Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms
The Hakala Law Group, P.C., a California Professional Corporation (referred to herein as “THLG”) understands your concern with privacy and the collection and use of your personal information while visiting or interacting with the www.Hakala-Law.com website and is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interacts with our web site. By accessing www.Hakala-Law.com or any related or affiliated site, you acknowledge that you fully understand THLG’s Privacy Policy and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy. The amount and type of information which we receive depends on how you use the site.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 01/27/2017.
Limitation on Scope of Content
The THLG website contains information regarding THLG and its services. The services described in this site are available only in those states and territories of the U.S. specifically referred to within the description of each such program.
The policies described in this Privacy Policy do not apply to THLG’s offline communications, data collection practices, or other activities.
Normal Website Usage and Log Files
If you visit THLG’s website, we may gather and store certain information about your activity. Unless specifically provided by you, the information that we collect generally does not personally identify you and cannot be linked back to you unless you decide at some point to identify yourself. If you are browsing, we may collect the following information: the type of browser and operating system used, the IP address, the date and time you access our site, the number of times you have accessed our site, whether your computer is enabled for Java or cookies, browser language, application and plug-ins, the pages you visit and if you linked to www.Hakala-Law.com from another website, and the address of that website. We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity to better provide you with a smooth and efficient experience in using our website.
Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Share The Information We Collect
The information we collect through this website and from other sources is used to provide products and services to our clients, customers, and/or vendors. We may share information with our affiliated businesses, including but not limited to any of our partners, sponsors, or affiliates, as necessary, to provide services through such companies. The information we receive is a part of our business and one of our assets. In the future, we might buy, sell, exchange, assign, or trade business assets, which may include this information. Also, in the event that THLG is, or substantially all of its assets are acquired, or in connection with any other substantial corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, customer information may be disclosed or may be one of the transferred assets. We also may disclose your information: (i) In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from law enforcement or other government agency, whether to establish or exercise our legal rights, to defend against legal claims, or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us; or (ii) When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing, to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of THLG, our users, our employees, or others, to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement, or to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements or policies.
Any third parties to whom we may disclose personal information may have their own privacy policies which describe how they use and disclose personal information. Those policies will govern use, handling and disclosure of your personal information once we have shared it with those third parties as described in this Privacy Policy. If you want to learn more about their privacy practices, we encourage you to visit the websites of those third parties. These entities or their servers may be located either inside or outside the United States.
Linked Sites
This site may contain hypertext links to other World Wide Web sites which are completely independent of this site. THLG makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such hypertext link, and any hypertext link to the World Wide Web site of another person or entity shall not in any manner be construed as endorsement by THLG of such person’s or entity’s World Wide Web site, products or services, and THLG will not be a party to or in any way monitor any transaction between you and third-party providers of products or services. Furthermore, THLG has no control over these sites, and the privacy policy or Terms of Use of such sites may not conform to the privacy policy or any other terms of use maintained by THLG. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk. Your confidential use of these sites cannot be guaranteed by THLG. THLG shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality with respect to your use of these sites or any information you transmit through such sites.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information to Provide a Service or Correspondence
THLG will receive and store information which may be personally identifiable to you (such as name, address, e-mail address, gender, age, type of request, and possibly additional information) whenever you provide this information to us through this website. We may also obtain information about you from third parties. We may also periodically obtain both personal and non-personal information about you from other businesses, business partners, contractors and other third parties. Examples of information that we may receive include: updated delivery and address information and additional demographic information. We may also collect and store personal information about other people that you provide to us. If you use our website to send others (friends, relatives, colleagues, etc.) information that may interest them through our system, we may store your personal information, and the personal information of each such recipient.
How We Generally Use the Information We Collect
In general, we may use information that we collect about you to: (i) deliver the services that you have requested; (ii) perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our services or content, or products, services or content offered by others; (iii) communicate with you by e-mail, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices or send newsletters about products or services that may be of interest to you; (iv) communicate with you with in regard to partially completed service requests; (v) develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our site and other sites; (vi) perform background screening, which may include the use of third parties; (vii) enforce our terms and conditions; (viii) manage our business; and (ix) perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. Additionally, we might share your information with various parties, including without limitation: (i) authorized service providers; (ii) business partners; and/or (iii) contractors and other service providers.
Transmission of Information & Security
Even though we endeavor to ensure that all available procedural safeguards are integrated into our website and we adhere to the generally accepted standards of security for the purpose of protecting information provided by visitors to this website, transmission of information through our website has the potential of being unstable, unreliable and insecure. THLG makes every effort to ensure the secure collection and transmission of sensitive user information using industry-accepted data collection and encryption methodologies; however, there is a risk that such information may be illegally intercepted.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
This website is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children 13 years of age or younger. The THLG website complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulation protects the privacy of children using the Internet. THLG does not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 13. The THLG website is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and is designed to block our knowing acceptance of any such information unless such information is provided by or with the consent of the child’s parents or guardians. It is possible that by fraud or deception we may receive information pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the information, we will immediately obtain parental consent or otherwise delete the information from our servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by children under 13, please do so by emailing us at info@Hakala-Law.com.
E-news and Promotional E-mails
From time-to-time, we may offer free e-newsletters and occasionally send out promotional e-mails as a service to our visitors. We send e-mails only if the user has not opted out from receiving communications from THLG through its websites or its affiliates.
Blogs, Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms, and Forums
The THLG website may now or in the future include chat rooms, forums, bulletin boards, blogs, message boards, news groups, and/or areas on our websites where you can post information about yourself and others and communicate with others, as well as post reviews of products, establishments, contractors, and the like, or upload content (e.g. pictures, videos, audio files, etc.). All such postings will be governed by our general Terms of Use. If you should choose to participate in any of the aforementioned, THLG shall be deemed as a passive conduit and will not be liable for any of the transmitted information. Whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on publicly-viewable web pages, any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. You should exercise caution before disclosing your personal information via these public venues, which you do at your own risk. We cannot control who reads your posting or what other users may do with the information you voluntarily post, so we encourage you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal information. If you choose to voluntarily disclose any information upon any of the aforementioned public forums, you may receive unsolicited emails or “spam.” Once you have posted information, you may not be able to edit or delete such information. THLG cannot safeguard the privacy of personally identifiable information that is disclosed and can be viewed or accessed online in this manner.
Visiting our websites from outside the United States
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover collection of information on our website from residents of the United States. If you are visiting our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. Please be assured that we seek to take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected. By using our services, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this privacy policy.
No Rights of Third Parties
This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the website.
Changes to this Statement
THLG has the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to occasionally update this Privacy Policy at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review this Policy for any changes. When we do, we will also revise the updated date at the top of this privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service and this website constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates, as well as your agreement to abide and be bound by the modified policy.
Consent to Terms of Privacy Policy
If any provision of this Policy is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Policy, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Policy shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and THLG’s failure to assert any right or provision under this Policy or any other Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. By using this site, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site any further and exit this site immediately.
Contacting the Website
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your specific dealings with this website, you can e-mail our Privacy Officer at info@Hakala-Law.com.