Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect online through this website.
1. The Law Office of John D. L. McBride respects user privacy. We will only knowingly collect personal information when submitted through our Contact Us form, or our payments or documents portals. We will not sell or transfer information submitted to any other entity for any purpose, except as outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Contacting the Law Office of John D. L. McBride through the Contact Us page does not create an attorney-client relationship and information submitted through the Contact Us page is not protected by attorney-client privilege. The Contact Us form is intended for general inquiries only -- please do not submit confidential information via the Contact Us form.
2. If you visit our website to browse, read, or download information:
5. Please note that electronic communication, particularly email, is not necessarily secure against interception. Please do not send sensitive data (e.g., Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers) by email or web form. Clients should send confidential information only via our secure Payments or Documents portals. Non-clients should not submit confidential and/or sensitive information under any circumstances as such information will not be protected by attorney-client privilege.
6. We may use cookies in order to customize this site for return visitors. Additionally, third-party widgets such as YouTube or Flickr may install cookies depending on their configuration. You are not required to accept any cookies to use this site; however, some functionality may be limited.
7. We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site and its utilization. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
8. We use a tool called "Share File" by Citrix to provide secure document exchange with our clients. Share File collects various information about users. Information provided to Citrix via the Share File Document portal is governed by the Share File Privacy Policy.
9. For site security purposes this system may employ software programs to monitor network traffic. Anyone using this system consents to the monitoring of their use by system or security personnel.
10. Unauthorized use, tampering with or modification of this system—or its supporting hardware or software—may violate federal or other statutes and may subject the violator to criminal and civil penalties. In the event of unauthorized intrusion, all relevant information regarding possible violation of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.
November 25, 2013
1. The Law Office of John D. L. McBride respects user privacy. We will only knowingly collect personal information when submitted through our Contact Us form, or our payments or documents portals. We will not sell or transfer information submitted to any other entity for any purpose, except as outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Contacting the Law Office of John D. L. McBride through the Contact Us page does not create an attorney-client relationship and information submitted through the Contact Us page is not protected by attorney-client privilege. The Contact Us form is intended for general inquiries only -- please do not submit confidential information via the Contact Us form.
2. If you visit our website to browse, read, or download information:
- Your web browser automatically sends us (and we may retain) information such as the:
- Internet domain through which you access the Internet and/or your internet service provider (as identified by the domain through which you access our site);
- Internet Protocol address of the computer you are using;
- type of browser software and operating system you are using;
- date and time you access our site; and
- the Internet address of the site from which you linked directly to our site.
- We will use this information as aggregate data to help us maintain this site, e.g., to determine the number of visitors to different sections of our site, to ensure the site is working properly, and to help us make our site more accessible and useful.
- We will not use this information to identify individuals, except for site security or law enforcement purposes, unless you upload personal information through our Contact Us, Payment portal, or Documents portal, in which cases we will use the information to process the payment or respond as requested.
- We will not knowingly obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information.
- We will collect (and may retain) any personally identifying information, such as your name, street address, email address, and phone number, and any other information you provide. We will use this information to try to fulfill your request and may use it provide you with additional information at a later time. We will not disclose such information to third parties, except as specified in this privacy policy.
- If you request information, services, or assistance, we may disclose your personal information to those third parties that (in our judgment) are appropriate in order to fulfill your request. If, when you provide us with such information, you specify that you do not want us to disclose the information to third parties, we will honor your request. Note, however, that if you do not provide such information, it may be impossible for us to refer, respond to or fulfill your request.
5. Please note that electronic communication, particularly email, is not necessarily secure against interception. Please do not send sensitive data (e.g., Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers) by email or web form. Clients should send confidential information only via our secure Payments or Documents portals. Non-clients should not submit confidential and/or sensitive information under any circumstances as such information will not be protected by attorney-client privilege.
6. We may use cookies in order to customize this site for return visitors. Additionally, third-party widgets such as YouTube or Flickr may install cookies depending on their configuration. You are not required to accept any cookies to use this site; however, some functionality may be limited.
7. We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site and its utilization. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
8. We use a tool called "Share File" by Citrix to provide secure document exchange with our clients. Share File collects various information about users. Information provided to Citrix via the Share File Document portal is governed by the Share File Privacy Policy.
9. For site security purposes this system may employ software programs to monitor network traffic. Anyone using this system consents to the monitoring of their use by system or security personnel.
10. Unauthorized use, tampering with or modification of this system—or its supporting hardware or software—may violate federal or other statutes and may subject the violator to criminal and civil penalties. In the event of unauthorized intrusion, all relevant information regarding possible violation of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.
November 25, 2013