Legal Terms
Terms of Use
Thank you for your interest in contacting Harbor Probate Law PC (“Harbor”). Please take the time to read the following terms regarding use of our website carefully.
In addition to the Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy, these Terms of Use (the "Terms") constitute a legal agreement between you and Harbor detailing the terms that govern your use of the Harbor Website. By continuing to use this website, you confirm that you have read and agree to all conditions, limitations, and requirements discussed in these Terms, Cookie and Privacy Policies, as well as our policy for providing services. Harbor may refuse access to the website or services offered for noncompliance with any part of this agreement.
You may not use the Harbor services or accept these terms if (1) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Harbor, or (2) you are a person barred from receiving the services under the laws of the country in which you are resident or from which you use the services.
1. No Attorney-Client Relationship.
You agree that the information presented on this site is provided for informational/educational purposes only. No information presented on this site is intended as legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship between you and Harbor or any other party. THE SITE, ANY EMAIL, PHONE, OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN HARBOR AND YOU, AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY OF THESE SERVICES, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ARE NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED OR RELIED ON AS LEGAL ADVICE AND DO NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. FURTHER, HARBOR IS NOT PRECLUDED FROM REPRESENTING AN ADVERSE PARTY, IF ANY.
Harbor disclaims its attorney-client relationship with you to the furthest extent allowed by the law of the jurisdiction.
2. No Guarantee.
Harbor reviews all requests submitted through the website but cannot make any guarantee that assistance will be given, or a response will be sent.
Further, Harbor does not make any guarantee that any part of the website is suitable for a particular purpose. Harbor does not guarantee that any form or link included or referenced to on the site or provided by email, or information provided by the guides or by email is accurate, reliable, complete, or timely. You acknowledge that laws, regulations, and administrative requirements often change, and their application and impact vary depending on the particulars of each case. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS REMAINS YOUR SOLE AND ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY.
BEFORE TAKING ANY LEGAL ACTION BASED ON INFORMATION FROM THE HARBOR WEBSITE OR ANY HARBOR EMAIL COMMUNICATION, YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH A FINANCIAL OR LEGAL PROFESSIONAL TO VERIFY DEADLINES AND DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH ACTIONS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU BASED ON YOUR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS NEEDS. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE GIVEN REGARDING THE LEGAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY GUIDE.
3. Limitation of Services.
Harbor reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the availability of the website and/or the provision and quantity of any service and/or information to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction it so desires. Harbor reserves the right to decline or withdraw from providing assistance in certain circumstances. Harbor disclaims its attorney-client relationship with you to the furthest extent allowed by the law of the jurisdiction.
4. Termination or Cancellation.
You are free to discontinue your request for assistance at any time for any reason. Harbor may terminate or suspend the privileges of any person to use Harbor and its related services without notice for any reason in its sole discretion, including but not limited to having reached the conclusion that any user has breached these terms or applicable rules. Harbor shall be free to terminate its provision of this service at any time subject to ethical rules and the laws of the jurisdiction.
5. Entire Agreement.
These Terms of Use and Harbor’s Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy, hereby incorporated as if set forth fully, represent the entire agreement between you and Harbor with respect to your use of and material available on or through this site. These Terms supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals between you and Harbor with respect to this site. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
2. Cookie Policy
When you visit our website we may place, or authorize third parties to place, a ‘cookie’ on your computer or device. Cookies are small files of information that are stored on your computer or device. Cookies help the website operate more efficiently and can improve your experience with the website. We also use cookies for personalization and analytical purposes, such as counting how many unique visitors have accessed the website and analyzing usage patterns on the website.
You may not opt-out of necessary cookies as these are required for the website and its features to function properly. You may delete cookies from your computer or set your browser to reject cookies. However, doing so may limit some functionalities of this website. Optional cookies are used for analytic purposes and to improve your experience on the website.
3. Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices applicable to Harbor Probate PC, including our website at www.harborprobate.com. The Policy explains how personal information about you may be collected, used, and disclosed by us. The Policy also explains the rights and choices individuals may have regarding their personal information that is subject to this Policy.
Harbor Probate PC is a California professional corporation organized in the U.S. Our contact details are listed at www.harborprobate.com/contact.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect and receive Personal Information (information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person) and other information from a variety of sources in a variety of ways. We may collect information from you, publicly available sources, service providers, business partners, or other third-parties. To the extent permitted by law, Personal Information excludes information that has been de-identified or anonymized, or types of information listed below:
Legal Services and Business Administration. We collect Personal Information and other information from a variety of sources about individuals when providing services. This type of Personal Information and other information is broad and varied depending on the nature of the legal matter, but generally includes name, email address, postal address, and telephone number.
Interactions with the website and us. When you visit our website, you may choose to provide Personal Information, such as your name, email address, or telephone number.
Service Providers. We collect Personal Information and other information about individuals associated with service providers that we engage, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, company name, and title.
Purchase and Transaction Information. We collect Personal Information and other information, including payment data such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers, while processing payments for legal services.
Device and Browser Information. When you visit our website, we may collect information, such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, the domain name of your internet service provider, pages you visit, time spent on each page, your location, and your IP address.
Social Media Sites. If you access our website through third-party social networking sites, we may have access to certain information associated with your social media account, such as your name, email address and photograph.
Other Information. We may obtain Personal Information about you from third-parties, including entities that direct you to, or are accessible via our website or business partners.
You are not obligated to provide us with your Personal Information. However, without your Personal Information, we may not be able to provide services to you. In addition, some features of our website, such as booking a consultation, may not function without this information.
2. USES AND PURPOSES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use Personal Information we collect for the purposes described below. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) may apply if we process Personal Information collected from users in European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. The GDPR legal basis for processing Personal Information is listed below for certain types of processing actions:
To provide legal and related services and administer our business. Processing is necessary to enter into and perform contracts for legal services, to take steps prior to entering into the contract, and/or to comply with our legal obligations, as well as for the purposes of our and related third-party legitimate business interests.
To fulfill your requests made on our website or through other means. Processing may be necessary for providing responses to informational requests, or providing services to our clients and potential clients.
To administer, perform and enforce contractual obligations. Processing is necessary to enter into and perform contracts to obtain services from third-parties, to take steps prior to entering into the contract, and/or to comply with our legal obligations, as well as for the purposes of our and related third-party legitimate business interests.
To manage subscriber and contact lists to provide marketing materials. Processing is necessary for the purposes of our and third-party legitimate interests in promoting and growing our legal services, and furthering our reputation in the legal field.
To improve the functionality, customization, security, design and/or content of the website. Processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interest in evaluating and improving our website and legal services, in promoting and growing our legal services, furthering our reputation in the legal field, and to comply with legal obligations.
For compliance purposes and legal obligations. Processing may be necessary to comply with our legal obligations, defend our legal rights, or participate in compliance efforts.
We may also process Personal Information based on your consent.
3. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your information may be shared with a variety of unrelated third-parties as follows:
With persons who are involved in our clients’ legal matters during the course of our legal representation, such as opposing counsel, co-counsel, courts and government bodies, and experts.
With service providers, such as auditors, investigators and insurers.
With business and marketing partners.
If we enter into transaction such as a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, asset sale, or in preparation for any of these events.
If we believe that the website is being used to commit unlawful acts; if disclosure of your information is required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or with a court or administrative order, or will help to enforce any applicable terms of use; to protect your safety or security, including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; or to protect the safety and security of the sites or third-parties.
With your consent.
COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
When you visit our website, we may place, or authorize third-parties to place, a cookie on your computer or device. Cookies may help our website operate more efficiently and may improve your experience. We also use cookies for personalization and analytical purposes, such as counting unique visitors and analyzing usage patterns on our site. You may use our cookie preferences to set or update your preferences for non-functional cookies at any time. Deleting or blocking some cookies may limit some functionalities of our site, and may not block other types of cookies. We use Google Analytics to analyze usage of our website. You can review how Google uses this information and how you can control information collected by Google Analytics here.
5. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES
Opt-Out of Marketing. If you wish to opt-out of receiving marketing solicitations from us, or from our sharing your Personal Information with third-parties for their marketing purposes, please contact us at the email or postal address listed in Section 10. Even if you opt-out, we may still use and share the information we collect for non-marketing purposes.
Unsubscribe from Emails. Each of our marketing emails includes an automated way for you to opt-out (unsubscribe) from marketing emails sent by us. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions in the email you receive.
Cookie Preferences. You may use the cookie preferences to set or update your preferences with respect to non-functional cookies at any time.
European Economic Area and United Kingdom Data Subjects. If you are an individual located in these jurisdictions and GDPR applies to our processing of your Personal Information, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:
Request access or transfer;
Correct inaccuracies;
Request or object to processing of your Personal Information; and/or
Request Deletion of your Personal Information.
Please note, these rights have important conditions and exemptions. We reserve the right to deny or limit the response to these requests to the extent permitted. As a general matter, we will not charge fees to handle such requests. HOWEVER, if your requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, we may deny them or charge a fee to comply. Before responding to any request, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity. This may require you to submit additional information. We may deny or limit the response to requests if we are unable to verify your identity, or we suspect fraudulent or malicious activity. If you are in the EEA or UK and are not satisfied with the way we handled your request pursuant to GDPR, you have the right to file a complaint with a European Union supervisory authority. Our contact information is listed in Section 10.
6. CROSS-BORDER TRANSFERS
We are organized in the U.S. Any information that you provide to us, including Personal Information, may be transferred to and processed in the U.S. If you are located outside the U.S., please be advised that the U.S. standards to safeguard Personal Information are not as stringent as some other jurisdictions in the world.
7. SECURITY
Although we employ technical and organizational controls that we believe to be reasonably appropriate to protect your information, we cannot guarantee that our security precautions will protect against the loss or misuse of your information, or guarantee the privacy of information transmitted over the internet.
OTHER WEBSITES AND LINKS
Although we employ technical and organizational controls that we believe to be reasonably appropriate to protect your information, we cannot guarantee that our security precautions will protect against the loss or misuse of your information, or guarantee the privacy of information transmitted over the internet.
9. REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY
We reserve the right to revise our policies at any time. We will post any revised versions of the Policy on our website. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will post a notice on our website. By continuing to access or use our website and our services after changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the terms of the revised Policy.
10. CONTACTING US
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy, or wish to exercise any of your rights described in this Policy, please contact us by email at hello@harborprobate.com or write to us at the address below:
Harbor Probate Law PC
249 S HWY 101, Suite 467
Solana Beach CA 92075
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