Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 21, 2026
Last Updated: October 21, 2026
The Law Office of Thomas W. Harris Jr. (“Firm,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is dedicated to protecting your personal privacy and safeguarding any confidential information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, retention, and protection of information obtained through our website, https://tomharrislaw.com (the “Site”), as well as your legal rights under California privacy legislation, including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, “CCPA/CPRA”) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”).
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, or is reasonably capable of being associated with you (“Personal Information”). We collect this information across two primary categories:
A. Information You Provide Directly to Us
When you submit an inquiry, request a consultation, or contact our firm via our online intake forms, popup consultation modals, or direct email correspondence, we collect:
- Contact Identifiers: Full legal name, email address, telephone number, and physical mailing address (if provided).
- Inquiry Details: Summary descriptions of your legal inquiries regarding estate planning, trust administration, real estate transactions, or related practice areas.
- Important Notice on Privileged Data: Submitting an inquiry through this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please refrain from transmitting confidential, highly sensitive, or privileged case details until a formal, written representation agreement has been executed with our firm.
B. Information Collected Automatically Through Tracking Technologies
When you navigate the Site, our servers and third-party analytics services automatically collect standard technical activity data:
- Internet & Device Data: IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, referring/exit pages, timestamps, and geographic location at the city or regional level (e.g., Palm Desert, Coachella Valley).
- Usage & Event Metrics: Page interactions, scroll depths, link selections, and form initiation metrics tracked through Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager.
- Cookies and Verification Tokens: Small data files and security tokens deployed via Complianz Cookie Consent and Cloudflare Turnstile to protect against automated spam and optimize site functionality.
2. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the information collected strictly for legitimate professional and operational purposes:
- Consultation & Lead Intake: Evaluating your prospective legal inquiry, contacting you to discuss representation, and scheduling confidential consultations.
- Communications & Verification: Transmitting administrative notices, answering procedural questions, and verifying appointment schedules.
- Security & Fraud Mitigation: Protecting our digital infrastructure from malicious bots, automated form spam, cyber threats, and unauthorized access via Cloudflare Turnstile.
- Analytics & Performance Optimization: Measuring aggregate visitor behavior, monitoring traffic performance, and improving the educational value of our Guides & Insights resources.
- Legal Compliance: Complying with applicable professional conduct rules, statutory retention mandates, and regulatory obligations.
3. No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your Personal Information to any third party.
Furthermore, we do not share your personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. Any technical data transmitted to service providers (such as web hosting, security validation, and web analytics) is processed strictly to support the internal operations and security of our firm.
4. Third-Party Service Providers
We disclose limited categories of data to trusted third-party technology providers operating under strict confidentiality and security commitments:
- Hosting & Email Infrastructure: Secure hosting servers (HostGator) and encrypted routing channels supporting email delivery.
- Analytics Providers: Google Analytics 4 (configured with domestic IP masking and aggregate event logging).
- Bot Mitigation & Security: Cloudflare Turnstile (used to authenticate human visitors and block malicious automated form abuse without behavioral user tracking).
- Consent Management: Complianz (used to record and maintain your cookie preferences in compliance with privacy regulations).
5. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA Notice)
If you are a California resident, you possess specific statutory rights regarding your Personal Information:
- Right to Know and Access: The right to request disclosure of the specific categories and pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you over the preceding 12 months.
- Right to Delete: The right to request the deletion of your Personal Information, subject to statutory exceptions (such as our legal obligations under California Rules of Professional Conduct to preserve legal conflicts checks and communication records).
- Right to Correct: The right to request correction of inaccurate Personal Information maintained in our systems.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never deny services, charge different rates, or degrade service quality because you exercised any privacy rights under California law.
To exercise any of these statutory rights, please submit a formal verifiable request using the contact channels outlined in Section 8 below.
6. Cookies and Tracking Opt-Outs
You can manage or modify your cookie preferences at any time by selecting the “Manage Consent” link positioned in the footer of our Site or via the persistent Complianz cookie banner. You may also configure your web browser settings to block or delete cookies; however, disabling certain cookies may impact the proper layout or interactive performance of the Site.
7. Data Security and Confidentiality
We employ robust physical, administrative, and technological security controls to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. While we take every commercially reasonable measure to protect digital communications, transmitting data across the public internet always involves inherent security limitations.
8. Contact Information and Inquiries
If you have questions, comments, or wish to exercise your rights under California privacy laws, please contact our office directly:
The Law Office of Thomas W. Harris Jr.
41990 Cook Street, Building I, Suite 802
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Email: consult@tomharrislaw.com
Website: https://tomharrislaw.com