Privacy Policy

The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer

Your Privacy and Security

We believe at The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer.com, (hereafter referred as LOAS), in the importance of revealing how we use, collect, and protect information about our online guests. This privacy policy has been written to help you understand how your personal information will be used in conjunction with the services of The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer.

Please be assured that we have taken extensive measures and employed advanced technological methods to ensure and safeguard your privacy and security. If you don’t understand this privacy policy or have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not use this website until your concerns have been satisfactorily addressed. Please contact us (using our online website form) for additional information about this privacy policy or general website issues.

Privacy Issues

  1. Internet Security
  2. Consumer Security

    a) The Collection of Information
    b) Personal Data
    c) The Distribution of Information
    d) Technical Data
    e) Shared Data
    f) Additional Personal Data Sharing
    g) Unsolicited E-mails
    h) Identity Theft and Fraud

  3. Confidentiality
  4. Nature of Information and No attorney-client relationship
    with acceptance by LOAS
  5. Restrictions on Use of Materials
  6. Disclaimer
  7. Limitation of Liability
  8. Change of Privacy Policy
  9. Transactions with Persons other than Clients
  10. Governing Law and Forum

Internet Security

The use of this website may require the entry of personal information, such as name, e-mail, address, telephone and fax numbers, and other personal or demographic data. The entry of all personal information is voluntary and will not be shared, given, sold, or otherwise distributed to any other party outside of LOAS. All information is sent using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which offers a high level of data protection. Your security and confidentiality will be respected at all times.
Cookies are not used at the present time but may be used in the future to enable ‘ease of use’ on our website. A “cookie” is a small file that is stored on your computer, which quickly assists the website in identifying your account and personal information. If you prefer not to use cookies, data access and/or website activities may be limited.

Consumer Security

Please be assured that the privacy of your personal data is under strictest guidelines.

a) The Collection of Information
In order to provide information and/or services to our visitors, it is necessary to collect a limited amount of personal data.
We could obtain this information through online forms, e-mails, telephone, fax, verbal, written, or personal communication. This information may ask you to identify your name, e-mail address, and more, in order for your request to be considered.
b) Personal Data
Please rest assured that any personal data that is either entered online, given verbally, mailed, e-mailed, or transmitted through other means is under strict security guidelines. Your acceptance of this agreement constitutes permission by LOAS to access, preserve, and disclose your personal account information as necessitated to:
1. Properly respond to your inquiries
2. Protect the rights, personal safety, and privacy of LOAS, its users, and the public
3. Comply with legal regulations
c) The Distribution of Information
We will not share any of your personal information, whether provided directly by you, or obtained through our means, with any outside firm or agency.
d) Technical Data
It may be necessary to collect technical data about your computer such as IP (Internet Protocol) address; however, at the present time, LOAS does not store cookies on our visitors’ computers.
e) Shared Data
Access to your private information is strictly protected and limited to those employees who have a legitimate business need to review specific data in your file. LOAS complies with all federal standards with regards to safeguarding your personal information.
f) Additional Personal Data Sharing
LOAS will not share your personal information with other affiliated companies, who may want to contact you about services, products, and other offerings that may be of interest to you.
g) Unsolicited E-mails
LOAS does not send out unsolicited e-mails.
h) Identity Theft and Fraud
If you are a victim of identity theft or fraudulent behavior as a result of using The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer website, please forward a written statement, including name, address, date of incident(s), and description(s) of suspicious behavior to:

The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer
7488 Shoreline Drive, Unit B-1
Stockton, CA 95219
ATTN: Identity Theft

Please include all supporting documents including law enforcement filings and police reports.

Confidentiality

Our confidentiality policy limits the discussion or sharing of any data between all clients. It is our strictest policy to adhere to the confidentiality of your personal data.

Nature of Information and
No Attorney-Client Relationship with Acceptance by LOAS

Although this site may provide information concerning legal issues, such information is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. You agree that LOAS is not engaged in rendering legal services or advice by providing the information and materials on this site, and that your use of the site does not create any attorney-client relationship between you and LOAS. LOAS assumes no responsibility for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction you take based on the information or material on this site. While LOAS takes reasonable measures to keep the information on this site accurate, complete and up-to-date, LOAS will not be responsible for any damage or loss related to the inaccuracy, incompleteness, or lack of timeliness of the information.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

All materials contained on this site, and all intellectual property rights thereto, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress, are owned by LOAS or its affiliates. You agree not to copy, reproduce, republish, transmit, modify, or distribute any of the materials contained on the site, except for your personal, noncommercial use, absent the prior written approval of LOAS.

Disclaimer

The materials provided on this site are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, express or implied. LOAS disclaims all express and implied warranties with regard to the information and materials contained on this site, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall LOAS, or its affiliates, or contributors to this site, be liable for any loss or injury, or any damages, whether direct, special, indirect, punitive, incidental, exemplary, consequential, or otherwise, whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, resulting from your access or use of this site. You hereby waive any and all such claims against LOAS, its affiliates, and contributors. You agree that the limitations set forth above are fundamental elements of this agreement, and that the site and its materials would not be provided to you absent such limitations. Some state statutes may restrict this limitation of liability.

External Links

The information within this privacy policy pertains to your visit to The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer (http://www.allensawyer.com), not any of its external links, subsidiaries, or affiliates. Please review the separate privacy policies as stated on those individual websites. Once you have left LOAS, this privacy policy is no longer in effect. We are not responsible for content, security, technical, legal, privacy, or any other issues on external links provided in this website.

Change of Privacy Policy

LOAS reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time. Please revisit this page periodically to ensure full understanding and agreement of the website’s privacy policy. Your continued use of this site will constitute acceptance of and binding agreement to the privacy policy as stated on website at time of visit.

Transactions with Persons other than Clients

All of the attorneys at The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer strictly adhere to the ABA’s Rules of Professional Conduct, including but not limited to: Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:
(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or
(b) fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client unless disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6.

Governing Law and Forum

This Privacy Policy and the terms of your use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute between you and LOAS regarding the content or use of the site shall be resolved by binding arbitration under the provisions of Title 9 of California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1280 and following, with hearings held in the English language and venue for such hearings shall be in Sacramento, CA, USA, and shall not be joined with any dispute that any other person or entity may have with LOAS. Appointment of a single arbitrator shall be made by petition to the Sacramento County Superior Court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1282.6. The court shall nominate five persons from lists of persons supplied jointly by the parties to the arbitration or obtained from a governmental agency concerned with arbitration or private disinterested association concerned with arbitration but not any commercial arbitration service such as the American Arbitration Association. The parties may within five days of receipt of notice of the nominees from the court jointly select the arbitrator whether or not the arbitrator is among the nominees. If the parties fail to select an arbitrator within the five-day period, the court shall appoint the arbitrator from the nominees.

Contact an Attorney

To speak with Northern California criminal defense lawyer Allen Sawyer, for more information about the law firm, or to schedule a consultation, please contact us online or call the office directly.