Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Tighe Law Firm ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit our website, patricktighelaw.com (the "Site"). Your privacy is of paramount importance to us.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide to us directly and information collected automatically through your use of the Site.

Information You Provide to Us

When you contact us through our website's contact form, we collect the personal information you voluntarily provide, which may include:

  • Your full name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number
  • Any other information you choose to provide in the message field

Please note that submitting information through our contact form does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Information Collected Automatically

When you access our Site, we and our third-party service providers may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

  • Log and Usage Data: Our servers, hosted by Firebase and served via Cloudflare, automatically log information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze site traffic, measure the effectiveness of our advertising, and improve your experience. This is done through services like Google Analytics and Google Ads.
  • reCAPTCHA Information: Our site uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect against spam and abuse. This service collects hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sends it to Google for analysis.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Respond to Your Inquiries: To communicate with you and respond to your questions or requests for a consultation.
  • To Operate and Improve Our Site: To understand how visitors use our Site, to monitor its performance, and to enhance its functionality and user experience.
  • For Security: To protect our Site and our visitors from spam, fraud, and abuse through services like Google reCAPTCHA.
  • For Marketing and Advertising: To measure the performance of our advertising campaigns with Google Ads and to deliver relevant marketing content. We do not sell your personal information to third-party marketers.

3. Cookies and Third-Party Services

Our Site utilizes several third-party services that may place cookies on your browser to function correctly. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device.

  • Google Analytics: We use this service to understand website traffic and user behavior. This helps us improve our Site for visitors.
  • Google Ads: We use this service for advertising and conversion tracking, which helps us understand how users find our Site and whether our advertising is effective.
  • Google Tag Manager (GTM): We use GTM to manage the various tracking scripts (tags) on our Site in an organized and secure manner. GTM does not collect data itself but facilitates the deployment of other tags.
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3: This service operates in the background to differentiate between human users and bots. Your use of reCAPTCHA v3 is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
  • Firebase Hosting & Cloudflare: Our website is hosted on Firebase and may be served through Cloudflare's content delivery network (CDN) for improved performance and security. These services process your IP address to deliver the Site to you.

4. Your Data Choices and Opt-Outs

You have choices regarding the collection of information on our Site:

  • Cookie Controls: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually adjust your browser settings to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.
  • Google Analytics Opt-Out: To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available here.
  • Advertising Preferences: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Our Site uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and our servers. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to or intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

8. Contact Us

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

Tighe Law Firm
1524 S. IH 35, Suite 201
Austin, Texas 78704
Pat@PatrickTigheLaw.com
(512) 900-7744