Young Law Firm
Privacy Policy
At the Young Law Firm, we are mindful of maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information. We seek to secure your privacy when you visit our website, including any mobile version or mobile application and desktop applications you access from our website or app (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Site”). This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information that you may provide to us or we may collect from you or about you when you visit our Site. This Privacy Policy also provides our practices of collection, use and disclosure of this information. By using our Site, you consent to the procedures and practices discussed in this policy, except to the extent certain applications are provided by a third party. For certain third-party applications framed or hosted on our Site, your information is collected directly by that third party, and the privacy policy of that third party governs their collection and use of your information. We may, from time to time, change our privacy policy, and your continued use of the Site after we have made changes shall constitute your acceptance of those changes. Therefore, please check the Privacy Policy periodically for any changes or updates. The most recent version of this privacy policy is shown by the version date located at the bottom of the policy. If you do not agree with any provisions of this Privacy Policy, you must not access or use our Site. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, then you may contact us at the email address and/or telephone number provided on our Site.
Key Terms.
We use specialized terms throughout this Privacy Policy. “Personally Identifiably Information” as used in this Privacy Policy means information that is specific to you as an individual, like your name, postal address, email address, or telephone number. The term “User information” incorporates all of your Personally Identifiable Information and any other forms of information discussed in this Privacy Policy. Information is “anonymized” if it does not identify individual persons or entities or associate a particular person or entity with the information.
Our Information Collection, Use and Disclosure Practices.
Other as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not use, disclose, or transfer your User Information unless, subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions or required consents (1) you expressly authorize us to do; (2) it is necessary to allow our service providers or agents to provide services for us, and, as applicable, they have agreed to maintain the same level of security and privacy of your information as we provide; (3) it is necessary in order to provide our services to you (and contact you when necessary); (4) we are sending you other information which may be useful to you; (5) it is disclosed to entities which are performing marketing services on our behalf or to other entities to with whom we have joint marketing agreements, and where, as applicable such companies have agreed to maintain the requisite levels of privacy and security over certain types of information; (6) it is necessary to protect the confidentiality of or security of your records; (7) it is necessary in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of our company assets or if we were to merge with or into another entity; (8) it is necessary in connection with other business purposes, including but not limited to, customer care, dispute resolution, service quality assurance, business management and operation, risk assessment, security, fraud and crime prevention/detection/monitoring, research and analysis, marketing and/or assessing customer preferences and trends; (9) it is necessary to comply with law enforcement, governmental mandate, or other legal requirement, if appropriate, for your protection or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of possible unlawful activity; (10) it is necessary for us to provide it to our attorneys, accountants, regulators, auditors, or other advisors; or (11) it is otherwise required or permitted by law.
Information You Affirmatively Provide.
When you fill out a form on our Site, sign up for communications from us, or ask us to contact you, we collect the information you provide and use it for the specified purpose for which you provided it, and potentially for other expected, related purposes.
Social Media Platforms, Websites and User-Generated or Provided Content.
You agree that any information or content that you post, upload, provide, contribute, or submit for publication (each a “submission”) to our Site or any social media application or channel (including our business or other branded pages contained on any social media platform such as Facebook, Findlaw, Avvo, Martindale Hubbell, or Google) or third-party website, including any images, review or rating content about our business or any contribution you make to any forum, message board or discussion group we may make available, is done at your own risk and without any expectation of privacy, and you acknowledge that such information may be seen by or shared by others. We are not able to control the actions of other users of any social media platform or website, and therefore, we are not responsible for any content or submissions contained on such sites and platforms. By visiting any of our pages which are contained on a social media platform or website, you are representing and warranting to us that you have reviewed the applicable privacy policy and terms of use of such platform or website and that you will abide by all such provisions contained therein. Also, if we offer a message board, review capability, or any other interactive or social-type feature or other feature permitting content submission on a website administered directly by us, please know that these areas may allow you to post publicly, and share with other users certain messages, content, images, or other information (for example, stories, pictures, tips, etc.). Although we may take certain precautions to protect those who use these areas of our Site, we encourage you to be careful about giving out any Personally Identifiable Information in such public forums. Any information you post or submit can be collected and used by people who you don’t know. We cannot guarantee the privacy and safety of these areas, and, therefore, we are not responsible for any information you choose to post. You agree not to post any content which violates the privacy rights of anyone else, or that is otherwise unlawful, offensive, obscene, vulgar, threatening, defamatory, hateful, promotes illegal activity or violates the rights of any third party, including without limitation any copyright, trademark or publicity rights. Your use of these features is fully at your own risk. In addition, any operational suggestions that you send us, such as your questions, feedback, ideas or other creative material (“feedback”) belongs to us and will not be treated as confidential. You acknowledge and agree that we may use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, display disclose, or create derivative works from feedback without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Other Types of Information We May Collect.
In addition to information you affirmatively provide to us, when you visit our Site to browse, we may collect, use, and store certain “Site Traffic Information” such as the type of operating system, computer modem, device ID and Internet browser you are using, the date and time when you access our Site, and number of times you visit our Site, the particular pages that you view, and the length of your visits to our Site. We may use this Site Traffic Information to improve our Site and user experience, and we may share this information with third parties if we choose to disclose anonymized Site Traffic Information for marketing or commercial purposes.
Web Analytic Tools, Cookies, and Web Beacons.
We may use various website tools and technologies regarding the activities on our Site which require storage of web session data. The overall aim of these tools is to help make our Site easier to use, to proactively identify and correct error conditions, and to provide more relevant content to you. These tools and technologies are also used to assist website visitors who report problems in the use of our Site. Stored web session data is used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We may use cookies (which are small text files) that our Site may send to your browser for storage on your hard drive, and later processes may check for the presence of such cookies. We may use these cookies to make use of our Site easier by saving your status and preferences upon visits to our Site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but you may be able to change the settings in your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. We may also employ cookies, web beacons, or site instrumentation, to monitor the behavior of visitors to our Site and activity on our Site, such as the number of visitors to our Site.
Third-party service providers may also place and administer cookies and web beacons via our Site or check for the presence of our cookies on your device. Such third parties may collect your anonymized information and perform website analytics as described in this Privacy Policy. We and/or such third parties may also use work product which is created by such third parties based upon web analytics data or other similar data collected from visitors to our Site in connection with providing you with more relevant content.
Information from Third-Party Sources.
We may also collect information about you from third party sources. This information may include any publicly available information on Social Media platforms and other online and offline resources.
Third Party Websites and Applications.
You may have the option to enter or link to a third-party website or application through our Site. You may also have the option to enter our Site from another third-party website or application. Since we cannot be assured that such third-party web sites follow our privacy policies, we encourage you to ask questions and to review the privacy policies of those third parties. We have no responsibility or liability for the actions or policies of those independent sites, do not endorse any product or service that may be mentioned or offered on such sites, and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites. Please contact the third parties directly with any questions or concerns about the privacy policies for those sites. For any e-commerce or payment capabilities offered on or through our Site, such payments are managed by a third-party service provider and any payment-related information is collected directly by such third-party service provider. Such third party service provider’s terms of use and privacy policy govern their provision of the payment service and their collection and storage of any information you provide through their hosted payment application, portal, or widget.
Revising Your Information.
If you use our services or Site, you have voluntarily consented to our practices and procedures regarding your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy, any applicable Terms and Conditions of Use for our Site, and other written documentation that may be provided to you regarding our services or Site. If you do not want us to use our information as described herein, or you would like to modify your information in our records or remove your information from our database for marketing purposes, please contact our Customer Service at the address and/or phone number provided on our Site. Without the use of your information, however, we may not be able to provide you the service and information you requested. We will promptly respond to your information requests, but we may retain copies of such information as necessary for us to comply with governmental orders, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, enforce any agreement you have entered into with us, and as otherwise reasonably necessary for our business purposes.
Security.
We employ and maintain technology and security measures designed to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information on our Site, that information is subject to a variety of protections. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us.
Children’s Privacy.
Our site is not intended for anyone under 13 years of age. We are sensitive to privacy issues and look to protect the children’s information. We also strive to be fully compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We strongly encourage parents and guardians to regularly monitor and supervise their children’s online activities. We do not knowingly collect Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 on our Site without first obtaining verifiable consent from the child’s parent or guardian. NOTICE: Please see https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0031-protecting-your-childs-privacy-online for information from the Federal Trade Commission about protecting children’s privacy online.
All data which comes to our Site is treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy, even if one has a “Do Not Track” setting.
This Privacy Policy was last updated in April, 2021.