Privacy policy.
Non-Anonymized information provided to De Novo Law is used for the following purposes and covered by the following policies. In certain cases, information provided to the firm may subject to additional protections. Please contact us if you have additional questions after reading this policy.
Text messaging communications
Many clients choose (and often prefer) to communicate about their cases via text message. To receive text messages, clients must “opt-in” and provide their mobile phone number to the firm. You can start or stop receiving text message updates at any time. Please note that fees and messaging rates from your carrier may apply, and that your information will be stored in a online phone system. By opting-in to receive text messages, you are agreeing to allow your contact information to be stored in our phone system.
Consent
When you provide us with personal information, you are authorizing us to retain that information and use it comply with legal, ethical, and insurance requirements imposed on our firm by the relevant governing body and insurer. You are further allowing us to use that information to for all purpose necessary to provide you with the legal services you hire the firm to provide, including disclosure to other parties as party of litigation, discovery, or negotiations.
When you provide contact information to us (including email addresses and cell phone numbers), you are giving us permission to contact you at those addresses/phone numbers. When you provide us with your cell phone number, you are authorizing us to send you text-messages through our text messaging service(s) related to your case, your invoices, and any appointments/important dates you have with the firm or as part of your case/project.
You may withdraw your consent for communications at anytime by deliving a written withdrawal notice to the firm.
Legal basis for Collection, Information Collected, and Method of Collection
We collect information from you for the purposes of providing you with legal services and fulfilling our ethical and legal obligations to prior to engaging you as a client or consulting with you about our services or your case/project.
Non-anonymized information is collected when you complete a form on this website or provide it to us in some other written or oral communication.
We collect the following information from you when you submit it to us:
Your name
Phone number(s);
Email address(es);
Address;
Payment information; and
Auto fill data.
This non-anonymized is collected from you when you provide it to us through a form or other communication.
How We Use Personal Data
We use the data you provide to use for purposes related to providing the services to you (our client) and for compliance with local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and laws, as well as compliance with ethical rules governing attorneys.
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
If the law requires it;
If it is required for any legal proceeding, court order, or other legal disclosure requirement;
To prove or protect our legal rights; and
To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored for as long as is necessary to maintain accurate conflict check records and to comply with local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and ethical requirements.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
Contact information and payment information provided by the website users and clients is stored in secure database managed by professional third-parties approved by Washington & Oregon Bar Associations.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to exercise any of your rights permitted under applicable local, state, or federal laws/regulations, please contact our privacy officer here:
Stephan Yhann
506 2nd Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
admin@denovo-law.com
(206) 274-7190
Modifications
We may modify this privacy policy from time-to-time without notice to you. Please review this page periodically to ensure you are aware of the most recent provisions of this policy.
Complaints
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. You can contact us directly by email at admin@denovo-law.com, by phone at (206) 274-7190, or by mail at 506 2nd Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104.