Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 16, 2025

Nickerson Law APC (“Nickerson Law,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information about visitors to our website, our clients and prospective clients, and anyone who communicates with us by phone, text message, email, or other channels.

By using our website or communicating with us, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

1) Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

  • Identifiers and contact information such as name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and similar details

  • Professional, employment, and relationship information you provide in intake forms or during consultations

  • Information related to your matter that you choose to share with us

  • Internet or device information such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and interactions with our site

  • Communications preferences and records of your communications with us including via phone, email, or SMS

  • Payment and billing information when you pay for services

  • Inferences we may draw to provide and improve services

Sources of this information include: information you provide directly, information collected automatically through cookies or similar technologies, and information from service providers that support our operations.

2) How We Use Information

We use information to:

  • Provide, operate, and improve our website and legal services

  • Communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending service related messages

  • Send newsletters, updates, or event information where you have requested or permitted such messages

  • Process payments and maintain business records

  • Detect, investigate, and prevent security and fraud issues

  • Comply with legal and ethical obligations and enforce our terms

  • Deidentify or aggregate information for analytics and reporting

If you choose to receive SMS texts from us, we use your number to send messages related to scheduling, reminders, updates, and similar communications. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You can reply STOP to opt out at any time or HELP for help.

3) Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tools to help our site function, measure performance, and understand how visitors use the site. You can control cookies through your browser settings. At this time we do not respond to Do Not Track signals.

4) How We Share Information

We may share information as follows:

  • With service providers that perform services for us such as website hosting, email delivery, analytics, customer relationship tools, payment processing, and IT support

  • With professional advisors such as accountants, auditors, insurers, and lawyers

  • With courts, regulators, and law enforcement when required by law or to protect our rights or the rights of others

  • In connection with a business transaction such as a merger, reorganization, or asset transfer

  • With your direction or consent

We do not sell your personal information and we do not share your personal information for cross context behavioral advertising.

Required SMS statement: “SMS opt-in or phone numbers for the purpose of SMS are not being shared with any third party and affiliate company for marketing purposes.”

5) Attorney Client Considerations

Submitting information through our website or by email does not create an attorney client relationship. Please do not send confidential information until we have confirmed representation in writing. If you are a current client, your information may be protected by attorney client privilege and our professional duties which apply in addition to this Privacy Policy.

6) Your Choices

  • Email marketing: you can unsubscribe using the link in our emails or by contacting us

  • SMS: reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help

  • Cookies: adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies

  • Information you provided: you may request that we update or delete certain information, subject to legal retention requirements

7) California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we have collected about you, request deletion, request correction of inaccurate information, and receive information about our data practices. To exercise these rights, contact us using the methods below. We will verify your request using information we have on file and may ask for additional information to confirm your identity. You may use an authorized agent, subject to verification. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended.

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that require a right to limit under California law.

8) Data Security and Retention

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. No system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described here unless a longer period is required or permitted by law, our ethical obligations, or recordkeeping requirements.

9) Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

10) Third Party Links

Our website may link to websites or services operated by others. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their policies.

11) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

12) Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or to submit a privacy request, please contact us:

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Phone: (951)-200-4921

  • Mail: Nickerson Law APC, 29970 Technology Dr, Suite 203, Murrieta, CA 92563

If you need this policy in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact us using any of the methods above and we will provide it in an accessible format.