Privacy policy
Effective: April 3, 2024
The Law Offices of Andrew J. Bean (“We” or “Us” or “Our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information that you share with Us. This Privacy Policy explains how We collect, use and disclose of information, including personal and sensitive information, when you visit Our website, request or receive professional services from Us, or have any other offline business interactions with Us. Note that this Privacy Policy does not cover nor apply to third party services made available by Us to you.
Modifications to Privacy Policy
We may, from time to time, update this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version on Our website. Any changes will become effective when We post the revised Privacy Policy on Our website. We encourage you to review Our Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about Our information practices and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
As used herein, “personal information” means information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. Personal information does not include publicly available information from government records or de-identified or aggregated consumer information. The categories of personal information We collect about you, and how We collect it, depends on your interactions with Us. The categories of personal information We may collect may include the following:
Identifying information: this includes items like your name, email address, postal address, phone number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, or other similar identifiers.
Other information that relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual: this includes information like passport numbers, driver's license or state identification card numbers, insurance policy numbers, bank account numbers, or credit or financial information.
Education information: this includes things like your educational degrees, languages, professional memberships, qualifications, and certifications.
Professional or employment information: this includes things like your work history, prior employers, job status, job title, office location, references, qualifications, skills and experience, human resources data, emergency contact information, and data necessary for administrative services.
Health and health-related information: this includes things like your accessibility requirements, dietary restrictions, and, where necessary and appropriate to protect the health and safety of our personnel and others, information related to certain illnesses.
Demographic information: this includes things like sensitive personal information or information about protected classifications under state or federal laws.
Internet or other electronic network activity information: this includes things like information regarding your location and interaction with internet web sites and applications.
Audio, electronic, visual or similar information: this includes things like photographs and voicemail recordings.
Any other information you choose to provide, including in connection with Our provision of professional services.
How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information in the following ways:
When you visit our website: We collect personal information in two ways: (1) information you choose to share with Us, and (2) non-personal information automatically sent to Us by your internet browser. This information typically includes your IP address and location, the identity of your internet service provider, usage details, operating system information, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit.
When you fill out a form on our website: We collect personal information that you voluntarily choose to disclose to Us when you fill out forms available on Our website to request information or services from Us. Please note, you are not Our client when filing out these forms (see our Disclaimer), so please do not send any confidential information through these forms unless and until you have received authorization from one of our attorneys.
When you e-mail our personnel: We collect your email and related contact information. This information may be combined with or supplemented by publicly available information (e.g., a Facebook profile) where permitted by applicable law.
When you seek to engage us: We collect detailed, and potentially sensitive, personal information, including financial information, when you seek to engage Us as your attorney. This information may come from you directly, and from third party sources, so we can determine whether it is appropriate for Us to represent you.
When you are a client: Once you become a client, We may collect detailed and sensitive personal information about you, including financial and health information.
We may collect and use this data to, generally, analyze website trends, administer the website and track user movement for aggregate usage analysis. This information allows Us to continually improve Our website. Except where you have provided consent for Us to use your identifiable personal information, We only use de-identified or aggregated data that cannot be used to identify you individually for our analytics research. We also use Google Analytics to provide website usage and analytics reports, which requires that We share your aggregated or de-identified data. You may choose not to share you information with Google by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Things We Do Not Do
We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of eighteen (18) except in limited circumstances involving the provision of Our services to clients, and then only as reasonably required to provide the service(s) requested. We also do not knowingly market Our services to people under the age of eighteen (18). Finally, We do not collect sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about a person, nor will we sell personal information or share any for cross-context advertising.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use and disclose your personal information in the performance of professional services for Our clients, to further Our legitimate business purposes (such as operational and administrative purposes or for marketing), or in any other way with your consent. Our uses of personal information will vary depending on the nature of Our relationship with you and on your interactions with Us, but may include the following:
Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests.
Provide the information or services you request and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts.
Validate authorized client signatories when concluding agreements and transactions.
Contact individuals (including employees of clients and other involved parties) in connection with providing professional services to Our clients.
Respond to and fulfill client requests, administer their files, provide legal services, and manage Our client relationships.
Communicate with you about Our services and other news about Us.
Confirm your identity for compliance with "Know Your Customer" requirements and other legal or ethical obligations (for example, screening to avoid conflicts of interest with other clients and responding to data subject access requests), as applicable.
Track billing and expenses, bill for services rendered, and to facilitate and track payments and payment processing.
Operate and improve our services and website, including for data analysis.
Monitor and analyze usage, trends, and activities related to Our services and Our website, including data analysis (e.g., analyze website trends, administer the website and track user movement for aggregate usage analysis) to improve the efficiency of Our website and services. Please note that, except where you have provided consent for Us to use your identifiable personal information, We only use de-identified or aggregated data that cannot be used to identify you individually for our analytics research. We also use Google Analytics to provide website usage and analytics reports, which requires that We share your aggregated or de-identified data. You may choose not to share you information with Google by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Conduct audits to verify that Our internal processes function as intended and comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements.
Meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
As reasonably necessary and appropriate, to detect or prevent fraud, to comply with legal obligations, or protect the rights of Us, you, or others.
Pursue remedies if a dispute arises.
Other purposes permitted or required by law.
Other uses disclosed to you, or with your consent.
Data Security and Retention Policy
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of personal information We collect. While We strive to protect your personal information, no data transmission is perfectly secure. We do not guarantee the confidentiality, security, or accessibility of your personal information provided over the internet or stored in Our databases. Your transmissions are at your own risk. We are not responsible for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties.
Our document management, retention, and destruction policies vary based on legal requirements, practice area and the type and format of the data. Appropriate retention periods for personal information are determined by considering, among other things, the nature of the information, the purposes for which it is retained, appropriate security measures, relevant technical constraints, and legal and contractual requirements.
Sharing of Personal Information
We may share your personal information as follows, or as otherwise described in this Privacy Notice:
With Our affiliates for any of the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Notice.
With co-counsel, local counsel, opposing counsel, regulators, and other third parties, as reasonably required to provide professional service(s) requested by Our clients.
With Our vendors, consultants, professional advisors, and other service providers working on Our behalf in connection with the administration and operation of Our firm, to support Our marketing programs, and other services related to meeting Our clients’ legal needs.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations, or to cooperate with public and government authorities or law enforcement by responding to a request or providing information.
For other legal reasons, such as to enforce Our legal or contractual rights or to protect Our rights, privacy, safety, or property or that of Our affiliates, you, or others.
With third parties in the event of a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of Our business, assets.
With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you that your personal information will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such personal information.
With third parties when you direct us to do so.
No Attorney Client Privilege & Confidential Information
As per our Disclaimer, when you provide information to Us, but are not a party to an engagement letter with Us or are not an authorized representative of a current client of Ours, please do not send Us any information or documents that you want to have treated as confidential or privileged. Providing such information to Us and any response you may receive will not create an attorney-client relationship, will not preclude Us from representing any other person or entity in any matter, and will not obligate Us to keep such information confidential.