Privacy Information
General Disclaimer
Hood Law Firm, LLC provides the information on our website as a public service. Information contained on the website is not intended as, and should not be taken as, legal advice. The use of the information provided on the website should not be taken as establishing any contractual or other form of attorney-client relationship between Hood Law Firm, LLC and the reader or user of this information.
We Are Committed to Safeguarding Customer Information
In order to better serve your needs now and in the future, we may ask you to provide us with certain information. We understand that you may be concerned about what we will do with such information – particularly any personal or financial information. We have adopted this Privacy Policy to govern the use and handling of your personal information.
Applicability
This Privacy Policy governs our use of the information that you provide to us. It does not govern the manner in which we may use information we have obtained from any other source, such as information obtained from a public record or from another person or entity.
Types of Information
Depending upon which of our services you are utilizing, the types on nonpublic personal information that we may collect include:
- Information we receive from you on applications, forms and in other communications to us, whether in writing, in person, by telephone or any other means;
- Information about your transactions with us or others; and
- Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency.
Use of Information
We request information from you for our own legitimate business purposes and not for the benefit of any nonaffiliated party. Therefore, we will not release your information to nonaffiliated parties except: (1) as necessary for us to perform and provide the legal service you have requested of us (as determined in the discretion of the attorneys at Hood Law Firm, LLC) ; or (2) as permitted by law. We may, however, store such information indefinitely, including the period after which any customer relationship has ceased. Such information may be used for any internal purpose, such as quality control efforts or customer analysis.
Former Client
Even if you are no longer our client, our Privacy Policy will continue to apply to you.
Confidentiality and Security
We will use our best efforts to ensure that no unauthorized parties have access to any of your information. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those individuals and entities who need to know that information to provide legal services to you. We will use our best efforts to train and oversee and employees and agents to ensure that your information will be handled responsibly and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We will endeavor to maintain physical, electronic, and/or procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Information Obtained Through Our Web Site
Hood Law Firm, LLC is sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet. We believe it is important you know how we treat the information about you we receive on the Internet. In general, you can visit Hood Law Firm, LLC on the internet without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our Web servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed and similar information. Hood Law Firm, LLC uses this information to measure the use of our site and to develop ideas to improve the content of our site. In addition, IP addresses may be collected to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and e-mail address. When information is needed, we will use our best efforts to let you know at the time of collection how we will use the personal information. Usually, the personal information we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry, process an order or allow you to access specific account/profile information. If you choose to share any personal information with us, we will only use it in accordance with the policies outlined above.
Cookies
Hood Law Firm, LLC’s website may make use of “cookie” technology to measure site activity and to customize information to your personal tastes. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. The goal of this technology is to better serve to you when visiting our site, save you time when you are here and to provide you with a more meaningful and productive Web site experience.
Business Relationships
Hood Law Firm, LLC’s website may contain links to other Web Sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data obtained electronically through the internet for limited purposes, subject to the terms set out in this Privacy Statement.