Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 15, 2023

At Lawyers Local, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website lawyerslocal.org, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you create an account, update your profile, post content, participate in any interactive features of our services, fill out a form, request customer support, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.

Personal Information

When you register with us and use our Site, you provide us with certain personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, physical address, phone number, and other personal information. If you are an attorney, we may also collect information about your practice areas, bar admissions, and professional credentials.

Usage Information

We automatically collect certain information about your device when you visit our Site. This information may include your IP address, device identifier, web browser, and browsing information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies. We may also collect information about how you use the Site, including the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you take.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services, including to:

  • Create and maintain your account
  • Process transactions and send related information
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Provide customer service
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
  • Personalize and improve the services and provide content or features that match user profiles or interests

Sharing of Information

We may share your information as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Lawyers Local or others
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company
  • Between and among Lawyers Local and our current and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and other companies under common control and ownership
  • With your consent or at your direction

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from the services may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.

Your Choices

Account Information

You may update, correct, or delete information about you at any time by logging into your online account or emailing us at privacy@lawyerslocal.org. If you wish to delete or deactivate your account, please email us, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our services.

Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from Lawyers Local by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Lawyers Local
123 Legal Avenue, Suite 500
New York, NY 10001
privacy@lawyerslocal.org
(800) 555-0123