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Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 1, 2022 Body Focus International, Inc. D/B/A Search Local (“Search Local” "Company," "we," or "us") operates certain online services and Company software applications, including but not limited to, our www.LocalSearchforLawyers.com website (“Website”), programs and mobile applications (collectively with the Website, the “Services”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Services and the choices you have associated with that data (“Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy is a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you" or "your") and the Company. By accessing and using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control. This Privacy Policy applies to all of our Services. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use.Definitions
- Service: Service means our online and Company software applications, including but not limited to, the Company’s online services and Company software applications, including but not limited to, our www.LocalSearchforLawyer.com website.
- Personal Data: Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from that data (or from other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
- Usage Data: Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- Cookies: Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
- Data Controller: Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
- Data Processors (or Service Providers): Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
- Data Subject (or User): Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. Our information collection includes using cookies on a computer/handheld device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the United States your information will be transferred, processed and stored there under United States privacy standards.Types of Data Collected
Information You Choose to Give Us
When you use our Services, we collect the information that you choose to share with us which includes certain personally identifiable information that can be used to set up your account and profile and contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:- Account Registration Information (i.e., user name, password)
- Email address
- Phone number
- Dare of birth
- First name and last name
- Cookies and Usage Data
- IP addresses of individuals when using the Service
- Payment information (i.e., credit cards, banking)
- Information needed to explain and describe legal matters including, but not limited to, descriptions of accident, injury, etc.
Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.Location Data
We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings.Camera & Photos
Certain of our Services may require us to collect images and other information from your device's camera and photos. For example, you won't be able to upload photos from your camera roll unless we can access your camera or photos.Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use:- Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Please note that we never sell your information to any third party.- Providing features like posting Listings of Lawyers. When you register for a user account, we use the Personal Information you provide in order to create and maintain your user profile and connect you with Lawyers, to assist with your legal needs. The information we collect as you use the Services also goes into developing and bringing you our various other features like customer support and personalized offer recommendations.
- Improving our recommendations and insights. The information we collect also helps us tailor our content and improve the way we match you to Lawyers through the Services and recommended offers.
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Retention of Data
Company will use commercially acceptable means to retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will use commercially acceptable means to retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we may transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Company will use commercially acceptable means to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.Business Transaction
If Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will use commercially acceptable means to provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. Disclosure for Law Enforcement Under certain circumstances, Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).Legal Requirements
Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:- To comply with a legal obligation
- To protect and defend the rights or property of Body Focus International, Inc.
- To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services
- To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We are 128 bit SSL Secure, sensitive data like SSN, DOB are encrypted in transit and rest. The information is masked (like show only last 4 of SSN) if displayed.California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser. In addition to the rights as explained in this Privacy Policy, California residents who provide Personal Information (as defined in the statute) to obtain products or services for personal, family, or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information about the Personal Information we shared, if any, with other businesses for marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of Personal Information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared such personal information for the immediately prior calendar year (e.g., requests made in the current year will receive information about the prior year). To obtain this information please contact us.Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Company aims to take commercially acceptable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:- The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
- The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
- The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
- The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Company relied on your consent to process your personal information.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties may have access to some of your basic Personal Data only to perform these specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.Communications
Company uses certain third parties to provide certain SMS and communications tools and services, including but not limited to:- Twilio
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, including, but not limited to- Google Analytics
Behavioral Remarketing
Company may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service. Third party services we use may include, but are not limited to:- Google AdWords
Third Party Mapping Service Providers
We may use mapping service providers, include, but are not limited to, Google Maps for the purpose of providing better service. Our Services uses Google Maps APIs which is subject to Google’s Terms of Service. You may find the Google Maps APIs Terms of Service at https://developers.google.com/maps/terms.Social Logins
You may have the ability to choose to register or log in to our services using a social media account, where we may have access to certain information about you. Our Services offers you the ability to register and login using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or LinkedIn logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile Information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, profile picture as well as other information you choose to make public on such social media platform. We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy policy, that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services, or for which you provide consent. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy policy to understand how they collect, use and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processors we work with include, but are not limited to: Stripe or PayPal- Stripe
- PayPal
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.Canceling Your Membership and Deactivating Your Account
If you decide you no longer want to use our services, you can cancel and deactivate your account by reaching out to us at info@LocalSearchforLawyers.comContact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:- By email at info@LocalSearchforLawyers.com
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Legal Disclaimer
The information posted to Local Search for Lawyers™ is not privileged and should not contain confidential or sensitive information. The information provided is meant as a general source of information only and should not be substituted for sound legal advice. Do not use this website to provide confidential information about a legal matter. Local Search for Lawyers™ provides access to independent attorneys and information provided by those independent attorneys. Local Search for Lawyers™ is not a law firm or a substitute for an attorney or law firm. Local Search for Lawyers™ does not and cannot provide advice, opinions, or recommendations about any legal matters. Portions of this website may constitute attorney advertising and marketing. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements or marketing materials. Access to this site is subject to the Terms and Conditions, the Disclaimer, and the Privacy Policy.
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Terms and Conditions of Use
Date of Last Revision: March 25, 2022Welcome to Local Search for Lawyers
Local Search for Lawyers’ products and services are provided by Body Focus International, Inc. d/b/a Search Local (“LSFL,” or “Company”). The LSFL Services provide an online and virtual marketplace that enables consumers (“Consumers”) to find and connect with independent lawyers that are unaffiliated with LSFL (“Lawyers”) through the Services to assess legal matters. Together, Consumers and Lawyer are referred to as “Users” or “You.” Please note, that LSFL is not a lawyer referral service.
These terms and conditions of use ("Terms") govern your use of LSFL’ websites, products and services (collectively, the "Services"). Please read these Terms of use carefully. By clicking on “I Agree,” or by browsing, accessing and/or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms and our privacy policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference (collectively, this “Agreement”). If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a law firm, company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind such entity to these. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree to any terms and conditions set forth in these Terms, then you are not permitted to use the Services.
By clicking on the Sign Up button on the sign up page, indicates You have read and agree to the LSFL Terms and then clicking the “Continue” button You agree to submit the User registration form. You are entering into this Agreement and irrevocably accepting the obligations stipulated in these Terms and agree to abide by them. Accessing the Site through any Device You agree to be subjected to these Terms. You should, therefore, read these Terms carefully. If You do not agree to be bound by any Terms, do not check the box indicating Your agreement to these Terms and do not otherwise continue with the User registration process. In such case You will not be able to register as a User or otherwise use this Site. We specifically hold the right to deny access without any notice to any person who We believe has violated any of these Terms or for any reason whatsoever at LSFL sole discretion.
THE SERVICES ARE ONLINE SERVICES THROUGH WHICH USERS SEARCH FOR LAWYERS IN ORDER TO ASSESS LEGAL MATTERS. USERS UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LSFL IS NOT A PARTY TO ANY AGREEMENTS OR ENGAGEMENTS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN USERS AND LAWYERS. LSFL HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE CONDUCT OF THE USERS OR LAWYERS USING THE SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION THERETO, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY IN THIS REGARD.
If you have any questions regarding the Services, or any related Services, please contact us at info@localsearchforlawyers.com. For information about how we collect, use, share and otherwise process information about you, please see our Privacy Policy located at [link to privacy policy].
How the Platform Works
LSFL is a two-sided marketplace that connects Users and Lawyers for legal services. Consumers simply create an account on LSFL (or, if made available, sign in via third-party social login tools). Once Consumers verify their email, Consumers conduct a search for a Lawyer by providing certain information related to their legal matter (“Search”). The Consumer will then be able to review a listing (“Listing”) of curated Lawyers based on their location, availability and areas of practice and be able to see Lawyer profiles. Consumers then select the Lawyer of their choice from the Listing and the User connect directly with one another. Consumers can directly call Lawyers, or schedule an Appointment with the Lawyer through the Services.
LSFL makes no representations or warranties about the quality of any legal services provided by the Lawyers to the Consumers (“Legal Services”). The Legal Services provided by the Lawyers listed on LSFL are not controlled by LSFL, and Lawyers decide in their own discretion how to provide their Legal Services. We may conduct an initial internal review of Lawyer candidates and their profiles when accepting them as Lawyers on the Platform, but the LSFL does not otherwise screen Lawyers. Consumers are required to use their independent judgment before engaging a Lawyer or otherwise interacting with Lawyers while using the LSFL Platform. Consumers are solely responsible for making decisions when choosing to work with a Lawyer and may not rely on any internal screening process undertaken by Company. Consumers agree that Company has no liability for damages associated with Legal Services or resulting from any other transactions between Users of the LSFL Platform.
Account Registration; Content
Consumer Accounts, Ids And Passwords
When Consumers wish to access certain Services available on or through certain areas of the Services, the Consumer must choose a password during completion of the Service’s registration process. By registering, Consumer represents, warrants and covenants that: (a) Consumer is least 18 years of age; (b) Consumer is using Consumer’s actual identity; (c) Consumer has provided only true, accurate, current and complete information about Consumer during the registration process; and (d) Consumer will maintain and promptly update the information that Consumer provides to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. Consumer may update information at any time by logging into the Services and clicking on "Log In."
Content LSFL Services display both LSFL-created content and content that is not created or developed by LSFL (the "Content"). We may review third party-content to determine whether it is illegal or violates our policies, and we may remove or refuse to display content that we reasonably believe violates our policies or the law. But we do not routinely screen third-party content that is published via our Services. This includes the Content that Lawyers post on LSFL, including, but not limited to, case studies, credentials and verdicts and we cannot guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or quality of any such Content, or the qualifications of those posting it. License Subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms, Consumers are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, revocable license to (i) access and use the Services and the Content, and (ii) copy, download and store the Content to enable printing and/or offline viewing of any such Content solely for your non-commercial use and not for resale or distribution to anyone else. Using the Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in the Services or the Content accessed. Except in the context of browsing or accessing Services in accordance with these Terms, Content from our Services may not be uses unless Consumer obtains permission from its owner or is otherwise permitted by law. These Terms do not grant Consumers the right to use any branding or logos used in the Services. Do not remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed in or along with the Services. You cannot use any aspect of the Services or the Content to compile lists of Lawyers for commercial purposes, to establish independent data files or in violation of any applicable laws and regulations. Intellectual Property Rights The Services and their entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the LSFL, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. These Terms of Use permit you to use the Platform for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material from the Services. Users must not:- Modify copies of any materials from the Services.
- Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
- Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Services.
- Users must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Services or materials available through the Services.
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed;
- A description of the URL or other location on our Services of the material you believe to be infringing;
- Your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, which you make under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
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Questions and Comments
If you have questions or comments, you can e-mail us at info@localsearchforlawyers.com.
Member Support
You can e-mail our customer care team at info@localsearchforlawyers.com. Or you can call us at 718-548-4193 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.