This Reston Law Group® (Reston Law®) Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy“) covers only the website https://www.restonlaw.com (the “Site”), and the related web domains which redirect to it, specifically, restonlawgroup.com, reston.law, restonlaw.com, mwllegal.com, and dbd-law.com. This is the home Site for Reston Law Group, LLP (“Reston Law,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and this Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect through the Site, and how we use, share and protect that information. This Privacy Policy does not govern the collection of information through any website, or any other means, other than through the Site. From time to time, our website may contain links to other third party sites that are not owned or controlled by Reston Law. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy applies only to personal information collected by Reston Law on its website. This is a legally binding contract between you as a user of the Site, and us as a provider. Please do not use our site if you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Please note our Privacy Policy may be updated with changes from time to time. Your continued use of the Site provides your acceptance and consideration to accept any changes. If you do not wish to abide by the terms of this policy or any changes, then do not use the Site.
We do not collect personal information through the Site unless you voluntarily provide such information to us in e-mail messages and other communications or in a form submitted via our Site or via our service providers. We use personal information for the apparent purpose in which it was submitted or to communicate with you.
Our web server automatically recognizes and records certain information about visitors to the Site. This includes your IP address, your ISP, your domain name, and the type and version of the web browser software you are using. We use this information only to optimize and improve the content of the Site. Our site may use cookies as noted below to improve your user experience, and you may block use of cookies by settings in your browser.
While we place a priority on the security of personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through the Site.
The Site may contain links to external websites for your convenience. We do not endorse these websites and are not responsible for the content, accuracy or privacy practices of such websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Site and to read the privacy policies of every website that collects personal information.
This privacy policy applies to information collected online from users of this website. In this Privacy Policy, you can learn what kind of information we collect, when and how we might use that information, how we protect the information, and the choices you have with respect to your personal information.
We collect information about our users in three ways: directly from the user, from our Web server logs and through cookies. We use the information primarily to provide you with a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. We don’t share any of the information you provide with others, unless we say so in this Privacy Policy, or when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.
If you fill out the “contact” form on this website, we will ask you to provide some personal information (such as e-mail address, name, phone number and state). We only require that you provide an e-mail address on the contact form. We will only ask you for personal information that allows us to respond effectively to your request. If you don’t want to hear from us via email or phone, just don’t complete the form. Further, if chat is available through this site, you may be asked to provide information if you participate in an online chat. Please do not submit any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information (e.g. Social Security Number; date of birth; drivers license number; or credit card, bank account or other financial information) (collectively, “Sensitive Information”). If you submit any Sensitive Information, you do so at your own risk and we will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission.
Information that you provide to us through the contact form or an online chat will be used so that we may respond to your inquiry. We may also use information you provide to us to communicate with you in the future. If you do not wish to receive such communications, you may opt out (unsubscribe) as described below.
When you visit our website, we may track information about your visit and store that information in web server logs, which are records of the activities on our sites. The servers automatically capture and save the information electronically. Examples of the information we may collect include:
The information we collect in web server logs helps us administer the site, analyze its usage, protect the website and its content from inappropriate use and improve the user’s experience.
In order to offer and provide a customized and personal service, our websites and applications may use cookies and similar technologies to store and help track information about you. Cookies are simply small pieces of data that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies to help remind us who you are and to help you navigate our sites during your visits. Cookies also can tell us where visitors go on a website and allow us to save preferences for you so you won’t have to re-enter them each time you visit. The use of cookies is relatively standard. Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can use your browser to either notify you when you receive a cookie or to disable cookies.
If you wish to disable cookies from this Site, you can do so using your browser. You should understand that some features of many sites may not function properly if you don’t accept cookies. For more information about using browsers to manage cookies, please see All About Cookies. You can also refuse to accept Flash cookies from this Site using Adobe’s Flash management tools. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
By visiting this Site, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
We may use services hosted by third parties, including (for example Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity or Adobe Site Catalyst) that use cookies to track only non-personal information about visitors to our Site. These third-party services assist in providing our services and to help us understand the use of our site by our visitors. These services may collect information sent by your internet web browser as part of a web page request, including your IP address or cookies. If these third-party services collect information, they do so anonymously and in the aggregate to provide information helpful to us such as website trends, without identifying individual visitors.
In addition, we may use services provided by third parties to display relevant content, products, services and advertising to you. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to collect or receive information from this website and elsewhere on the internet. They may then use that information to provide measurement services so we can understand your interests and retarget advertisements based on your previous visits to this website. Please keep in mind that we do not share your personal information with any third-party advertiser, ad server or ad network.
You may be able to opt-out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting by some third parties by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ad Settings. You can visit this page to opt out of AdRoll’s and their partners’ targeted advertising. Please see “Cookies” in the section above for more information on how you can control the use of cookies on your computer.
Lawful Basis for Collecting Personal Data
We will use your personal information only if we have a lawful basis for doing so. Lawful bases for processing include performance of legal services in relation to our engagement letter agreement with you, our legitimate interests or the legitimate interest of others, and consent, as further described below.
Performance of Legal Services under our Engagement Letter Agreement
We process the following categories of personal information in order to provide information, or legal services counseling that you request in our performance of an Engagement Letter Agreement to which you are a party. Examples of data needed for purposes of performing legal services include:
Failure to provide such personal information may result in your inability to use some or all portions of the services or software that require such data.
Legitimate Interest
We process personal information when we believe doing so furthers our legitimate interest or the legitimate interest of third parties. Examples of these legitimate interests include:
Consent
In some cases, we process personal information based on the consent you expressly grant to us at the time we collect such data. When we process personal information based on your consent, we will indicate that to you at the point and time of collection.
Other Processing Grounds
From time to time we may also need to process personal information to comply with a legal obligation if the data are necessary to protect the vital interests of you or other data subjects or if they are necessary for a task carried out in the public interest.
Our web services do not alter, change, or respond upon receiving Do Not Track (DNT) requests or signals in browsers. As described in more detail above, we track user activity using web server logs, cookies and similar technologies. Information collected in web server logs helps us analyze website usage and improve the user’s experience. Cookies allow us to offer you a customized experience and present relevant advertising to you.
We take certain appropriate security measures to help protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will always be unable to defeat our security measures.
We will not sell, rent, or lease mailing lists or other user data to others, and we will not make your personal information available to any unaffiliated parties, except as follows:
We retain personal information about inactive, non-clients for a commercially reasonable limited period to ensure ability to collect payment for past services or the like and to meet other client service obligations. Generally we may dispose of information not used for two (2) years. For active clients, we retain personal information for as long as you have a client relationship with us or as long as needed to provide you with our legal services, and thereafter as set forth in our engagement letter agreement with you.
In some cases, we retain personal information longer if doing so is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or collect fees owed, or is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law, rule, or regulation. Upon disposal, we will destroy or render unreadable any such personal information. Afterwards, we retain some information in a depersonalized or aggregated form but not in a way that would identify you personally.
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. Contact us via the phone number, contact form or mailing address on our website at any time to:
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us via the phone number, contact form or mailing address listed on this website. If our information practices change in a significant way, we will post the policy changes here.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we change our Privacy Policy in any material way, we will notify you here or by posting a notice on the Site, our home page, https://www.restonlaw.com.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please either send us an email to info@restonlaw.com or contact us by mail or telephone at the below listed address and phone numbers, respectively.
Effective Date: March 24, 2024