PRIVACY POLICY

TopLawyersofAmerica.com is committed to the confidential and secure use of information that is collected on our website www.TopLawyersofAmerica.com

General Information

When you visit our site, we collect limited, demographic information such as IP address or access time. This information is used to generate statistics such as the number of visits to our site or the number of times a user clicked on a site.

Information Collection & Use
Registration

In order to use this Web site, you must first complete the registration form and create a user name and password].  During registration you [are required to] give[s] contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest

Orders

When placing an order you will be directed to our third party service provider to complete your transaction. They will collect your personally identifiable information (such as name, address, and credit card information). They will use this information for billing purposes and to fill your order, if they have trouble processing an order they will use your information to contact you. The will not use your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.

Newsletters

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you.  Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe.  Please see the “Choice and Opt-out” section.

Choice/Opt-out

If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at support@toplawyersofamerica.com We offer an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications.

Tell-A-Friend

If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend’s name and email address.  We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site Toplawyersofamerica.com stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email [and tracking the success of our referral program]. 

 Your friend may contact us at info@toplawyersofamerica.com to request that we remove this information from our database.

Model disclosure:

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

Access to Personally Identifiable Information

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may [correct, update, delete or deactivate it] by making the change on our member information page [or by emailing our Customer Support at  customerservice@toplawyersofamerica.com or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it.  No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however.  Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at support@toplawyersofamerica.com

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

We use session ID cookies and persistent cookies.  We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove

Persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file.

We set a persistent cookie to store your passwords, so you don’t have to enter it more than once.  Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. 

Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on our site.  We have no access to or control over these cookies.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Toplawyersofamerica.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Forum

If you use the forum on this Web site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages.  We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.

Personal Information

The services we offer on our site may require the submission of personal information. This information is collected only with your consent. This information is used to connect you to the appropriate lawyer that you have selected. Lawyers that are listed on our web site may use this information to contact you about their services that may be of interest to you. We do not sell, exchange, or disclose any personal customer information.  (With third parties for their promotional purposes.)
TopLawyersofAmerica.com contains links to other sites. Every effort is made to work exclusively with professional, reputable companies. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices, business practices, or content of other sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you choose to link to through TopLawyersofAmerica.com.
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or our use of your personal information please contact us at Customer Service@TopLawyersofAmerica.com

Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the home page, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. 
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently.  If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

TRU Net Group Inc. is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.toplawyersofamerica.com Because this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Lisa White, TRU Net Group Inc. by Email lisa@toplawyersofamerica.com , Tel: 617-232-0168. or by Mail 167 Corey Rd Brighton, MA 02135 If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php. TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.
Effective day 03/27/2007