This Privacy Policy applies to this Whittenburg Law Firm website and governs the information collection, use, and disclosure practices for this website. Our website address is: https://whittenburglaw.com.
We recognize that you may be concerned about our use and disclosure of your personal information. Your privacy is important to us, and the following will inform you of the information that we may collect from you, and how it is used. By using our website, you are accepting the practices described in this policy.
Whittenburg Law takes client privacy seriously and follows strict ethical standards, including attorney-client privilege. If you are not a current client, please do not share confidential information. If you are a current client, we will handle your data in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, and any additional applicable law. Please be aware that sending sensitive or confidential information over the internet may not be secure.
Information Collection
We may collect non-personal information, such as a domain name and IP Address. The domain name and IP address reveals nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We may also collect information about the type of Internet browser you are using, operating system, what brought you to our website, as well as which of our Web pages you have accessed.
We may contact you via email or by SMS message in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Information Use
We use the collected information primarily for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving our services and Website, fulfilling requests for information, and providing customer support.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
SMS Terms and Conditions
At Whittenburg Law Firm, we understand the importance of effective communication with our clients. We may offer to communicate with you through text message about your legal case using a 10-digit long code (10-DLC) number. How often we send you text messages will vary depending on your case.
By submitting your phone number in our online contact form, you expressly consent to receive non-marking text messages from Whittenburg Law Firm. You may opt-out at any time, see How to Opt-Out below for instructions.
You also accept and agree to be bound by these SMS Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy, and any other applicable agreements related to your use of Whittenburg Law Firm’s services. Message and data rates may apply to each text message sent or received in connection with the Whittenburg Law Firm as outlined in your mobile telephone service rate plan. Please check with your mobile phone carrier regarding the pricing plans and any additional roaming charges. The Whittenburg Law Firm does not impose separate fees for sending its text messages.
How to Opt-out of Text Messages
You can opt-out at any time. To stop receiving texts: Please text “STOP” to (806) 712-2800 and you will no longer receive future communication by SMS messaging.
Changes to Terms and Conditions
Whittenburg Law Firm has the right to alter, amend, or modify these SMS terms and conditions at any time. Any such modifications will take effect once they are posted on the Whittenburg Law Firm’s website. To stay informed of any updates, it is your responsibility to review the SMS Terms and Conditions periodically. Your continued agreement to receive Whittenburg Law Firm’s text messages implies your acceptance of any changes made.
Consent
By using this Website, you consent to the collection and use of information as specified above. If we make changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page. Please review this page frequently to remain up to date with the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. You should review the new Privacy Policy carefully to make sure you understand our practices and procedures.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at (806) 345-5400 or via mail Attn: Privacy Officer, 1010 S. Harrison, Amarillo, TX 79101.