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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Chicago Immigration Advocates Law Office (the “Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects the personal information of visitors to our website, prospective clients, and current clients.

1. Applicability of This Policy

This policy applies to information collected through our website, located at chicagoimmigrationlawyers.net, as well as any other means by which you interact with us, such as email, phone, or in-person communications (collectively, the “Services”).

Note on Attorney-Client Privilege: This policy addresses the use of personal information collected through digital means or general communication. For current and prospective clients, any information shared for the purpose of seeking legal advice is subject to strict attorney-client privilege and the Rules of Professional Conduct, which provide a higher level of confidentiality than this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (“Personal Information”).

The categories of information you may provide include:

A. Information You Provide to Us

We collect Personal Information you voluntarily provide when you use our website, such as when you:

  • Complete a contact form or consultation request.

  • Sign up for a newsletter or email list.

  • Respond to an email or survey.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we, and our third-party service providers, automatically collect certain information about your device and activity through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies:

  • Category of Information

    Examples of Data Collected

  • Internet or Network Activity

    Browsing history, search history, interaction with our website and advertisements, referring/exit pages.

  • Geolocation Data

    General geographic location (e.g., city and state) derived from your IP address.

  • Device Information

    Browser type, operating system, device screen resolution, access times.

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the Personal Information we collect for the following business purposes:

  • Purpose of Use

    Description

  • Service Provision

    To respond to your inquiries, schedule consultations, and deliver the requested legal services (if you become a client).

  • Communication

    To send you administrative notices, policy updates, or firm news/legal updates that may be of interest to you.

  • Marketing and Advertising

    To personalize the content and advertisements you see on our website and on third-party sites, and to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.

  • Security and Fraud Prevention

    To detect and prevent malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity and protect the security of our website.

  • Analytics and Improvement

    To understand how visitors use our website, measure traffic, and improve the design and functionality of our Services.

4. How We Share Your Personal Information

We do not sell your Personal Information for monetary compensation. However, we may “share” or disclose your Personal Information (as defined under modern privacy laws) for cross-context behavioral advertising, or for the following business purposes:

  • Service Providers: We share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, analytics, customer relationship management (CRM), and email communication services. These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

  • Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, subpoena, or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; to enforce our Terms of Service; or to protect the security or integrity of our Services.

  • Business Transfers: In connection with a sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of our business, your Personal Information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

5. Your Privacy Rights (U.S. Consumers)

If you are a resident of a U.S. state that provides specific privacy rights (such as California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut), you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:

  • Right

    Description

  • Right to Know/Access

    The right to request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the information, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the information.

  • Right to Delete

    The right to request the deletion of Personal Information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., to complete a transaction, comply with a legal obligation, or exercise free speech rights).

  • Right to Correct
    The right to request the correction of inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing
    The right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your Personal Information, where “sharing” includes the disclosure of data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information
    The right to limit the use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to what is necessary to perform the Services or as otherwise permitted by law.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination
    We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights

You may exercise your rights by:

We will take steps to verify your identity before processing your request. We will generally respond to a consumer request within 45 days of receiving it.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device, to help us analyze web traffic and provide a more personalized experience.

Do Not Track (DNT) Signals: We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals. However, we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, which is a legally recognized method for consumers to exercise the Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing for the browsers that support it.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at our discretion and at any time. When we make changes, we will post the updated policy on our website and update the “Effective Date” at the top of the policy.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your privacy rights, please contact us at:

Chicago Immigration Advocates Law Office
https://chicagoimmigrationlawyers.net/contact/