Privacy Policy

The Liberty Attorneys PLC ("the Firm," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of everyone who visits this website, requests a consultation, or communicates with our attorneys. As a U.S. law firm, we hold ourselves to data protection standards that meet or exceed applicable state bar ethics rules and federal and state privacy legislation. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and safeguard it, and the choices and rights available to you.

1. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through libertyattorneys.com, our consultation request forms, and email correspondence initiated through the website. It does not apply to information we collect after an attorney-client relationship has been formally established through a signed engagement letter — that information is governed by the engagement agreement and applicable rules of professional conduct, which provide substantially broader confidentiality protections than this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you provide directly

• Contact details (name, work email, phone number, company or organization, mailing address)
• Company details, industry, state of operation, and practice area selections
• Inquiry descriptions, target timelines, and any documents you choose to attach or reference
• Correspondence you send us by email or through the consultation request form

Information collected automatically

• Technical data such as IP address, browser type and version, device type, and operating system
• Usage data such as pages visited, time on page, referring URLs, and navigation paths
• Approximate geographic location inferred from IP address (city/region level, not precise location)

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses a limited set of cookies and similar local-storage technologies to support core functionality — for example, remembering that you have already viewed the entry animation during your current browser session, and recognizing when you have already begun a page navigation so the site can display loading feedback consistently. We do not use these technologies to build advertising profiles or to sell your information. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings; doing so may affect some non-essential visual behavior on the site but will not prevent you from reading content or submitting a consultation request.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above strictly to:

• Conduct a mandatory ethics conflict check before we can evaluate or accept any new matter
• Evaluate your legal inquiry, respond to it, and schedule consultations
• Provide requested legal services once an attorney-client relationship has been formally established in writing
• Operate, secure, and improve the website, including diagnosing technical issues
• Comply with applicable law, court orders, and state bar recordkeeping obligations

We do not use information submitted through our consultation form for marketing purposes without your separate consent, and we do not sell personal information as that term is defined under applicable state privacy law.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade client or prospective-client information to third-party advertisers. We may share limited information with:

• Service providers who support our website, email, and case-management systems under confidentiality obligations (for example, hosting and email-delivery providers)
• Co-counsel or local counsel, but only after an attorney-client relationship is formed and only as necessary to represent you
• Regulators, courts, or government authorities where required by law, subpoena, or court order
• A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of firm assets, subject to the same confidentiality commitments described here

6. Attorney Ethics and Confidential Communications

Information submitted through our website contact forms is treated as a confidential prospective-client communication under Rule 1.18 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and analogous state bar rules, even before any attorney-client relationship is formed. Please avoid including highly sensitive or privileged details of an active dispute in a general inquiry form; our team will provide a secure channel for sensitive documents once a conflict check is complete.

7. Data Retention and Security

We use industry-standard safeguards, including TLS/SSL encryption for form transmissions and access-controlled, encrypted databases, to protect information in transit and at rest. Prospective-client inquiry data that does not result in an engagement is retained only as long as necessary to complete conflict checks and satisfy applicable state bar recordkeeping requirements, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized. Client file data is retained in accordance with our engagement agreement and applicable professional conduct rules governing file retention.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may reference or link to third-party resources, such as government filing portals (e.g., USPTO, Secretary of State websites) or professional directories. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before submitting information to them.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for businesses, organizations, and adult individuals seeking legal counsel. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the information below so we can remove it.

10. Your Rights Under State Privacy Laws

If you are a resident of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA), or another U.S. state with a comprehensive consumer privacy statute, you may have the right to:

• Request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you, and access to that information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of personal information, subject to our professional recordkeeping obligations
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not currently sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@thelibertyattorneys.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law and may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected by a new effective date; we encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Our Privacy Coordinator

The Liberty Attorneys PLC
Attn: Privacy & Ethics Officer
100 Liberty Plaza, Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (800) 555-0199
Email: info@thelibertyattorneys.com