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Website privacy

What the site collects, where it goes, and what remains to be confirmed

The current policy does not clearly address scholarship uploads or Netlify form processing, and several broad privacy statements still need operational support. This guide identifies those gaps.

Website information and privacy practices

Different forms ask for different kinds of information

A legal inquiry and a scholarship application are not the same transaction. The policy should identify both without suggesting that every submission is a request for legal services.

Information you submit

Start with the published terms and the decision they support

Separate the public page, current operating facts, unresolved approval questions, and records needed for the next decision.

01

Review point 1

An original document that you cannot replace or a file larger than the form permits.

02

Review point 2

Passwords, payment-card details, full Social Security numbers, or unrelated medical and financial records.

03

Review point 3

Urgent instructions that require action before the firm confirms receipt and accepts responsibility.

04

Review point 4

Information about another person's legal matter when you are not authorized to provide it.

Information you submit

Different forms ask for different kinds of information

A legal inquiry and a scholarship application are not the same transaction. The policy should identify both without suggesting that every submission is a request for legal services.

A contact or chat inquiry may include a name, email address, telephone number, city, preferred contact method, and referral information. It may also include facts the visitor chooses to share about a possible legal matter. The site may also preserve attribution details that help the firm understand how the visitor reached the form. Visitors should avoid sending originals or information beyond what is reasonably needed for an initial inquiry.

The memorial scholarship form asks for a name, email address, telephone number, grade-point average, and intended college, university, or trade school. It also asks for an essay in Portable Document Format and agreement to the displayed terms. The tribal scholarship form also asks for the applicant's high school and a Cheyenne and Arapaho enrollment or Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood number. Those fields may involve minors, education information, tribal-citizenship information, and a personal essay.

The current scholarship forms submit through Netlify Forms and redirect to a confirmation page after the browser receives a successful response. The public privacy policy names Supabase, Resend, and Sentry but does not presently name Netlify or describe scholarship uploads. That gap must be corrected only after the firm confirms the production data path, access controls, notifications, retention, deletion, and download practices.

  • Do not submit through the website · 1

    An original document that you cannot replace or a file larger than the form permits.

  • Do not submit through the website · 2

    Passwords, payment-card details, full Social Security numbers, or unrelated medical and financial records.

  • Do not submit through the website · 3

    Urgent instructions that require action before the firm confirms receipt and accepts responsibility.

  • Do not submit through the website · 4

    Information about another person's legal matter when you are not authorized to provide it.

Section 1

Browser and device data

Analytics data is not accurately described as simply anonymous

The current public page says Google Analytics 4 collects anonymized usage data. Google's own explanation is more specific about what a browser may send.

The public and Spanish layouts load Google Analytics when a measurement identifier is configured. A browser visiting a site that uses Google services may send Google the page address and Internet Protocol address, and Google may set or read cookies. Analytics can also receive event details associated with page views and interactions configured by the site. The exact production configuration and enabled Google features require a settings-level audit before a final disclosure is approved.

The site's chat and lead-attribution components use browser session storage for limited session state. That may include chat history, whether the chat was open, and attribution details used with an inquiry. Session storage remains in the browser for the session and is distinct from a server-side intake record. The final policy should describe only the keys and purposes confirmed in the released code.

The firm may use technical logs and error-monitoring information to keep the site functioning, investigate abuse, and diagnose failures. The precise fields visible to Sentry, Netlify, the hosting layer, and other infrastructure providers must be checked against production settings. This draft does not represent that an Internet Protocol address, device identifier, or event record is anonymous.

  • Use concrete data descriptions

    The proposal replaces the word “anonymized” with a description of page addresses, Internet Protocol information, cookies, events, and settings-dependent processing, subject to a production configuration audit.

Section 2

Use and disclosure

Use should follow the reason the information was collected

The firm needs information to respond, evaluate, operate forms, administer scholarships, secure the site, and understand performance. Each purpose should have a clear boundary.

Information from a legal inquiry may be used to respond, perform an initial conflict or matter assessment, communicate about the inquiry, route the request inside the firm, and maintain operational records. Scholarship information may be used to process the form, review stated eligibility, evaluate the essay, request verification, contact a selected recipient, administer payment, and document the program. Those scholarship purposes are separate from legal intake.

Current code uses Supabase for intake data and related operational records, Resend for certain email delivery, and Sentry for error monitoring. It uses Google Analytics for traffic and event measurement and Netlify Forms for scholarship form submissions and file uploads. Service-provider access, data location, subprocessor terms, security settings, notifications, and retention are controlled partly outside this repository and remain subject to a production-account audit.

The current public policy says the firm does not sell, rent, or share personal information for another party's own marketing. That statement should remain on hold until the owner confirms all advertising, analytics, referral, integration, and vendor practices. Disclosures may also occur when authorized by the person, required by law, needed to protect the site or firm, or necessary to complete a requested service. The final wording still requires legal review.

Section 3

Retention and choices

A privacy promise must match actual deletion and access controls

The public policy currently offers access, correction, deletion, and security language without a route-specific retention schedule or a documented operating procedure.

The firm should keep personal information only for a legitimate operational, legal, ethical, security, or recordkeeping reason. The appropriate period may differ for a declined inquiry, an accepted client matter, an analytics event, an error log, a scholarship application, and a selected recipient's payment record. This guide states no fixed schedule.

A person may contact the firm to ask what information the firm controls about them or to request correction or deletion. Whether the firm can fulfill a request depends on identity verification, applicable professional duties, legal holds, security needs, backups, third-party systems, and other retention requirements. The final policy should describe the process and response expectations the firm can actually deliver, rather than label every request as an unconditional right.

Reasonable safeguards depend on the information and system involved. The Federal Trade Commission advises businesses to inventory personal information, limit collection, protect what they keep, control access, manage service providers, dispose of data safely, and plan for incidents. The public phrase “industry-standard safeguards” is too broad without evidence. The proposed policy should instead describe verified controls and acknowledge that no transmission or storage system eliminates all risk.

Visitors can adjust browser settings, use Google's published analytics opt-out tool, close the chat, and avoid submitting a form. A request to stop direct communications should be honored through the available contact channels, subject to messages needed to address an existing relationship or legal requirement. The current categorical statements about automated text messaging and consent withdrawal remain held for an operational and communications-platform audit.

Section 4

Privacy boundary

This policy depends on verified systems and practices

Before release, conduct a production data map and legal review of public forms, chat, analytics, scholarship uploads, children or minors, Tribal enrollment data, and vendors. The review must also cover communications, incident response, access and deletion requests, retention, and cross-policy consistency.

Section 6

FAQ

Questions about this policy or program

Does a website submission make Addison Law Firm my lawyer?

No. A submission does not by itself create representation or require the firm to act. Representation begins only after the firm agrees and an authorized engagement is completed, although professional duties may still depend on the circumstances of a consultation.

What information does a scholarship application include?

The current forms collect contact and education information, a PDF essay, consent to displayed terms, and, for the tribal scholarship, a tribal enrollment or Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood number. The exact production handling and retention remain under review.

Does the site use Google Analytics?

The public layouts load Google Analytics when the configured measurement identifier is available. A browser may send Google the page address and Internet Protocol address, and Google may use cookies. The precise production configuration still requires review.

Can I request correction or deletion?

You may contact the firm with a request. The response may depend on identity verification, professional obligations, legal holds, security, backups, vendor systems, and legitimate retention needs.

Should I send urgent or highly sensitive material through a form?

No. Do not rely on a web form for an urgent deadline or send passwords, payment-card details, full Social Security numbers, or unrelated sensitive records. Wait for the firm to confirm the appropriate channel.

Related policies and program information

Sources and official guidance

These materials frame this guide. Firm-set policies, scholarship terms, award dates, consent language, retention decisions, and operational promises still require owner and legal confirmation.

View the sources used for this guide

The site code confirms several data flows, but vendor dashboards, production settings, retention practices, access permissions, backups, notification rules, text-message operations, and deletion procedures require separate verification. This guide does not present them as settled facts.