Who we are
Our website address is: https://rodneygouldlaw.com.
This Privacy Policy explains how the Law Office of Rodney Gould (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and retains information when you visit our website or contact us through our forms, phone numbers, chat features, or advertising campaigns.
Information we collect
We may collect information you provide directly to us, such as your name, phone number, email address, and any details you submit in a contact form or message about your situation. If you call us, we may receive call details such as the phone number used, call date/time, duration, and (where enabled) a recording or transcript of the call.
We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you use the site, including your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, approximate location (e.g., city/state), pages visited, and interactions with the website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function and support analytics and advertising.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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 also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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 of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We and our service providers may also use cookies or similar technologies for analytics and advertising measurement, including to understand which ads or keywords led you to our site (for example, Google Ads / pay-per-click campaigns).
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, maps, scheduling tools, chat widgets, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact 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 embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics and advertising (Google PPC)
We may use analytics and advertising tools to understand website performance and to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. This may include Google Ads conversion tracking and related technologies that help attribute form submissions or calls to an ad click. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies and may collect information such as your IP address, device identifiers, browser information, pages visited, and interactions with the site.
You may be able to control advertising cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through platform tools offered by advertising providers.
Who we share your data with
We may share information with service providers that help us operate our website and communications, such as website hosting, spam protection, form processing, analytics, call handling, and marketing measurement. We may also share information if required to comply with law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our firm, clients, or others.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
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 instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you submit a form or contact us, we may retain that information for as long as reasonably necessary for administrative, legal, client-service, compliance, and recordkeeping purposes.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also 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 any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
California residents may have additional privacy rights under applicable California privacy laws. Depending on your situation and the nature of the data, you may be able to request information about categories of personal information collected, sources, purposes, and categories of third parties with whom information is shared, and to request access or deletion where applicable. Certain information may be exempt from these requests.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How to contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your information, you can contact us using the information below:
Law Office of Rodney Gould
Los Angeles Office: 15233 Ventura Blvd, Ste 1020, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: (818) 740-3763
Fax: (888) 270-7649
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM • Sat/Sun By Appt Only
Important legal notice
This website and any communications through it are provided for general informational purposes only and are not legal advice. Contacting us or submitting a form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not send confidential information until an attorney-client relationship has been established in writing.