Privacy Notice

Ha Law PLLC (the “Firm”) provides this Privacy Notice to inform you of the Firm’s policy relating to the processing of your personal data. The Firm takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personally identifiable information (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Information”). This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the Firm will process your personal information. It also informs you how the Firm uses and protects any information that you provide when accessing, browsing, contacting, or using halawpllc.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Notice does not form part of any contract or retainer with you.

The Firm reviews its privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such the Firm may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. 

When browsing, entering, engaging with, or otherwise accessing the Website; contacting or engaging the Firm for its services as our client, prospective client or as an aspect of the client engagement process; or interacting with the Firm regarding events, updates, or other marketing materials and communications, you may be asked to enter or disclose various types of Personal Information, which may include, but is not limited to:  

• Contact Information: name, email, postal address, telephone number, business contact information, or any other similar information you may provide. 
• Identification and Demographics: date of birth, gender, nationality, ethnicity, interests, lifestyle information, photos, social media credentials, contacts, or referrals you provide.
• Transactional: payment information and billing address. 
• Documents: documents related to your identification information or your financial information for servicing the engagement or potential engagement.
• Information for Engagement: information relating to the matter that is the subject of the engagement or potential engagement or information provided by you in support of or incidental to the engagement or potential engagement. 
• Legal Requirements: information required to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
• Customer Content: photos, videos, reviews, and other information you may submit, such as comments on the Website, other online forums, and social media platforms.
• Research and Feedback: reviews and comments that you send through the Website and social media platforms, by email, over the phone or by mail. 
• Device Information and Identifiers: IP addresses, cookie IDs, browser types and language, operating systems, platform type, and device type.
• Connection and Usage: domain names, browsing activity, scrolling and keystroke activity, advertisements viewed, forms or fields you complete or partially complete, search terms, whether you open an email, content you view and duration, quality of the service, and interaction with the content, logs, and other similar information. If these events occur while you are offline, they may be logged and uploaded when you next connect.
• Geolocation: city, state, and ZIP code associated with your IP address or derived through Wi-Fi triangulation. The Firm will ask for your permission before using your precise location from GPS-based functionality on your mobile devices.
• Social Media Information: if you interact through a third party platform or social media website using your social media credentials, depending on your social media settings, The Firm may have access to your information from that social network such as your name, email address, friend list, photo, age, gender, location, birth date, social networking ID, current city, your comments, and the people and other websites you follow.
• Additional Information: any additional information you provide either directly through the Website or through your interaction through our social media accounts, or any other communication channel with the Firm.  We can draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements to protect your business interests. Our team has experience with all types of contracts, from employment agreements to vendor contracts.

Generally, you are not under any statutory or contractual obligation to provide the Firm any Personal Information; however, certain Personal Information may be automatically collected in order for you to use the Website. 

The Firm collects information from you when you browse, enter, or use the Website; contact or engage the Firm for its services; fill out an online form; or otherwise enter any information on the Website or our social media platforms which may include Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Etsy, Pinterest, Google, or other third party applications. 

When you provide any Personal Information on the Website, verify, or change your transactional details, complete a contact form, verify, or change your transactional information, or anything of the like, you are automatically consenting to the collection, storage, and use of that information for your benefit and to improve the Firm’s offerings and your experience.  

If the Firm asks for your Personal Information for any other reason, it will either: (a) ask directly for your express consent; or (b) provide you with an opportunity to say no or otherwise decline by contacting the Firm directly. 

The Firm may use your Personal Information in any of the following ways: 

• To personalize your experience on the Website.
• To maintain and improve the Website in order to better serve you and provide a more seamless experience across all devices
• To allow the Firm to better service you in responding to your service requests or other queries.
• To record, organize, store and use your personal data to provide our services to you.
• To disclose your personal data within the firm or to third parties, such as where necessary, appropriate and/or as required by law. 
• To administer a promotion, survey, or other feature.
• To process your transactions.
• To send periodic e-mails regarding products, services, events, or promotions as they become available.
• To investigate and help prevent security issues, abuse, or violations of law or the Terms.
• To display content you generate, such as video, audio, and comments on the Website or on Third Party Platforms.
• To comply with laws, regulations, and ethical business conduct. 

 The Firm takes the security of your Personal Information very seriously. The Firm implements a variety of security measures to protect your Personal Information. Your Personal Information is accessible only to a limited number of persons who have the authority to access it, including but not limited to, contractors or agents the Firm that may employ to perform services to you or works relevant to the Website. 

"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes.

The Firm uses cookies on the Website to obtain web analytics from third-party vendors. These third parties use cookies to help analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transferred to and stored by third-party vendors on servers in the United States. These vendors will use this information for the purposes of analyzing your use of the Website, creating reports on the Website activity, and providing other services relating to the Website activity. These vendors may also transfer this information to other third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on the vendor’s behalf.

You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, though please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Website 

The Firm may share your non-private or Personal Information with other companies, advertisers, partners, social networks, service providers, research and management companies, search engines, law enforcement, hosting partners, and other parties who assist in operating the Website, conducting its business, or otherwise servicing you. Similarly, if the Firm is involved in a merger, collaboration, or acquisition, your Personal Information may be transferred. However, the Firm will provide you with notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

The Firm may also release your Personal Information under certain circumstances where the Firm believes release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce its policies, and/or protect the Firm or others' rights, property, or safety. The Firm may also be required to disclose your Personal Information if required by law or in response to a valid request by a public authority (e.g., a court or governmental agency). 

The Firm may share and disclose your Personal Information for any of the following reasons:  

• Compliance with Applicable Law: If the Firm receives a request for information, it may disclose Personal Information if it reasonably believes disclosure is in accordance with or required by any applicable law, regulation, or legal process. 
• To Enforce Our Rights, Prevent Fraud, and For Safety: The Firm may share and disclose your Personal Information to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of the Firm or third parties, including enforcing contracts or policies, or in connection with investigating and preventing fraud or security issues. 
• Third Party and other disclosures of your Personal Information: The Firm may share your non-Personal Information with related Third Party Platforms, companies, advertisers, social networks, service providers, research companies, search engines, law enforcement, hosting partners, and other parties who assist the Firm in operating the Website, conducting business, or otherwise servicing you. The Firm may also release your Personal Information under certain circumstances when the Firm believes it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce its policies, and/or protect the Firm or others' rights, property, or safety. The Firm may also be required to disclose your Personal Information if required by law or in response to a valid request by a public authority (e.g., a court or governmental agency).
• With Consent: The Firm may share Personal Information with third parties when it has consent to do so. 

The Firm retains your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws. The actual retention period for your personal data depends on the nature of our exchanges with you. The Firm will securely delete or destroy any personal data we retain at the end of the applicable period. The Firm does not collect more personal data than it needs to fulfill its purposes stated in this Privacy Notice. 

The Firm may include or offer third party advertisements or services on the Website. These third parties have separate and independent privacy policies. Therefore, the Firm has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these third parties.

The Firm may use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications the Firm believe may be of interest to you. 

The Firm is headquartered in the United States; however, it may transfer your information to service providers and other third parties located outside of your country of residence. This may be necessary to provide its services and for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice. Data privacy laws vary from country to country and may not be equivalent to, or as protective as, the laws in your home country. The Firm takes steps to ensure that reasonable safeguards are in place with the aim of protecting your Personal Information in accordance with applicable law. 

Some services can only be provided if the Firm has your Personal Information, thus deletion of your Personal Information may result in termination of the Firm’s services. The Firm will take reasonable steps to verify your identity, including authenticating you through your e-mail address. The Firm may require further documentation before granting access to your information.