Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
This Privacy Notice describes how Gibson Law, LLC (“Gibson Law,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards personal information when you visit our website, communicate with us, or use our services. By accessing our website or providing personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Notice.
If you are a current or prospective client, please note that information you share with us in connection with a legal matter may also be protected by attorney-client confidentiality, applicable ethics rules, and other legal protections. This Privacy Notice supplements those obligations and explains our general website and payment-related practices.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
Contact information (e.g., name, email address, phone number, mailing address)
Payment information (e.g., billing address and payment method details submitted through our payment processor)
Matter-related information you choose to provide (e.g., details about a legal issue)
Device and usage information (e.g., IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps)
Communications and preferences (e.g., inquiries, feedback, subscription choices)
Employment/volunteer inquiries (e.g., résumé/CV information, if submitted)
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information:
Directly from you when you fill out forms, contact us, schedule consultations, or make payments
Automatically through cookies, pixels, and similar technologies when you use our website
From third parties, such as payment processors or analytics providers, in connection with your use of our site and services
3. How We Use Information
We use personal information to:
Provide, manage, and improve our legal services and website
Process payments and maintain accounting, invoicing, and retainer records
Communicate with you, respond to inquiries, and send administrative information
Personalize your website experience and perform website analytics
Maintain the security and integrity of our systems
Comply with legal, ethical, and regulatory obligations, including law enforcement requests
Protect our rights, property, clients, and users
4. Payment Processing
We use third-party payment processors (such as ClioPay and its underlying providers) to process online credit card and eCheck payments. When you submit payment information through our payment portal, you are providing it directly to the processor under their security and privacy practices. We receive limited information necessary to confirm and reconcile payments (e.g., payer name, amount, transaction date). Please review the payment processor’s privacy policy on the payment page before submitting your information.
5. Cookies and Analytics
We and our service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
Operate and secure the website
Measure and analyze site usage and performance
Improve content and user experience
You can typically set your browser to refuse or delete cookies. If you disable cookies, certain site features may not function properly. At this time, we do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals.
6. How We Share Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share information as follows:
Service providers and vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., payment processing, hosting, analytics, email delivery), subject to confidentiality and security obligations
As required by law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or to protect rights, safety, and property
In connection with a business transaction involving Gibson Law (e.g., reorganization), subject to confidentiality obligations
With your direction or consent
Information shared for payment processing is handled by our payment processor under their policies. We do not store full payment card numbers on our systems.
7. Data Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice, including providing services, complying with legal and ethical obligations (such as law firm recordkeeping requirements), resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.
9. Your Choices
You may update or correct certain contact information by contacting us.
You may opt out of non-essential communications by using any unsubscribe link provided or by contacting us.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings as described above.
10. Attorney-Client Relationship and Confidentiality
Contacting us or submitting information through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after execution of a written engagement agreement signed by an authorized attorney of Gibson Law and the client. Please do not submit confidential or sensitive information through website forms unless and until you are an executed client of the firm. For clients who have executed an engagement agreement, applicable rules of professional conduct and confidentiality obligations apply to information provided in the course of representation.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for or directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.
12. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by Gibson Law. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.
13. Geographic Scope
We are based in South Carolina, USA. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed in and transferred to the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
14. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The “Effective Date” at the top of the page indicates when it was last revised. Your continued use of the website after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Notice.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact us:
Email: admin@kennethgibsonlaw.com