Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Law Offices of Michael G. Busby Jr. ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.281-divorce.com (the "Site") or use our services.

Analytics and advertising technologies are enabled by default. You can turn off either category through the privacy notice or Cookie settings in the footer. Saved opt-outs are respected, and consultation requests work with either choice.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Fill out contact forms on our Site
• Request a consultation or legal services
• Subscribe to our newsletter or blog updates
• Communicate with us via email or phone

This information may include:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Case details and legal matter information
• Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing actions, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website addresses
• Pages viewed and time spent on pages
• Date and time of visits
• Device information

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Essential storage supports language preferences, your privacy choices and secure confirmation of consultation requests. Analytics and advertising are on by default unless you have turned them off. Your choices are saved in this browser until you change them or clear browser storage. Cookie settings lets you review or change your choices. Turning off tracking that has already loaded refreshes the page to stop the active tracking scripts.

While analytics is enabled, Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager and Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights help us understand visits and website performance. While advertising is enabled, Microsoft Advertising and OpenAI advertising tools measure campaign visits and actions such as consultation requests. Our advertising event payloads do not include your name, email, consultation message or financial details.

While advertising is enabled, Microsoft Universal Event Tracking (UET) collects or receives information about visits and actions on this Site to measure advertising performance. Microsoft may use cookies and process this information to provide Microsoft Advertising services. See the Microsoft Privacy Statement. With advertising enabled, campaign click identifiers and tracking parameters from the high-asset consultation page are also sent to our intake system to help identify the source of the inquiry.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide legal services and respond to your inquiries
• To communicate with you about your case or legal matters
• To send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications (with your consent)
• To improve our website and services
• To analyze website usage and trends
• To prevent fraud and enhance security
• To comply with legal obligations
• To enforce our terms and conditions

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

4.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you. These providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes we specify.

4.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders, subpoenas, or government agencies).

4.3 Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4.4 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us explicit consent to do so.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in accordance with applicable laws and professional standards to protect client information.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Client files and case information are retained in accordance with Texas State Bar rules and professional responsibility requirements.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal and professional obligations
• Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time
• Data Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately so we can delete such information.

10. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• Right to delete personal information held by businesses
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the information provided below.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on our Site. We will indicate the date of the latest revision at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

12. Attorney-Client Privilege

Please note that submitting information through our website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Communications via our website or email may not be protected by attorney-client privilege until a formal retainer agreement is signed. Do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through our website contact forms.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: