Terms of Use
The materials and information provided on this "Web Site" are designed to be of general interest in order to enable you to learn more about the services offered to clients by the Law Office of Michael C. Hovdestad, PC (the “Firm”). These materials and information on the Web Site are not, nor are they intended to be, legal advice and are not intended as a source of advertising or solicitation. The materials and information are not privileged information and your use of the materials and information does not create an attorney-client relationship with the Firm or any of the Firm's attorneys. This Web Site is not an offer to perform legal services. You should not rely on the materials or information as legal advice and should consult with an attorney in your state for legal advice related to your own situation. Prior results described on this Web Site do not suggest or guarantee that similar outcomes will be obtained with respect to future matters. DO NOT send the Firm any information concerning potential legal representation without first speaking with one of the Firm’s attorneys who authorizes you to do so.
This Web Site offers links to other resources on the Internet merely as a convenience to its readers. The Firm does not take any responsibility for the content, accuracy, or currency of those other Web Sites, nor does the Firm endorse any commercial products that may be advertised or available on those Web Sites.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2023
Privacy Policy
This policy describes what kind of information the Firm collects, when and how the firm might use that information, how the firm protects the information, and the choices you have with respect to your personal information.
Personally Identifiable Information
The Firm does not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you provide it voluntarily. Personally identifiable information may include the following: name, e-mail address, mailing address, or telephone number.
Please do not submit any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information (e.g. Social Security Number, date of birth, drivers license number, or credit card, bank account or other financial information). If you submit any such sensitive information, you do so at your own risk and the Firm will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission.
Information that you provide to the Firm through the contact form will only be used to respond to your inquiry. The Firm will not disclose personally identifiable information collected through your use of the site to unaffiliated third parties.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
This website utilizes a web analytics service to collect information on website activity. This service uses "cookies," which are text data files placed on your computer that allow us to analyze how visitors use the site.
The information generated by the cookie is transmitted and stored in the United States. Cookies collect information on browser type, operating system type, network location (domain), IP (Internet Protocol) address, and other similar information. The web analytic service uses this information to evaluate and compile reports on site usage. Only the Firm website administrators have access to this information and only to help maintain and improve the site. Information may be transmitted to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process the information on the analytic service’s behalf. No personally identifiable information about you is collected via your IP address, and your IP address will not be associated with any other data held by the analytic service.
The use of cookies is relatively standard. Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. However, if you prefer, you may block cookies by adjusting the browser settings on your personal computer. You should understand that some features of many sites may not function properly if you don't accept cookies.
Additionally, the firm’s website content management tool uses cookies for authenticating staff users, tracking internal sessions, and recording staff preferences. These cookies have no effect on or connection to website usage by external visitors.
When you visit the Firm website, the Firm may track information about your visit and store that information in web server logs, which are records of the activities on the firm website. This information is automatically captured and saved electronically. Examples of information that may be collected include:
• Your unique Internet protocol address.
• The name of your unique Internet service provider.
• The town/city, county/state and country from which you access the Firm website.
• The kind of browser or computer you use.
• The number of links you click within the site.
• The date and time of your visit.
• The web page from which you arrived to the Firm website.
• The pages you viewed on the site.
• Certain searches/queries that you conducted via the Firm website.
The information collected in web server logs helps administer the site, analyze its usage, protect the website and its content from inappropriate use and improve the user's experience.
