Last Updated: October 8, 2025
1. Introduction
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.
2.1. Personal Information You Provide to Us Directly:
This includes information that can be used to identify you personally, which you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact Us: Your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message when you use our contact forms, email us, or call us.
- Request a Consultation: Your name, contact details, and a brief description of your legal matter.
- Subscribe to Newsletters/Updates: Your email address.
- Apply for Employment: Resume, cover letter, and other employment-related details (if applicable, through a separate dedicated process).
2.2. Information We Collect Automatically (Usage Data):
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing actions. This may include:
- Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type and version.
- Pages of our Website that you visit.
- The time and date of your visit.
- The time spent on those pages.
- Referring/exit pages.
- Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
2.3. Information from Third Parties:
We may receive information about you from third parties if you interact with us through social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) or professional directories. This information is typically governed by the privacy policies of those third-party services.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To Respond to Your Inquiries: To communicate with you regarding your questions, requests for information, or consultation requests.
- To Provide Legal Services: If you become a client, to perform the legal services for which you have retained us (this is governed by attorney-client privilege and separate engagement agreements).
- To Improve Our Website: To understand how users interact with our Website, identify areas for improvement, and enhance user experience.
- To Send Marketing Communications: To send you newsletters, legal updates, or other information that may be of interest to you, if you have opted-in to receive such communications. You can opt-out at any time.
- For Security Purposes: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or security incidents.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and professional ethical obligations.
- For Recruitment: To process job applications (if applicable).
4. Sharing Your Information
We value your privacy and do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist us in operating our Website or providing our services (e.g., IT support, website hosting, analytics providers). These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and are only permitted to use your information to perform their services for us.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, subpoena, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website; (d) protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public; or (e) protect against legal liability.
- Professional Advisers: We may share your information with our own professional advisers (e.g., auditors, insurers) as necessary for our operations, subject to confidentiality agreements.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, to fulfill our legal and ethical obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The Right to Access: To request copies of your personal data.
- The Right to Rectification: To request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): To request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The Right to Restrict Processing: To request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The Right to Object to Processing: To object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The Right to Data Portability: To request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- The Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 10.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website may use “cookies” and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to enhance your experience, analyze Website usage, and for marketing purposes.
- Cookies are small data files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.
- We may use analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) that collect and analyze information about your use of the Website.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:
Janabajal Law Office
[Physical Address]
[Email Address]
[Phone Number]