When we need to collect personally identifiable information from you to execute the requested transaction or provide you with a particular service, we will ask you to voluntarily supply us with the information we need. We will ask you for information such as, but not limited to: name, address, telephone number, email address, and demographic information (such as income level and gender) to process your submission. In addition, when you provide contact details for transaction requests such as scheduling an appointment or requesting a proposal, we will use the contact information to keep you updated about future offers or promotions unless you opt-out online or otherwise notify us. This information may be collected from various sources, including our communications with you, your transactions with us or our affiliates, public sources such as bankruptcy records and real estate records, and outside companies such as consumer reporting agencies to evaluate your creditworthiness and credit history. We understand the importance of your privacy, and we will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information unless required to do so by law or to complete a transaction you have requested. We may use your personal information to provide customized content, promotional offers, and legal services by means of email advertising, telephone marketing, direct mail marketing, banner advertising, and other possible uses. However, you may “opt-out” of certain uses of your personal information. We reserve the right to share, sell, rent, or otherwise transfer/disclose your personal information to third parties for any purpose in our sole discretion in accordance with applicable laws. However, we prohibit the sale or transfer of personal information to non-affiliated entities for their use without giving you the opportunity to opt-out. We may share your personally identifiable information with affiliated companies that are directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control of our firm. We may also send personally identifiable information about you to non-affiliated companies that are not directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control of our firm, such as expert witnesses, for the purpose of carrying out your legal matter. We may use your personal information for auditing, research, and analysis to operate and improve our firm’s technologies and services. We may also share aggregated information that does not identify you, the client, with outside companies. “Aggregated Information” refers to information our firm gathers by aggregating non-personally identifiable information to provide summaries of use of the website. The aggregated information is used to show usage patterns and to do such things as negotiate with vendors of internet services. Such Information is not linked to the client’s personal information.