Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2024

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://pickfordlawfirm.com.

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

1. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

2. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

3. Cookies

• Comments Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.
• Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.When you log in, we will set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
  If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
• Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

4. Cookie Consent
By continuing to use our site, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may adjust your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

We collect and process your data based on the following legal bases:

• Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent to use your data for specific purposes (e.g., comments or cookies).
• Legitimate Interest: Where it is in our legitimate interest to process your data to ensure the smooth operation of our website and services.
• Contractual Necessity: Where we need to process your data to fulfill a contract or service (e.g., user account registration).

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties except as necessary for the operation of our website and services. Specifically, we may share your data with:

• Automated Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
• User Profiles: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make such requests, please contact us at: info@pickfordlawfirm.com.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, we may store data on servers located outside your home country, and this may involve the transfer of your data to countries with different data protection laws. We ensure that your data is protected in line with applicable regulations.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement a variety of security measures to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure access protocols. However, no online transmission is entirely secure, and you provide personal information at your own risk.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to assist in the operation of our website or services, including hosting services, analytics, and email communications. These third parties have access to your data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the “Effective Date” above and, when appropriate, through additional notifications on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights over your personal data, please contact us at:

info@pickfordlawfirm.com
PO BOX 1293
Memphis, TN 38101
901-424-1920