TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, AND LEGAL DISCLAIMERS AND DISCLOSURES

OurCommunity.law PLLC (the “Firm” or “we”) is a Texas-based law firm that provides legal services to its clients. The Firm maintains a website and social media pages that are for informational purposes only. We are committed to protecting the privacy of confidential or personal information that may be provided to the Firm by any visitor to our website or social media pages. “Personal information” means any information about a visitor that could be used, independently or in conjunction with other information, to identify the visitor. In addition to the Firm’s commitment to protect the confidential or personal information of any visitor to our website or social media pages, it has always been and will continue to be the policy of the Firm to comply with all rules of professional conduct, some of which impose a duty to preserve and protect confidential client information.

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is based on the legal requirements, ethical and professional policies applicable to the Firm and its attorneys, and the customary protection principles common to the areas in which we operate, including but not limited to the United States and in particular the State of Texas. This Privacy Policy is intended to summarize the Firm’s data protection practices in general, and to provide visitors to our website or social media pages with transparency. You will find information regarding how the Firm collects, processes, and discloses personal information provided on or through our website or social media pages below.

CONTENT

We may publish content on our website or social media pages. All such content is either owned by the Firm or by a third-party licensor, and we reserve all rights to all content owned by the Firm. Nothing contained herein should be deemed or construed to grant you with any license or right to use the content we publish on our website or social media pages for any reason whatsoever. You must obtain our prior written consent before using any of the content we publish on our website or social media pages in any way.

In the event that you are given the opportunity to publish or post any of your content to our website or one of our social media pages, you represent that you own such content and/or have the right to publish or post such content in the manner in which you publish or post it. By publishing or posting any of your content to our website or one of our social media pages, unless you expressly state otherwise when you publish or post such content, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid license to use your content for marketing, information, or other business purposes.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT, HOW DO WE COLLECT IT, AND HOW DO WE USE IT?

We only collect personal information that you provide to the Firm through your use of the website or social media pages. We may collect your name, email, social media username, and any other information you voluntarily provide, but we urge you to not and we request that you do not provide more personal information than is necessary under the given circumstances. Please do not publicly disclose any information regarding your legal situation or legal needs on any of our social media pages. We may also collect your IP address or the unique identifier of the device you use to access our website or social media pages.

Our website includes a contact form in which you may contact the Firm. Please follow any instructions regarding the use of the contact form. Please note that failure to follow the instructions regarding use of the contact form or failure to provide the information requested accurately may prevent us from being able to communicate with you.

We may use the personal information you provide to the Firm for the following permitted purposes:

• To contact you and respond to your requests or questions;
• To personalize or customize your visit and use of our website or social media pages;
• To conduct, monitor and manage, and analyze our business, website, or social media page operations;
• To better understand the behavior and type of visitors to our website and social media pages, which in turn enables us to improve our content and business operations;
• To provide you with legal services, if you are or become a client of the Firm, and otherwise communicate with you;

• To contact you with information regarding the Firm or its business, unless you expressly tell us not to contact you for such purposes;
• To enter into or carry out agreements of various kinds, including any agreement we may have with you;
• To monitor, maintain, or improve cybersecurity features designed to protect the firm and/or its clients;
• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and professional or ethical obligations that we may be subject to.

We may retain information provided by you, including personal information, for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations and to achieve the purposes described above. If you have any questions regarding what personal information we have retained, if any, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

A cookie is a text file sent by a web server and placed on your device by your web browser. There are different forms of cookies – some are temporary, and some are persistent. The Firm may use cookies, and other similar internet technologies, in connection the purposes described above. You may be able to use your device’s security features, such as “Do Not Track,” to block and/or delete cookies and such internet technologies. Our website and social media pages are intended to function even if you enable your device’s security features, but please note that by using such security features that you may have difficulty accessing our website or social media pages, or may not be able to access them at all.

Our website and social media pages are intended for general audiences. The Firm does not knowingly collect, maintain, or process the personal information of anyone under the age of 18. In the event that the Firm needs to collect the personal information of any individual under the age of 18, it will only do so with the appropriate consent or as otherwise permitted under applicable laws. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a person under the age of 18 and you believe that such person has provided the Firm with personal information, please contact us immediately by using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

We do not sell your personal information to any third party. We do not disclose your personal information to any third party except in very special circumstances, such as, but not limited to: (i) as requested or required by law by a judicial, legislative, administrative, or other government body; or (ii) as is necessary to protect or enforce our legal rights, or the legal rights of others.

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS

We use commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural methods customary in the legal industry to protect and secure the personal information of those that visit our site or social media pages. Such security precautions are designed to comply with all applicable legal requirements and our obligations of confidentiality and ethical and professional responsibility. However, no security precaution is infallible, and we cannot and do not guarantee that our security precautions will always work. If you are concerned about what personal information may be disclosed to the Firm, or how it is used or stored, please do not provide such personal information.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

Our website and social media pages may contain links to websites or other pages controlled and managed by third parties. The Firm does not control or manage the websites or other pages accessed by such links and in no way shall the Firm be held responsible for such third-party links or the websites or other pages accessed by such links. Third parties may have their own terms of use and privacy policies, and we urge you to access and review such terms of use and privacy policies in order to familiarize yourself with any rights or obligations you might have under such terms of use or privacy policies. By posting any link to a third-party website or other page, we in no way endorse such third party or any services it may provide, and we in no way make any representation regarding the privacy or security protections such third parties may have in place.

DISCLAIMERS AND DISCLOSURES

The hiring of an attorney is an important decision that should not be based solely upon the information provided on this website. The information on this website is provided for convenience and informational purposes only and should not be construed or understood as an advertisement or attempt to induce any particular visitor to engage the Firm or any member of the Firm as legal counsel. Nothing contained on this website, including but not limited to any information, blogs, articles, posts, or tools provided to facilitate communication, including any contact form, creates an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship may only be formed through a formal, written engagement with the Firm. The materials and information presented in this website are not legal advice and should not be relied upon or construed as legal advice. Please do not substitute any information provided on this website for advice that should be provided by legal counsel. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the view or opinion of the Firm, its attorneys, or its clients.

No representation is made regarding the quality of legal services, and nothing contained on this website shall be construed to suggest any promise or guarantee regarding any outcome.

If you receive an email from the Firm, it may include the following statement:

This email is for the use of the above-named intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error, please notify OurCommunity.law PLLC by email or telephone at (469) 458-6750 immediately and delete this message.  The information contained in this communication may be confidential and may be subject to the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work product privilege.  If you are not the above-named recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this email without the prior written permission of OurCommunity.law PLLC.

In order to foster a candid and effective attorney-client relationship with its clients, the Firm takes great care to keep any confidential communication between a client and the firm confidential. You must abide by the foregoing instructions. If you are not the intended recipient of an email or other communication from the Firm, do not read the communication or open any attachment. Please contact the Firm immediately using the number provided in the instructions if you have received a communication from the Firm in error.

We are also required to make the following statement:

PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CIRCULAR 230, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADVISE YOU THAT IF THERE IS ANY TAX ADVICE CONTAINED HEREIN, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, BY THE ADDRESSEE OR ANY TAXPAYER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

No information or advice we provide to any person should ever be used to circumvent or violate any law.

Photos on our website or social media pages may include former persons associated with the Firm or other individuals that are not attorneys. The website or social media pages may also include stock photographs.

CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to you. Any change to this Privacy Policy will be posted on the Firm’s website. Please read this Privacy Policy periodically so that you are familiar with any changes we may make. By continuing to access or use our website or any social media page, you represent that you have read and understood the Privacy Policy currently published on our website.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents are entitled to request information regarding whether we have disclosed Personal Information to any third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not sell or share your personal information with third-party companies for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

EUROPEAN UNION RESIDENTS

While the Firm does not typically provide services to residents of the European Union, there may be situations in which the Firm does provide such services and/or collects, processes, or stores personal information of residents of the European Union. The General Data Protection Rule, or GDPR, provides residents of the European Union with certain data protection rights, including but not limited to: (i) the right to request access to the personal information collected or held by the Firm; (ii) the right to correct any mistake or error regarding your personal information; (iii) the right to request the deletion of your personal information; (iv) the right to be informed of any data breach the Firm may experience which may affect the security of your personal information; (v) the right to restrict the purposes for which your personal information is used; and (vi) the right to lodge a complaint with the European Union resident’s local data protection authority about the manner in which personal information is used by the Firm.

Our Privacy Policy and security practices are designed to comply with the GDPR. If you wish to enforce any right you may have under the GDPR, please contact our data protection representative using the contact information provided below.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have any questions regarding any of the foregoing, please contact us at: (469) 458-6750