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DISCLAIMERS AND TERMS OF USE

Consumer Communication

In order to insure that communications and inquiries between prospective clients, clients and/or people seeking information are handled respectfully, properly and promptly, and for the purpose of training, we reserve the right to record all calls made to ChosenLawyers.com, APC., our allies, affiliates, agents, case managers, paralegals, and/or attorneys. We may from time to time make calls, send texts, and/or emails messages to you at any telephone number and email address associated with your account. The manner in which these calls or text (SMS) messages are made to you may include, but is not limited to, the use of prerecorded/artificial voice messages and/or an automatic telephone dialing system, ads, videos or emails. You certify, warrant, and represent that the telephone numbers and/or email addresses that you have provided to us are your contact numbers and/or you have the express authorization of anyone on whose behalf, you contact Chosen Lawyers. You represent that you are permitted to receive calls at each of the telephone numbers and/or emails you have provided to us.

Content Is Information Only, Not Advice

Thank you for visiting the web site or using the mobile application of ChosenLawyers.com, APC, and/or its affiliates (“Chosen Lawyers,” “we”, “us”, or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use” or “Terms”) are a legal and binding agreements between you and Chosen Lawyers governing your access to and use of the website located www.ChosenLawyers.com, any websites that Chosen Lawyers maintains which link to these terms, and any mobile applications currently in use or as we may introduce from time to time (the website and mobile applications, or any portion thereof, the “Site”). 

The Site is not an offer to perform services on any matter. This Site contains general information from a variety of sources and might not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements. We do not undertake to update material in our Site to reflect subsequent legal or other developments.

We may update, change, modify, or revise these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. Any changes will become effective upon posting to the Site, along with the date on which it was most recently revised as indicated by the “Last Updated” heading at the top of these Terms of Use. Your continued access to and/or use of the Site after any such modifications constitute your acceptance of the Terms of Use as modified. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use regularly for updates. Please contact us if you would like information regarding any modifications. If any modification to these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable for any reason, such modifications shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of these Terms of Use and the remaining provision.

Use

Chosen Lawyers hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited right and license to access and use the Site solely for your personal use in accordance with these Terms of Use. You shall not, in any way, otherwise copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, modify, create derivative works from, sell, or exploit the Site. Chosen Lawyers may at any time, for any reason, and without notice or liability: (a) modify, suspend, or terminate operation of or access to the Site and related services, or (b) change, revise, or modify the Site and affiliated services.

Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights

The Site and Chosen Lawyers software, systems, technologies, and know-how (“Chosen Lawyers Technology”) are owned by or licensed to Chosen Lawyers and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent, and/or other intellectual property rights and proprietary rights. All trademarks, trade names, graphics, logos, and trade dress included in or made available through the Site and Online Services are owned by or licensed to Chosen Lawyers and protected by U.S. and international trademark laws (collectively, the “Marks”).
Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing herein shall be construed to confer any grant or license of any Chosen Lawyers Intellectual Property Rights, whether by estoppel, by implication, or otherwise. You are strictly prohibited from using any Chosen Lawyers intellectual property except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use. You are also advised that Chosen Lawyers and its licensors will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy as posted on the Site (the “Privacy Policy”), which is incorporated herein and also governs your use of this Site.

Restrictions on Use

You agree not to:

• reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or otherwise transfer the Site;
• adapt, alter, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Site;
• prepare derivative works based on the Site or any Chosen Lawyers technology;
• remove, obscure, or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices, marks or labels contained on or within the Site;
• frame, mirror, or in-line link the Site, or incorporate into another website, application, or other service any Chosen Lawyers intellectual property;
• use the Site for any unlawful, fraudulent, or malicious purposes, or to solicit any such activity;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to any accounts, features, systems, or networks through hacking, password mining, or any other means;
• interfere with any access control measures or attempt to disable or circumvent such security features;
• interfere with any access control measures or attempt to disable or circumvent such security features;
• submit or post any false or misleading information; and/or
• violate, infringe, or misappropriate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other proprietary rights of Chosen Lawyers, its licensors, or any other person or entity.

We reserve the right to prohibit access, use, conduct, communications, or content that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be harmful to the Site, users, us, our brands, our business partners and licensors, or any other person or entity, or that violates these Terms of Use and/or applicable laws. Any unauthorized use automatically terminates the license granted to you hereunder.

No Relationship or Obligation Arises from Use of the Site

The law differs in every jurisdiction, and you should not rely on any opinion except that of an attorney you have retained, who has a professional duty to advise you after being fully informed of all the pertinent facts, and who is duly licensed in the applicable state, and is familiar with the applicable laws.  Internet subscribers, mobile application users, and online readers should seek professional counsel about their legal rights and remedies. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information found on the Site. Any actions or decisions about your legal rights should be based on the particular facts and circumstances of your situation, and appropriate legal advice from an attorney retained directly by you.  Chosen Lawyers EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN BASED UPON ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS SITE. Viewing the Site, or communicating with Chosen Lawyers via Internet, e-mail, text, video audio or in any other manner through the Site does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship with anyone. The content and features on the Site do not create, and are not intended to create, an attorney-client relationship, and shall not be construed as legal advice. The content and features of the Site, including means to submit a question or information, do not constitute an offer to represent you or otherwise give rise to an attorney/client relationship.

Accounts

To use some features of the Site, you may be required to create an account. In connection therewith, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you hold for your account login, including your password, and for all Submissions made from your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your login. CHOSEN LAWYERS may suspend access to your account if it suspects illegal or improper use, or for any other reasons, such as for account management purposes, at its sole discretion.

Confidentiality is Not Guaranteed

Information sent to Chosen Lawyers, via Internet e-mail or through the Site is not secure and is done on a non-confidential basis. Chosen Lawyers may make reasonable efforts to keep communications private, but because of the nature of Internet communications and the absence of an attorney/client relationship, we cannot promise or guarantee confidentiality.

DISCLAIMER – This Site Does Not Provide Medical Diagnosis or Advice

The content provided on the Site, such as documents, text, graphics, images, videos, news alerts, pharmaceutical drug recalls, prescription medication history, or information on litigation concerning the foregoing topics, Medical Malpractice or other materials, is for informational purposes only. The information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a physician for diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition or for any questions you may have regarding a health concern. Never disregard professional medical advice, alter a prescription plan in anyway, or delay or refrain from seeking medical advice because of something you have read or seen on the Site. Links to other sites are provided for information only. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by Chosen Lawyers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Site may present information about pharmaceutical drug recalls, which is for information purposes only. Such information is not necessarily the most current information on subject and may or may not be updated based on the last information concerning such recalls. Do not make any make any decisions regarding medication or medical providers based on information from the Site including but not limited to information we provide about drug recalls.

Chosen Lawyers Is Not Responsible for Content; Limitation on Liability

Chosen Lawyers may periodically change, remove, or add materials, content on the Site without notice. These materials or content may contain technical or typographical errors. CHOSEN LAWYERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THEIR ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR SUITABILITY.  Chosen Lawyers assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the contents of the Site. Your use of the Site is at your own risk. Under no circumstances shall Chosen Lawyers or any other party involved in the creation, production or delivery of the Site be liable to you or any other person for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind arising from your access to, or use of, the Site.

Third-party Web Sites

The Site contains links to third party web sites for the convenience of our users. Chosen Lawyers does not endorse any of these third-party sites and does not imply any association between Chosen Lawyers and those sites. Chosen Lawyers does not control these third-party web sites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with these Terms of Use. If you use links to access and use such web sites, you do so at your own risk. Chosen Lawyers is not responsible for the contents or availability of any linked sites. These links are provided only as a convenience to the recipient. These Terms only apply to the Site and do not apply to any linked sites. We encourage you to read and understand the terms of use of any linked sites that you visit. Links do not imply that we sponsor, endorse, are affiliated with or associated with, or are legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, service mark, design, logo, symbol, or other copyrighted materials displayed on or accessible through any linked site.

State Laws Vary

Chosen Lawyers works with lawyers that are licensed to practice law in other states and Washington DC. Chosen Lawyers may refer prospective clients to other law firms located throughout the country, who form relationships with Chosen Lawyers, and are experienced in handling such cases. Chosen Lawyers may also undertake legal representation in certain cases, and will affiliate with other legal counsel located throughout the country to provide legal representation. The laws of each State are different. The Site contains information about general or common rules that apply in some states. The Site also contains information about verdicts or settlements in past cases. You cannot assume that the same rules apply, or that the same result would occur, in your state or any particular state.  The Statute of Limitations is especially important. Every state has laws called the “statute of limitations” which set a deadline to file a lawsuit. That means that a lawsuit filed too late may be thrown out, regardless of the defendant’s fault or the severity of the injuries. Some states have a two-year period for negligence injury claims; the time period in other states may be longer or shorter. Insurance policies, particularly homeowners insurance, may require that suit be filed within one year of a loss. Some states allow claims against government agencies, but require a written notice very soon after the accident, perhaps within three months. Because investigation and research are needed to identify all possible defendants and theories of recovery, if you have an accident or injury, you should consult a lawyer as soon as possible.

Chosen Lawyers Clients

Only individuals who have entered into a mutually signed retainer agreement with Chosen Lawyers are Chosen Lawyers clients (“Chosen Lawyers Clients”). When Chosen Lawyers Clients use portions of the Site designated by Chosen Lawyers to communicate with clients pursuant to our representation of a Chosen Lawyers Client, we will ensure that any information provided pursuant to such attorney/client relationship may not be shared with third parties except as is done with such precautions to preserve the confidentiality of the relevant information and any attorney/client privilege as may attach to such information. Chosen Lawyers takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect the information that we collect.

Legal and Ethical Requirements

Chosen Lawyers tries to comply with all legal and ethical requirements to compile the content and modify the Site. We welcome comments about our compliance with the applicable rules and will update the Site as warranted, upon learning of any new or different requirements. To the extent that the professional responsibility rules of any jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office or an attorney responsible for the Site, ChosenLawyers.com, APC designates its office in Los Angeles, California (USA), 1530 Cassil Pl Suite 511 Los Angeles, CA 90028 and attorney Paymon Barati-Darmian.

Advertising Disclosures

Some materials on the Platform may constitute lawyer advertising. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision, and it should never be based solely upon an advertisement. Before making your choice of any attorney, you should give this matter careful thought. Cases will be handled by attorneys licensed in the local jurisdiction.. Before you decide, you may ask us to send you free written information about the qualifications of our Chosen Lawyers and their experience and accomplishments. FREE BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. No representation is made that the lawyers are certified specialists or experts in any field of law. And no representation is made that the legal services to be performed are greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer’s credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. No representation is made here about your specific rights. Every case is different and must be dealt with based on its own merits. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contingent attorney fees are negotiable and not set by law. Costs and fees are charged only upon monetary recovery. Not available in all states. Cases may be handled in association with, or referred to, other law firms as co-counsel or referral counsel. Only the law firm’s non-lawyer staffed call center is open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

Governing Laws in Case of Dispute; Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to any choice of law principles. Any and all disputes arising hereunder shall be governed as set forth in the Arbitration section below.

Submissions

You are solely responsible for any information, content, or material you transmit to or through the Site (“Submissions”). You understand that Submissions are considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Furthermore, you grant Chosen Lawyers an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, display, publish, publicly perform, transmit, and distribute any Submission, without compensation or accounting to you or anyone else. You represent and warrant that: (a) you have the right to submit the Submission to Chosen Lawyers and grant the licenses as described above; (b) Chosen Lawyers will not need to obtain licenses from any third party or pay royalties to any third party for its use of the Submission; (c) the Submission does not infringe any third party’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights; and (d) the Submission complies with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. Chosen Lawyers takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Submission.

Arbitration

Any and all claims by you arising out of or related to the Site or your use thereof may be resolved only through a binding arbitration proceeding to be conducted under the auspices of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of Los Angeles County California. Both your agreement to arbitrate all controversies, disputes and claims, and the results and awards rendered through the arbitration, will be final and binding on you and may be specifically enforced by legal proceedings. Arbitration will be the sole means of resolving such controversies, disputes and claims, and you waive your rights to resolve such controversies, disputes and claims by court proceedings or any other means. You agree that judgment may be entered on the award in any court of competent jurisdiction and, therefore, any award rendered shall be binding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

International Use

The Site is controlled, operated, and administered by Chosen lawyers from offices within the United States of America.

Other Terms

If, for any reason, a Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, or any portion thereof to be unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give the intended effect thereof, and the remainder of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy shall continue in full force and effect. Chosen Lawyers’ failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to that breach or subsequent or similar breaches. No consent or waiver by Chosen lawyers hereof will be deemed effective unless in writing and duly endorsed by attorney Paymon Barati-Darmian. These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, as each is currently posted, constitute the entire agreement between Chosen Lawyers and you with respect to your use of the Site and supersede all previous written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except that this agreement shall not supersede, restrict, or replace any agreements governing the attorney-client relationship between Chosen Lawyers and Chosen Lawyers Clients. Chosen lawyers may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, block and/or terminate your access to the Site and if we determine that you have violated these Terms of Use or other terms or agreements or that may be associated therewith or if you use the Site in a way that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be an unacceptable use.

Transparency In Coverage Rule

CHOSENLAWYERS.COM, APC PRIVACY POLICY

ChosenLawyers.com, APC and its affiliates (referred to herein as “Chosen Lawyers”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to complying with this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which describes what information we collect about you, how we use it, with whom we may share it, and what choices you have regarding our use of your information. This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected in connection with our website located at https://chosenlawyers.com and any other webpage that Chosen Lawyers maintains that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Site”), any current or future mobile applications associated with Chosen Lawyers or the website (collectively, the “App”), our email communications, our social media pages, other online or wireless offerings that post a link to the Privacy Policy, and other circumstances in connection with the services we provide (collectively, the “Platform”).

TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The types of personal information we collect will depend on the services you request and, if you are a client, the nature of our representation or your case. The table below describes some of the categories (with non-exhaustive examples) of personal information we may collect about you:

Categories	Examples
A. Individual Identifiers and Demographic Information	Contact information, such as name, email address, phone number,  mailing address, job title, and organization. Identifiers, such as client ID, username, IP address, device ID, and other online identifiers that may be collected automatically when you use  the Platform. Demographic information, such as date of birth and general location  information like city, state, and geographic area
B. Sensitive Personal Information	Government ID numbers, such as Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, and other identification information. Financial information, such as financial account numbers, wiring instructions,  insurance policy numbers, invoices, and other payment or bank account details. Medical information, such as doctor’s notes, treatment plans,  medical conditions, prescription medicines, insurance documentation,  doctor visit information, daily symptom reporting, and other records and  information.
C. Geolocation Data	Precise physical location, which we may collect via the App if you consent to  that collection through the App.
D. Sensory Data	Call recordings, such as our recordings of calls you make to our customer  service team. Other sensory data, such as any audio recordings, photographs, videos,  or similar data that may be provided as part of a case file.
E. Biometric Information	Biometric information, such as facial scans or fingerprint scans if you  opt-in to using this information for logging in or authenticating  your account on the App.
F. Commercial Information	Representation information, such as details about your claim, case, or other  legal matter, the distribution of settlement of other payments  to you (if applicable). Account information, such as the username and password you  provide when you register for an account and any information stored  or transmitted in your account or profile. Communications, such as when you call or email us, confidential and  privileged communications that you may make with our attorneys,  and your conversations with our digital chat services.
G. Internet or Network Activity	Online activity information, such as linking pages, pages or screens viewed,  time spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens,  information about activity on a page or screen, access times,  duration of access, and other online activity information. Device information, such as computer and mobile operating system, operating system type and version number, wireless carrier, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, general location information such as city, state, or geographic area, and other device information collected automatically.
H. Professional or Employment- Related Information	Job application information, such as your resume or CV, background check information, references, and other information. Employment information, such as title, role, employer, employment history, current or past job history, and other professional information.
I. Education Information	Education records, such as transcripts or education history.
J. Inferences Drawn from Personal Information	Profiles reflecting preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, or aptitudes.

We may collect the categories of personal information described above from the following sources:

• Personal Information Collected Automatically. We and our third-party providers may use cookies and other technologies such as log files, cookies, tracking pixels, and analytic tools and services to collect personal information automatically about you. Such information includes your geolocation and the
• online identifiers, device information, and online activity information described above.
• To facilitate the automatic collection described above, we may use the following technologies:

• Cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data stored by your web browser on your computer or mobile device. We use cookies to collect information from you regarding your usage of the Platform in order to remember user preferences and settings, personalize your experience with the Platform, facilitate online advertising, and for security purposes. You may opt-out of the automatic collection of some information by referring to your web browser or mobile device options or settings menu. However, doing so may disable many of the portions, features, or functionality of the Platform.
• Pixels. Pixels, which are also known as “web beacons,” or “clear GIFs,” are typically used to determine whether a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked. Data collected from pixels is often used to compile statistics about usage of websites and the success of email marketing campaigns.
• SDKs. Software development kits, or “SDKs,” are third-party computer codes used in connection with the App for a variety purposes, including to provide analytics regarding the use of the App, integrate with social media, add features or functionality to the App, or facilitate online advertising. SDKs may enable third parties to collect information directly via the App.

• Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may also collect or receive personal information from third parties, which may include:

• Our business partners, such as third-party data providers and advertising partners.
• Public sources, such as social media platforms and publicly-available records.
• Individuals or entities involved in our clients’ legal matters, such as doctors, other parties, and other individuals that you may direct to provide us with information.
• Referral sources, such as members of our referral network, website submissions, and other referral sources.

ONLINE ANALYTICS

We may use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Mouseflow and so on, in order to better understand your use of our Platform and how we can improve them. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other usage information. For more information regarding how Google collects, uses, and shares your information please visit http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. For more information on Mouseflow’s privacy practices, please visit https://mouseflow.com/privacy/. 

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

• “>To Provide Our Platform. We use personal information to provide our services, including the Platform. For example, we use personal information:

• “>to facilitate your requests for a free case evaluation and determine your legal needs;
• to provide you with legal and other services, content, and features you request;
• to create, manage, and monitor your account;
• to respond to your inquiries and communicate with you, including placing calls or sending texts using any automated technology, including prerecorded messages;
• to operate, troubleshoot, and improve the Platform;
• to process your transactions, invoices, and settlement payments;
• to understand your interests, personalize your experience on the Platform, and deliver information about products and services relevant to your interests;
• respond to your inquiries and requests for customer support, including to investigate and address your concerns and monitor and improve our responses; and
• enable security features of the Platform, such as by sending you security codes, and remembering devices from which you have previously logged in.

• “>For Direct Marketing. We may use your personal information to send you newsletters, legal updates, event information, marketing communications, and other information that may interest you.
• For Research and Development. We use personal information for research and development purposes and to understand how people are using the Platform, including by generating and analyzing statistics, preferences, and usage trends, to make our Platform and other offerings better, diagnose technical issues, and develop new features and functionality. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data from personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Platform and promote our business.
• For Hiring Purposes. If you apply to one of our open positions, submit application information or inquire about a position, we will use your personal information as part of the evaluation, recruitment, and hiring of personnel, including conducting background checks and contacting references.
• For Compliance, Fraud Prevention and Safety.

• “>to enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements we may have;
• to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes;
• to protect our, your, or others’ rights, privacy, safety, or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
• to maintain the security and integrity of our business, the Platform, users, our third-party business partners and service providers our databases and other technology assets;
• audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies; and
• prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.

• “>For Interest-Based Advertising. We, our business partners, and our third-party advertising partners may collect and use your personal information for advertising purposes. We may contract with third-party advertising companies and social media companies to help us advertise our services, identify potential customers, and display ads on our Platform and other sites and services, including through the use of interest-based advertising. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about you (including the device information and online activity information described above) over time across our Platform and other sites and services or your interaction with our emails, and use that information to serve ads that they think will interest you and/or use hashed customer lists that we share with them to deliver ads to you and to similar users on their sites and services. You can learn more about your choices for limiting interest-based advertising, in the “Advertising Choices” section below.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise described at the time of collection, we may share personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• Service Providers. Chosen Lawyers may share your personal information with third-party service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as web-hosting companies, mailing vendors, analytics providers, event hosting services, and information technology providers. These third-party service providers have limited access to personal information only as needed to perform their functions on our behalf and for no other purpose.
• Other Law Firms or Lawyers. Chosen Lawyers may share, at our direction or with your permission, your personal information with other law firms and/or other lawyers where we jointly represent a client and when we refer cases or potential cases to other counsel, or as otherwise required in connection with our legal representation of you. Personal information provided pursuant to an attorney/client relationship may not be shared with third parties except as is done with such precautions to preserve the confidentiality of such information and any attorney/client privilege as may attach to such information.
• Authorities, Law Enforcement, and Others. Chosen Lawyers may disclose personal information to comply with laws, regulations or other legal obligations, to assist in an investigation, to protect and defend our rights and property, or the rights or safety of third parties, to enforce our agreements, Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy or agreements with third parties, or for crime-prevention purposes.
• Business Transactions. Chosen Lawyers may disclose your personal information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a transaction (or potential transaction) such as a corporate divestiture, financing, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, sale, spin-off, or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets of, or equity interests in, Chosen lawyers or our related companies (including in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
• Advertising Partners. We may share your personal information with third-party advertising or joint marketing partners for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.
• Professional Advisors. We may disclose your personal information to our professional advisors, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
• Affiliates and Related Companies. We may share your personal information with companies that are affiliated with us (that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with us) or may be affiliated with us in the future for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
• Consent. Chosen Lawyers may otherwise disclose your Personal Information in accordance with your consent.

YOUR CHOICES

• Opt-Out of Marketing Communications. If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can let us know by sending an email to contact@chosenlawyers.com or by mail at the address provided below in “Contact Us”. The electronic marketing communications we send may also contain an opt-out mechanism. Please note that it may take up to 10 calendar days to remove your contact information from our marketing communications lists, so you may receive correspondence from us for a short time after you make your request. Please also contact us to update or correct your information if it changes or if you believe that any information that we have collected about you is inaccurate.
• Text Messages. We may offer communications via SMS texts or similar technology sent by Chosen Lawyers or our service providers, such as when we send you text messages for customer service, account-related, or marketing purposes. To stop receiving text messages operated by Chosen Lawyers, reply STOP. Note that we may send you a message to confirm receipt of your STOP request. Message and data rates may apply for this service. You can also opt-out of Chosen Lawyers marketing texts by emailing us your request and mobile telephone number to contact@chosenlawyers.com
• Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or stop accepting cookies from the websites you visit. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser’s settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all functionality of the Platform and our Site may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
• Advertising Choices. Some of our advertising partners are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and are subject to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising published by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). You can obtain more information about these companies’ information collection practices and opt-out of receiving interest-based advertising from participating NAI and DAA members at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and/or the DAA’s website at optout.aboutads.info. You can also limit collection of your information for interest-based ads by blocking third party cookies in your browser settings or using privacy plug-ins or ad blocking software that help you block third party cookies. In addition, your mobile device settings may provide functionality to limit use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device for targeted online advertising purposes. If you opt-out of interest-based advertisements, you will still see advertisements online but they may be less relevant to you. Some of the third-party advertising companies we may work with offer their own opt-out options that you can use to limit their use of your information for interest-based advertising. Please note that we also may work with companies that offer their own opt-out mechanisms, such as Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/about/ads), or do not participate in the opt-out mechanisms described above. Even after using these opt-out mechanisms, you may receive interest-based advertising from other companies.
• Declining to Provide Information. We need to collect personal information to provide certain services. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide those services.

INFORMATION SECURITY

Chosen Lawyers takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect the personal information we collect. Nevertheless, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. Moreover, we are not responsible for the security of information you transmit to us over networks that we do not control, including the Internet and wireless networks.

LINKED WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or social media features that may be accessed through links that we provide for your convenience and information. Accessing those links will cause you to leave Chosen Lawyers’ website and may result in the collection of information about you by a third-party. We do not control, endorse or make any representations about those third-party websites or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you interact with before allowing the collection and use of your information.

DO NOT TRACK REQUESTS

We adhere to the standards set out in this Privacy Policy and do not monitor or follow any Do Not Track browser requests. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

USING THE PLATFORM FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

Chosen Lawyers is headquartered in the United States of America, and we may have affiliates and service providers in the United States and other countries. Please be aware that your personal information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated, and other locations outside of your home country. The data protection and other laws of these countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using any portion of the Platform, you understand and consent to the transfer of your personal information to our facilities in the United States and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information online from children under the age of 16. Please contact us as provided below in the Contact Us section if you believe we may have collected such information.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

This section applies only to California residents. It describes how we collect, use, and share personal information of California residents when we act as a “business” as defined under California privacy law, and their rights with respect to their personal information. For purposes of this section, “personal information” has the meaning given under California privacy law but does not include information exempted from the scope of those laws. In some situation we may provide a different privacy notice to certain categories of California residents, whereby that notice will apply instead of this section. California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Platform who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to contact@chosenlawyers.com .

In addition, the state of California provides California residents with certain other rights concerning their personal information. This section describes (1) the categories of personal information, collected and disclosed by Chosen Lawyers, subject to California privacy law, (2) your privacy rights under California privacy law, and (3) how to exercise your rights.

Personal Information That We Collect, Use, and Disclose

In accordance with California law, we describe:

• the categories of personal information we may have collected about you in the preceding 12 months and the categories of sources from which we collected your personal information in the section above called “Types of Personal Information We Collect”;
• the business and commercial purposes for which we collect this information in the section above called “Use of Personal Information”; and
• the categories of third parties to whom we disclose this information in the section above called “Sharing of Personal Information”.

Chosen Lawyers must also disclose whether the following categories of personal information are disclosed for a “business purpose” or “valuable consideration” as those terms are defined under California privacy law, which also calls this latter category a “sale.” Note that while a category below may be marked, that does not necessarily mean that we have personal information in that category about you. In the preceding twelve months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information in the manner described:

Category		Personal Information is Disclosed for a Purpose Perso
	Business Purpose	Consideration
A. Individual Identifiers and Demographic Information	Yes	Yes
B. Sensitive Personal Information	Yes	No
C. Geolocation Data	Yes	No
D. Sensory Data	Yes	No
E. Biometric Information	Yes	No
F. Commercial Information	Yes	No
G. Internet or Network Activity	Yes	Yes
H. Professional or Employment-Related Information	Yes	No
I. Education Information	Yes	No
J. Inferences Drawn from Personal Information	Yes	No

Your Privacy Rights Under California Law


Under California law, subject to certain exceptions, California residents have the following rights with respect to their personal information:

• Access. You have the right to request information on the categories of personal information that we collected about you in the previous 12 months, the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected, the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the business and commercial purposes for which such personal information is collected and shared, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose such personal information.
• Erasure. You have the right to request we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Opt-Out of Sales. If we “sell” your personal information, you can opt-out.
• Non-discrimination. California residents are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination or legally prohibited increases in the price or decreases in the quality of our products and services.

Please note, these rights are not absolute and in some situations we may not be able to respond to your request, such as when a legal exemption applies or if we are not able to verify your identity.

How to Request to Exercise Your California Privacy Rights

If you would like to exercise your rights listed above, please follow the directions below:

• Access and Erasure Rights. Send (or have your authorized agent send) an email to contact@chosenlawyers.com or call us toll-free at: 1-888-365-0365. 
• Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information. Under California law, some of the personal information that we share with our advertising partners may qualify as a “sale” as defined under California privacy law. To exercise your right to opt-out of such “sale”, please:

• “>Email us at contact@chosenlawyers.com 
• “>While we take measures to ensure that those responsible for receiving and responding to your request are informed of your rights and how to help you exercise those rights, when contacting us to exercise your rights, we ask you to please adhere to the following guidelines:

• “>Tell Us Which Right You Are Exercising:  Specify which right you want to exercise and the personal information to which your request relates (if not to you). If you are an authorized agent acting on behalf of another consumer, please clearly indicate this fact and your authority to act on such consumer’s behalf. We may require the requester’s proof of identification, the authorized agent’s proof of identification, and any other information that we may request in order to verify your request, including evidence of valid permission to act on requester’s behalf.
• “>Help Us Verify Your Identity: Provide us with information to verify your identity. Please note that if we cannot initially verify your identity, we may request additional information to complete the verification process. Any personal information you disclose to us for purposes of verifying your identity will solely be used for the purpose of verification.
• Direct Our Response Delivery:  Please provide us with an e-mail or mailing address through which we can provide our response. If you make the request by email, unless otherwise requested, we will assume that we can respond to the email address from which you made the request.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee or decline to comply with your request if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within 45 days of your request. Occasionally it may take us longer than 45 days to respond, for instance if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this situation, we will notify you of the delay, and may continue to update you regarding the progress of our response.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Chosen Lawyers may change this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in regulations and laws. Such changes will be effective upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our Platform. You will be able to tell when this Privacy Policy was last updated by the Last Updated date included at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. By continuing to use our Platform, or communicating electronically with us thereafter, you agree to accept such changes to this Privacy Policy.