Bluestone Law, PC (“Bluestone Law,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit bluestone.law or interact with our services, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. This Policy also addresses information collected through lead forms, including our Meta/Facebook Lead Ads.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Complete a contact, consultation, or intake form on our website;
- Submit information through a Meta/Facebook Lead Ad or similar landing page;
- Subscribe to email updates or request information about our services; or
- Contact us by phone, email, text, or other means.
Depending on the form or request, this information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, employer, job title, and details about your legal matter.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address and approximate geographic location;
- Browser type and version, operating system, and device information;
- Referring website and the pages you viewed; and
- Date, time, and duration of your visit, and interactions with our pages.
Information From Third Parties
We may receive information about you from third parties, such as advertising networks, analytics providers, and social media platforms (including Meta/Facebook when you interact with our Lead Ads). We use this information in accordance with this Policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries, schedule consultations, and provide legal services;
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and the services we offer;
- Send administrative or service-related communications (such as appointment reminders);
- Send marketing and educational communications, subject to your preferences and applicable law;
- Analyze usage patterns and measure the effectiveness of our website and advertising;
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, or other harmful activity; and
- Comply with our legal and ethical obligations, including under the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
Service Providers
We share information with trusted vendors who provide services on our behalf — for example, hosting, analytics, email and text messaging, customer-relationship management, and advertising platforms. These providers are bound by contract to use your information only as necessary to perform their services.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if required to do so by law, subpoena, court order, or valid governmental request, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
Business Transfers
If Bluestone Law is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to standard confidentiality protections.
With Your Consent
We may share your information with third parties when you direct us to or otherwise consent.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We and our service providers use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate our website, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and deliver relevant advertising (including on Meta/Facebook and Google). You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may limit some features of our website.
5. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Know what personal information we have collected about you;
- Request access to or a copy of that information;
- Request correction of inaccurate information;
- Request deletion of your information, subject to legal exceptions;
- Withdraw consent where we rely on consent; and
- Opt out of marketing communications at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.
6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the CPRA, provides you with additional rights regarding your personal information, including the right to know, delete, correct, and limit the use of sensitive personal information, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights. We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by California law without your consent. To submit a CCPA request, email us at [email protected] or call (310) 363-0975.
7. European Privacy Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including to provide legal services, comply with our legal and ethical obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not directed to children under 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. International Data Transfers
We are based in the United States. If you access our services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries whose data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
12. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. 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 third-party site you visit.
13. Meta/Facebook Lead Ads
When you submit your information through one of our Meta/Facebook Lead Ads, we receive the information you provide in the lead form and use it to contact you about the services you requested. Your information is protected under this Privacy Policy. Meta/Facebook may also collect information under its own privacy policy, which you can review on Meta’s website.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated through our website or by other appropriate means.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:
Bluestone Law, PC
7008 Owensmouth Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Phone: (310) 363-0975
Email: [email protected]