This Privacy Policy describes how Paramount Legal Group LLP (“Paramount,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you visit paramountlawyers.com (the “Site”), submit an inquiry, or otherwise interact with us. This Policy is intended to comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”), and other applicable California privacy laws.

Communications protected by the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work-product doctrine, or the duties of confidentiality owed to current and former clients are governed by those professional rules and applicable law and are not subject to the disclosure or deletion provisions of this Policy.

1. Categories of personal information we collect

In the past twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information, as defined by the CCPA:

Identifiers such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and IP address.
Customer records information (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) provided in a contact form or consultation request, including any details about your matter that you choose to share.
Internet or other electronic network activity information such as browser type, device information, referring URLs, pages visited, and interactions with the Site.
Geolocation data derived from IP address at the city or region level.
Inferences drawn from the above to understand how visitors use the Site and to evaluate prospective legal matters.

We do not knowingly collect “sensitive personal information” (as defined by the CCPA) through the Site for the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer. If you voluntarily share sensitive details about your matter, we use that information only to evaluate or provide legal services and not for any purpose that would trigger the right to limit under the CCPA.

2. Sources of personal information

We collect personal information from the following sources:

Directly from you when you submit a contact form, call, email, or text us.
Automatically from your device and browser through cookies, analytics tools, and server logs.
From service providers, such as analytics, hosting, and communications vendors that help us operate the Site.
From referrals or co-counsel when a third party directs you to us.

3. Business and commercial purposes for collection

We use personal information for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries and evaluating potential representation.
Communicating with current and prospective clients about their matters.
Performing conflict checks and meeting our professional, ethical, and legal obligations.
Operating, maintaining, securing, and improving the Site.
Detecting, investigating, and preventing fraudulent, malicious, or unauthorized activity.
Complying with applicable law, court orders, and legal process.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined by the CCPA. We have not sold or shared personal information of consumers, including minors under 16 years of age, in the preceding 12 months.

4. Categories of recipients

We disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients for the business purposes described above:

Service providers that host our Site, deliver email, send text messages, manage analytics, and process form submissions.
Co-counsel, experts, consultants, and other professionals retained on a matter, where appropriate and consistent with our duties of confidentiality.
Courts, government agencies, and other parties when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process.
Successors in interest in connection with a merger, reorganization, or sale of assets.

5. Retention of personal information

We retain each category of personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, to comply with our legal, accounting, tax, and professional-responsibility obligations (including applicable rules of the State Bar of California), to enforce our agreements, and to resolve disputes. Inquiry information that does not result in representation is generally retained for a period consistent with applicable conflict-checking and statute-of-limitations requirements. Information related to a representation is retained in accordance with the firm’s file-retention policies and applicable rules of professional conduct.

6. Cookies, analytics, and Do Not Track

We and our service providers use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember your preferences, and measure performance. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Do Not Track: Some browsers transmit “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals. Because there is not yet a common industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not currently respond to them. We treat all visitors consistently in accordance with this Policy.

Global Privacy Control: Although we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, we recognize the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a valid request to opt out of sale or sharing where applicable.

7. SMS and text-message communications

By providing your phone number to Paramount Legal Group, you acknowledge and agree that we may send text messages to your wireless phone number for purposes related to your inquiry or representation. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary, and you retain the right to opt out at any time by replying “STOP” to any message. For help, reply “HELP” or contact us at (747) 477-1099.

Mobile information sharing: No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All categories of information described in this Privacy Policy exclude text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent, which will not be shared with any third parties.

8. Your California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, the CCPA gives you the following rights with respect to personal information that is not subject to an exemption (such as information protected by the attorney-client privilege or covered by another applicable exemption):

Right to know. The right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business or commercial purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it.
Right to delete. The right to request that we delete personal information we collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to correct. The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
Right to opt out of sale or sharing. The right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information. We do not sell or share personal information.
Right to limit use of sensitive personal information. The right to direct us to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to specified purposes. We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that would trigger this right.
Right to non-discrimination. The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

9. How to exercise your rights

California residents (or an authorized agent acting on their behalf) may submit a verifiable consumer request through either of the following methods:

Email: info@paramountlawyers.com with the subject line “California Privacy Request.”
Phone: (747) 477-1099.

We will need to verify your identity before responding to your request. The verification process may include matching information you provide against information we already maintain. We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframes required by the CCPA. An authorized agent must provide proof of authorization and we may require the consumer to verify their own identity.

Shine the Light (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83): California residents may request information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

10. Minors

Our Site is directed to adults seeking legal services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can delete it.

11. Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will revise the effective date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

13. Contact us

Questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy can be directed to:

Paramount Legal Group LLP
2312 W Olive Ave, Suite C
Burbank, CA 91506
info@paramountlawyers.com
(747) 477-1099

Nothing in this Privacy Policy creates an attorney-client relationship. Submitting information through the Site does not, by itself, create an attorney-client relationship.