license numbers (“LegalSolved,” “the firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and is effective as of the date last updated, above. We recognize that privacy is an important issue.
All defined terms within the California Consumer Privacy Act, including those defined in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140, apply for the purposes of interpreting this Notice.
You understand and consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described herein by accessing or using our websites, submitting information to us, or otherwise agreeing to this notice.
2. SOURCES FROM WHICH WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
Generally, we collect personal information from you. We may also collect information from the following additional categories of sources:
Service Providers.
Government Entities.
Consumer Data Resellers.
Data Analytics Providers.
3. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Generally, you will know when we collect personal information from you as you will actively provide it to us for a stated purpose, such as filling out a contact form or requesting to be added to some list.
4. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect your personal information for the business purpose of serving whichever business or legal need you are requesting from us or that we offer. You direct the initial inquiry. However, your request for one service means that we would attempt to provide you service from another division – you submitting your information to us is under that condition, since we operate many businesses with crossover functions, all intended to serve your need.
Please note that we may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent, as required or permitted by law. We consider de-identification and aggregation of personal information to be compatible with the purposes listed above and in your interest, because the anonymization of such information reduces the likelihood of improper disclosure of that information.
5. COOKIES
Through the use of cookies and similar technologies, we may collect your device IP address, unique device ID, hardware and software type, Internet service provider, serving domain, geographical area, location data, browser type and settings data (such as language, screen resolution, color depth, time zone settings, browser extension and plugins) operating system, referring URLs, search history, information on actions taken or interaction with our digital assets (e.g., page views, x/y coordinates of mouse events) and dates and times of actions. The types of cookies we use include:
Google Analytics to collect information about how you use our website. We use this information to create reports and improve our website. The cookies help us understand the number of visitors to our website and where visitors come from. To learn more about how Google uses data when you use our website, visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt-out from these cookies across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. We use Cloudflare for Content Delivery Network. It will also collect data such as number of site visitors find their privacy policy here https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through the browser settings. Be aware that, if you opt-out from and do not agree to certain cookies, your experience on our website may be diminished and some features may not work as intended depending on the cookie. To find out more about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please note that when you opt-out of cookies, tags, and pixels, that opt-out only pertains to the device and the browser that you are using when you opt-out. If you wish to opt-out for other devices or browsers, you must opt-out again when you are using those devices or browsers.
6. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Generally, we disclose personal information as necessary to provide legal services to our clients, including to opposing counsel. We also share personal information among our service providers and other third parties as described below:
Event Partners
We may share personal information with co-sponsors, hosts, and other event partners.
Service Providers
We may from time to time use business partners, suppliers, and sub-contractors to assist us with the provision of services to you (for example, without limitation, website hosting, web analytics, maintenance services, database management, billing, payment processing, fraud protection, credit risk reduction, marketing, product research, or improvement of services). These entities have access to your personal information only to perform the respective tasks assigned to them on our behalf, and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. For the purposes of this Notice, these are our “Service Providers.”
Third Parties
We may share personal information with the following categories of third parties: Event Partners, Advertising Networks, Data Analytics Providers, Government Entities, Internet Service Providers, Operating Systems and Platforms, and Social Networks. For the purposes of this Statement, “third party” or “third parties” means third party as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act, and includes parties that may sell, retain, use, or disclose personal information for certain purposes beyond the limited scope of our contract or direct business relationship with such entities.
Other Reasons for Which We Will Share Personal Information
We may cooperate with government and law enforcement officials as required by applicable law and/or in the course of legal proceedings. If you give us permission, or if we believe doing so is required or appropriate, we may disclose personal information to government or law enforcement officials or private parties in response to lawful requests, comply with a legal obligation, enforce or apply our terms and conditions, protect our services, our rights, and/or the safety of the public or any person, or prevent or stop any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity (including for the purposes of fraud protection).
We may share some or all of your personal information in connection with or during negotiation of any merger, financing, acquisition or dissolution transaction, or proceeding involving sale, transfer, divestiture, or disclosure of all or a portion of our business or assets. In the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, personal information may also be transferred as a business asset. If another company or individual acquires our business, or assets, that company or individual will possess the personal information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your personal information as described in this Notice.
Categories of Personal Information Collected, Disclosed, and Sold.
Category of Personal Information Collected
Categories of Third Parties to Whom Sold
Categories of Third Parties to Whom Disclosed for a Business Purpose
Individual Identifiers (e.g., real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers)
None
Event Partners; Government Entities; Data Analytics Providers
Personal information described in Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80(e)(such as name, address, telephone number, education, employment history, credit card or debit card number)
None
Event Partners; Government Entities; Data Analytics Providers
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or Federal law (e.g., your gender or age) (“Characteristics of Protected Classifications”)
None
Government Entities
Commercial information (e.g., information regarding products or services purchased, obtained, or considered)
None
None
Biometric information.
None
None
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information (e.g., browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interactions with our website)
Data Analytics Providers
Data Analytics Providers
Geolocation data.
None
None
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
None
None
Professional or employment-related information.
None
None
Education information.
None
None
Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above.
None
None
The above chart does not include information collected for employment related purposes or where you communicate or transact with us solely in the context of acting on behalf of a company, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit, or government agency to engage in due diligence regarding, or providing or receiving a product or service to or from such entity.
7. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
As a California consumer, you have the right to request that we disclose what personal information about you we collect, use, disclose, and sell. More specifically, you have rights to the following without charge:
Disclosure of Personal Information We Collect About You
You have the right to know, upon submission of a verifiable request, the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collect personal information, our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information, the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information, if any, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
We will not retain any personal information about you that was collected for a single one-time transaction if, in the ordinary course of business, that information about you is not retained; not reidentify or otherwise link any data that, in the ordinary course of business, is not maintained in a manner that would be considered personal information; and reserve our right not to provide personal information to you more than twice in a 12-month period.
Disclosure of Personal Information Sold or Disclosed for a Business Purpose
In connection with personal information we may sell or disclose for a business purpose, if any, you have the right to know the categories of personal information about you that we sold and the categories of third parties to whom we sold the personal information, and the categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business purpose.
Deletion of Personal Information
Subject to the exceptions set out below, and upon your submission of a verifiable request, you have the right to deletion of your personal information from our records, and to have us direct our service providers delete your personal information from their records.
We are not required to, and reserve our right not to, delete your personal information it if is necessary to complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, provide a good or service requested by you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us; detect security incidents; protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for that activity; debug, identify, or repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law; comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on the your relationship with us; comply with an existing legal obligation; and otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Your Right to Opt-out of the Sale of Personal Information
A “sale” under California law is defined as any transfer of personal information for value. Because personal information is valuable to many businesses, many commonplace transfers are considered to be sales under the law. You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information other than website analytics data.
If you exercise your right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, we will refrain from selling your personal information, unless you subsequently provide express authorization for the sale of your personal information.
To opt-out of the sale of your personal information, click on the Do Not Sell My Personal Information link at the bottom of any page on our website, or click here.
Children’s Personal Information
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age, and do not sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age without affirmative authorization. Our website is available only to individuals and entities that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. You warrant that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older to use our website. If you do not qualify, you may not use our website. If you a parent or legal guardian, please do not to allow your children to submit personal information to us without your authorization.
Freedom from Discrimination
You have the right to not be discriminated against by us if you exercise any of your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. This means we cannot do any of the following on the basis of your exercise of these rights: deny goods or services to you; charge different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties; provide a different level or quality of goods or services to you; or suggest that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
8. HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS
Unless otherwise specified, to exercise any of your rights described in this Notice, please complete a data subject request form available contact+privacy@legalsolved.com
In order to verify your request, you will need to provide us with enough information to identify you, verify your identity and address, and a description of what right you wish to exercise along with any information to which your requests relates.
You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request under the California Consumer Privacy Act on your behalf. In order to fulfill your request to know or delete submitted by an authorized agent, you must provide the authorized agent written permission to do so, and we may require you verify your own identity with us directly.
We reserve our right not to make a data access or portability disclosure if we cannot verify that the person making the request is the person about whom we collected information or someone authorized to act on such person’s behalf. Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification. You will not have to pay a fee to exercise your rights described herein. However, we may charge a reasonable fee or decline to comply with your request if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. You may only make a request to know or receive personal information twice within a 12-month period.
9. Linked Websites
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or social media features that may be accessed through links that we provide for your convenience and information. Accessing those links will cause you to leave LegalSolved’s website and may result in the collection of information about you by a third party. We do not control, endorse or make any representations about those third-party websites or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you interact with before allowing the collection and use of your information.
10. Liability
We assume no responsibility for computer viruses resulting from use of our website. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall the Firm be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this website, even if the Firm has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
11. Submissions
You are solely responsible for any information, content, or material you transmit to or through the Site (“Submissions”). You understand that Submissions are considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Furthermore, you grant LegalSolved an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, subliscensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, display, publish, publicly perform, transmit, and distribute any Submission, without compensation or accounting to you or anyone else. You represent and warrant that: (a) you have the right to submit the Submission to LegalSolved and grant the licenses as described above; (b) LegalSolved will not need to obtain licenses from any third party or pay royalties to any third party for its use of the Submission; (c) the Submission does not infringe any third party’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights; and (d) the Submission complies with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations.
LegalSolved takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Submission.
12. Confidentiality
Information sent to LegalSolved LLC. via Internet e-mail or through the Site is not secure and is done on a non-confidential basis. LegalSolved may make reasonable efforts to keep communications private, but because of the nature of Internet communications and the absence of an attorney/client relationship, we cannot promise or guarantee confidentiality.
13. No Attorney-Client Relationship Arises from Use of the Site
Viewing the Site, or communicating with LegalSolved by Internet e-mail or through the Site does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship with anyone. The content and features on the Site do not create, and are not intended to create, an attorney-client relationship, and shall not be construed as legal advice. The content and features of the Site, including means to submit a question or information, do not constitute an offer to represent you or otherwise give rise to an attorney/client relationship.
14. LegalSolved Is Not Responsible for Content; Limitation on Liability
LegalSolved may periodically change, remove, or add the material on the Site without notice. This material may contain technical or typographical errors. LegalSolved DOES NOT GUARANTEE ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR SUITABILITY. LegalSolved assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the contents of the Site. Your use of the Site is at your own risk. Under no circumstances should LegalSolved or any other party involved in the creation, production or delivery of the Site be liable to you or any other person for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind arising from your access to, or use of, the Site. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHOULD LegalSolved BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO THIS MATERIAL, FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY OTHER LINKED WEBSITE.
15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We may update this Notice from time to time, in our sole discretion. When we do so, we will post the new Notice on our website. You should consult this Notice regularly for any changes. Continued use of services following posting of such changes constitutes your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the changes. If you do not agree, you should immediately discontinue your use of our website and services.
16. CONTACT US
If you have questions regarding this Notice or our treatment of your personal information, you may contact us at the following: