Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THIS DISCLAIMER AS WELL AS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

By using this website, you signify your assent to the Disclaimer as well as Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this website.  www.chaulawfirm.com is an informational resource that aspires to educate the public on the dangers of personal injury-related accidents and deaths and to assist people who may have already been involved in these types of accidents. The website itself is owned by The Chau Law Firm, P.C., which is a for-profit organization and your agreement to be bound by the Terms and Conditions is an agreement with www.chaulawfirm.com and The Chau Law Firm, P.C., which is a Texas-based law firm. www.chaulawfirm.com is not responsible for any third-party content that may be accessed through this website. Further, www.chaulawfirm.com does not endorse any of the companies or opinions listed in or linked to or from the website. The Chau Law Firm, P.C. does not accept or host any online advertising.

This page spells out the disclaimers for www.chaulawfirm.com and the terms and conditions for any user of the website. This includes the purpose of the website and also restrictions on use, limited liabilities and issues with disputes and specific state-by-state disclosure information. You can find information about security of your personal information on our Privacy Policy as listed on this site.

The terms and conditions listed herein spell out the website-user agreement for www.chaulawfirm.com.  If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability. www.chaulawfirm.com may be used only under the following terms and conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions or they are not acceptable to you in full, you must stop using www.chaulawfirm.com immediately.

Please review the Legal Disclosures below.

General Website Disclaimer

The information provided on www.chaulawfirm.com is not legal advice, www.chaulawfirm.com is not a lawyer, and no attorney-client privilege or relationship is or should be formed by the use of this website. If our associate(s), per your request, suggests a law firm, the individuals suggested to you are solely responsible for the provision of legal services. Such individuals and law firms are not recommended or endorsed by www.chaulawfirm.com or any approved or authorized lawyer referral service referral service.

www.chaulawfirm.com Support Services

By filling out a form on this website or opting into SMS text messaging from The Chau Law Firm, P.C., you are requesting to be contacted by an attorney or representative of The Chau Law Firm, P.C.

When you opt into receiving SMS text messages from us, you provide consent to receive text messages from our associates and an automatic system. We will not share or use your mobile number for any other purpose. No protected information will be transmitted or shared. Messaging and data rates from your mobile carrier may apply; however, The Chau Law Firm, P.C. does not charge any fees to receive messages or for any of our services.

Information submitted to www.chaulawfirm.com will not be shared, sold or provided to any third party unless you expressly authorize The Chau Law Firm, P.C. to do so on your behalf.

By opting into SMS from a web form, you are agreeing to receive SMS messages from THE CHAU LAW FIRM, PC. This includes SMS messages for appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, post-consultation instructions, directions, and billing notifications. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. See privacy policy at www.chaulawfirm.com/termsandconditions. Message HELP for help. Reply STOP to any message to opt out.

The information contained on this website should not be construed as legal advice, an offer to perform legal services, or an offer to create an attorney-client relationship. The content of this website contains general information and may not reflect current legal developments or issues pertaining to a visitor’s specific circumstances. Recipients of content from this website should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included on the website without seeking appropriate legal advice from an attorney licensed in the recipient’s state.

The main office of The Chau Law Firm, P.C. is located at 14258 FM 2853, Palacios, Texas 77465. Information can be sent to The Chau Law Firm, P.C. through this website. Transmissions to www.chaulawfirm.com, in part or in whole, and/or communication with www.chaulawfirm.com via internet or email through this website, do not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship between our law firm or any other law firm and any recipients. Contact through Awww.chaulawfirm.com is not an offer to represent you, nor is it intended to create an attorney-client relationship.

Disclaimers

WWW.CHAULAWFIRM.COM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WWW.CHAULAWFIRM.COM DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM OUR WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; (B) ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT ON THOSE WEBSITES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESS THROUGH LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREFROM; (C) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF OUR WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION OF IT; (D), THE USER’S USE OF OUR WEBSITE; OR (E) THE USER’S USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITE.

Limitation of Liability

www.chaulawfirm.com, which for the purposes of limitations of liability includes www.chaulawfirm.com, The Chau Law Firm, P.C. and its affiliates, listees and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor or assignee of www.chaulawfirm.com, The Chau Law Firm, P.C., its affiliates and its listees, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind pertaining to your use of this website, including your engagement of an attorney, advocate, or medical professional located through www.chaulawfirm.com, regardless of any negligence of www.chaulawfirm.com. That includes, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and lost profits or savings in any way because of, resulting from or arising in connection with www.chaulawfirm.com.

More specifically, www.chaulawfirm.com is not and shall not be liable for any claim, loss, cost or liability that arises out of, or relates to a user’s use of www.chaulawfirm.com.

Any information provided through this website or through links to other websites are provided for educational and general informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice nor substituted for legal provided by a competent attorney.

www.chaulawfirm.com is not and shall not be liable for any claim, loss, cost or liability that arises out of, or relates to a user’s use of links provided by www.chaulawfirm.com to other websites. A user of www.chaulawfirm.com assumes total responsibility for any damages that may result from the use of any links, including damages which may result from viruses or computer problems associated with such links or repair and replacement of computers or server information, and for any time lost as the result of such damages.

Website Contents, Ownership, and Use Restrictions

The information contained in this website including all images, illustrations, designs, photographs, video clips, writings and other materials (collectively referred to as “Content”) that appear herein are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed by www.chaulawfirm.com, or are the property of their respective owners. The name www.chaulawfirm.com, as well as its logos, are registered marks of www.chaulawfirm.com and its owner and may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity without our prior written permission.

You may print a copy of the information contained herein for your personal use only, but you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post electronically or mechanically, transmit, record, in any manner mirror, photocopy, or reproduce the same without the prior written permission of www.chaulawfirm.com.

Laws in Case of Dispute

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas as they apply to agreements made and solely performed therein. Disputes between users of our website and www.chaulawfirm.com shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Texas and U.S. federal courts.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to change the Terms and Conditions of www.chaulawfirm.com at any time and without notice. Users should review this page on a regular basis for any changes. Use of this website following any changes constitutes a user’s acceptance of changes.

Notice and Takedown Procedures; and Copyright Agent

If you believe any materials accessible on or from this website infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this website by contacting www.chaulawfirm.com copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:

Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.

1. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
2. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address.
3. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
4. A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
5. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
6. www.chaulawfirm.com agent for copyright issues relating to this website is as follows:jennifer@chaulawfirm.com
   361-972-2428
   PO Box 990
   Palacios, Texas 77465

Complete Agreement

Except as expressly provided in a particular “legal notice” on the www.chaulawfirm.com website, these Terms and Conditions and the www.chaulawfirm.com. Privacy Policy as stated herein constitute the entire agreement between you and www.chaulawfirm.com and The Chau Law Firm, P.C. with respect to the use of the www.chaulawfirm.com website, and content.

PRIVACY POLICY

We encourage you to read this Policy before using our Site. By using the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please do not use this Site.

www.chaulawfirm.com (hereinafter “we” or “us”) recognizes your expectation of privacy and security and we greatly respect your privacy concerns. This Privacy Policy describes how we gather information, what we do with the information that we collect and what steps we take to safeguard your privacy and protect your personal information while on our site www.chaulawfirm.com. The Chau Law Firm, P.C. strives to comply with all requirements for medical/health information privacy in the United States but does not purport to comply or warrant compliance with the standards of any other country, organization or treaty.

We have organized this Privacy Policy as a series of answers to questions that we have found to be of most interest to visitors. If you do not see the answer to any question you may have about what information we collect, how we collect information and what we do with the information we collect, please contact us at jennifer@chaulawfirm.com.

Visitors who submit contact information on our free information packets, monthly newsletter sign up and for our text-messaging service, or who contact www.chaulawfirm.com by email, telephone or other means, and who offer any personal information, including an email address, name, diagnosis, address, and phone number can trust their information will be held in confidence.

The telephone number displayed on the website connects visitors directly with www.chaulawfirm.com, and not any third-party call center, sponsor or law firm. We may use your information to send you free information packets or connect you with one of our associates who may be able to assist you in better understanding your condition or situation, share relevant information via text messages and to send you a monthly newsletter if you choose to sign up to receive it. You may opt-out from receiving text messages by texting “STOP.” You may opt-out from receiving our monthly newsletter at any time by following the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of each newsletter or by contact us at jennifer@chaulawfirm.com

What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?

This privacy policy covers www.chaulawfirm.com. This Privacy Policy covers what we do with any personal information that you may submit or authorize us to obtain, as well as any other information that we may gather when you access our website. Please note that our policies and procedures apply only to websites owned and/or operated by us and not to websites maintained by other companies or to any website to which we may link.

What Is Personal Information?

Personal information is any information that you provide to us that identifies you, personally, or that can be logically associated with you. This information may include your name, email and physical address and your telephone number. Depending upon the product or service you request, you may also be asked to provide additional information such as whether you have been diagnosed with a particular medical-related illness or injury.

Why Do You Need To Collect My Personal Information?

We do not sell, share, rent or trade your personal information with third parties other than as disclosed within this privacy policy.

If you submit a request for a product or service, we will not share or sell the personal and other information you supply with any direct marketing or information collecting company. However, your information may be provided to a third-party company such as a charitable, legal or medical facility. If you prefer to opt out from the disclosure of your personal information, please contact us at jennifer@chaulawfirm.com.

• We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with business activities such as an email service provider to deliver our monthly newsletter for those who have requested this service.
• In certain situations, www.chaulawfirm.com may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet law enforcement requirements. We may also disclose your personal information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process, applicable regulations, governmental and quasi-governmental requests, judicial proceedings, court orders and to enforce our Legal Notices or other agreements.
• When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
• If www.chaulawfirm.com is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

Tracking Technologies

As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or click path data. We do link this automatically collected data to other information we collect about you.

We partner with third parties to either display advertising on our website or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third-party partner may use technologies such as cookies to gather information about your activities on this site and other sites in order to provide you advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based ads, you may elect to turn off cookies or use your browser’s privacy settings to mask your identity, or you may opt-out by the following consumer choice mechanisms.

Please visit:

• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)’s self-regulatory opt-out page ( http://optout.aboutads.info/) and mobile application-based “AppChoices” download page( https://youradchoices.com/appchoices)
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)’s consumer opt-out page (http://youronlinechoices.eu)
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)’s self-regulatory opt-out page(http://optout.networkadvertising.org/)

Please note this does not opt you out of being served ads. You will continue to receive generic ads.

What Are Cookies? 

“Cookies” are small files that are placed automatically on your computer system when you visit a website. Cookies enable a website to recognize you as a return visitor and, by keeping track of your website activity, help us identify which pages to serve to you while reducing the time it takes for those pages to load. Cookies enable us to personalize and enrich your experience and are not tied in any way to your personal information. If you do not wish to accept cookies or if you wish to remove cookies that remain in your browser following the close of your browser session, you may adjust the settings on your web browser to prevent cookies from being placed on your hard drive. If you choose this option, note that some of the functionality of our website may become unavailable. Please review your web browser “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. The use of cookies by third parties is not covered by our privacy policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies.

Removing/Accessing Your Information

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to request that we no longer use your information to provide you services or updates on additional products, contact us. Additionally, we will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Upon request, www.chaulawfirm.com will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. If your personally identifiable information changes or if you no longer desire our service, you may update or amend your information with us or ask to have it removed from our database lists or production directory. Simply contact us by email or traditional mail. We will respond to your request to access within 90 calendar days.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about our Privacy Policy or anything else about www.chaulawfirm.com, you may contact us in several ways. You can:

Send a letter to:

The Chau Law Firm, P.C.

PO Box 990

Palacios, Texas 77465

Call: (361) 972 - 2428

Send an email to:
jennifer@chaulawfirm.com

Any information sent to us through email is not encrypted by us.