Goldstein and Price, L.C. – Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Goldstein and Price, L.C. (“we,” “us,” or “the Firm”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal data on our website gandp.law (the “Website”), as well as your rights in relation to that data. By accessing or using the Website or providing information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information in the following categories:
a. Information You Provide Directly
- Contact information: name, email address, phone number, postal address, company name, job title (when you fill out contact or intake forms).
- Case-intake and details: the information you voluntarily provide when requesting a consultation (e.g., details about your legal matter, documents).
- Communications: the content of emails, messages, or calls you send to us via the Website or otherwise.
- Text messages / SMS consent (see more below): If you agree to receive text messages from us, we may collect your mobile phone number and related metadata (time, date, message logs).
b. Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: pages you view, time spent on pages, referring/exit pages, clicks, navigation paths.
- Device & technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, screen resolution, browser plugins.
- Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to collect usage and interaction data (see “Cookies & Tracking” below).
c. Information from Third Parties
When you interact via third-party services (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook) or allow social media logins, we may receive basic profile information (name, email, public profile).
We may obtain business directories, public records, or third-party data providers to validate contact information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information for these purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries, schedule consultations, and provide legal services.
- To assess and evaluate whether we can represent you and to support our conflict check procedures.
- To communicate with you (e.g. via email, phone, text) about your case, firm updates, or administrative matters.
- To personalize your experience on the Website, and to support functionality.
- To analyze and improve the Website (e.g. via analytics, site optimization).
- To comply with legal and ethical obligations (e.g. recordkeeping, regulatory rules for attorneys).
- To detect, prevent, or investigate fraud, security breaches, misuse of our services, or other wrongdoing.
3. Texting (SMS) and Mobile Phone Communications
If you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages from us, we may use that number to send you communications about your case, appointment reminders, updates, or other notifications.
- Consent: By providing your mobile number and opting in (e.g. via a checkbox or during an intake), you give us permission to send you SMS messages.
- Message Frequency & Costs: The number of messages will vary. Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile plan.
- Opt-Out: You may opt out at any time by replying “STOP,” “UNSUBSCRIBE,” or another designated keyword, or by contacting us directly. After opt-out, we will cease non-transactional text messages to you.
- Transactional Messages: Even if you opt out, we may still send you critical, case-related messages (such as updates about legal deadlines).
- Privacy/Security: We will treat your mobile number and message history in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We and our third-party service providers use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction with the Website. This may include:
- Essential cookies: necessary for the Website to function (e.g. session cookies).
- Performance / analytics cookies: to understand usage patterns, site performance, and to improve features (e.g. Google Analytics).
- Functional cookies: to remember settings or preferences (e.g. language).
- Advertising / targeting cookies: to deliver relevant content or marketing.
You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings (e.g. blocking or deleting cookies). However, disabling or removing certain cookies may reduce functionality of the site.
5. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Information
We may share your information as follows:
- Within the Firm: with attorneys, staff, paralegals, or support personnel who need the data to work on your matter.
- Service Providers / Vendors: third parties providing hosting, analytics, email or SMS delivery, CRM, IT services, marketing/advertising, document processing, etc. We require them to abide by confidentiality and security requirements.
- Legal / Ethical Obligations: if required by law, court order, or professional rules; to defend ourselves against claims; to respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- Business Transfers: if the Firm is sold, merged, reorganized, or undergoes asset transfers, personal data may be part of the transaction (subject to confidentiality).
- With Your Consent: we may share with third parties if you explicitly authorize it (e.g. referral associates, co-counsel, experts).
6. Data Security
We take reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Access is limited to authorized personnel. However, no electronic transmission or storage method is entirely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described herein, or as required by law, professional obligations, or our internal retention policies. When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete, anonymize, or destroy it.
8. Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access / Portability: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion / Erasure: request that we delete your personal information (subject to legal restrictions and retention obligations).
- Restriction / Objection: ask us to limit processing or object to certain uses (e.g. direct marketing).
- Opt-Out of Marketing: you may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.
- Do Not Call / SMS registry rights: even if you have consented to SMS, you can revoke that consent.
- Lodge a complaint: with your local data protection authority (if applicable).
To exercise these rights, contact us at the contact details below. We may require verification of your identity before fulfilling a request.
9. International Transfers
If you or users are located outside the U.S., your personal information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the U.S. or other countries, which may have different data protection laws. By using the Website or providing data to us, you consent to such transfers. We will take steps to ensure adequate protections (contracts, safeguards) as required by law.
10. Third-Party Links / Embedded Content
The Website may contain links to external sites or embed third-party content (e.g., videos, social media widgets). We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.
11. Children & Minors
The Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it as soon as practicable.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or technology. The “Effective Date” at the top will be revised. We encourage you to review this page from time to time. Your continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or wish to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact:
Goldstein and Price, L.C.
701 Market Street, Suite 1500
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 314-516-1700
Fax: 314-421-2832