Effective Date: January 1, 2025
1. Introduction
Gallien Law, PLLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website and use our Secured Client Portal (SCP).
2. Information We Collect
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other identifiers you provide when registering or communicating with us.
- Usage Data: Information on how you access and use our website and SCP, including your IP address, browser type, and operating system.
3. Use of Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Provide and maintain our services, including the SCP.
- Communicate with you regarding your case, appointments, and legal updates.
- Process payments and manage invoices.
- Improve our website and services based on user feedback and interactions.
4. Secured Client Portal (SCP)
Our SCP, powered by PracticePanther, allows clients to:
- Communicate securely with Gallien Law.
- Complete online forms and share confidential documents.
- Review their client file and manage invoices.
5. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures, including 256-bit SSL encryption, to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except as required by law or to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our site.
Types of Cookies Used:
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
Analytical Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing Cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements.
Managing Cookies:
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our services.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from third-party websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
- Data Collection:
- These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
- Third-Party Privacy Policies:
- We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you interact with.
If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: Corrie@gallienlaw.com
- By phone: (337) 261-1585
- By mail: Gallien Law, PLLC, 1030 Lafayette St., Ste. 12, Lafayette, LA 70501