Effective as of May 25, 2018

As the owner of this website (the “Site”), Nacol Law Firm P.C.,  we understand that your privacy is of critical importance.  This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you via the Site and how we use and disclose such information.

DISCLAIMER

The materials on this web site have been prepared by us for informational purposes only, do not constitute legal advice, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Nacol Law Firm PC. or any of our attorneys or clients, and are not guaranteed to be complete, correct, comprehensive or current. You should be aware that the law is constantly changing and varies by circumstance. Therefore, information on a given law or legal issue may not be current or apply to your particular situation. Receipt, use or review of this web site or any of the information contained on this web site does not, nor is it intended to, create or constitute an attorney-client relationship between you and The Nacol Law Firm PC. or any of the firm’s attorneys. You should not rely on any information contained in this web site without first seeking the advice of an attorney.

We would be glad to communicate with you concerning legal matters, but we cannot do so until we first know that doing so would not create a conflict of interest. If you communicate with us through this web site or otherwise in connection with a matter for which we do not already represent you, your communication may not be treated as privileged or confidential. You should not send any information to us until you have spoken with one of our attorneys and received authorization to send that information to us. Communications regarding matters for which we do represent you should be made with caution, as Internet e-mail is not secure, and you should avoid sending sensitive or confidential Internet e-mail messages unless they re adequately encrypted.

In some jurisdictions this web site may be considered advertising. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon written information about the qualifications and experience of our firm and its attorneys. We have attempted to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in providing this web site. We do not intend to represent clients based upon their review of any portion(s) of this site that does not comply with legal or ethical requirements of any jurisdiction to which the site is subject. Some of the descriptions and some of the articles on this web site contain links to other resources on the Internet. Those links are provided as citations and aids to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest, and are not intended to state or imply that we sponsor, are affiliated or associated with, or are legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, seal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links.

Nothing in this web site is intended to compare the services of our firm to that of any other lawyer or firm or to imply specialization or certification by any organization not previously approved by the Texas State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

To the extent the State Bar Rules in your jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office and/or a single attorney responsible for this web site, we designate The Nacol Law Firm PC. located at 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 1190, Dallas, Texas 75231, USA as our principal office and we designate Mark A. Nacol as the attorney responsible for this web site.

ACCESS TO THIS SITE

Please read the terms of use of this site carefully. These terms may have changed since your last visit to this site. By use of this site, you indicate your acceptance of these terms.

The Firm may alter, suspend or discontinue this web site at any time for any reason, without notice or cost. The web site may become unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment or other reasons. From time to time, The Nacol Law Firm PC. may offer to provide information or materials via e-mail or otherwise to interested persons. The Nacol Law Firm PC. reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to reject any requests for such information or materials, or to discontinue the providing of such information or materials to any person, for any reason whatsoever.

The Firm makes no representation that information on this web site is appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Those who choose to access this web site from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This web site and its contents were created on behalf of The Nacol Law Firm PC. and are/will be copyrighted by The Nacol Law Firm PC.. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to view, store, print, reproduce and distribute material contained in this web site provided that a) none of the material is modified or altered and b) the Terms of Use are included with any materials distributed from this web site. Reproduction or distribution of any material from this web site for commercial purposes is prohibited without the express written permission of The Nacol Law Firm PC.. To obtain permission for the reproduction or distribution of material from this web site for commercial purposes, use the Contact Us link.

PRIVACY POLICY

Site Privacy Policy:

Since our web site permits individuals to communicate with us via e-mail, we have developed this Privacy Policy Statement to inform visitors to our web site of our policies and practices regarding such information. The user information requested on this web site is only used to enable us to track the distribution of the documents that we publish. Your personally identifiable information, including your address and email address, is used solely as a means of identification. We may use the information we collect when you register to send publications and to inform you about updates. You may unsubscribe from the list at any time by contacting us through the Contact Us link and typing the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field.

We do not share information identifying a specific individual or e-mail with third parties except with prior consent or when necessary to protect our rights or property. We reserve all rights relating to the distribution of information collected where required by law. Information collected from persons who enter into an attorney-client relationship with us is covered by our law firm general privacy policy summarized herein.

Information We Collect:

As attorneys, we collect nonpublic personal information about our clients, from your accountants, insurance agents and other advisors, as well as from our clients. Such information may include your name, address, telephone number, and personal and family financial information.

Information We May Disclose and to Whom:

It is our policy not to disclose nonpublic personal information that we collect as described above on our clients and former clients to anyone, except as authorized by you or as required by law. In providing legal services to our clients, however, it may be necessary to disclose nonpublic personal information to non-affiliated persons that perform services or functions on our behalf, such as our central services vendor, your accountant, appraiser, actuary, insurance agent and expert witnesses. We may also be obligated to disclose any or all of the nonpublic personal information described above, as permitted by law. For example, we may be obligated under the law to disclose information in response to lawful requests from law enforcement agencies.

Our Use of Cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.  Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) For authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;

(d) For security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;

(c) For analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services;

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Learn more from their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To Opt-out: Download the browser plugin “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” here.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.

Interest-Based Advertising

Our website uses Google AdWords Conversion Tracking cookie to measure and optimize the performance and user experience related to our ads in Google Search or selected Google Display Network sites. Learn more about Google’s privacy policy here.  To Opt-out Visit Google’s Ads Settings.  To help understand your interests, Google and our other advertising partners will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the Internet using cookies.  

By using this Site, you consent to the use of such cookies and the sharing of data captured by such cookies with Google, and our other third party partners.You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com.

For European Economic Area Residents

If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing.  If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by us, you can contact us at any time.

Email Addresses

We may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. If you have provided your email address to us, we promise to use it only for the purposes for which it is provided.  We will not use your email address to contact you for unrelated reasons.

We will not share your email address with any third parties.

If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), we do not wish to receive communications from you via our website contact forms. If you do provide your contact information or email address inadvertently,we will delete it. Telephone and in person office visits are the only acceptable communications Nacol Law Firm P.C. will allow from residents of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Your Data Rights

If you have left comments on our website, 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 any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Sale of Business or Assets

In the event that the Site or substantially all of its assets is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the information we have collected about you may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.

Protecting the Confidentiality and Security of Nonpublic Personal Information:

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to The Nacol Law Firm PC. employees and vendors or others, who are subject to our policies and attorney-client privilege, whom we determine have a legitimate law firm need to access such information. We maintain security procedures that are designed to protect our client data. We also educate our employees about the importance and meaning of, and necessity for, data security and confidentiality.

In all events,the state laws of Texas, U.S. Federal Laws  and the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, as approved by the Texas Supreme Court, strictly apply to the protection of our clients’ confidences.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this Site, please contact us at janice@nacollawfirm.com or call us at (972) 690-3333

Or write to us at:
The Nacol Law Firm PC
8144 Walnut Hill Lane
Suite 1190
Dallas,TX 75231