TRADEMARKS
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INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
This website and the information contained herein are for informational purposes only and are not and should not be viewed as legal advice. The purpose of this website is to provide general information to members of the public who are seeking a licensed lawyer. We do not recommend or endorse any opinions on this site. Neither MMA Law Firm, assumes any liability for the advice offered by any lawyer, or the advice or contents of any material provided on the site or as a result of a lawyer whom you might retain as a result of providing your name and contact information. Since this matter may require advice regarding your home state, you agree that local counsel may be contacted for referral of this matter.
NO LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
The use of this website, and the submission of your name and/or any other identifying information, including your email address, telephone number, and mailing/residence address, does not create a lawyer-client relationship between you and the lawyer. The lawyer who responds will have no obligation to take any action to protect your interests unless he or she agrees to do so in writing. Only a mutually signed written agreement constitutes a lawyer-client relationship.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
Every reasonable and legal effort possible will be made to keep your identifying information, including but not limited to your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing/residence address to any lawyer through this website will be kept confidential. All voluntary information provided should be considered non-confidential until a mutually signed agreement is executed between you and the representative law firm.
NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MMA Law Firm, nor its employees or representatives are licensed medical professionals. Do not stop taking prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor. Discontinuation of prescribed medication without your doctor’s advice can result in injury or death. Do not base any medical decision on this website or any other advertisements. The drug or medical device in question remains approved by the FDA.
Technology
DUPLICATE SIGNUP MITIGATION
AUTO-DIALER
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SMS/MMS5.
SMS SHORT CODE TERMS OF SERVICE
You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the short code. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
If you’re experiencing issues with the messaging program, you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help directly at help@tortx.law.
Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. You will receive messages via this SMS short code according to the communications permissions you have provided us. You will receive recurring messages. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy in full.
NO GUARANTEES
No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. Any statement, testimonial, or endorsement contained herein does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the ultimate result or outcome of your legal matter. MMA Law Firm does not guarantee a response to inquiries.
LINKS
Any link from this website to the website of a private, governmental, educational, or other non-profit entity’s web page does not state or imply the existence of a relationship between MMA Law Firm and that entity.
SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL
Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon any information contained on this website or any other website without first seeking the assistance of legal counsel who will apply the applicable law to your special circumstances.
STATE-SPECIFIC DISCLAIMER:
ALABAMA
No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. (Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(e) (1997))
ALASKA
RULE 7.4. COMMUNICATION OF FIELDS OF PRACTICE AND CERTIFICATION.
A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer does or does not practice in particular fields of law. A lawyer shall not state or imply that the lawyer is a “specialist,” “certified,” or words of similar import except as follows:
A lawyer admitted to engage in patent practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office may use the designation “Patent lawyer” or a substantially similar designation; and
A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer has been certified as a specialist in a field of law by a named organization or authority, but only if that certification is granted by an organization or authority whose specialty certification program is accredited by the American Bar Association.
(SCO 1123 effective July 15, 1993; amended by SCO 1370 effective April 15, 2000)
FLORIDA
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. (Florida Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 4-7.2(d) (1997))
HAWAII
A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer is certified as a specialist in a field of law by a named organization, provided that the communication (i) is not false or misleading within the meaning of Rule 7.1, (ii) clearly states the name of the certifying organization, and (iii) is accompanied by a statement that “The Supreme Court of Hawaii grants Hawaii certification only to lawyers in good standing who have successfully completed a specialty program accredited by the American Bar Association.” (Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.4©Amended effective July 1, 1999.)
ILLINOIS
The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois. (Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4©(2) (1997))
MASSACHUSETTS
If a Massachusetts lawyer holds himself or herself out as “certified” in a particular service, field, or area of law by a non-governmental body, the certifying organization is a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (See Massachusetts Code of Professional Responsibility DR 2-105(B) (1997))
MISSOURI
Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor the Missouri Bar reviews nor approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. (Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (1997))
NEVADA
Neither the state bar of Nevada nor any agency of the State Bar has certified any lawyer identified here as a specialist or as an expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer’s credentials and ability. (Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 198 (1997))
NEW JERSEY
Any certification as a specialist, or any certification in a field of practice, that does not state that such certification has been granted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or by an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association, indicates that the certifying organization has not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the American Bar Association. (See New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(b) (1997))
NEW MEXICO
Any certification by an organization other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization unless the lawyer is also recognized by the board as a specialist in that area of law. (See New Mexico Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 16-704(D) (1997))
TEXAS
Unless otherwise indicated, Texas lawyers are Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of practice listed on their profiles.
See Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.04(b)(3) (1999).
WASHINGTON
The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law. Any certificate, award, or recognition by a group, organization or association used by a Washington lawyer to describe his or her qualifications as a lawyer or qualifications in any subspecialty of law is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington. (See Washington Rules of Professional Responsibility Rule 7.4(b) (1997))
PII COLLECTED ON OUR SITE:
When filling out information on MMA Law Firm or registering on MMA Law Firm, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, or other details to help you with your experience.
We collect this information from you when you fill out a form or enter information on our site.
MMA Law Firm’s privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.
USE OF INFORMATION:
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
PROTECTION OF INFORMATION:
MMA Law Firm’s website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE:
MMA Law Firm does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Data obtained through the short code program will not be shared with any third-parties for their marketing reasons/purposes.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS:
Occasionally, at our discretion, MMA Law Firm may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
‘COOKIES’ USE:
Yes, MMA Law Firm does deploy the use of Cookies. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
MMA Law Firm uses cookies to:
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled It won’t affect the user’s experience that make your site experience more efficient but some of our services will not function properly. However, you can still proceed with submitting contact information and employing our services.
GOOGLE:
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
MMA Law Firm has implemented the following:
MMA Law Firm along with third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting Out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to them using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt-out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt-out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add-on.
PRIVACY NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA):
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: California Online Privacy Protection Act.
According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
Users are able to change their personal information:
SITE HANDLING OF DO NOT TRACK (DNT) SIGNALS:
As mentioned previously, we allow the user to disable the usage of cookies through your browser setting, but our platform does not respond to DNT signals in the HTTP header from your browser or mobile application.
THIRD-PARTY BEHAVIORAL TRACKING:
It’s also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral tracking.
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT OF 2018 (“CCPA”):
This Privacy Notice for California Residents (“Privacy Notice”) supplements the information contained in the MMA Law Firm, Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) made available on the website located at mma- .com (the “Site”). The Site is owned and operated by MMA Law Firm, (“Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). This Privacy Notice applies solely to residents of the State of California (“CA Users”). We adopt this Privacy Notice in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Privacy Notice. CA Users with disabilities who wish to access this Privacy Notice in an alternative format can contact us by emailing us at: messages@mma-pllc.com: or sending us U.S. mail to: 1415 Louisiana St., Suite 2900 Houston, Texas 77002.
CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular CA User or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from CA Users within the last twelve (12) months:
CATEGORY EXAMPLES COLLECTED
Personal information does not include:
o health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data; and
o personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use or disclose the personal information that we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:
We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated or incompatible purposes without providing you with notice.
SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION
Subject to your right to opt-out of such sharing/sale, we may share, rent and/or sell your personal information to a third-party. If we disclose personal information to a third-party, we enter into a contractual relationship that describes the purpose for which such third party may use the personal information and requires that third party to both keep the personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose other than the performance of its services under the applicable contract.
Please note, we do not collect information from CA Users that we actually know are less than eighteen (18) years of age and we do not share or sell the personal information of CA Users that we actually know are less than eighteen (18) years of age. Without limiting the foregoing, we have not shared or sold the personal information of CA Users that we actually know are less than sixteen (16) years of age in the preceding twelve (12) months.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:
Category A Identifiers.
Category B California Customer Records personal information categories.
Category C Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.
Category F Internet or other similar network activity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all of the aforementioned categories shall exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, as this information shall be removed from and not included in any shared information provided to any third party.
We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have sold the following categories of personal information to third parties:
Category A Identifiers.
Category B California Customer Records personal information categories.
Category C Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.
Category F Internet or other similar network activity.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have sold the above-referenced categories of personal information to the third parties who purchase and/or license your personal information for marketing purposes, as well as the third parties who provide the products and/or services featured on the Site.
All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES
The CCPA provides CA Users (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
OPT-OUT FROM THE SALE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to opt-out of our sale of your personal information to third parties. To exercise your right to opt-out of our sale of your personal information to third parties, please submit an opt-out request form.
We endeavor to act on all opt-out requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of your request.
ACCESS TO SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DATA PORTABILITY RIGHTS
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable CA User request, we will disclose to you:
o sales, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and
o disclosures for a business purpose, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.
DELETION REQUEST RIGHTS
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable CA User request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our (their) records, unless an exception applies; provided, however, that in some cases, strictly for regulatory compliance purposes and to better evidence/honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests (and for no other purposes), we may retain certain items of your personal information on a de-identified and aggregated basis in such a manner that the data no longer identifies you.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:
EXERCISING ACCESS, DATA PORTABILITY AND DELETION RIGHTS
To exercise your access, data portability and/or deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable CA User request to submitting our data deletion form.
Only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable CA User request related to your personal information.
You may only make a verifiable CA User request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable CA User request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable CA User request does not require that you create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable CA User request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
RESPONSE TIMING AND FORMAT
We endeavor to respond to all verifiable CA User requests within forty-five (45) days of the receipt thereof. If we require more time (up to ninety (90) days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures that we provide will only cover the twelve (12) month period preceding the receipt of your verifiable request. The response that we provide will also explain the reasons that we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable CA User request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice in our discretion and at any time. When we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the Site’s homepage.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, our Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your personal information, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us by either:
CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA):
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the COPPA puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under 13.
FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES:
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days.
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN SPAM ACT:
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
COLLECTION OF EMAIL PERFORMED TO:
In Accordance with CANSPAM We Agree To:
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at
CONTACTING US:
MMA Law Firm,
1415 Louisiana St., Suite 2900 Houston, Texas 77002
Email Address: messages@mma-pllc.com
Phone Number: (844) 662-7552
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information listed above.
at MMA Law Firm, we take our privacy commitments seriously. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) applies to all Law Firm sites on which it appears and governs data collection and usage in connection with your interactions with us, including when you visit our websites or interact with us over the phone or otherwise (the “Services”).
The identification of this Notice does not apply to information that does not reasonably permit the identification of a household or individual, to anonymized or aggregated data, or to the websites of third parties linked to this notice or MMA Law Firm websites.
Information You Give Us. MMA Law Firm may collect information that you provide. For example, we may collect name, home, or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, other identifiers that permit physical or online contacting of a specific individual, and information concerning users that we maintain in a personally identifiable form in combination with any other information described in this section. If you purchase MMA Law Firm’s products and services, we collect billing and payment card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. We may also collect medical information, information about past claims relating to your injuries, and other claim or injury information.
Automatically Collected Information. When you visit our website or use our online services, we may automatically collect information that your browser or device provides. This information may include: your IP address; the type of browser, devices, and operating systems you use; identifiers associated with the device(s) you use to access our sites; the pages you visit and the features you use; access dates and times; and if you navigated from or navigate to another website, the address of that website; and information regarding your internet service provider.
In addition, we may collect information about your activities on our sites via first and third-party cookies, clear GIFs or web beacons, or through other identifiers or technologies, including similar technologies as they may evolve over time. We refer to these technologies collectively as Data Tools.
We may allow third parties to use Data Tools on our sites. The information collected by Data Tools may be shared with and used by us, by others acting on our behalf, or by third parties subject to their own privacy notices. Information collected by Data Tools may be used on this site or on other websites or services, including those that may not be operated by us. Other parties may collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across different websites when a consumer uses our websites or online services.
Email. We may collect information regarding the effectiveness of our email and other communications with you. For example, we may know if you follow a link in an email we send to you.
Information from Other Sources. We may obtain information about you from our affiliates, partners, and other third parties. This information may include information about your use of this site or our Services, your use of other websites, your interactions with or purchases from others, your interests and preferences, and other information about you or your household. We may combine the information we obtain from third parties with information that we or our affiliates have collected about you.
MMA Law Firm provides marketing services for the legal industry to facilitate advertising-related services for lawyers, law firms, and related entities (“Professional Clients”). These entities may use the data we provide according to their own policies, for which we are not responsible. MMA Law Firm uses your personal information to conduct its business, operate its websites, and provide our Services, including to:
We may disclose the information we gather with our affiliates and third parties. For example, we may share information with:
We may also disclose the information we gather in order to fulfill the purposes for which you provide it consistent with the context in which the PI was collected, or for other purposes with your consent.
You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some feature areas of our website may be limited. You may control how your browser accepts cookies. For more information, please consult your browser’s help documentation.
As of the Effective Date listed above, there is no commonly accepted response for Do not track signals initiated by browsers. Therefore, we do not respond to such signs or to other mechanisms that provide the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information regarding your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.
We give you an opportunity to opt out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from MMA Law Firm by following the opt-out link contained within relevant marketing emails, emailing us at messages@mma-pllc.com, or calling us at: (844) 662-7552. We may continue to send you non-marketing messages, such as messages relating to your transactions with us.
Under data protection laws, individuals have a right to request the deletion of their personal data from our database. Please contact us at [REMOVAL EMAIL ADDRESS] if you wish to have your data removed from our database.
We use administrative, technical, and physical security designed to safeguard personal information in our possession. However, we cannot guarantee the security of the information that we collect and store.
Residents of the State of California may request a list of all third parties to whom we have disclosed certain personal information (as defined by California law) during the preceding year for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like such a list, please contact us via the Contact section provided below.
If you are a California resident, click here for more information about our privacy practices and your rights under California law.
We reserve the right to modify our privacy policies from time to time. Pursuant to applicable law, should we modify our privacy policies, we may notify you of these changes by adjusting this Notice and updating the Effective Date listed above. We encourage you to periodically review this Notice to be informed of how MMA Law Firm is handling your information.
You may contact us at:
MMA Law Firm
1415 Louisiana St., Suite 2900 Houston, Texas 77002
Email Address: messages@mma-pllc.com
Phone Number: (844) 662-7552
PRIVACY NOTICE – CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
At MMA Law Firm, we take the privacy rights of California consumers seriously. If you are a California resident, the following provisions apply to our processing of information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household [subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act] (“California Personal Information”). For such residents, the provisions of this California Addendum supplement our Privacy Policy and prevail over any conflicting provisions therein.
CALIFORNIA PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We have collected the following categories of California Personal Information within the last 12 months:
Category
Examples
Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
Personal information is described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California Customer Records statute). This means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, medical information, or health insurance information.
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law. This includes, for example, Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).
Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses.
Geolocation data.
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
Current or past job history or performance evaluations.
Education information is defined as information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99).
Inferences are drawn from any of the information identified in this subdivision to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
For each of these categories, we obtain California Personal Information from a variety of sources. These sources include yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers; other entities with whom you transact; others with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf; the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services; call centers; marketing and analytics providers; social media platforms; and others consistent with this Privacy Notice. Please see the “What Information does MMA Law Firm Collect?” section of our Privacy Policy.
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SALE AND DISCLOSURE OF CALIFORNIA PERSONAL INFORMATION
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed the above categories A, B, C, D, E, H, and J of information for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under California law in the form of:
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed California Personal Information identified in the above categories (A)-(J) for our business purposes. To learn more about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information, please see the “How does MMA Law Firm Use Personal Information?” section of our Privacy Policy. We may share your information with trusted providers to perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries.
We do not disclose personal information of individuals we know to be under the age of 16 to business or third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under California law, without affirmative authorization.
USE OF CALIFORNIA PERSONAL INFORMATION
For each of the above categories, we use the California Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within this Privacy Notice. For more information, please see the “How does MMA Law Firm Use Personal Information?” section of our Privacy Policy. Note that the business purposes for which we may use your information include:
We may also use the information we collect for our own or our service providers’ other operational purposes, purposes for which we provide you additional notice, or for purposes compatible with the context in which the California Personal Information was collected.
YOUR CALIFORNIA RIGHTS
If you are a California resident, you have certain rights related to your California Personal Information. You may exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise permitted under applicable law.
Right to Access/Know. You may request that we disclose to you:
You may request to exercise these rights by:
VERIFICATION
As required or permitted under applicable law, please note that we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide your name, email address, contact information, and other information about your account or previous transactions with us to verify your identity in response to exercising requests of the above type. We may limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law.
NONDISCRIMINATION
Subject to applicable law, we may not discriminate against you because of your exercise of any of the above rights, or any other rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including by:
AGENT AUTHORIZATION AND DISABILITY ACCESS
Under California law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require verification of the agent’s authorization or require you to verify your own identity in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices at:
Telephone: (844) 662-7552
Email: messages@mma-pllc.com
This California-specific addendum was last updated: 07/01/2022