Privacy Policy – MN Defense Attorney

Introduction to Our Privacy Policy

At MN Defense Attorney, protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information is among our top priorities. As Your Trusted Partner in Criminal Defense, we understand the sensitivity of the information you share with our firm. Our promise is to maintain the strictest standards of confidentiality, transparency, and ethical handling of personal information. All of your personal information will be kept strictly private, securely stored on a central database so that only authorized team members have access to it.

This Privacy Policy is designed to outline, in clear simple terms, how MN Defense Attorney collects, stores, and treats specific pieces of personal information when you communicate with us – over the internet via our website, through other forms of correspondence, and through your use of our services. Whether you are seeking legal representation, asking for a free consultation, accessing educational articles/expertise, or simply browsing our website, you should understand the steps we take to protect you online and preserve your peace of mind.

Please take a moment to read this thoroughly and contact us directly at (380) 762-5271 or [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

About MN Defense Lawyer

MN Defense Attorney is a United States law firm dedicated to criminal defense. Our team of legal professionals is headed by Attorney Sarah Mitchell, and together, we have proudly served clients across the country for more than 10 years. We are qualified to represent individuals in felony cases, misdemeanor matters, federal cases, and expungements nationwide, as well as provide a variety of legal resources.

As our client, you will benefit from full-time focus on your case, which allows us to provide personalized legal strategies and individualized attention. We are here for you, and will fight for your rights at every step of the process. This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information gathered by MN Defense Attorney online (via our site at https://mn-defense-attorney.com/), offline through one-to-one meetings and phone calls, and through electronic communications such as email or other written correspondence you may send to our firm.

Applicability of This Policy

This Privacy Policy discusses how MN Defense Attorney collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you are provided access to our services. This Privacy Policy applies to all who visit or use any MN Defense Attorney service, including prospective clients, existing clients, legal resource seekers, and visitors to our websites. By accessing or using MN Defense Attorney services or websites, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, individuals, companies, or services that may be linked from MN Defense Attorney services, websites, and applications – so we encourage you to review those privacy policies before interacting with these services.

What Specific Information We Collect

In order to provide our services, answer questions, and to better serve you, MN Defense Lawyer collects a number of different kinds of personal information about you, which may include:

Contact Information: your name, address, telephone number, email, and other ways of contacting you.
Case Information: any information relating to your legal case, including the type of offense, dates, locations, reports, or evidence provided by you to us.
Identification Data: your date of birth, government-issued identification numbers (such as driver’s license number, state identification number), and any other information we may require by law or regulation to represent you.
Payment Information: payment data, billing data, and related payment records.
Website Usage Data: the IP address and browser type you use to connect to our website, device data (such as hardware or software), pages visited, and information collected by cookies or other tracking technologies.
Communications Data: records relating to the communications you have with us through emails, phone calls, consultations, and meetings.
Other Information Data: any information we may collect that is not covered by this policy that we may require when you seek services from us.

In addition to the foregoing examples, we may also collect reference data and other information you provide us to support your request for services.

We do not attempt to collect more personal information than is reasonably required under the circumstances.

The Methods of Collecting Your Personal Information

MN Defense Attorney gathers information about our clients and prospective clients by:

Talking with you directly: You may provide personal information to us through our website, by contacting us by phone, in person at our office, or by email.
Forms online: When you fill out consultation request forms, feedback forms, or other forms on our website.
Legal paperwork: When documents are submitted to us in connection with your case (police reports, court notices, evidence, etc.).
Technology: When you visit our website, we may collect additional technical and site usage data through the use of cookies, log files, and analytic tools in order to better understand how visitors interact with various parts of our site.
Referrals from Third Parties: In certain circumstances, we may receive personal information about you from another party involved in your matter with us (e.g., co-counsel, the courts, law enforcement) or from a party other than you who has referred you to us for service (e.g., a prior client, family member, or another lawyer). We take all reasonable steps to ensure such a collection is in accordance with our ethical and legal requirements.

The Reason Why We Collect Your Personal Information

We use your personal information for various purposes that support our mission of providing quality legal services to our clients and protecting your rights. Specific purposes include:

Providing Legal Services: Evaluating your claim, providing legal advice, representing you in legal proceedings, and facilitating all aspects of your defense.
Communication: Responding to your requests, informing you of appointment schedules, and keeping you informed as to your case and the law.
Client Administration: Managing the administration of client accounts, billings, payments, and documents required for the provision of legal services.
Compliance: Obligations imposed by law, regulation, or professional and legal ethics requirements, including conflict checks, demands under anti-money laundering legislation, and orders of the courts.
Service Improvement: Fostering website content, services, and user experiences through website utilization analysis and feedback.
Marketing and Education: With your consent, providing updates on a variety of legal area topics, resources, events, and other firm news.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third parties. Any usage is permitted only within the scope of the purposes described above.

Legal Justifications For Our Processing of Your Personal Information

MN Defense Attorney processes your personal information on a number of different lawful bases depending on the context in which we process your data:

Consent: Where you have given consent for us to use your information for a specific purpose (such as receiving newsletters).
Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable law and regulations, or in response to a valid request by public authorities, including courts of law and tribunals (such as requests by law enforcement authorities).
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests as a company, or those of third parties we work with, provided that they do not outweigh your rights or interests (such as to provide our services, operate and continuously improve the security and quality of our service).

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

Your personal information is used only in connection with our business needs, legal requirements, and lawful administrative purposes. In particular, we use your personal information as follows:

To assess and administer your legal case, including performing conflict checks, evaluating your case, and strategizing defenses to your legal matter.
To communicate with you about your case status, deadlines and court dates, and respond to your questions or complaints.
To draft legal documents, court filings, pleadings, and correspondence on your behalf.
To carry out other administrative roles such as billing and payments processing and records maintenance.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations (including ethical obligations and audit requests).
To analyze website traffic and end-user activity on our websites to optimize our online presence and services.
Where you have opted-in, to send you legal guides, newsletters, or event invites only, and maintain you on list-serve(s) where appropriate.

Access to your personal information is restricted to authorized personnel who need to use it in the course of their work.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

MN Defense Attorney protects your personal information with the highest degree of confidentiality. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may disclose your information, consistent with our legal and ethical requirements:

With Your Consent: We will share information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to do so (e.g., you ask us to refer you to another attorney or specialist).
Legal Proceedings and Law Enforcement: We may share information as permitted by law, in response to a court order, subpoena, or other government demand.
Service Providers: We may share your information with our service providers (including service providers in the United States) that perform functions on our behalf (for example, IT system support, secure document storage, call tracking and call analytics, payment systems and processors, and other processing services) pursuant to written contracts. Such service providers must also protect your information, and may only process your information at our direction and for such purposes.
Professional Advisors: We may share information with professional advisors (for example, general counsel, accountants, auditors, and other professionals) as necessary in the operation of our business or as required by law, for the protection of our legal rights.
Business Transfers: If we sell or otherwise transfer all or a portion of our assets or make a similar business transaction, personal information may be purchased as part of that transaction. In addition to whatever safeguards are implemented in connection with the transaction, we will have required the purchaser to provide appropriate measures to protect your information.

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

How We Keep Your Personal Information Safe

As MN Defense Attorney, we take commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect all personally identifiable information that you provide to us from loss, theft, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction. Our protective measures include:

Secure data storage: All paper files, personal documents, and electronic files are housed with encrypted systems and physical security in our Columbus law office at 200 S High St Ste 93, Columbus OH 43215.
Access controls and authentication: All sensitive information is accessible solely by authorized individuals with access rights that are tightly controlled and periodically reviewed.
Employee training: We provide regular data privacy and confidentiality training.
Secure communications: We use secure communications protocols (e.g., encrypted email and password-secured client websites) for transmitting sensitive information.
Security audits and testing: We carry out periodic security testing.
Incident response protocol: In the unlikely event that we experience a data breach, we will implement our incident preparedness and response procedure to limit the damage resulting from the breach, and notify affected individuals as necessary per our legal obligations under applicable law, including Ohio Revised Code 1347.12(A)(1).

The Duration In Which We Retain Your Information

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which we collected it, to comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and to resolve any potential disputes. The specific retention periods vary depending on the type of information and applicable law. Generally:

Case Files: Legal files and correspondence associated with your matter are stored for at least seven years after your matter closes, or as otherwise required or permitted under state and federal law.
Financial Records: Billing and payment information is stored for at least seven years for tax and accounting purposes.
Messages: Email and telephone messages remain in our systems for the time needed to complete your matter, support ongoing client relationships, or as otherwise required by law.

Once the applicable retention period has passed, your information will be permanently deleted, blocked, or rendered anonymous. To request deletion of your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

Your Rights To Your Personal Information

As a user of MN Defense Attorney, you may have the following rights related to personal information and we will endeavor to take reasonable steps to honor these rights, subject to applicable laws and legal or ethical requirements:

Access: You have the right to request your personal information that we hold.
Correction: You have the right to request corrections to your personal information that you believe are inaccurate or incomplete.
Deletion: In some cases, you may request deletion of your personal information (subject to our legal obligations and ethical duties).
Restriction: Under certain circumstances, you have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your information.
Objection: You may object to the use of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
Data Portability: Where applicable, you may ask for a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly-used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or (380) 762-5271. We will respond consistent with applicable laws and ethical requirements.

Our Children’s Privacy Policy

MN Defense Attorney does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18 without the permission of a parent or legal guardian. Services are offered only to adults and persons of legal age who have the legal capacity to contract for our services. If we learn that we have inadvertently gathered Personal Information from a child under age 13 without his or her parent’s or guardian’s consent, we will take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at [email protected] so that we may take appropriate action.

Cookies, Tracking and Related Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience, analyze site traffic, and help provide our services. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us identify you, remember your preferences, and capture statistical data:

Essential Cookies: Required for the website to work properly, like keeping a user logged in and security.
Analytical Cookies: Help us analyze how visitors use our site to help us enhance content and functionality.
Preference Cookies: Help us remember language and user preferences to better tailor the site to the user.

You may set your browser to refuse or delete cookies; however, if you choose to do so, some parts of the website may not function properly. By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with this notice. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

Links To Third-Party Sites and Information By and About Other People

Our website may include links to third-party websites, resources, or services not under the control of MN Defense Attorney. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such websites, resources, or services. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or services of third-party websites. You should consult the privacy policy applicable to any third-party website before disclosing personal information to that particular website. MN Defense Attorney is not affiliated with any third-party website, has no control over a third-party website, and does not endorse, control, support, or assume responsibility or liability for the content, privacy practices, or services of third-party websites that may contain ads or links.

International Transfers of Personal Information

MN Defense Lawyer generally acts for clients in the United States and stores Personally Identifiable Information on secure servers housed in the United States. However, in rare circumstances, your information may be transacted to or accessed by an authorized service provider or counsel partner outside the United States in jurisdictions as permitted by law, with appropriate safeguards applied to maintain data integrity. In all circumstances where Personally Identifiable Information is transferred outside of the United States, the transfer shall comply with applicable data protection legislation and safeguards shall be put in place.

Marketing Communications and You

We occasionally provide you with updates from MN Defense Attorney about legal resources, events, or firm news that may be of interest to you. We will send marketing information to you only if you have opted into this service. You can opt out at any time. You may also opt out of marketing emails by following the instructions at the bottom of each marketing email we send. Just follow the unsubscribe link in a marketing email or contact us via email at [email protected]. We will make your requested changes promptly.

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The Lifetime of Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege

As a Minnesota law firm, MN Defense Attorney is subject to the requirements of professional and ethical conduct for attorneys, including the duty of confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege. All information that you provide to us in connection with your consultation for or utilization of legal services is protected by these requirements and shall not be released except as required by law, or consented to in advance by you. We take the ethical obligations we owe to our clients seriously, and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality in our practice.

How To Change or Update Your Information

We strive to ensure that the personally identifiable information that we have for you is as accurate and current as possible. To the extent you need to change, correct, or update any personally identifiable information you may have submitted to us and/or that we may have in our files, we invite you to contact us by telephone at (380) 762-5271 or by email at [email protected]. We will update or correct such personally identifiable information in a timely manner, and consistent with our legal and ethical obligations.

Security Precautions and What To Know As Our Client

While the MN Defense Attorney firm will take every measure possible to ensure the safety and privacy of your private information, we ask that all clients and website visitors do their part in contributing to the safety of your own private information. Strong passwords should be utilized, and you should exercise caution when disclosing any information online. The MN Defense Attorney firm also encourages clients to alert us promptly if they believe improper activity may be occurring with respect to any case or private communication between us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

MN Defense Attorney may revise this Privacy Policy in our sole discretion to reflect updates to our practices, risks to our clients and visitors, changes in the law, and other factors. If we make changes, we will post those changes on our website and will note at the bottom of the page when such revisions were made. Substantial changes will be communicated directly to you where appropriate. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to remain aware of any changes that we may implement. Your continued use of our services following changes to this policy will constitute your acceptance of the revised policy.

Questions and Concerns

For any inquiries, concerns, or requests you may have regarding this Privacy Policy statement or our data practices, we invite you to reach out to us directly. We’re available to help you and answer any questions you may have.

We can be reached at the following address:
200 S High St Ste 93, Columbus OH 43215
Phone: 380-762-5271
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://mn-defense-attorney.com/

If you’re an existing client currently in need of legal assistance, you are most welcome to reach out to us by phone to set up an initial consultation appointment date and time. Firstly, we will carry out a complimentary consultation and truly look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your confidence in us.

Other Interesting Things and Legal References

You may find the following resources helpful in learning more about your privacy rights and obligations:

MN Defense Attorney is committed to keeping current on privacy law developments and best practices related to data security. We review our policies and procedures on a regular basis, and evaluate them against legal and ethical requirements.

Conclusion

Here at MN Defense Attorney, protecting your privacy and earning your trust is the bedrock of our service as Your Trusted Partner in Criminal Defense. We understand that the information you share with us is of a very private nature. Moreover, we are committed to the utmost in ethical, transparent, and secure client data practices. Whether you are a current or prospective client, or simply a website user, we guarantee that we will handle your information with care, respect, and the highest ethical standards. If you have any questions about this policy or would like to discuss your privacy rights, contact us at [email protected] or (380) 762-5271. We have your back when it comes to defending your legal rights or protecting your private information every step of the way.