Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement describes how LegalGuard PLLC ("LegalGuard PLLC," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information in connection with our websites, mobile applications, and other services that link to this Privacy Statement (collectively, the "Services").

Important Notice Regarding LegalGuard PLLC and LegalGuard LLC

LegalGuard PLLC and LegalGuard LLC are separate legal entities. LegalGuard PLLC is a Michigan professional limited liability company through which licensed attorneys provide legal services. LegalGuard LLC is a separate business advisory and consulting company that is not a law firm. This Privacy Statement governs the website and Services provided by LegalGuard PLLC only. Non-legal advisory, operational, and consulting services are provided by LegalGuard LLC under separate terms and a separate privacy statement.

1. Scope of This Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement applies to the personal information that LegalGuard PLLC collects and processes about:

  • Clients and Prospective Clients: Individuals and representatives of entities who engage, or inquire about engaging, LegalGuard PLLC for legal services.
  • Website Visitors: Individuals who visit our websites, including legalguardusa.com, or any other website that links to this Privacy Statement.
  • Event Attendees: Individuals who attend events or webinars hosted or sponsored by LegalGuard PLLC.
  • Job Applicants: Individuals who apply for employment, contract, or attorney positions with LegalGuard PLLC.

This statement does not apply to third-party websites, applications, or services linked to our Services.

2. Personal Information We Collect

We collect personal information when you use our Services or interact with us. The categories of information we collect include:

Category of Personal Information Examples of Data Collected
Contact Information Name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and job title.
Matter Information Information you provide about a legal matter, entity structure, or transaction in connection with a request for legal services.
Account Information Client portal credentials, user ID, password, and security questions.
Usage Data IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URL.
Location Data General location based on IP address.
Billing/Transaction Data Payment information and billing history (collected by our third-party payment processors).
Professional/Employment Data Information provided in connection with a job or engagement application, such as resume, education, and employment history.
User Content Information you submit or post through the Services (e.g., support requests, feedback).

3. How We Collect Personal Information

We collect personal information in three primary ways:

A. Directly From You

We collect information you provide directly to us when you: submit a contact form or request a consultation, engage us for legal services, subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications, attend a LegalGuard PLLC event or webinar, apply for a position, or contact us for support.

B. From Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including: referral sources and co-counsel, service providers that support our operations, and publicly available sources such as professional networking sites.

C. Automatically

We and our service providers may automatically collect certain information when you access or use the Services using cookies and similar tracking technologies. This includes Usage Data, Location Data, and device information.

4. How We Use Personal Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Provide Legal Services: To evaluate and respond to your inquiry, perform conflicts checks, and provide and administer legal services.
  • To Communicate With You: To send administrative information, service announcements, security alerts, and support and maintenance notices.
  • For Marketing and Advertising: To send you promotional communications about LegalGuard PLLC's services, and to personalize content, subject to applicable attorney advertising rules.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect the Services, LegalGuard PLLC, and our users from security threats and fraudulent activity.
  • To Comply with Legal and Ethical Obligations: To meet our legal, regulatory, professional responsibility, and compliance requirements.
  • For Research and Development: To analyze usage and improve our services and operations.
  • For Recruitment: To process and evaluate job and engagement applications.

5. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:

  • Service Providers: Vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, payment processing, analytics, marketing, and technology support.
  • Affiliates: For internal business and administrative purposes, consistent with our professional obligations.
  • Co-Counsel, Local Counsel, and Experts: With your consent, or as necessary to provide a service you requested.
  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

6. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Access: The right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction/Rectification: The right to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing: The right to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email or by contacting us.

These rights may be limited where we are required to retain information to comply with legal or professional obligations, or where the information is subject to attorney-client privilege or the work-product doctrine. You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the information in Section 9.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect the personal information we process, consistent with our professional and ethical obligations. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems 100%.

8. Confidentiality of Client Information

Information you provide to LegalGuard PLLC in connection with an attorney-client relationship is subject to our professional obligations of confidentiality, in addition to the practices described in this Privacy Statement. The specific terms of any engagement, including the scope of confidentiality, are set out in a separate written engagement agreement.

Please note that submitting information through this website, a contact form, email, or telephone does not create an attorney-client relationship, and LegalGuard PLLC has no obligation to keep confidential any information you send until a written engagement agreement is signed. You should not send confidential or privileged information through this website.

9. Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or our data practices, please contact us at:

LegalGuard PLLC

Attention: Privacy Officer

Email: karamat@legalguardusa.com

10. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Statement on our website and updating the "Effective Date" below.

Effective Date: September 18, 2026