This Privacy Policy explains how Your Legal Resource, PLLC (“Your Legal Resource”) collects your personal information when you use the BestLegalResource.com website or otherwise interact with us.
The Site is based in Michigan and our business is operated as a for-profit legal referral service in Michigan by a licensed Michigan Attorney. However, we do not charge clients or prospective clients for using this website, or for our legal referral services. Our business is intended to assist individuals and small businesses located in Michigan, who need help with Michigan legal issues. Therefore, if you reside outside Michigan, the data privacy laws in your state may not apply to your activities on this Site. Additionally, we may not be able to assist you with a legal referral and suggest you contact the State or local Bar Association(s) in your state/Country, if you reside outside of Michigan. (See our Terms of Service and Disclaimers link for additional information about your use of this website, aside from how we protect your privacy and use your information).
We collect personal information that you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information if you:
The types of information you choose to provide to us may include:
When you access our Site, we automatically collect information about you, including:
Log Information: We collect information about your use of the Site, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, your approximate geographic location, and the page you visited before getting to our Site.
Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Cookies and Other Tracking Tools: We use various tools to collect information. This may include placing cookies on your browser or mobile device if you are using it to access our website or open a newsletter we send to you. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to:
We may also collect information using web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels” or “clear GIFs”), web analytics, advertising, and/or email marketing (when you subscribe to our newsletters, or if we send you a holiday greeting, etc).
Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Site or through the email marketing we do using Constant Contact (or other provider hereafter if applicable). They help us deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage, and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon.
If you wish to disable cookies from this site, you can do so using your browser. You should understand that some features of many sites may not function properly if you don’t accept cookies. For more information about using browsers to manage cookies, please see All About Cookies. You can also refuse to accept Flash cookies from this website using Adobe’s Flash management tools. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
By visiting this website, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Privacy Policy Statement.
The Site is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. By accessing or using the Site or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries (if applicable). We do not sell your information to third parties. We only “share” information as outlined in this policy, or as required by law.
We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:
We may share information we collect from you for the following purposes:
1. With other Attorneys who we are referring your legal matter to, following our initial consultation with you.
Exceptions:
If one of the above exceptions occurs, we may instead refer you to Legal Aid, or the State Bar Association of Michigan, or other local bar association if that is more appropriate for your situation.
2. If someone referred you to us, we may very briefly contact them to thank them for the referral, without divulging your confidential information.
3. If we think we have to share information about you in order to comply with the law, including responding to lawful court orders, subpoenas, or warrants.
4. If we believe your actions violate the spirit or language of our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Your Legal Resource, its employees, or others.
5. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of a successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction, or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of the Site.
6. With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information.
7. We may ask you to provide a Google Review or Yelp Review or Testimonial for use on our website or in our Newsletters, or on Google or Yelp’s website. You can provide as much or as little information as you wish to convey your experience with our Legal Referral Services, including your experience with the attorney we referred you to. We usually suggest you list your name using your first name and initial of your last name at the end of your review or testimonial (ie. Jane D. for Jane Doe). We also ask that if you reference the attorney we referred you to that you just use their first name, or refer to them without naming them such as “the attorney you referred us to was a pleasure to work with…” If you provide us with a review or testimonial, you consent to us using it/posting it online or in a newsletter. We will honor any confidentiality requests you specify such as only showing a portion of your name, or including the name of your business if you want us to and we provided a referral to a business attorney for you. We also have the right not to publish a negative review/testimonial, or to refrain from using your review/testimonial for any other reason, at our discretion.
We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you:
Our Site and our newsletters contain links to other websites and articles. Any personal information you provide on such linked pages is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such linked sites, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of those other websites. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information.
The Site offers social media sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Site with other media, and vice versa. These features let you share information with your friends or the public, depending on your social media privacy settings. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection in connection with social media sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the social media companies that provide these features.
For example, we may use Google Analytics or other remarketing tools to advertise online. This enables third-party vendors, including Google, to show our ads on sites across the Internet. Such third-party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Site. For information on how you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for interest-based ads please visit Google’s Ad Settings.
For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit https://youradchoices.com.
Your Legal Resource takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will always be unable to defeat our security measures. No system is completely safe. Because using the internet presents data security risks, we encourage you to use caution when sharing information online. Do not share your password with other people, and select passwords that are secure. Be wary of clicking on links in emails or text messages, and do not provide non public or sensitive personal information to unknown third parties. If you receive an information request that claims to be from Your Legal Resource, you are always welcome to call us to verify it indeed came from us before acting upon it. Our phone number is at the bottom of the contact page of our website.
You may request that we update, correct, or delete the information you provide to us by submitting a message through this form. However, note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes or legal requirements. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies as noted above in this policy under “Cookies and Other Tracking Tools.” If you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site. You can also set up many browsers and email clients to block tracking pixels.
You may opt out of receiving our newsletters by email by following the instructions in those emails.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by submitting a message through this form. You can write to us at:
Your Legal Resource
PO Box 1552
Birmingham, MI 48012-1552
Please include your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number when you contact us, so we may follow up promptly with the right person.
NOTE: We may change this Privacy Policy at some point, when we have a change or if privacy laws require us to do so. If changes are made, you will be notified if/when you read the updated policy on this site. We will note the date of any updates below. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site, to ensure your understanding and agreement with the policy, and your compliance with the policy (as applicable).
3/24/25 – Date of Initial Privacy Policy created and published by Your Legal Resource
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