Privacy Statement
Last modified: September 24, 2023
Introduction
The LK Law Firm (the “Firm”, “we”, “us” or “ours”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Statement.
This Privacy Statement describes the types of Personal Information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://www.lklawfirm.net (the "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
“Personal Information” as used in this Statement means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to a specific natural person. It does not include information that is considered anonymous, de-identified, or aggregated by applicable law.
This Privacy Statement applies to the information we collect:
· On this Website
· In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and the Firm.
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Statement. This Privacy Statement may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Statement periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 16
Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any information on the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, telephone number, and email address. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address or telephone number ("Personal Information");
We collect this information:
· Directly from you when you provide it to us.
· Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:
· To provide legal services.
· To process invoices.
· To address client inquiries/feedback.
· To send relevant marketing messages and invite you to events/seminars.
· To improve our website and keep our website safe.
· To comply with laws and regulations.
· For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we also collect, create, process and store information that is not Personal Information such as sets of aggregate data and other de-identified Personal Information that does not reveal your identity. We retain the right to use and disclose information that is not Personal Information in any manner permitted by law.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Statement:
· To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
· To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
· For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
· With your consent.
We may also disclose your Personal Information:
· To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
· To enforce or apply our agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
· Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe's website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah may have additional Personal Information rights and choices. Please see the sections below for more information.
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You can review and change your Personal Information by contacting us at privacy@lklawfirm.net.
You may also send us an email at to request access to, correct or delete any Personal Information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut and Utah may have additional Personal Information rights and choices. Please see the sections below for more information.
California & Other U.S. States Notice at Collection
The Firm may collect the following categories of personal data.
A. Identifiers. Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). Examples: A name, signature, address, telephone number, credit card number, or debit card number, or any other financial information. Some Personal Information included in this category may overlap with other categories.
C. Internet or other similar network activity. Examples: Browsing history, search history, and information on a consumer's interaction with a website.
Sources: We receive information from sources as described in the “Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It” section.
Our business and commercial purposes for use: The Firm uses personal data for the following business and commercial purposes: to provide legal services; for marketing and promotions; for security and safety; to communicate with you; to enforce the agreements; and for legal compliance reasons. For more information, please see “How We Share Personal Data?”
The Firm may permit advertising and analytics services that are intended to deliver advertising to you and/or analyze your interactions, based on your interactions with our website or app which may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of data for targeted advertising purposes under certain state privacy laws. See “California & Other U.S. State Privacy Rights” for more information regarding your right to opt-out.
Retention: The Firm retains personal data for as long as required to engage in the uses described in this Privacy Statement, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law or is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to the enforcement of our agreements, the resolution of disputes, and applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigation).
California & Other U.S. State Privacy Rights
Under some U.S. state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act) (CCPA), residents may have a right to:
Access the categories and specific pieces of personal data The Firm has collected, the categories of sources from which the personal data is collected, the business purpose(s) for collecting the personal data, and the categories of third parties with whom The Firm has shared personal data, and obtain the personal data in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format;
Delete personal data under certain circumstances;
Correct personal data under certain circumstances; and
We do not sell your personal data in the conventional sense. The Firm does not have actual knowledge that it “sells” or “shares” the Personal Information of consumers under 16 years of age.
Appeal a denial of your request. Some states provide additional rights to their residents. If we decline to process your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision. You can do so by replying directly to our denial or emailing privacy@lklawfirm.net.
The Firm will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights, which is further in line with your rights under state law.
To exercise your rights, you can email us at privcy@lklawfirm.net. We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 10 business days, and provide a substantive response within 45 calendar days, or inform you of the reason and extension period (up to a total of 90 days) in writing.
These rights are not absolute, are subject to exceptions and limitations, and may not be afforded to residents of all states. In certain cases, we may decline requests to exercise these rights where permitted by law. We will need to verify your identity to process your access, deletion, and correction requests and reserve the right to confirm your state residency. We will verify your consumer request by comparing the information you provide to information already in our possession, and take additional steps to minimize the risk of fraud. You may designate an authorized agent to submit your verified consumer request by providing written permission and verifying your identity, or through proof of power of attorney.
California’s Shine the Light Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as “Shine The Light” law, permits California residents to annually request information regarding the disclosure of your Personal Information (if any) to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. We do not share Personal Information with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act De-identified Data Disclosure.
We may use de-identified data in some instances. We either maintain such data without attempting to re-identify it or treats such data as personal data subject to applicable law. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such additional information as soon as we finish verifying you.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
It is our Privacy Statement to post any changes we make to our Privacy Statement on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' Personal Information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website home page. The date the Privacy Statement was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Statement to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Statement and our privacy practices, contact us at privacy@lklawfirm.net.