Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C.

Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C. Privacy Policy

Revised: December 31, 2024

Welcome to the privacy policy of Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C. Throughout this policy, references to “Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane,” “we,” “us,” or “our” pertain to Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C. This privacy policy (“policy”) outlines how Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C. collects, uses, and shares the personal information you provide when using our services, accessing and using our website, www.eplawyers.com (“Website”), or information obtained through other means. Additionally, this policy explains the choices and rights available to you concerning the use of your personal information by us, and how you can access and update this information.

Personal Information We Collect About You. We may collect (and may have collected during the 12-month period prior to the effective date of this Statement) the following main categories of personal information about you:

Identifiers (such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or similar identifiers);
Information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with you (such as name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, phone number, driver’s license or state ID card number, passport details, insurance policy number, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, other financial information, photographic or CCTV images of you, and where legally permitted, diversity information, medical information, health insurance information, details of offenses and related proceedings);
Professional or employment-related information (such as employment candidacy information, including educational qualifications, contact details, resume, and salary information submitted as part of job applications).”
Any other information relating to you which you may provide to us.

If you do not provide certain personal information, it may delay or prevent us from providing certain services to you.

Methods of Collecting Your Personal Information. We may collect personal information from you through telephone, text, email, in-person interactions, or via our Website:

During the provision of legal services to you, if you are our client;
Throughout our interactions with you, whether on behalf of a client or otherwise;
When you visit our Website, make an inquiry, or apply for employment with us, including through our Website or other means;
When you attend seminars or events hosted by us;
When you request information from us;
When you offer or provide services to us; and
Additionally, when you contact us for any reason, we may monitor and maintain a record of that correspondence in any form.

We may also gather information:

From publicly accessible sources (such as government databases or electronic data repositories);
Directly from third parties (such as our clients, other law firms, service providers for online services, products, marketing, and advertising partners); or
From a third party with your consent (such as your bank, financing partners, or affiliate partners).

Information Collected Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies. As you navigate and interact with our Website, we may utilize automatic data collection technologies to gather specific details about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, which may include:

Details of your visits to our Website, such as traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data, as well as the resources you access and use on the Website.
Information regarding your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information collected automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information. It assists us in enhancing our Website and providing a more efficient service.

The technologies employed for automatic data collection may include cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You can choose to decline browser cookies by adjusting the appropriate setting on your browser. However, opting out may prevent you from accessing certain parts of our Website. Unless you adjust your browser setting to refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you access our Website.

We may utilize third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics. You can opt out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-On.

Links to Other Websites. Our Website may include links to third-party websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. If you provide personal information to any of these third-party sites, your information will be governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully review the privacy policy of any website you visit or link to from our Website.

How and Why We Use Your Personal Information. We may use personal information for the following purposes:

To fulfill contracts or provide services to you or our clients;
To respond to your inquiries;
To promote our services, including delivering publications or event information;
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, meaning we have a business or commercial reason to use personal information, and we balance those interests with your rights and freedoms;
Where you have provided consent; and/or
In relation to our recruitment and employment efforts.

Additionally, we may use your data for related purposes, such as maintaining client relationships and managing our business:

To meet legal obligations, such as compliance with Money Laundering Regulations or fraud prevention;
To enforce business policies for optimal service delivery to you and our clients;
To safeguard the security and integrity of our IT services and protect your personal and confidential data;
To enhance our business initiatives, including through data analysis, audits, website or service improvements, client trend monitoring, assessing the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and expanding our business activities;
For marketing purposes, where we have your consent or it is in our legitimate interests to provide you with information about our services, industry updates, events, reports, and other relevant information; and/or
When processing is necessary for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.

Who We Share Your Personal Information With. We do not sell any of your personal data to third parties. We only disclose your personal data to third parties when reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes described in this policy. For instance, we may share personal data with:

Employees, agents, consultants, and subcontractors who assist in our business operations;
Third parties involved in the services we provide to our clients, such as local counsel and technology service providers like e-discovery or data room management services;
Third parties assisting in hosting, organizing, or providing services for events or seminars;
Service providers essential to our business operations, including benefits administrators, marketing agencies, website hosts, technical and customer support contractors, who are bound by confidentiality obligations and may only use the personal data for the purposes specified;
Our successors in the event of a sale, merger, acquisition, or similar business transaction affecting our organization; and/or
Legal and governmental authorities or other third parties as required to comply with a legal obligation or applicable law.

We may also disclose personal information as described in this privacy policy:

When we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, as well as that of our customers or others;
For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; or
With your consent.

We may transfer your information across borders for the purposes described above. These transfers may include countries that do not offer the same level of data protection as your home country. We require our agents, consultants, subcontractors, and other parties outside these areas to whom we transfer your information to uphold a similar standard of data protection.

Where Your Personal Information is Held. We are headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Personal data collected by us may be transferred for fulfilling contractual obligations to our clients or for processing and storage purposes. We take steps to ensure such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws, ensuring all personal information is secure. This includes implementing standard contractual clauses or other lawful tools and processes for transferring personal data when appropriate.

How Long Your Personal Information Will Be Kept. We retain your personal data only for the duration necessary for our relationship with you, following our retention policies and complying with applicable laws in the jurisdictions where we operate. Specifically, we retain your personal data as required for asserting or defending legal claims until the end of the relevant retention period or until the settlement of such claims.

California Residents. California residents have the right to request specific information about their personal information collected over the past 12 months, including:

The categories of personal information collected.
The sources from which personal information is collected.
The business or commercial purposes for collecting or selling personal information.
The categories of third parties with whom personal information is shared, if any.
The specific pieces of personal information collected.
For personal information sold or disclosed to third parties for a business purpose, the categories of personal information sold and the categories of third parties to whom the information was sold.

We will provide this information free of charge up to twice in any 12-month period within 45 days of receiving a verifiable request (including verification of identity and California residency), subject to delays and exclusions permitted by law. Sensitive or confidential personal information may be redacted.

California residents also have the right to request deletion of their personal information, subject to exceptions permitted by law. For example, we are not required to delete personal information necessary for completing a transaction or reasonably used in an ongoing business relationship, or if used internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which the information was provided.

Additionally, California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information to third parties. We do not sell personal information, but we may share it with service providers as permitted.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. California residents may exercise these rights by contacting us at:

Mail: 4695 N Mesa, El Paso, TX, 79912
Email: Billing@eplawyers.com
Phone: (915)545-1133

We may need to verify your identity before proceeding with your request. In some cases, we may be legally permitted to deny some or all of your request.

Keeping Your Personal Information Secure. We are dedicated to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online and within our systems. However, please note that while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our services over the internet. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

Treatment of Minors’ Information. Our Website is not designed for children, and we do not knowingly solicit or collect personal data from individuals under the age of 13 on our Website. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided personal data to us, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information promptly.

Changes to This Privacy Notice. We may revise this policy periodically. The current version will always be posted on our Website, with the effective date indicated at the top of the policy. Please review this policy periodically to remain informed about our privacy practices.

How to Contact Us.

Please contact us if you have any questions about this privacy policy, or the information we hold about you.

Mail: 4695 N Mesa, El Paso, TX, 79912
Email: Billing@eplawyers.com
Phone: (915)545-1133