Hixon Law PLLC

Suzan Hixon, Esq., “The Private Label Lawyer”®

 

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Effective: January 01, 2020

 

Hixon Law PLLC, dba “The Private Label Lawyer” (“we,” “us” or “our”) is committed to making our users aware of our online practices regarding the collection and privacy of their information.

Any user that accesses all or any part of the Hixon Law PLLC and/or Private Label Lawyer website(s) located at: suzihixon.com/ and/or www.theprivatelabellawyer.com agrees that use of the Sites constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions for the Sites.

Each time a user accesses the Sites, the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions should be reviewed because we reserve the right to change them from time to time without notice. Your continued use of the Sites after such changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

 

Binding Agreement

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR VIEW THE SITES.

By accessing all or any part of our Sites, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy posted here.

 

Use Prohibited by Users Under 18

THIS SITE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR USERS THAT ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. BY ACCESSING THIS SITES, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

 

Use of the Sites by Residents Outside of the United States

IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS THE SITES FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY AND ALL LOCAL LAWS.

We make no representations that content and materials (licensed or otherwise) on the Sites are legal or appropriate for use from outside the United States nor do we represent that this Privacy Policy is consistent with requirements outside the United States. In addition, you may not use the Sites in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations.

 

Personally-Identifiable Information of Minors

THE SITES DO NOT KNOWINGLY SOLICIT OR COLLECT PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM MINORS.

Upon learning that a minor has submitted information to the Sites, Hixon Law PLLC will take all reasonable measures to delete information from its databases and to not use such information for any purpose except where necessary to protect the safety of the minor or others as required by law.

 

Site Use

As a result of your use of the Sites, Hixon Law will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material.

 

Information Collected from the Sites

 

Non Personally-Identifiable Information

• We DO NOT collect non personally-identifiable information in connection with the Sites, such as information provided to us by your browser, the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, or the time and date of Site access.

 

Personally-Identifiable Information

• We DO NOT collect any personally-identifiable information when you use the Sites. For example, we do not collect your name, phone number or mailing address. We only collect your email address when you voluntarily provide it to us via email, as you may be inquiring about our law firm and/or our services.
• Visitors to our Sites can access the Sites’ home page and browse the Sites WITHOUT disclosing any personally-identifiable information.

 

How the Information We Collect from You is Used

We will only use the personally-identifiable information you provide to us for the purposes stated at the time of collection, or as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy.

Specifically, we may use the personally-identifiable information you provide to us to:

• Provide communications, such as e-mails, which Hixon Law thinks you may find interesting or useful about its company, services, or information that you specifically request;
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy;
• Manage our business; and/or
• Perform functions in connection with providing our services.

 

Sharing of Information

WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES, OTHER THAN AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

Opt-Out

You may choose to opt-out of receiving communications, such as e-mails from Hixon Law, dba “The Private Label Lawyer”, and/or if you wish to have us delete or destroy any email addresses or communications you send to us or the like, you may use the opt-out mechanism by sending an email to: Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com.

If a Site user makes this election, all of the Site user’s personally-identifiable information will be removed from the databases permanently.

 

SPECIAL NOTICE – California Residents Privacy Rights

 

Opt-In

If you are a California resident, and wish to receive emails and other such distributions from Hixon Law, email Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com

 

Opt-Out

If you are a California resident, and object to receiving emails and other such distributions from Hixon Law, email Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com

 

California Residents – Your Privacy Rights

HIXON LAW DOES NOT DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of personally-identifiable information that companies with whom they have formed an established business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. In particular, the law provides that companies must inform consumers about the categories of personally-identifiable information that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties.

Hixon Law has chosen to provide you with a cost-free means to opt-out of such sharing, which you can accomplish by sending an email to: Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com

 

California Do Not Track Disclosures

We do not track Site users to provide targeted advertising, and therefore, we do not respond to Do Not Track (or DNT) signals. Hixon Law reserves the right to add such capability to its Sites at any time in the future and will notify Site visitors of this change in capability through an update to this Privacy Policy.

 

Distribution/Onward Transfer to Third Parties of Personally-Identifiable Information

External distribution does not include certain limited distributions such as sharing personally-identifiable information with a third party working on behalf of Hixon Law, the transfer of personally-identifiable information in connection with the sale of Hixon Law’s assets or the merger or acquisition of Hixon Law or the disclosure of personally-identifiable information in connection with legal proceedings, investigations of crimes, or other governmental investigations.

TRANSFERRING PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THESE LIMITED DISTRIBUTIONS IS CONSIDERED AN ONWARD TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTIES AND IS PERMITTED UNDER THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

 

Additional Disclosures

You acknowledge and agree that Hixon Law may preserve or disclose any personally-identifiable information if it reasonably believes disclosure is required by law or a good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, including but not limited to civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory disclosures; (b) enforce this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of the Sites (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Hixon Law, its members, employees, licensees or affiliates, other Site users and the public.

Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share, rent or sell any personally-identifiable information you provide to us with any third parties.

 

How Long We Keep Your Personally-Identifiable Information

We retain the personally-identifiable information you provide to us as long as is reasonably necessary in connection with our business operations and your use of the Sites, or for us to provide other services in connection with the Site, or as you may otherwise request.

 

Data Integrity

Hixon Law collects personally-identifiable information that is relevant for the purposes for which it is to be used.

HIXON LAW WILL TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IS RELEVANT TO ITS INTENDED USE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND CURRENT.

 

Security

Hixon Law takes reasonable precautions to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

ALTHOUGH WE USE REASONABLE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US, HIXON LAW CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION STORED IN OUR DATABASES, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE SITES, WILL BE FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, HIXON LAW DISCLAIMS AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO, OR INTERCEPTION OF ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BEING STORED ON OUR DATABASES OR ON THE SITE, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE SERVICES.

 

Use of Cookies

“Cookies” are elements of data that a website can send to a user’s browser and store on a user’s computer. Cookies can note that a user’s browser was used to visit certain sites or pages on a certain date. Cookies make using are Sites easier by, among other things, saving your passwords and preferences for you. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. However, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please consult the technical information relevant to your browser for instructions. If you choose to disable your cookies or refuse to accept a cookie, some parts of the Sites may not function properly or may be considerably slower.

 

Hixon Law Social Media Pages and Account

Hixon Law maintains several social media platforms, including, but not limited to, a Facebook page, Facebook group, LinkedIn page, and Twitter page, which may be accessed from the Sites. From time to time, we may post content to such page and accounts, to which you and others may reply or comment.

ACCORDINGLY, YOU SHOULD REVIEW, READ AND ACCEPT THESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS’ PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY POLICY AND PRACTICES AND/OR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, NOR DO WE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND YOU SHOULD TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO REVIEW, READ AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THESE DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU ARE USING OUR SITE.

 

Links

The Sites may provide links to web sites of third parties. We are not responsible or liable for the privacy practices of these other web sites.

ANY WEBSITES LINKED FROM OUR SITES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY LINKED WEBSITES TO DETERMINE HOW YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED, UTILIZED, AND PROTECTED BY SUCH SITES. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT, FEATURES, OR ACTIVITIES OF ANY LINKED WEBSITES (INCLUDING THEIR PRIVACY PRACTICES), AND HIXON LAW DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENTS, FEATURES, ACTIVITIES, AND THE COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY THESE WEBSITES.

 

Access, Review and Correction Regarding Information

Users can email us at Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com to access, review, and correct the personally-identifiable information that Site users have provided to Hixon Law.

 

Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy that you and Hixon Law are unable to resolve, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, will be submitted to and finally resolved by binding arbitration. Either party may file a written demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association and will send a copy of the demand for arbitration to the other party. The arbitration will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The venue for the arbitration will be in Laurel County in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The arbitration will be conducted before three (3) arbitrators selected by the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrators will be final, binding and conclusive upon the parties. Each party will have the right to have the decision enforced by the federal or state courts sitting in Laurel County in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to which exclusive jurisdiction the parties agree to submit. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected, provided that the essential understanding of the parties hereto is not lost thereby.

 

General

This Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the user and Hixon Law, dba “The Private Label Lawyer”, regarding the use of the Sites and the Site Content. If any provision of this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Hixon Law’s failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. Headings are for convenience only and should not be given any interpretative effect.

 

Please also read our Terms and Conditions.

 

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes to how we treat our Site uses personally-identifiable information, we will post the new Privacy Policy after we make the change.

The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes each time you access or use the Site.

 

Notices; Contact Information

The Sites are operated by Hixon Law, PLLC, dba “The Private Label Lawyer”.  All questions regarding the Sites, these Terms and Conditions or our Privacy Policy shall be directed to the following:

Suzi {at} hixonlaw {dot} com