Contact Form, Terms of Use, and Privacy Statement

LawLORAS PC and Win Win Mediation Group – Terms of Use

Welcome to the LawLORAS PC (“LawLORAS”) and Win Win Mediation Group (“Win Win Mediation”) website (the “Website”). LawLORAS operates as a professional corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas (USA). You must accept the terms of the Agreement in order to use the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you indicate that you have read and understand this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) and agree to be bound by it. Please read this Agreement carefully as it forms a binding contract between you and LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation, as applicable.  Please print a copy of this Agreement for your records.

LawLORAS attorneys are licensed to practice law and Win Win Mediation mediators have earned certificates of mediation only in the specific jurisdictions listed in their biographies.  Unless indicated otherwise, LawLORAS lawyers, are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, or similar board of any other state.

This Website may constitute “Attorney Advertising” under the law of certain jurisdictions. To the extent state bar rules in your jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office and/or a single attorney responsible for this Website, LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation designate their office in Houston, Texas, USA as their principal office and designate Scott Loras as the attorney and mediator responsible for this Website.

LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation have endeavored to comply with all legal and ethical requirements in developing this Website and does not desire to represent clients based upon their review of any portions of this Website which do not comply with the legal or ethical requirements of the jurisdiction in which the client is located.

The Website can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these jurisdictions has laws and regulations that may differ from those of Texas, by accessing this Website both you and LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation, as applicable, agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to use of this Website (whether grounded in tort, contract, law, or equity). In the case of a dispute, you and LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation, as applicable agree any litigation arising between the parties hereto shall be brought only in the state or federal courts having subject matter jurisdiction in Harris County, Texas, USA. You and LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation, as applicable, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction of any such court and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding in any such court, any objection to venue with respect to any such action or proceeding, and any right of jurisdiction on account of the place of residence or domicile of any party thereto. Thank you for visiting our site.

ABOUT THE FIRM AND MEDIATION GROUP, AND THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

LawLORAS PC (“LawLORAS,” the “Firm,” “we” or “us”) and Win Win Mediation Group (“Win Win Mediation,” the “Firm,” “we,” or “us”) are committed to safeguarding privacy and personal data. With a few exceptions, such as when we provide data room or e-discovery services (in the context of which our role is limited to that of a data processor), LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation, as applicable, is generally the controller of personal data provided to us.

This Privacy Statement is intended to inform clients, prospective clients, and more generally all visitors to this website about how we collect, use, share, protect, or otherwise process personal and other data. Other policies may apply to recruitment and would be notified separately.

When, How, and What Data We Collect

In general, you are not required to provide any personal information in order to consult our website. However, you may elect to contact us by completing the form provided on the “Contact Us” page of this Website, in which case we ask you to provide your name and email address, and to submit specific questions to us. You may also elect to contact us voluntarily by telephone or e-mail. All personal data processed by us is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.

When using the Website for mere informational purposes, we may also collect the personal data that your web browser transmits to our server, including your IP address, the date and time of your visit, and data relating to your operating system, and web browser. We use this data to ensure the security and successful navigation on the website, and to compile statistical data on the use of our Website.

During the course of an engagement, or when consideration is being given to such an engagement, we may collect and process personal, financial or related data about our clients, prospective clients, their affiliates or the relevant members of their personnel. In addition, LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation, as applicable, may assemble and maintain information relating to the legal or mediation services provided.  The information that LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation may assemble and maintain may be obtained from the client, generated as a result of the services provided, or received from third parties.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Please refer to our cookie policy.

How Data Is Used

We will use your personal data to process your request, to contact you and to provide you with the information that you voluntarily have requested.

We may also use personal data and other data received from clients or prospective clients:

  • to conduct pre-engagement assessments and formalities such as conflict checks, etc.;
  • to perform the tasks entrusted to us by our clients;
  • for client relationship management purposes;
  • for internal administrative or operational processes;
  • to analyze the services you may be interested in;
  • to send invitations and information from LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation about events, publications, and services provided by the firm; and
  • to satisfy any legal, professional, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.

We will process personal and other data if and to the extent applicable law provides a lawful basis for us to do so and in particular:

  1. if the data subjects have consented to us doing so;
  2. if we need it to perform the contract we have entered into with a data subject;
  3. if we need it to comply with a legal obligation; or
  4. if we (or a third party) have a legitimate interest which is not overridden by the data subjects’ interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. Such legitimate interests will be the provision of legal services by us, administrative, or operational processes within LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation, as applicable, and direct marketing.

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation obtains actual knowledge that it has obtained personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately and permanently deleted from our records.

With Whom Data May Be Shared

Please note that in order to process a query, or to fulfill any of the purposes set out in the section above, we may be required to share personal and other data with other law firms and service providers with which we work. We will not share personal or other data with any other third party, except as required to do so by law. If you are or become a client of LawLORAS or Win Win Mediation, you should know that all information that LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation receives from a client is held in confidence, and is not released to people outside the firm, except as agreed to by the client, or as allowed or required under applicable law and the rules of professional conduct governing the provision of legal services.

How Long Data Is Retained

We will retain your personal and other data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed in compliance with this Privacy Statement.  To determine the retention period for personal and other data, we will take into consideration the purposes for which they were collected, the amount, the nature, the sensitivity and the applicable legal requirements. Generally, LawLORAS and Win Win Mediation retains information in their files until completion of the matter to which that information relates.  Thereafter, those files may be purged and placed in storage or returned to the client.  LawLORAS may retain copies of files returned to clients; Win Win Mediation retains minimal information such as contact information, and case identifying information, and dates of previous engagements with clients.  Files retained by LawLORAS after completion of a matter are not retained or marked for destruction in accordance with a fixed schedule.  Instead, inactive files are maintained until LawLORAS determines that those files are no longer useful in rendering services to the client, or are not otherwise required in connection with our role as counsel or former counsel. At any time, you have the right to contact us to remove you from our distribution lists at [email protected].

During the retention of personal and other data, we take technical and organizational security measures against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. In order to guard client’s nonpublic data, or the nonpublic data of business entities, JW maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with professional standards and generally exceed the requirements imposed under federal law. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

What Rights You Have

We rely on you to provide accurate, complete and current personal data to us. You may also contact us to request more information in connection with our data processing activities. Where we have relied on your consent as the legal grounds for processing your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not invalidate the consent-based processing that occurred prior to withdrawal. If you object to the processing of your personal data please do not provide such data. You have the right to contact us at any time if you wish to complain about our processing of your personal data.

When contacting us in connection with the processing of your personal data (described above), you will need to provide sufficient identifying information, such as name, address, and birth date before your request can be processed. We may limit or deny access to personal data where providing such access would be unreasonably burdensome or expensive in the circumstances, or as otherwise permitted by law.  In some circumstances, we may charge a reasonable fee, where warranted, for access to personal data.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we make to this Privacy Statement in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back periodically to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Statement.

How to Contact Us

If you have any question in relation to this Privacy Statement or the processing of your personal data, please address all correspondence to: Contact: LawLORAS PC or Win Win Mediation Group
E-mail: [email protected]

If you currently receive marketing information from us, which you would prefer not to receive in the future, please let us know directly at the above email address.

Get in touch with us to discuss your case.  We look forward to hearing from you!