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Privacy policy
Effective date: January 1, 2026
Harbor & Vale Trial Lawyers PLLC (“we,” “us”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what this website collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. It covers this website only — information you share with us as a client is protected separately, and more strongly, by the attorney–client privilege and our professional duty of confidentiality.
What we collect
- Contact details you send us — name, phone, and email, when you request a case review or contact us through this site.
- A brief description of your matter — the general topic and short summary you choose to include. Our form intentionally asks you not to send confidential details, documents, or the names of other parties until we confirm we can take your matter.
- Basic usage data — if analytics are enabled on this site, standard non-identifying information such as pages visited and general region.
How we use it
- To respond to your inquiry, run a conflicts check, and schedule your consultation.
- To operate and improve this website.
- We do not sell your information, and we do not share it with third parties for their marketing.
Confidentiality — an important caution
Submitting this website’s form or sending us unsolicited email does not create an attorney–client relationship, and information sent before we agree to represent you may not be treated as privileged. Please limit website and email messages to a brief, general description of your matter. We will establish a confidential channel before any detailed discussion.
Text messages
If you provide a mobile number and agree to be contacted, we may text you to schedule or confirm appointments. Reply STOP at any time to opt out; message and data rates may apply.
Cookies + analytics
This site may use basic analytics cookies to understand how visitors use it. You can block cookies in your browser without affecting your ability to call or visit us.
How long we keep it
Website inquiries are kept as long as needed to respond and to maintain our conflicts-check records, which professional rules require us to retain. Information that becomes part of a client file is governed by our engagement agreement and Washington’s rules on client records.
Your choices
You may ask us to correct or delete the contact information you submitted through this site, subject to our conflicts-record obligations — call (253) 555-0188 or write to the address below.
Contact
Questions about this policy: Harbor & Vale Trial Lawyers PLLC, 1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402 · (253) 555-0188.
Template note
Adapt this policy to your firm and have it reviewed by counsel before going live — including your state’s rules of professional conduct on advertising, solicitation, and confidentiality of prospective-client information. If your intake form collects more than basic contact details, use a service that encrypts submissions in transit and at rest.