Website Privacy Policy
Jennifer L. Dickinson Law Office
Effective Date: [Insert date]
Jennifer L. Dickinson Law Office (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you may provide through our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information obtained through this website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: jenniferldickinsonlawoffice.com https://jenniferldickinsonlawoffice.com/
Our law office is a virtual law office servicing clients in California and serves clients in accordance with applicable state and federal law. We service clients and businesses in the following California Counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Each county listed above has FREE legal services, check the local courts or counties were you live for free information.
2. No Attorney-Client Relationship
Use of this website, including submitting information through contact forms, comments, or email links, does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only through a written agreement signed by both you and Jennifer L. Dickinson Law Office.
Please do not submit confidential or sensitive information through this website unless and until an attorney-client relationship has been formally established.
3. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Information you voluntarily provide, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Information submitted through contact forms or comments
- Automatically collected information, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on the site
This information is collected to operate and improve the website, respond to inquiries, and protect against spam or misuse.
4. Comments
If visitors leave comments on the site, we can choose to remove the comments especially if the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string results in any spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After comment approval, your comments may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
5. Media
We don’t allow images to be uploaded to this website because visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies (not the kind we like to eat) but it is to improve user experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies may last for one year.
- A temporary cookie may be set on the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
- Login cookies may persist for up to two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.
- Cookies related to editing or publishing content expire after one day.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may affect site functionality.
7. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or links on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content according to their own privacy policies.
8. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information solely to:
- Respond to inquiries
- Improve website functionality
- Maintain security and prevent spam
- Comply with legal and ethical obligations
We do not sell or rent personal information.
9. Sharing of Information
We do not share information, the host sponsoring this website may collect information but only in limited circumstances, including:
- With service providers who assist in operating the website (e.g., hosting, spam detection)
- When required by law, court order, or legal process
- To protect the rights, safety, or property of our firm or others
10. Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely.
- Information submitted through contact forms is retained only as long as necessary for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- We do not retain personal information longer than reasonably necessary, we are not in the business of collecting personal information and selling it.
11. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect and how it is used
- Request access to your personal information
- Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal exceptions)
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights
To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
12. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
15. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Jennifer L. Dickinson Law Office
We are a VIRTUAL LAW OFFICE
jenn@jenniferldickinsonlawoffice.com
(503) 360-4476