Waltzer Wiygul & Garside recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. As lawyers we have a professional obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship, or with our contacts that seek information from our website or that interact with us via email or otherwise online. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.
Your Privacy Rights
Waltzer Wiygul & Garside is responsible for the personal information we collect and hold.
Why Does Waltzer Wiygul & Garside Need Personal Information
Waltzer Wiygul & Garside provides legal services and information to a wide range of clients. In doing so, we produce materials concerning its developments in the law and about our firm.
What personal information do we collect?
Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced (e.g. – name, address, phone, email, etc.).
How do we collect your personal information?
We collect information only by lawful and fair means, and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Wherever possible we collect your personal information directly from you, both at the start of a matter and in the course of our representation. We collect information directly from you. For example, if you contact us to ask questions or leave comments. We also collect information if you sign up for our emails or invitations to firm events. We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like browser cookies, flash cookies, forms, and web beacons.
Consent
In most cases, we shall ask you to specifically consent, if we collect, use, or disclose your personal information. Normally, we ask for your consent in writing, but in some circumstances, we may accept your oral consent. Sometimes, your consent may be implied through your conduct with us. We do not sell or share your information that we gather for outside marketing or communications purposes.
Use of Your Information
We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to you and to include you in any direct marketing activities. If you tell us that you no longer wish to receive information about our services, or about new developments in the law, we will not send any further material. Waltzer Wiygul & Garside does not disclose your personal information to any third party to enable them to market their products and services. For example, we do not provide our client mailing lists to other law firms.
Updating Your Information
Since we use your personal information to provide legal services to you, it is important that the information be accurate and up-to-date. If during the course of our relationship, any of your information changes, please inform us so that we can make any necessary changes. From time to time, we may ask you to confirm your contact information to ensure our list stays as current as possible.
Is My Personal Information Secure?
Waltzer Wiygul & Garside takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
Access to Your Personal Information
You may ask for access to any personal information we hold about you.
Correcting Errors
If Waltzer Wiygul & Garside holds information about you and you can establish that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, Waltzer Wiygul & Garside will take reasonable steps to correct it.
Communicating with Us
You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, and you should be aware of this when contacting us to send personal or confidential information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Since Waltzer Wiygul & Garside regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time.
Requests for Access
If you have any questions, or wish to access your personal information, please write to our Privacy Contact, or call, at:
1000 Behrman Highway
Gretna, LA 70056
1-504-340-6300
Employment Inquiries
If you apply to Waltzer Wiygul & Garside for a job, we need to consider your personal information, as part of our review process. We normally retain information from candidates after a decision has been made, unless you ask us not to retain the information. If we offer you a job, which you accept, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.
Web Site
Our website contains links to other sites, which are not governed by this privacy policy.
On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.