At Mathews Fitzgerald and Associates, P.C. we get it -- Privacy is important. Like most sites on the internet, this Web Site automatically gathers certain information about those who access the site. The information is gathered to help us, as the “Sponsor” of this site, improve quality, maintain a better site, and provide users of this site, our “Visitors” with a better user experience. In addition, we use information provided by Visitors to communicate with those who indicate a desire to have us contact them. This page describes the types of information collected and how that information is used.
Please see About Site, Terms of Use, and Disclosures pages for information about the nature and use of this Web Site.
Except as set forth below, we do not share a Visitor’s personal information with third parties unless we have permission. If Visitors permit us to share information with third parties, we agree to share it only with third parties who also agree not to share it unless the Visitor permits them do so.
The Kinds of Information Collected
- Information you provide – If a Visitor desires personal communication with us, the Visitor will be asked for contact information. This includes personal information (such as your name, address, email address, and telephone numbers). If you request that we provide services to you, we may also request credit card or other payment account information from you. Of course, if you engage our services you will be required to cooperate with us in preparing your case and to provide the information necessary for us to do so. In some cases you may be directed to third parties who will provide services to you that are useful to us. Generally, the use of information you provide to third parties is subject to your agreements with them. Though the information given to third parties may be confidential, it is rarely subject to the attorney client privilege.
- Automated data – We use software applications, including cookies, to automatically gather information about Visitors to this Web Site and the ways they use it. Information, including IP addresses, is gathered to improve the quality of service, storing user preferences, improving search results and ad selection, and tracking user trends, such as how Visitors use the links to and from and within the Web Site, how often they visit the Web Site, and how long it takes for pages to load in Visitor browsers.
- Third Parties – We offer some of our services on or through other web sites. Personal information that you provide to those sites may be sent to the Sponsor of this site in order to deliver the service. We process such information under this Privacy Policy. The affiliated sites through which our services are offered may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
- Gadgets – This Web Site may make available third party applications through its services. The information collected by this Web Site when you enable a gadget or other application is processed under this Privacy Policy, but Sponsor does not control what third parties do with information provided to them by you or by your authorization. You must inquire directly with the third parties to understand how third parties use such information.
- Other sites – This Privacy Policy applies to this Web Site and Sponsor only. Sponsor does not exercise control over the sites displayed as search results, sites that include Google applications, products or services, or links from within our various services. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you.
How Do We Use Information We Collect Through This Web site?
Information obtained is used only for the following purposes:
- To provide Visitors with services, including in some instances services that may lead to the formation of an attorney client relationship (however, no attorney client relationship exists as a result of using this site and the information should not be used as a substitute for legal advice);
- Facilitating communications with Visitors, including, but not limited to, the display of the contents of this Web Site and exchanges of direct communications;
- Delivering information and offers that may be of interest to Visitors to this Web Site;
- Research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services;
- Ensuring the technical functioning of our network;
- Protecting the rights and property of the Sponsors of this Web Site and Visitors to it; and
- Developing new content and services.
Who Information Is Shared With
Mathews Fitzgerald and Associates, PC shares information internally as needed. Personal information is shared with other companies or individuals outside of the firm in the following limited circumstances:
- We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of sensitive personal information. If we share information after the formation of an attorney client relationship, then the information will be subject to further restrictions in order to further protect your confidential and privileged case information.
- We provide such information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies or other trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
- We have relationships with various third parties who provide services to us, to Visitors to this Web Site, and to client and prospective clients. These third parties have a variety of locations, both inside and outside of the United States. We may share information with them as provided by this Privacy Policy.
- We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable terms of service (including Terms of Use), and including investigation of potential violations of these terms, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Mathews Fitzgerald and Associates, PC, its clients and prospective clients, and the general public as required or permitted by law.
We may share information in the form of statistics and compiled histories of traffic and use of the site with third parties. This information does not contain personal identifiers or confidential information about individuals.
Information Protection
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and unauthorized use, alteration, or destruction. These include internal reviews of data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where personal data is stored.
We restrict access to personal information to employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Visitors to this Web Site who have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our implementation of it may direct communications
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through this web site or at
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